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Horseback riding, the “Oropendola” waterfall, the National Park and Simbiosis Spa

Horseback riding, the “Oropendola” waterfall, the National Park and Simbiosis Spa.

We’ll start the tour by visiting the waterfall. From the hotel we take a scenic trail by horse. At the end of the trail we have a short walk down to the canyon. Although the last part of the trail is easy, it can’t be done by horse.

In the canyon we’ll find the 82/25m feet high beautiful waterfall. The emerald green water invites you for a refreshing swim. The waterfall is located in a beautiful vegetated canyon which beauty you’ll enjoy.

After a break by the waterfall we continue our tour until we reach the main gate of the National Park where we have to leave the horses, as we are only allowed to enter the park by foot.

At the park we take the “Las Pailas” track. At this, more or less, circular trail with a length of about 2 miles/3.2km, you can enjoy the most volcanic activity without climbing the main crater.

Here you can find a great variety of vegetation and trees, like the Elephant ear tree, Cigar Box Cedar, Laurel and the Gumbo-limbo among others.

You can spot mammals like the raccoon, the white nosed coati and the Central American agouti as well as the already mentioned birds; the Blue-crowned Motmot, the Mountain finch and the Emerald Toucan. You’ll find small waterfalls, rapids, volcanic mud pools, hot springs, fumaroles and the “volcancito” (little volcano).

When we finish the walking part, the horses are ready out to take us to take us to the Spa.

You’ll find the Spa embedded in the tropical dry forest, surrounded by the Río Colorado. Once at the spa, you start your treatment with the basic recommendations: a natural sauna for about fifteen minutes to open all skin pores before you are led to the place where you apply the volcanic mud on your skin. Let the mud dry and wash it off by taking a shower. Afterwards it’s time to relax in the thermal pools for about twenty minutes. Completing the treatment with the cold pools and a cold shower so the skin pores can close again, and you’ll feel reborn.

After this relaxing break, we mount up again to return to the Hacienda.