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Costa Rica Tours
| 1. TOUR POAS-CATARATAS
Our tour begins in the morning, where
we undertake our way toward the majestic and imposing Poás Volcano,
being one of the greatest craters of the world, it waits for us quietly as
it is surrounded by the beautiful vegetation that characterizes the cloudy
forests. Further ahead we begin to descend to an opening that separates the
two colossuses volcanos, Barva and Poás, called Vara Blanca pass,
thus arriving at the heart of a natural sanctuary known by its beautiful water
falls and natural wealth, the waiting room of the rain forest, gardens with
butterflies and unimaginable orchíds to be your scenery that surround
you during an exquisite buffet lunch.
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| 2. TOUR AL CORAZON DE SAN JOSE Y COFFEE TOUR
Lots of people, beautiful theaters, precious
museums and a varied architecture awaits us along with the noise produced
by it. At the center of the country, where with great harmony and magic
the thoughts of a free town converge, traditionally democratic, whi;ch infects
us with it’s exuberant enchantment and joy. We are introduced to its people
and get know the taste and the flavor of its present traditions and one day
you will be able to feel like one of them. By then, you will be ready to
receive the humor that characterizes the history of our coffee. A theater
presentation in the middle of a plantation of coffee combined with the real
process in the preparation of the world-wide recognized drink, will be the
framework of our lessons about the gold grain.
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| 3.CERRO DANTAS WILD REFUGEE
Located just 35 km from
the international Airport Juan Santamaria, 20 km from the city of Heredia
and just 55 minutes from the city of San Jose. All of our qualified personnel
including administrators, guides, biologists, and forest engineers will be
pleased to assist you. This 170 acres private educational
compound is composed of secondary and primary rainforest in the central mountains
of Costa Rica, , at an altitude between 1500 to 2100 meters (5000-5500 feet
over sea level ) Temperature: 27Cmax.- 10Cmin. Average precipitation: 3000m.m
per year.This cloud forest contains over 4000 different types of plants.
There are many mammals,
insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles etc.(many of them qualify as endangered
species)……..in other words---"a living laboratory".
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| 4. TOUR AL PULMON DE LAS AMERICAS (BOSQUE LLUVIOSO)
Surrounding the heart of our country
more than 13,797 km2 of forests, parks, reserves and protected areas, gives
importance to the indescriptible rainy forest, the zone that lodges more
than 5% of the total biodiversity of the world, is the house of the famous
poisonous froggies that accompanied our natives and made them famous hunters,
a place of inexhaustible wealth and that today provides tons of oxygen to
the entire world, is the pride of the passed, present and possibly future
generations, it is the zone that has not changed from the tracks of our natives
and that will allow us to pass through it and let us contemplate it’s incredible
natural beauty.
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| 5. TOUR A CARTAGO (VALLE DEL OROSI)
The origin of Costa Rica, first Spanish
establishment in our country, occurred at the beginning of the years 1500,
being Orósi that began the change to our present culture, and discover
it's topography and deepen the plains which give a clear evidence and total
conviction of why the Spaniards chose this place.
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| 6. TOUR GRECIA-SARCHI
Passing through small and colorful villas
with coffee aromas and traditional flavors will be the final introduction
to arrive at the heart of the handycrafts of our country. The whole town
followed the artisan tradition, which has become the greater market of handycrafts
of the whole country, for their incredible wood sculptures, fine leather
works and great variety made by hand, they are enough reason not to
pass by this incredible place full of 100% Costa Rican folklore.
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7.AERIAL TRAM
The "Góndola" (Aerial
Tram) tour is a modified "Ski Lift" which covers a distance of 2.6 kilometers
through the Costa Rican rainforest. The Tour lasts approximately 90 minutes
and travels at a speed of 2.6 kilometers per hour.The main idea of the course is to show all
visitors the different levels of a rainforest, specifically the hardest level
of access and up to now the least scientifically known part of the forest,
the canopy (the tree tops).
The canopy is home to an
enormous amount of flora and fauna that inhabits the rainforest. In their
eagerness to search for light and space many plants have colonized the tree
tops turning them into "small ecosystems", these plants are known as "epífitas",
which means, "plants that grow over other plants". Orchids, "bromelias", different
types of moss, ferns, lianas and the bejucos, etc, are just some of the species
which make up the canopy.As with
the canopy, or tree top ecosystems, the Fauna is also very abundant throughout
these tropical rainforests, however it is much harder to observe. The most
common species found here are: many types of butterflies, different bird
species such as, toucans, parrots, wood peckers, sparrowhawks, eagle-hawks,
tanagers, "reinitas" and many others. Reptiles like snakes and lizards as
well as amphibian species such as "tree frogs" can also be found in the Fauna
of the rainforest.
Those who have ventured
through the Forest Tree Tops have also discovered a very attractive group
of mammals. In this category we have three monkey species, two kinds of sloths,
two kinds of anteater bears and of course a great number of bat species.The most abundant fauna group of the canopy
and one that is greatly unknown to scientists are the many types of insects.From the Aerial Tram you can also appreciate
all the different shades of green as well as the various sizes and shapes
that the leaves have created as a strategy to capture sunlight.The course is very secure and very quiet;
this allows visitors to listen to the many different sounds of the rainforest.
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8. LA
PAZ WATERFALL GARDENS
5 Magnificent Waterfalls
Largest Enclosed Butterfly Observatory in the World
4 Kilometers of Paved Trails with Viewing Platforms
Hummingbird Garden
Orchid Garden
Gift Shop and Restaurant
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