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SAN CARLOS · COSTA RICA · SINCE 1993

Thermal by nature

A hot mineral river runs through 24 acres of primary rainforest.

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THE ORIGIN

Written by water

In northern Costa Rica, a mineral river springs hot from the earth and crosses the primary forest. Since 1993, El Tucano has existed around that geological event. Everything else came after.

El Tucano
El Tucano
El Tucano
THERMO-MINERAL WATERS

Born of the earth

The pools are fed directly by the thermal river. No boilers, no artifice: the water arrives at the temperature it decides for itself.

ROOMS

Seven ways to stay

Seven categories, one forest around them all.

El Tucano
El Tucano
El Tucano
RESTAURANT

La Foresta

Costa Rican and international cooking, served among columns and forest silence. The table as a continuation of the landscape.

El Tucano
El Tucano
El Tucano
SELVA SPA

The art of rest

Treatments inside a thermal cave, recognized by the World Luxury Spa Awards in 2013. The body understands before the mind does.

EXPERIENCES

The forest, up close

THE RIVER

Follow the stream

Water born hot, among stones and ferns.

TRAILS

Primary forest

24 acres of original jungle to wander.

THE VALLEY

A green canyon

The resort, kept in its own gorge.

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FOREST JOURNAL

Stories from the forest

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  • Best rate guaranteed Booking direct always gets you our best available price.
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  • Bilingual team Our reservations team assists you in English and Spanish.
Practical questions

Everything you need to know before you book.

The specific answers foreign travelers want before crossing borders.

  • No — US, Canada, UK, and EU passports enter Costa Rica visa-free for 90 days. You will need a valid passport and a return ticket. That is the entire process.

  • SJO (San José) is about 2.5 hours by road; LIR (Liberia) is about 3 hours. Write to reservaciones@eltucanoresort.com and we'll help you arrange a transfer or share the best driving route.

  • Rates include taxes and guest access to the thermal pools. Some categories also include breakfast — Estándar Plus, for example. Each room's details are shown in the booking engine before you confirm.

  • Yes. Rates in the booking engine are shown in USD with taxes included, and major credit cards are accepted. Colones (CRC) are also welcome.

  • Cancellation conditions depend on the rate you choose and are shown clearly in the booking engine before you confirm.

  • Yes. The Junior Familiar room sleeps up to 4 guests, and the thermal pools include shallow areas. Children are very welcome.

  • December through April is dry season (peak). May through November is green season — brief afternoon rain, quieter resort, best rates. Both are excellent for the thermal springs.

  • We are smaller and quieter than the big resorts of the volcano corridor: seven room types, our own primary rainforest, and pools fed by a natural thermal mineral river — not artificially heated water.

Your stay

Come put your shoulders down.

Volcano-fed water. Rainforest quiet. San Carlos hospitality.

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