White Water River Tubing
$55.00
📍 Booking Information
Your Google Maps and Waze location will be sent by email after booking, along with a detailed booking confirmation.
👇 Select your date, tour time, and number of guests below.
⬇️ Scroll down to view the tour description, location information, FAQs, and restaurant options.
🍴 La Leona Restaurant Menu
Fresh food. Cold drinks. Good vibes after your adventure.
Guests who select “Reserve a Table” will receive a follow-up message from our team with the option to pre-order meals and drinks in advance.
This allows our kitchen to begin preparing your order before the tour ends, helping provide faster service and a smoother experience upon arrival to the restaurant.
🍽 Food Menu
Costa Rican casados, burgers, pasta, vegetarian options, snacks, and more.
🍹 Drinks Menu
Smoothies, natural juices, coffee, cold drinks, cocktails, beer, and more.
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Restaurant Information
No payment is required now. Pay directly at the restaurant.
🍴 Reserve a Table for My Group
Fast service after your tour • Pre-order meals & drinks • Large groups welcome
Our Location (Start Of The Tour)
Meet us at our main office before your La Leona Waterfall Adventure Hike
🏞 Tour Check-In Point
All guests must arrive at our main office before the tour begins. This is where check-in, free parking, bathrooms, lockers, and tour preparation take place.
Our team will assist you with your reservation, equipment, and directions before starting the adventure.
🚗 Important Information
- Free parking is available at our office.
- Please arrive at least 15–20 minutes before your tour time.
- Bathrooms, changing rooms, and restaurant are available onsite.
- Use only the Google Maps and Waze links provided by us. Please do not search for the location manually online, because you may choose the wrong location.
- We will send you the correct location links by email after booking
- Important: To avoid confusion or scams, please follow only the official instructions, directions, and location links sent directly by our team via email after booking.
🌊 Tour Description
📍20 min from Liberia, Rincon de la Vieja
⏱ Duration: ~ 1.5 Hours
🧒 Minimum Age: 6+
⭐ 5.0 Google Reviews
⬇️ See River Tubing in Action
⬇️ White Water River Tubing with Kids
Rincon de la Vieja River Tubing
Splash through 3 km of fun and fast Class I–III rapids down the Colorado River on a thrilling tubing adventure! Our Rincon de la Vieja river tubing tour takes you on a wild ride through epic volcanic river canyons, with calmer floating sections where you can enjoy the surrounding tropical forest.
This tubing adventure is suitable for beginners, with an experienced team of guides accompanying you throughout the tour and helping you pass through the rapids safely.
💡 Note that this is a group tour with up to 20 or more participants.
If you prefer a private tour with a dedicated guide exclusively for your family or friends group, we recommend our ➡️ Private river tubing tour.
QUICK FACTS – Group Tour
🏞️ Distance:
3 km (2 miles) river section
🕥 Duration:
~ 1.5 hours
🌊 Difficulty:
Class I-III rapids, beginner-friendly
🏊 Swimming:
No swimming skills required (Life jackets provided & mandatory)
🛡️ Guided:
Yes (Guides included in the tour)
👦 Minimum Age:
6 years
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Group Size:
Groups may include 20 or more participants
❌ Not suitable for:
Guests with knee, ankle, mobility or walking issues
Traveling solo? Feel free to ➡️ contact us, and we’ll be happy to help you join a group tour!
⚠️ Important Information
Our tubing tour in Rincon de la Vieja is beginner-friendly and great for kids, but may not be ideal for everyone.
Who is this tour NOT suitable for?
❌ Not suitable for people with knee, ankle, walking or mobility limitations
❌ Children under 6 are not allowed
❌ Not suitable during pregnancy
🏊 Don’t know how to swim? No problem!
Swimming is not required during the river tubing tour, as you stay in your tube the entire time. Life jackets are provided and mandatory for all participants, so if you fall into the water, you can simply float and a guide will help you immediately.
