Crowded, overpriced, rough waters. Don’t recommend. Seemed like a tourist trap. There are so many authentic activities in La Fortuna and unfortunately this doesn’t feel like one of them with all of the crowds.

This is a very touristy activity in the area and was quite busy. The area is well maintained and nice but the waterfall area itself is crowded at 10am and pretty Rocky to enter the water. However, the trek back up was exhausting! Over 500 steep stairs and it's humid! Just thinking that anyone not up to that should skip the going down to the base.

This is a really organised place with good facilities (bathrooms, changing rooms). You make the walk down the 500 steps and then you can swim at the base of the waterfall (quite rough) or lounge in the nearby quiet pool.

There are a few lockers at the top (you can hire a padlock) and some benches/places to hang towels at the base. We went as part of a tour so our guide watched our belongings. Otherwise I wouldn’t have left anything unattended.

We went first thing in the morning while it was still quiet, which I would highly recommend.