We did the long 11 km roundtrip hike to the waterfall La Cangreja. You see different landscapes during your hike and lots of mammals and birds if you take the time to stop and listen. We saw three types of monkeys, including the spider monkey, just hanging above us, some Morpho butterflies and an armadillo and something like a ferret.... More

Hiking through the Rincon is a fantastic opportunity to discover a multitude of ecological marvels in one locale. Waterfalls,volcanic activity of boiling mud and water,dry parched lava flows and canopies of green jungle.The variety of species that live in the area range from primates, mammals, birds, reptiles and numerous butterflies. The Rincon is what you imagine our Earth to have... More

Rincon is a beautiful park with amazing winds, clouds, waterfalls, and mudpots from volcanic activity. My favorite are the amazing Ficus trees with their large buttressed roots. The park fee is $10, but on the way, you must pay $1 fee per person to pass through private property. Annoying but inexpensive. Take the loop trail to see the trees, waterfalls,... More

Fascinating hike up towards the waterfall, passing by fumaroles, hot mud pools, boiling water pools and coloured earth. No access to the top because there was a ban on going near the crater. lots of wildlife, birds, insects, lizards, iguanas, coatis, wild flowers and trees. Well worth while.

We really enjoyed our day-trip to Rincon de La Vieja. Bring a good map to figure out how to get to the park entrance; it's a very bumpy road but we found the park to be well worth the drive. At Rincon we saw the beautiful Blue Morpho butterfly - amazing! We took the La Cangrejo waterfall trail and got... More

We went on the two hike here, and yes like others have said take a picture of their map helps. It i shaded for most, and hot sun for a little....take lots of water, and a bathing suit for the rewarding beautiful waterfall at the end of the one long hie. The summit was closed due to gases, so wee... More

Beautiful park with many volcanic features and great trails. We enjoyed seeing the volcanic mud pots, bubbling water, and steam holes. And we saw a tapir by the water hole! That was truly a unique experience. Note: The hours posted in guide books are the opening and "last visitor in" hours, and not necessarily park closing hours! We actually rushed... More

Spent 1 day here. Nice trails to walk. Did a trail of 5 km's and the shorter trail of 3 km. Be aware that the distance of the trails, take more time than you think. Be aware that somewhere along this trail you walk out of the forest into the sun with almost no shadow! That's why we didn't see... More

The trail to the volcano was closed due to "increased volcanic activity" on the day we visited--it's showing even more signs of an eruption less than one week later--so we did the loop trail that took us through all sorts of different environments: rain forest, sulfur spings, bubbing hot mud, a "vocanito", etc. Wear durable shoes and bring some water,... More