A one-of-a-kind 200ft canyon where, before your very eyes, hot mineral water springs from its rocky base, forming the crystalline river that is known as Rio Perdido. The perfect setting for our beautiful, ecologically sustainable, modern hotel...
You arrive through a meandering country road, surrounded by the Guanacaste Volcanic Mountain Range and the Miravalles Dwarf Forest, a rare habitat withi
n the Costa Rican tropical dry forest. Once within the 600-acre private reserve, you are drawn into a deep and beautiful canyon where a thermo-mineral river literally emanates from the steep rock walls. Once you make your way over the welcome bridge, you are received by the Rio Perdido Team with an always freshly-made, completely natural beverage. At this point, visitors generally change into garb, specifically suited for the day’s chosen activities. So it all depends whether you will be soaking in the dozens of natural thermal pools along a mile of thermal river, or you will opt for a long therapeutic massage in our world-class spa…or you decide for true adventure on any of our adrenaline fueled activities. Most popular, perhaps, is our one-of-a-kind Aerial Canyoning, which gives you a birds eye view of the Rio Blanco Canyon, another amazing place that had been lost in time, until late last year (2012). After a visit to the hot river springs (90-115F, depending on the chosen bathing spot), an authentic Guanacaste culinary experience awaits you at the restaurant. At the home base (where conscious architecture and construction has won Rio Perdido recognition and awards) you will find man-made pools that draw thermo-mineral well water of undeniable therapeutic grade. There is a private swim-up bar that serves anything from cocktails to fresh fruit drinks…there is a hanging bridge, panoramic lookouts with hanging platforms, and the start point for many more kilometers of hiking trails as well as the very respected Rio Perdido Bike Park. Many visitors spend days exploring the reserve. In addition to the canyons and the dwarf forest, the range is covered in gigantic tombstone-like volcanic rocks that tell of age-old erosive forces…and of cataclysmic eruptions that occurred thousands of years ago. It is a scene unlike anything you will see elsewhere in Costa Rica, or the world. Activities and Amenities:
miles of hiking on trails with dozens of bridges and panoramic lookouts
our Canyon Adventure
our world-class Spa
the Rio Perdido Bike Park
our mineral pools at the Base
our authentic Restaurant, featuring a-la-carte Guanacaste cuisine...buffet with fresh salad bar, meats and fish, side dishes, dessert, natural juice, coffee, tea.
