- Bijagual waterfallThe fall is the visit, down a steep trail and back up the same way. Go at opening. After hard rain the path is mud and the canyon is louder.
- Pools on the way backThe river pools are the swim, after the viewpoint, not before the climb. The rock is slick. Do not treat them like the beach at Jacó.
- HorsebackIf the trail is too steep to walk, the horses use the same farm road. Ask that morning. It is still a wet forest, not a beach ride.
- Carara National ParkMacaws and flat forest are a different morning, down toward the highway. Do not add the park after the waterfall. You will be climbing out in the heat.
- JacóThe beach town is the groceries, the lesson, and the night. Sleep up here if you want quiet, and go down only when you need the sand.
- HerraduraThe bay and the marina are the other direction, a short drive if the waterfall is closed or the rain has started. It is not a second hike.
- The villageA soda and a few houses are the town. Use them for lunch after the trail. There is not a strip of shops.
- Tarcolitos riverThe river feeds the fall. Walk the bank if the trail is shut. Do not swim where the current is pushing.
Bijagual, Costa Rica
Bijagual is the hill town above Jacó, not the Bijagua of Río Celeste. The reason to come is the tall waterfall in the forest. The trail is steep, the rock is slick, and the afternoon rain usually ends it. It is not a beach.
This week: Highs 25–29°C, lows 21–23°C.
About 58 mm of rain.
Climate: The climate is tropical wet, a little cooler than the beach. Temperatures are about 23–30°C. Rain is heaviest from May to November. Mornings are the usable hours.
Attractions: The main attractions are the Bijagual waterfall, the pools on the way back, a horseback ride if the trail is too steep, Carara National Park on another morning, Jacó for the beach, Herradura, the village soda, and the Tarcolitos river.
Nearby:Jacó|Los Sueños|Playa Hermosa de Jacó|Esterillos|Atenas
Towns near Bijagual
Jacó, Costa Rica
The busiest beach town on the central Pacific.
Los Sueños, Costa Rica
A marina at Herradura, used more for sportfishing than for a town beach.
Playa Hermosa de Jacó, Costa Rica
A long beach of bigger waves, a short drive south of Jacó.
Esterillos, Costa Rica
A long, quiet beach between Jacó and Quepos, lined with palms and almond trees.
Tambor, Costa Rica
A calm Nicoya bay for the ferry, a swim, and boats to Tortuga.
Montezuma, Costa Rica
A small town at the end of a dirt road, with a beach and waterfalls.
Cabuya, Costa Rica
The quiet end of the road past Montezuma, beside Cabo Blanco.
Quepos, Costa Rica
The town beside Manuel Antonio, sportfishing fleet on the water.
Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
Hotels in the forest above the park, for the beaches and the animals.
Mal País, Costa Rica
A quiet surf town at the end of the Santa Teresa road.
Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
A surf town on a dirt road, easy for a first lesson.
Dominical, Costa Rica
A small surf town that stayed small, between forest and beach.
Uvita, Costa Rica
The town in front of the whale-tail beach. You walk the sandbar only at low tide.
Ojochal, Costa Rica
A hill village south of Uvita, above the sea cave at Playa Ventanas.
Drake Bay, Costa Rica
A boat-in bay on the Osa, for Corcovado and Caño Island.
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
The largest lowland rainforest on this side, and the way into Corcovado.
Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica
The gulf town on the Osa, and the road toward Corcovado.
Golfito, Costa Rica
The gate to Pavones, and a sportfishing port on the Golfo Dulce.
Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica
The gulf town on the Osa, and the road toward Corcovado.
Golfito, Costa Rica
The gate to Pavones, and a sportfishing port on the Golfo Dulce.
Pavones, Costa Rica
A long left point south of Golfito. The ride lasts minutes.