Trails
Walking
Walking is the best way to discover the beauty of Costa Rica. While walking through nature, you will find things you would never have seen while flying, driving, or running. We guess you came to Costa Rica to explore its abundant greenery and wildlife. So, walk in peace and open your senses, and you will be amazed. And besides that, it is very healthy; it clears the mind and cleans up toxins. We offer some excellent trails.
Trail Camera
Ever wondered what is moving around in our forest at night? We grabbed some images with a trail camera. See them here.
Enjoy and conserve
As you walk through the trails of this primary forest, please take your time to spot tropical birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. You will also have the opportunity to appreciate the countless flowers, plants, trees, branches, mushrooms, rocks, and mosses. Feel free to take pictures of it, smell it, memorize it, but under no circumstances touch it, take it, or disturb it as there are many more fellow visitors coming soon who also want to enjoy all that beauty. Thank you so much for being so understanding.
First trail of 350+ steps
The first trail is a self-guided tour to the bottom of the most impressive waterfall in Costa Rica, which is second to none in beauty and splendor. It throws itself 90 meters into an old extinct volcanic crater. The first 500 meters of the trail are flat and have three fantastic lookouts: ‘El Toro,’ ‘El Palomar,’ and ‘La Vistada.’ The second part is also 500 meters with steps with high impact. People with heart or other medical conditions, older people, and pregnant women should not go down. The rest of the people need to take their time coming back up. The 350+ steps are safe and partly made of concrete, and it has several sitting areas and lovely views.
Whoever takes the effort to go down will get the best waterfall experience in Costa Rica!
Summary
Duration: 90 minutes roundtrip, including the forest and garden trail.
Distance: 3.5 km roundtrip.
Weight: Medium.
Price: Included in the entrance fee.
Reservation: It is not needed.
While hiking down, do not forget to look up once in a while. So, you can enjoy the rock formations of this ancient volcanic crater and all its colors. Probably you will also notice the unique chemical composition of the water.
Hike to the forest and garden
The second trail leads you through the forest to the garden. This easy hike brings you to the crater’s edge, where you can easily spot the waterfall from different angles. Besides that, the trail goes through a primary forest with some beautiful trees. And our fourth lookout, ‘La Danta,’ also provides a spectacular view ‘ of the canyon and the national park. Finally, take a walk in our ever-under-construction-bird-garden, whose its primary purpose is to attract birds and other animals.
Therefore, we have been planting lots of fruit trees, attracting numerous birds under which the Toucan and the Quetzal as the ultimate goals. Also, bananas for the monkeys and birds and bushes with flowers already attract hundreds of hummingbirds and heliconias. Soon we will make some extra seating areas where you can enjoy the fantastic views in peace.
Summary
Duration: 45 minutes roundtrip.
Distance: 1.5 km roundtrip.
Weight: Light.
Price: Included in the entrance fee.
Reservation: It is not needed.
Rappel trail
Catarata Del Toro has a third trail that leads you to the rappel section. Unfortunately, we closed this for security reasons, as you end up at the edge of the 90 meters drop without a fence. However, for 2022 we do have some plans. You can ask permission if you want to go, and maybe we will let you go. The duration is only 5 minutes and very easy to walk.
Other hikes
Instead of hiking the regular trails, perhaps you want another experience? Just straight through the forest and rivers and maybe some rappelling included? In the area, other specialized tour guides offer many hiking opportunities. You can think of trails going to the Poás, into the national park Juan Castro Blanco, Cerro Congo, and others. Please search online and on social media. However, we are in no way responsible for those tours offered.
Are you thinking about doing rappeling in the blue rivers with multiple descents? And it has to be safe and with the highest standards in safety and experience? Then there is only one company to call: Drops Canyoning; you contact them directly on +506 8667-6370.
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