Volcano-Waterfall and Hot Springs Combo ( Private)

The waterfall was romantic, beautiful, and the swim was safe and refreshing. Many animals, birds, and stunning vistas went along with the awesome natural beauty and energy of the volcanic vents and bubbling mud pools (anticipate the strong sulfer smell). Lunch was delicious with multiple buffet options. The hot spring pools offered multiple different temperatures in the most awesome picturesque River setting and the rejuvenating volcanic mud application made our skin super smooth. Gabriel was safe, super knowledgeable, and was super attentive to even our smallest needs. We really felt like we were touring with our friend. Gabriel elevated a great tour into the best tour we've ever taken in Costa Rica ! Pura Vita Gabriel !!!

We had the best time and highly recommend! Gabriel was an amazing tour guide! He was flexible , fun, helpful , knowledgeable, and never rushed us. Additionally , we felt safe with him as our guide being 3 women out in the middle of Costa Rica! We highly recommend his tours. Our favourite parts of this tour were the waterfall and hot springs. Such breathtaking and exhilarating experiences that are unique to Costa Rica. You won’t regret it. The hike can be really hot so pack extra water and sunscreen. Gabriel excels at photography as a cherry on top! Thank you Gabriel ! All the best in your future :)

Our trip with Gabriel was exactly what we expected. It was just my wife and I on our private trip. He picked us up at our hotel on time, stopped, per our request, at a store to pick up a couple of things on the way there (and back) and shared his knowledge of his country with us. He taught us many things about the plants and animals of the rain forest. While we didn't see any monkeys on our trip, they could be heard howling off in the distance. About half way through the walk at the volcano, Gabriel recognized a sound and began looking around in the trees. Sure enough, he spotted a beautiful toucan and pointed him out to us. The buffet lunch was very good. Bring some money for beer, if that's your drink of choice. The waterfall was nice but the water is very cold. My wife got in but I could tell from the look on her face that I was not even going to try it. It was an excellent opportunity for some good pics. The hot springs were exactly that...HOT. There are several "pools" there with different temps in each. We only did the two or three coolest ones because we couldn't handle the rest. We did not get the mud smeared on us but there were several there that did and they seemed to enjoy it. Overall, the trip was great. It would be good for a small group, a couple or a family. Gabriel will go off the scheduled plan and do things in a different order, if you prefer. The only other thing that I'd want to mention is there is a lot of walking/hiking. Nothing too difficult but it could not be enjoyed by someone badly out of shape or with any mobility issues. Wear good shoes for walking on trails.

We had an incredible time on our tour! Jose was a very engaged and knowledgeable tour guide and he made the experience that much better. Definitely recommend booking this tour!

The experience was magical, but it was made all the better by our guide Bryan, who was knowledgeable and thoughtful.

Gabriel is a knowledgeable and terrific guide. Would highly recommend. It was nice to have flexibility with the private tour and Gabriel’s English is very good.

Jose was our tour guide and he was great. We saw so many interesting things including a tapir and local birds. Highly suggest sunscreen and shoes both for walking and water activities.

Bryan was by far the best tour guide I have ever had in my history of travel. He is extremely knowledgeable on all parts of the experience from the animals, plants, rocks, locations etc. You can tell he is passionate about his work. A bonus is he is a professional photographer and was able to capture our happiest memories of the excursion. We did not even have to ask! He even made us a short video that summarized our day with him. He took us too a fabulous lunch buffet where we had some Costa Rican cuisine and drinks. Some pointers for this experience are to pack bug spray as a precaution (we didn’t get bit but just in case), towels, sunscreen, water, sandals and an extra set of clothes for after the adventure. We wore our bathing suits under our hiking clothes, with hats and hiking boots/sneakers and would recommend doing that. Overall a 5-star experience! Thank you Bryan! We will be back.

Gabriel Our tour guide was the perfect host. He guided my wife and me through the most beautiful place on earth. He knew all the animals and plants. The hike was amazing, we saw vipers, sloths, monkeys, mud baths. How my God it was so incredible. The tour was worth all the money.

The whole day was amazing. Our guide pablo was very good and helped out one if our party as he had some walking issues. The only one issue would be the food, it wasn't very good and cold