- A full-day, all-inclusive combo at Buena Vista del Rincón de la Vieja.
- Traditional farm-to-table lunch included.
- Round-trip transport from your location is included.
- Bring swimwear, a towel and a change of clothes - you'll get wet at the water slide, springs and mud bath.
- Closed-toe shoes, sunscreen and a light layer for the cooler mountain climate.
- Private guide throughout; great for families and mixed-ability groups.
- Shape your day - do every activity or pick your favorites.
- A little cash is handy for souvenirs (like Guaitil pottery) and photos.
Full-Day Combo · Guanacaste
Rincón de la Vieja Combo at Buena Vista
This is the full Rincón de la Vieja day, all in one. You'll fly the forest on a zipline, cross hanging bridges strung high through the canopy, and race down a giant freshwater slide — then melt into volcanic hot springs that rise straight from the mountain. There's more woven through the day: horseback rides toward waterfalls, a hike, bird watching, and a real taste of Guanacaste culture at a working sugar mill, with coffee served the old way — tortillas, cuajada and tanelas, grown on the farm and made by hand. The part people don't expect is how the day swings from pure adrenaline to deep calm — you go from racing down the water slide to floating in the hot springs in the same afternoon. It's built for the whole family and runs at whatever pace you like, so come ready to get wet and to slow down in equal measure. Private and guided from start to finish.
Zipline, hanging bridges, a natural water slide and volcanic hot springs — the whole Rincón de la Vieja day, private and guided.
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The Rincón de la Vieja Combo is a full private day on the slopes of the Rincón de la Vieja volcano in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. You get a canopy zipline, hanging bridges, a giant natural water slide, horseback riding, a traditional sugar mill, and volcanic hot springs with a mud bath, with your own guide all day. Farm-to-table lunch and round-trip transport included — from $700 per private group of 2.
Full dayZipline + water slideHot springs & mudAll ages
Last verified September 2026 by Miller Contreras, naturalist guide
Duration
Full Day
Group
100% Private
Includes
All Activities + Lunch
Guide
Private Guide
Level
All Ages
Highlight
Hot springs finish
How do we run your Rincón de la Vieja day?
Here's what really happens when we arrive, and it's the part a booking desk can't give you. The park is busy — there are always groups. So the first thing we do is find out which activities are most crowded right then, and we route you around the crowds, starting wherever's clearest. Most days that means we open with the canopy and the hanging bridges while they're quiet, then the waterslide, the cultural tour, and a buffet lunch of real Costa Rican food.
After lunch, it's your call. If you'd like, you take a horse toward the hot springs, with a short hike along the way — about 15 to 20 minutes through Guanacaste's transitional dry forest to a waterfall you can stand and admire (you look, you don't swim there) — and then another twenty-odd minutes to the hot springs and the volcanic mud bath. Not into horses? We hop a tractor from lunch straight to the springs and the mud, or to the trailhead for the waterfall walk — whatever you feel like on the day. We end soaking in the hot springs.
And your things stay safe the whole time: we lock everything in the van and the driver stays with it, and there are lockers too if you'd rather. Towels are provided — just bring insect repellent, and know it can get breezy up there.
Private Combo Day
From $700 per private group of 2
Includes every activity at Buena Vista — hanging bridges, nature reserve, waterfall, zipline, natural water slide, horseback riding, the trapiche sugar mill, Guaitil pottery, volcanic hot springs and mud bath — plus a farm-to-table lunch, gourmet coffee, round-trip transport and your private guide for the whole day
Taxes included · $350 per person · Minimum 2 guests · Full day
Your private guide is with you all day, at your pace. Buena Vista is a lively adventure park, so you’ll share the grounds with other visitors. Do every activity or pick just your favorites — the price is the same either way.
What does “private” mean on this day?
We'll be straight about what "private" means here. Buena Vista is a lively adventure park, and you'll share the grounds — the zip line, the trails, the springs — with other visitors. The technical activities like the canopy are run by the park's own trained, certified instructors, exactly as they should be. What's private is what matters most: your Guanadreams guide is with you the whole day, at your pace, and your transport and your group are yours alone.
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We run these tours ourselves
- We run these tours ourselves. No middleman, no reseller.
- Private from two people on most experiences — no strangers in your van.
- The price you see is the price you pay: taxes and door-to-door pickup included.
Nature
Giant fig trees, a wildlife reserve and a hidden waterfall — the gentle, green heart of the day.