🛡️ Safety on the river tubing tour
✔️ Life jackets and helmets are mandatory
✔️ Controlled rapid entry – wait at safety ropes and enter the rapids one by one
✔️ Experienced team of guides accompanying you throughout the tour
✔️ Dedicated guide for young kids
✔️ All guides carry emergency equipment & radios
✔️ River conditions are monitored closely and tours only operate when water levels are safe
Rincon de la Vieja River Tubing – Location
The river tubing tour starts at our tour office in the small village of Curubandé, just 20 minutes from Liberia and close to Rincon de la Vieja National Park in Guanacaste.
River tubing meeting point on Google Maps
Entrance to our tour office
Booking Options
Decide how you’d like to visit: drive yourself or enjoy the convenience of included transportation.
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Self-Drive Tour
Meet at Tour Starting Point
Best if you have your own car or prefer to travel independently
Free and monitored parking is available at our tour office in Curubandé.
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Transportation Included
Hotel Pickup Service throughout Guanacaste
⭐ Most convenient option – we take care of everything
Our driver will pick you up at your preferred location, take you to the tour, wait for you, and drive you back afterward.
⚠️ Note that all tours have to be reserved in advance. If you arrive without a reservation, you may have to wait several hours for a guide or may not be able to join a tour that day.
Rincon de la Vieja River Tubing – What to Expect
Follow along as we show you what to expect on your Rincon de la Vieja tubing tour.
1
4×4 Ride
Meet your guide at the reception and get ready with a helmet and life jacket. Then hop onto a 4×4 vehicle for a 5-minute drive to the tour starting point.
2
Safety Briefing
After a short walk to reach the river, your guides will explain how to paddle, how to position yourself in the rapids, and what to do when you see a safety rope across the river.
3
Tour Start
Your guides will help you enter your tube, then you’re ready to start! The first part of the river is still calm, so you can get comfortable with paddling before reaching the rapids.
4
Fast Rapids & Scenic Views
Drift down the Colorado River through exciting rapids and paddle through lazy river sections, surrounded by tropical forest and epic canyon walls.
5
Safety on the Tour
Before each larger rapid, your guides will position themselves in the river to help you pass through safely and reduce the risk of flipping.
6
River Tubing Tour End
The last safety rope marks the end of your tubing adventure. Your guides will help you out of the tube, then it’s a short, easy walk up our stairs to your ride back, unlike at many other locations.
ℹ️ Extra Attention for Small Children
On our river tubing tour, young children are accompanied by a dedicated guide throughout the tour. Their guide holds onto their tube to reduce the risk of flipping or falling out.
Small kids don’t have to use a paddle. The guide gently pushes their tube through the calm sections of the river, so they can simply relax and have fun.
Ready to experience river tubing for yourself?
⚠️ Advance booking required—reserve your spot today
📍 How to Get to Your Tubing Tour
Located just 20 minutes from Liberia, 40 minutes from Guanacaste Airport (LIR) and only about 1-2 hours from the region’s most popular beaches, our Rincon de la Vieja river tubing tour makes a perfect day trip.
You can get to the tour starting point in Curubandé with your own or a rental car, or by choosing the option with transportation included.
Directions From Liberia
💡 You don’t need a 4×4 vehicle to get to our tour office, but drive carefully as parts of the road may have potholes.
1️⃣ From Liberia, drive about 5 km north on Highway 1.
2️⃣ Turn right when you see signs pointing to Rincon de la Vieja National Park and continue for about 15 minutes.
3️⃣ Reach the village of Curubandé and continue straight, passing by the church.
4️⃣ After about 300 m you will find our tour office on your left, clearly marked with large signs.
🅿️ At our tour office you will find free and monitored parking.
Entrance to La Leona Waterfall Adventure Hike.
Tour with Transportation Included
If you don’t have a car available, or simply prefer the most convenient option, you can book Rincon de la Vieja tubing with transportation included.
🚐 Why Choose Transportation Included?
