Hacienda El Viejo Wetlands
Parks & Wildlife · Guanacaste · Day pass full-day tour
Historic cattle hacienda on the edge of the Tempisque wetlands that offers boat cruises, wildlife watching and tastings of local rum, beer and traditional food.
- Hours
- Daily 08:00-16:00
- Ratings
- 4.8 on Google (745) · 5.0 on Tripadvisor (334)
Contact & directions
- Website: https://elviejowetlands.com/
- Phone: +506 2296-0966
- Location: 10.39317, -85.455544 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Mirador La Roca (Palo Verde)Viewpoint · about $12 · hidden gemA limestone outcrop with steel stairs at the end of a short trail in Palo Verde National Park: from the top you look over the lagoon, the Tempisque River and, on clear days, the Gulf of Nicoya.
- Guaitil Pottery VillageLocal shop · FreeA village where families still make Chorotega-style pottery by hand — coiled, burnished with stones, painted with natural clay pigments and fired in wood kilns — and sell it from their front porches.
- Ecomuseo de la Cerámica Chorotega (San Vicente)Landmark · FreeA community museum in San Vicente, the potters' village just past Guaitil, telling the story of Chorotega ceramics - old pieces like the comal for tortillas and the tinaja for chicha.
- Reserva Biológica Lomas de BarbudalNature spotA biological reserve of about 26 km² in Guanacaste, some 15 km southwest of Bagaces.
- Parque Nacional Palo VerdeParkPalo Verde covers about 18,400 ha of the Tempisque River valley, some 30 km west of Cañas.
- Humedal Lacustrino Río CañasNature spotA protected wetland created in 1994, managed by the Tempisque Conservation Area.
Sources: https://elviejowetlands.com/