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Arenal · Northern Lowlands

Hidden Falls & Wildlife

Multiple waterfalls. No crowds. No map.

Full day · 6–8 hoursSmall group of five, or private from two.

The moment

At each fall, you swim where there's no one else — no queue for the photo, no strangers in the water, just the sound of it and your small group.

Hidden Falls & Wildlife — establishing view01 / 05
Arenal forest · Morning — the forest at its most awake

These are the falls the locals keep to themselves — off the map, down trails you'd never find on your own — and for a full day, they're yours.

We move through the forest to two different spots with a guide who reads the trees the way most people read street signs: the sloth you'd have walked right past, the bird you only hear, the movement in the canopy. Wildlife isn't a stop on this trip — it's the whole way there.

By the end of the day you've seen two corners of Costa Rica most travelers never know exist.

What makes the day

  • 01A naturalist guide who reads the canopy
  • 02Two hidden waterfalls, each with its own swim
  • 03Wildlife the whole way — sloth, birds, movement in the trees
  • 04Round-trip transport, lunch and water

Best light · Morning — the forest at its most awake