✔️ Hotel Pickup throughout Guanacaste
✔️ Flexible transfers: include the tour as a stop between two destinations
✔️ Get the best price by booking transportation together with your tour
✔️ Optional stops on the way for food or souvenirs
Enjoy convenient shuttle service throughout Guanacaste.
What to Bring • What’s Included • Visitor Facilities
See what to bring to the Rincon de la Vieja river tubing tour for a comfortable tour experience and get an overview of our visitor facilities.
🎒 What to Bring
✔️ Closed-toe shoes, water shoes or sandals with straps (NO flip-flops !!)
✔️ Light sports clothes that can get wet
✔️ Change of clothes and shoes for after the tour
✔️ A towel
✔️ Water bottle
✔️ Sunscreen & bug spray
🪖 What’s Provided
✔️ Life jackets
✔️ Helmets
✔️ Individual tubes
✔️ Paddles (Optional)
✔️ 4×4 transportation between the reception to the tour starting point
✔️ Experienced tour guides
🚻 Visitor Facilities
✔️ Free & monitored parking
✔️ Lockers
✔️ Bathrooms
✔️ Changing rooms
✔️ Showers
✔️ Shoe-washing stations
✔️ On-site ➡️ La Leona Restaurant
Rincon de la Vieja River Tubing – FAQ
How long does the tubing tour take?
Our Rincon de la Vieja river tubing tour takes approximately 1.5 hours from start to finish.
Can children go river tubing in Rincon de la Vieja?
Yes, our Rincon de la Vieja tubing tour is a great adventure for families with kids ages 6 and up. Young children are accompanied by a dedicated guide throughout the tour who holds onto their tube to minimize the chance of flipping or falling out.
How much does Rincon de la Vieja river tubing cost?
$55 per adult (ages 13+) and $45 per child (ages 6–12) for a group tour, including the guides, life jacket, helmet, paddle, and transportation between the office and Colorado River. You can add transportation from your hotel for an extra cost.
Can we go together in the same tube on the La Leona Waterfall River Tubing Tour?
No, for safety reasons, each participant, both kids and adults, must use their own individual tube. Our guides are always nearby to assist your children throughout the tour, ensuring they get safely through the river while having fun. This allows you to relax and fully enjoy the experience yourself.
What happens if I fall out of my tube?
Don’t worry, this can happen sometimes and is completely safe. Our guides are always nearby and will quickly help you get back into your tube. With your life jacket, you can float comfortably in the water until you’re assisted.
Do you have different tube sizes for the Rincon de la Vieja river tubing tour?
Yes, we have adult and child-sized tubes, as well as life jackets and helmets in different sizes.
Do I need to know how to swim to go river tubing in Rincon de la Vieja?
No, you don’t need to know how to swim for our Rincon de la Vieja river tubing tour. Life jackets are mandatory, so if you happen to fall out of your tube, you can float in the water and one of our guides will assist you immediately.
What is the best time of year for river tubing in Rincon de la Vieja?
Our river tubing tour can be booked year-round. During the dry season in Rincon de la Vieja, from late November to late August, you can expect sunny weather almost every day, and river conditions are usually stable.
During the rainy season in September and October, the vegetation is greener and denser, but water levels are also higher. This creates faster and even more exciting rapids, but heavy rainfall can sometimes increase the risk of flash floods. Our team checks river conditions multiple times a day to make sure it is safe to do activities in the river. In case of unsafe river or weather conditions, tours may be cancelled.
Is Rincon de la Vieja river tubing suitable for beginners?
Yes, you don’t need any previous experience to join our Rincon de la Vieja river tubing tour. Before starting, your guides will give you a safety briefing explaining how to use the equipment and position yourself in the rapids. However, river tubing is not suitable for people with mobility issues, children under 6 years old, or during pregnancy. A basic level of fitness is required.
Where does the tour start, and is parking available?
The tour starts at La Leona Waterfall Adventure Hike in the small village of Curubande, just 20 minutes from Liberia, near Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Free monitored parking is available at our tour base.