Thermal par nature

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.