Blue Falls of Bajos del Toro Private Tour

Overview

Discover a quieter side of Costa Rica at Blue Falls in Bajos del Toro, walking among seven waterfalls in a volcanic rainforest with a local guide who sets the pace.

This is a private experience designed for travelers who prefer real nature over mass tourism. Your local guide adapts the rhythm of the hike to your group, walking among seven blue waterfalls in the volcanic rainforest of Bajos del Toro, an area outside the typical Rio Celeste tourist route. Each stop reveals its own hidden pool, with an optional add-on visit to volcanic hot springs at a local family-run lodge.

Highlights

• Seven blue waterfalls Walk among seven distinct waterfalls set in lush volcanic rainforest.
• Hidden natural pools Discover turquoise pools tucked away from Costa Rica's more crowded tourist routes.
• Optional hot springs Ask about extending the day with a soak in nearby volcanic hot springs.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

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About This Tour

Discover a quieter side of Costa Rica at Blue Falls in Bajos del Toro, walking among seven waterfalls in a volcanic rainforest with a local guide who sets the pace. This is a private experience designed for travelers who prefer real nature over mass tourism. Your local guide adapts the rhythm of the hike to your group, walking among seven blue waterfalls in the volcanic rainforest of Bajos del Toro, an area outside the typical Rio Celeste tourist route. Each stop reveals its own hidden pool, with an optional add-on visit to volcanic hot springs at a local family-run lodge.

Bajos del Toro is a small, little-visited community sitting at the northern base of Poás Volcano, roughly two hours from San José and about an hour and forty minutes from La Fortuna — close enough to the main tourist loop to reach easily, yet far enough off it that the area sees a fraction of the crowds of better-known destinations. The waterfalls here take their striking color from volcanic mineral content carried down from Poás, producing the same kind of vivid, milky-blue water that made nearby Río Celeste famous, though the two are entirely separate river systems in different parts of the country.

The hike crosses a mix of private farmland and forest to reach the falls, with trails that can turn muddy in the rainy season — part of why a local guide who knows the terrain and can set a sensible pace is genuinely useful here, rather than just a nice-to-have. Along the way, the route passes named highlights like La Celestial, a particularly vivid blue cascade, and Las Gemelas ('the Twins'), two side-by-side waterfalls that drop into connected pools below — one of several spots where the trail opens onto a natural swimming hole tucked into the rainforest.

Because Bajos del Toro sits outside the established Río Celeste/Tenorio Volcano tourist circuit, it tends to draw a different kind of visitor — travelers who've already done the more famous stops in Costa Rica and are looking for something with a similar wow factor but far fewer other people around. The optional hot springs add-on, run out of a local family lodge rather than a large commercial spa, fits that same quieter, more local character.