Rincon de la Vieja Hike (Pailas)
Duration: Half Day
Minimum: 2 pax
Includes: Bilingual guide.
Difficulty Level: Medium
What to bring: Comfortable clothes, hiking shoes or tennis shoes, sandals, swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, insect repellent, extra clothes.
Children Rate Policies: Rates for children apply from 4 to 12 years old.
Notes: Additional charge for Rincon de la Vieja National Park Entrance Fee $16.95 per person. Closed on Monday. Transportation may is not included from outside Hacienda Guachipelin area but available for an extra fee.
The Las Pailas section of the Rincon de la Vieja National Park is located very near Hacienda Guachipelín’s ranch. O n this loop trail of about 2.5 miles (3.5 km), you can enjoy the best views of the active Rincon de la Vieja Volcano without climbing the main crater. Here you can find a great variety of vegetation and trees, and the Park is home to mammals like raccoons, white-nosed coatis, Central American agoutis, armadillos, tapirs and three species of monkeys, as well as birds such as the Blue-crowned Motmot, the Crested Guan and the Emerald Toucanet.
The most impressive and spectacular features of the National Park are its volcanic elements. Steam and sulphur pour out of the yellow and rust-colored ground at natural fumaroles. Clay and coffee-colored pools bubble with boiling hot volcanic water. Smooth grey volcanic mud froths and explodes upward at the “Cauldrons” (“Las Pailas” in Spanish), for which this section of the Park is named. You’ll also find beautiful little rushing rivers and small waterfalls crisscrossing the trails.
- Rates may not apply for Peak Season. Ask our team of experts.
- Rates are subject to change depending on the hotel location.
- Tours are tide and weather conditions dependent.
- Rates are subject to change without prior notification.
- Some tours require an specific level of physical condition.
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- Rates in USD.