Bajos del Toro (village of waterfalls)

Before you go

Road

Paved all the way

Bring

layers and a rain jacket (cool, rainy mountain climate)

Season

Rain is frequent May to November; days are cool (~24 °C) and nights colder.

Checked

2026-10

Tip

Plan two or three waterfalls in a day and stay overnight; mornings are usually clearer, and the village sodas cook breakfast on wood stoves.

Be careful

Route 708 from Sarchí is steep, narrow, often foggy and has no guardrails: drive it in daylight, or come in via Vara Blanca and San Miguel instead.

Getting there

No public transport to speak of — come by car; a regular car manages the northern stretch of 708, but an SUV is more comfortable over the potholes.

Places nearby

• Restaurante Típico Toro Amarillo (Yellow Bull)Sodas & Local FoodVillage restaurant on Route 708 in Bajos del Toro cooking on a wood-fired stove; travel writers rate its breakfast gallo pinto among the best they've had.
• El Silencio Lodge & SpaStaysCloud-forest eco-lodge in Bajos del Toro, between Juan Castro Blanco and Poás Volcano national parks, with private waterfalls and a spa.
• Catarata Tesoro EscondidoParks & WildlifePrivately run waterfall on the edge of Bajos del Toro with its own lookout; large signs on Route 708 point the way.
• Catarata Río Agrio, Pozas Celestes & Dino LandParks & WildlifeFamily-run property where the acidic Río Agrio drops about 50 m into a steep canyon; the ticket also covers a lookout and the Pozas Celestes, cold baby-blue river pools down the road.
• Blue Falls of Costa Rica (Cataratas Las Gemelas)Parks & Wildlife · from $20Private forest reserve next to Catarata del Toro with a chain of milky-blue waterfalls and pools colored by volcanic minerals; you can swim at any of them.
• Reserva Natural Montaña SagradaParks & WildlifeA 700-hectare community-funded reserve inside Juan Castro Blanco National Park, 9 km east of Sucre, protecting the springs that feed 200+ rural water systems.