If you ever
have a day off, you are welcome to participate in a one-day-excursion, so you
can fully make use of your free time. You will be able to explore everything
this beautiful country has to offer in close range in a safe and comfortable
way. Some of the destinations are:
Volcano National Park,
Doka Estate Coffee Tour & La Paz Waterfall Garden
On the way
to Poás Volcano you will be able to detect a number of different climate zones
through changing vegetation. On the way, we´ll stop on a Coffee Estate so you
can learn everything there is to know about the bean. Once on the volcano you
will have enough time to observe the huge crater and to hike through the rain
forest to the lagoon.
Next stop
are the La Paz Waterfall Gardens: enchanting forest trails will lead you
through thick vegetation to the different waterfalls. You may also find a serpentarium (snakes), aviary (birds), ranarium (frogs), monkeys, jungle cats
and much more.
After this
hike you have earned a big lunch, which is served as a buffet; after that it is
time to get back home.
Irazú Volcano, Orosi, Lankester Gardens
The
Pan-American Highway leads toward the south up to the volcano; the curvy street
presents beautiful views upon plantations and a wide landscape.
From the
top of the volcano, you will be able to observe the most important craters and,
if you are lucky and weather lets you, you can see both oceans: the Atlantic
and the Pacific.
On the way
back you will visit the Basílica de la Virgen de los Ángeles, which at
the same time is an important place for pilgrimage for Catholics all over Costa
Rica.
Next up are
the Lankester Gardens; they are an important research center for the University
of Costa Rica; there you may find over 800 species of Orchids and bromeliads,
as well as numerous protected plants
Last stop
is Orosi: You will visit one of the few well kept colonial churches in the
country and we promise you won´t be able to stop staring and admiring the
beautiful landscape which presents to you here. You will also have lunch in
this area.
Beaches on the Pacific
Ocean
On the way
to the coast you will be stopping to have breakfast; after that the way will
lead you to Tárcoles River, on which you will make a boat-tour to observe
different bird species.
Punta Leona
is the next stop: it is a beautiful protected area, in which you may find
tropical rainforest, dry forest and perfect beaches in just one place. It´s
your choice: you either relax on the beach or have some action with water
sports offered right there.
Lunch is served
as a buffet and is offered in one of the restaurants in Punta Leona. You will
surely be able to observe aras very close by as they look for food in the
surrounding Almendro-trees. After watching the sunset on the beach it´s time to
get back.
San José City Tour
The first
part of this tour will lead you to the Plaza
de la Democracia, the National Museum, as well as the law courts, to the
district of Los Yoses, the Mall San Pedro,
the Fuente de la Hispanidad and the
University of Costa Rica.
The
most interesting part comes after that: you will visit the Gold Museum and the
National Theatre. Then, it goes west: the Metropolitan Park La Sabana, the Museum of Costa Rican Art
and the districts of Rohrmoser with its
boulevard and Pavas. At the end of
the tour you´ll be able to visit a souvenir market.
View upon de Caribbean in Puerto Viejo, Limón
The church in San Antonio de Belén
National hero Juan Santamaría with his torch