Los Higuerones — Hanging Bridges
Walk suspension bridges strung through the canopy, named for the towering strangler-fig trees they pass among, with chances to spot birds and monkeys.
El Saíno — Nature Reserve
A protected pocket of tropical forest named for the saíno (peccary) that roam it, with gentle trails past native trees and wildlife.
Salitral — Waterfall
A short forest walk leads to Salitral, a waterfall spilling into a cool pool tucked into the green folds of the volcano.
Adventure
Fly, slide and ride — the adrenaline side of Buena Vista.
Ziplining
Fly platform to platform high above the forest on a guided canopy zip-line course, with the volcano's foothills all around.
Natural Water Slide
Buena Vista's signature thrill: a long natural water slide that sends you racing through the forest into a fresh mountain pool.
Horseback Riding
Ride local horses along forest trails the traditional Guanacaste way, taking in the foothills at an unhurried pace.
Cultural
Taste and touch the traditions of Guanacaste, from sugar cane to pottery.
El Trapiche — Sugar Mill
Step into a working trapiche to see how sugar cane becomes raw cane sugar the old-fashioned way, and taste the results fresh from the press.
Guaitil — Pottery
Watch Chorotega artisans shape and paint clay with techniques passed down for generations, then try your own hand at the craft.
La Fonda — Traditional Kitchen
Gather at La Fonda for a farm-to-table Costa Rican meal, much of it grown in the garden and cooked over a wood fire.
Gourmet Coffee
Sip freshly brewed local coffee with warm tortillas, cuajada and tanela, a genuine taste of campo hospitality.
Wellness
Unwind in volcanic hot springs and mineral mud — the perfect way to end the day.
Volcanic Hot Springs
Sink into naturally heated mineral springs fed by the Rincón de la Vieja volcano, easing your muscles after a day of adventure.
Volcanic Mud Bath
Coat yourself in mineral-rich volcanic mud, let it dry in the sun, then rinse off in the springs, a natural spa straight from the earth.
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Frequently asked
Rincón de la Vieja combo questions
Just about everything: hanging bridges, a nature reserve and a waterfall, ziplining, the natural water slide and horseback riding, the trapiche sugar mill, Guaitil pottery, a traditional lunch at La Fonda with gourmet coffee, and the volcanic hot springs and mud bath. It is a full day of nature, adventure, culture and wellness in one place.
It is a full-day experience with your own private guide throughout. Buena Vista is a lively adventure park, so you will share the grounds with other visitors, but your guide and pace are yours.
The park is busy, so on arrival your guide checks which activities are most crowded and routes you around them — most days you open with the canopy and hanging bridges while they're quiet, then the water slide, the cultural stop and a farm-to-table lunch, and finish soaking in the volcanic hot springs (reached by horseback with a short forest hike, or by tractor — your call). What's private is what matters most: your Guanadreams guide, your transport and your group are yours alone, all day at your pace. Buena Vista itself is a shared adventure park, and the technical activities like the canopy are run by the park's own certified instructors.
Yes. The activities suit a wide range of ages and fitness levels, and you can do as much or as little as you like. Kids especially love the water slide.
Swimwear, a towel, a change of clothes, closed-toe shoes, sunscreen and a little cash. You will get wet at the water slide, hot springs and mud bath.
It is at Buena Vista, on the slopes of the Rincón de la Vieja volcano in Guanacaste, about 45 minutes from Liberia (LIR) Airport. And yes, a traditional farm-to-table lunch is included.
Twenty-four hours before your tour begins, counted from the start time and not the day. Cancel before that and you get a full refund.
Our private Rincón de la Vieja combo day starts at $700 per private group of 2 guests ($350 per person), taxes included. It's a full day and it includes every activity at Buena Vista — hanging bridges, the nature reserve, the waterfall, ziplining, the natural water slide, horseback riding, the trapiche sugar mill, Guaitil pottery, the volcanic hot springs and the mud bath — plus a farm-to-table lunch, gourmet coffee, round-trip transport from your hotel and your private guide for the whole day. You can do every activity or pick just your favorites; the price is the same either way. Your guide is exclusively yours, though Buena Vista is a busy adventure park and you'll share the grounds with other visitors.
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★★★★★ 5.0
We got to zip line across 7 different lines — by far the best zip lining I’ve ever done — then a natural sauna and hot springs in the middle of the rainforest. A true taste of Costa Rican paradise.
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