Oropéndola Waterfall And Rincón De La Vieja Volcano

Enjoy a perfect day tour in Guanacaste hiking in the Rincn de la Vieja National Park, horseback riding, and visiting the spectacular Oropendula Waterfall. From Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, you will ride 45 minutes on a pleasant forest trail to the Las Pailas entrance of the Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Meaning The Cauldrons in Spanish, the Las Pailas area spectacularly shows off the awesome power of the Rincn de la Vieja Volcano, the largest and most active volcano in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Steam and sulfur pour out of yellow and rust-colored ground at natural fumaroles. Clay and coffee-colored pools boil with hot volcanic water. Smooth gray volcanic mud bubbles and explodes in large pits. Its an experience like no other volcano in Costa Rica. Hiking in the Rincn de la Vieja National Park on the Las Pailas loop trail takes you 2.5 miles (3.5 km) through dry tropical forest to see the best views of the volcano, incredible nature, volcanic activity and wildlife. You will cross little rivers and see small waterfalls along the trail. Our bilingual naturalist guide will point out many of the 300 bird species that live here, and any other animals, like white-faced, howler and spider monkeys, armadillos, collared peccaries, iguanas, snakes, or white-nosed coatis. When you finish your hike, youll be ready for a refreshing swim in the Oropendula Waterfall. It is a short walk from the national park entrance on a trail with varying terrain to get down to the river bottom. The Oropendula Waterfall plunges an impressive 82 feet (25 meters) to a sparkling turquoise pool in the lush canyon of the Rio Blanco (White River), creating a picturesque tropical oasis. After the waterfall, our horses will be ready to take us back to Hacienda Guachipelin (40-minute ride).