The Montezuma Waterfall (Montezuma - Costa Rica)

A 20 minutes stroll south out of town takes you to a set of three scenic waterfalls. The main attraction here is to climb the second set of falls and jump in. Though countless people do this everyday, be aware that half a dozen people have died attempting this (there’s a warning sing).

The first waterfall has a good swimming hole but it’s shallow and rocky and not suitable for diving. From here, if you continue on the well-marked trail the leads around and up, you will come to a second set of falls. These are the ones offer a good clean leap into the deep water below - and at 10m high, here are also the tallest.

To reach the jumping point, continue to take the trail up the side of the hill untill you reach the diving area. Do not attempt to scale the falls.

The rocks are slippery and this is how most jumpers have met their deaths. From this point, the trail continues up the third and last set of falls. Once again, there are not suitable for jumping. However, there is a rope swing that will drop you right over the deeper part of the swimming hole.

A lot of traveler enjoy this activity, but as with anything of this nature, you undertake it at you own risk.

To get there take the main Montezuma road south out of town and then take the trails to the right after the bridge and past Hotel y Restaurant La Cascada. You’ll see a clearly marked parking area for visitor and the beginning of the trail that leads up.