Rancho Maleku Tafa Uríjif
Tours & Adventure · Arenal & La Fortuna · Tours & activities
A Maleku family's cultural rancho in the Guatuso indigenous territory, led by Hiqui Morera Castro, where visitors learn about the smallest indigenous people of Costa Rica, their language and crafts.
- Hours
- Opens 9:00 (Google)
- Ratings
- 4.5 on Google (120) · 5.0 on Facebook (28)
Contact & directions
- Phone: +506 8559 1767
- Location: 10.66187, -84.79635 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- San Rafael de Guatuso Church & ParkLandmark · FreeThe small parish church of San Rafael Arcángel with its steep red A-frame bell gable, facing the central park of Guatuso's main town — the gateway to the Maleku territory and the Katira side of Río Celeste.
- Maleku Indigenous Community (Palenque Tonjibe)Landmark · hidden gemHome of the Maleku (Guatuso) people, who keep their language and craft traditions alive.
- Venado Caves (Cavernas del Venado)Nature spot · about $28A limestone cave system you crawl, wade and squeeze through with a guide, past stalactites, bats and underground streams.
- Río Celeste Bridge on Route 4 (Katira)Bridge · FreeThe highway bridge where Route 4 crosses the Río Celeste near Katira: from the sidewalk you look down on the river's milky turquoise water winding through the forest, far from the park crowds.
- Laguna de CoteNature spot · Free · hidden gemA round, forest-ringed lake in the hills a few kilometers north of Lake Arenal: quiet, misty and almost never visited.
- Nuevo Arenal Town & Central ParkPark · FreeA quiet lake-road village built after the old town of Arenal was flooded by the reservoir.