waterfalls· Swimming· Jungle· Secluded
Cataratas Nauyaca
Two-tier 45-metre falls, three hours deep in the jungle south of Dominical
4.7(3 reviews)
Dominical
Best Time to Go
“Something different happens before 9am”
About this place
There is no short route to Nauyaca — the falls sit three hours from the trailhead by horse or foot, deep inside a private reserve on the Pacific slope south of Dominical. The reward is proportional to the effort. The upper fall drops 35 metres into a natural pool the colour of glacial melt; below it the lower fall adds another 10 metres, and the combined spray fills the basin with mist that softens the jungle light. The swimming pool beneath the upper fall is several metres deep, cold, and completely surrounded by jungle and stone.
