Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park

Guanacaste, Alajuela · national park since 1973 · 141 km²

An active volcano with mud pots, fumaroles, waterfalls and hot springs in the dry forest of Guanacaste. The Las Pailas sector has a loop past all of it.

Best months

Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

Stay in

Rincón de la Vieja

Tip: Closed on Mondays.

More tips for a visit

What to see

• 🥾

  Las Pailas Walk

  Three kilometres past bubbling mud and steaming vents.

  Directions in Google Maps

• 💧

  Oropéndola falls Water

  A waterfall with a turquoise pool to swim in.

  Directions in Google Maps

Tours that go there

• North to south in 16 days

  16 days · ± 800 km · Liberia to San José

  from €2,400 p.p.

• Guanacaste and Nicoya beaches

  12 days · ± 300 km · Liberia to Liberia

  from €2,100 p.p.

• Volcanoes and cloud forest

  10 days · ± 400 km · San José to Liberia

  from €1,750 p.p.

• With children in 14 days

  14 days · ± 600 km · San José to Liberia

  from €2,200 p.p.

• The grand tour in 21 days

  21 days · ± 1,100 km · Liberia to San José

  from €2,950 p.p.

• Diving in Guanacaste

  9 days · ± 300 km · Liberia to Liberia

  from €1,700 p.p.

• Short: Guanacaste in 8 days

  8 days · ± 500 km · Liberia to Liberia

  from €1,650 p.p.

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