The northeastern slope of Rincón de la Vieja volcano is swathed in rainforest. And it makes for some of the most exotic hiking trails in Costa Rica. Trek through an exclusive private estate packed with wildlife and endemic flora. You may even get the chance to bathe in a thermal stream. A traditional local lunch is also included. As you hike through the jungle, you'll reach waterfalls, streams and thermal springs, and see colourful orchids and wildlife. Here, tapirs, howler monkeys and pumas roam freely. You'll visit waterfalls – some tinted electric blue – before reaching the hot springs. Depending on the season, you can slide into the warm volcanic water.

Felt very unsafe travelling to location as driver was constantly on his phone while driving. Once we arrived both the local guide and TUI guide gave very little information while walking round the forest. Was expecting more wildlife and guides made little effort to find anything. A few times the guides were just on their phones and even went missing at one point in the forest. Lunch was good but other than that very poor value for money. Has now made us rethink if TUI are for us now.

Beautiful environment with great guide. Didn’t know how long we could spend at each point and road on was very poor

Great day. As it says on the tin our visit to the rainforest was met with torrential rain. It may have been a bad day as it was like that throughout. Alas we didn’t see much wildlife as a result but that didn’t detract. Walking through the rainforest in torrential rain was superb. The sensoria is a private/remote estate and so was very private. The waterfalls and thermal pools were great

Lovely area of tropical rainforest. We saw monkeys and Toucans on the coach drive to sensoria, but not much wildlife at the place itself other than some great trees, a hummingbird and a few butterflies. If you are going expecting to see Pumas, Tapirs, and a host of other things, you may be disappointed. The walk itself is lovely, and we had the chance to bath in not one but four pools. To be clear - this was more of a "wild swimming" experience than a wildlife hike, but it was very enjoyable!

We visited 2 waterfalls and one pool. We really enjoyed it but the waterfalls were very cold, the water wasn’t as blue as we’d expected and the pool wasn’t as warm as we expected. We also expected to visit several hot pools rather than just one. The guide was really informative. The food was really good and even catered very well for my son who is coeliac (gluten free pasta). Overall I would recommend this trip.

Didnt realise this is like a park experience I thought we would be hiking along proper rain forest trails. Not something set up for tourists. Having said that I did enjoy it and saw some amazing animals.

Why you’ll love this…

Guided hiking trail through Sensoria rainforest
Explore a private section of Rincon de la Vieja volcano
Chance to spot monkeys, flowers and tropical wildlife

Important to know

Minimum age is 2 years
Not suitable for expectant mothers or guests with back problems
Not suitable for guests with cardiac or respiratory problems
Not suitable for those with reduced mobility
Not suitable for families with small children
Bring bathing gear and sunblock
Bring insect repellent
Bring a towel
Bring a hat
Bring suitable footwear
Subject to weather conditions

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What’s included

Transport
Guide
Lunch
Fresh fruit
Drinks

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Pickup points

To see which pickup points are available, check under availability & prices.

Provider

TUI DESTINATION EXPERIENCES COSTA RICA S.A.

What people say about this experience

4.4/5

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Based on 15 reviews

Review categories

Value for money

4.1/5

Service

4.5/5

Staff

4.5/5

Safety

4.5/5

All ratings (15)

5 stars (8)

53%

4 stars (6)

40%

3 stars (1)

2 stars (0)

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Steve
Travelled with family
16 April 2024
3
United States of America
Felt very unsafe travelling to location as driver was constantly on his phone while driving. Once we arrived both the local guide and TUI guide gave very little information while walking round the forest. Was expecting more wildlife and guides made little effort to find anything. A few times the guides were just on their phones and even went missing at one point in the forest. Lunch was good but other than that very poor value for money. Has now made us rethink if TUI are for us now.
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Cassie
Travelled with family
27 April 2023
4.2
United Kingdom
Beautiful environment with great guide. Didn’t know how long we could spend at each point and road on was very poor
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Ian R
Travelled as a couple
15 February 2023
3.8
United States of America
Great day. As it says on the tin our visit to the rainforest was met with torrential rain. It may have been a bad day as it was like that throughout. Alas we didn’t see much wildlife as a result but that didn’t detract. Walking through the rainforest in torrential rain was superb. The sensoria is a private/remote estate and so was very private. The waterfalls and thermal pools were great
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Pete
Travelled as a couple
2 December 2022
3.8
United Kingdom
Lovely area of tropical rainforest. We saw monkeys and Toucans on the coach drive to sensoria, but not much wildlife at the place itself other than some great trees, a hummingbird and a few butterflies. If you are going expecting to see Pumas, Tapirs, and a host of other things, you may be disappointed. The walk itself is lovely, and we had the chance to bath in not one but four pools. To be clear - this was more of a "wild swimming" experience than a wildlife hike, but it was very enjoyable!
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Sarah A
Travelled with family
24 August 2022
4.2
United Kingdom
We visited 2 waterfalls and one pool. We really enjoyed it but the waterfalls were very cold, the water wasn’t as blue as we’d expected and the pool wasn’t as warm as we expected. We also expected to visit several hot pools rather than just one. The guide was really informative. The food was really good and even catered very well for my son who is coeliac (gluten free pasta). Overall I would recommend this trip.
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Christopher Green
Travelled with family
19 August 2022
4.6
United Kingdom
Didnt realise this is like a park experience I thought we would be hiking along proper rain forest trails. Not something set up for tourists. Having said that I did enjoy it and saw some amazing animals.