Rio Negro Hot Springs & Tubing Tour: Private adventure with lunch

Tube a whitewater stretch, then soak and mud in one morning

A private tour near Liberia combines tubing on the Colorado River with time in Rio Negro Hot Springs, where you float in warm water and coat yourself in volcanic mud, then eat lunch before returning to your hotel. The seven-hour day starts with a guide briefing in an air-conditioned vehicle and ends with transfer back to town.

Step-by-step itinerary

Adventure, relaxation, and lunch

• Transfer from hotel to adventure center
• Experience tubing on Colorado River
• Relax in Rio Negro hot springs and volcanic mud
• Enjoy buffet style lunch

The experience

The Colorado River is where the day opens. You arrive at the tubing point with a guide who stays alert for anyone who tips into the water. They'll help you back on and you keep going. The current does the work. The adrenaline is real. This is not a gentle float: the guides describe it as the part where you feel something.

After the river, Rio Negro Hot Springs is the reset. The water stays warm year-round from geothermal activity, and the volcanic mud sits at the edge ready to coat your skin. You soak, you exfoliate with the mud, you let the heat work. Lunch is a buffet spread eaten after you've dried off, still loose from the morning's mix of rush and calm.

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the vehicle is air-conditioned for the drive to Liberia and back. The guide speaks English or Spanish. Children from age eight can join. The tour is not recommended for anyone with spinal injuries, pregnancy, or cardiovascular concerns that would make the tubing unsafe.

What’s included

• Private transportation from your hotel.
• bottled water throughout the day.
• lunch buffet.
• air-conditioned vehicle for the drive to and from Liberia.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (8 to 12 years) · Under 8: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Audio guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 2 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Costa Trip VIP

Is this one for you?Hotel pickup means you do not need a car or a way to reach the Colorado River on your own. The guide handles the drive and the briefing happens in the vehicle on the way.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (8 to 12 years). Children under 8 can't be included in the booking.

What is the Colorado River tubing like on this tour?

The Colorado River section is the adrenaline part of the day. You float downriver on a tube with a guide watching for anyone who falls in the water. They help you back on and the group continues. It is not a calm drift. The current is active and the guides stay alert.

What happens at Rio Negro Hot Springs?

Rio Negro Hot Springs is where you float in naturally warm water and apply volcanic mud to your skin for exfoliation. The springs stay heated by geothermal activity, so the water temperature does not change with the season.

Does the tour include food?

Lunch is a buffet served after the hot springs section, once you have dried off. Bottled water is provided throughout the day.

How do I get picked up, and what time does the tour end?

Hotel pickup is included in the price. The full day runs seven hours from pickup to drop-off, with the guide meeting you at your accommodation and returning you there at the end.