6 Days
San Jose City tour:
Explore our Capital City, San Jose, with a professional guide. Touring the main Streets and Avenues, know Parque Metropolitano La Sabana (the largest park in the middle of the city).
In the heart of the city, know our Central Park, which dates from 1885, the main Roman Catholic Cathedral, The Melico Salazar Theater and the National Theater, our most important masterpiece and most beautiful building we have in Costa Rica. Once on here, you will be able to visit this unique place with our guide, who will explain to you its history and importance for the Costa Rican Culture. Inaugurated on October 19, 1897, our jewel is still our maximum cultural center at the national and international levels.
Next to the National Theater, it is the Plaza de la Cultura. A very popular square where different public and open-air activities are carried out daily. Below the square is one of our most important museums. The Gold Museum. This is belonging to the Central Bank of Costa Rica and its own the largest Pre-Columbian Gold pieces found in our country. Explore this amazing museum with our guide and learn about our origins, Pre-Columbian era, and evolution of our culture and territories.
After this, you will visit Barrio Otoya and Barrio Amon, two of the most traditional neighborhoods, Parque España, Metal School, The Yellow House (host of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs), The National Center of Culture, The Parque Nacional with our National Monument (representing the Rivas and Santa Rosa Battle), Our National Congress, The National Museum, The old Train Station, The National Library, The Electoral Tribunal, and Democracy Square, Parque Morazán and Music Temple, and much more.
Cartago Highlights Tour:
Irazú Volcano National Park is a National Park in the Central Volcanic Conservation Area of Costa Rica. The volcano is still active although the last major eruptions were between 1963 and 1965, with occasional minor eruptions and some small lava flows since that time.
The Crater Principal lake has an unusual greenish yellow coloring caused by rainfall dissolving the minerals along the crater's walls. It has also been known to change color to rust-red depending on the minerals present.
After the visit to the volcano, you will enjoy the beauty of the Orosi Valley and Town, Ujarras Ruins, and Cachi Lake and its Hydroelectric Dam. Lunch included in a beautiful local restaurant before to descend to the historical City of Cartago. Here you will visit the mysterious ruins of the old Parish and view the beautiful Basilica of our "Virgen de Los Angeles" with rich displays of carvings, statues, and art.
Private Tour to Sarchi & Grecia:
just 40 kilometers away, is the picturesque and small town of Sarchi, known throughout Costa Rica for its beautiful and intricate crafts. And memories. Sarchi is perhaps the most widely recognized for its finely colored and decorated bullock carts, which has made this souvenir the most popular in Costa Rican culture. Plus, throughout the city are dozens of furniture stores and souvenir shops that sell everything from beautifully decorated bowls and trays to carved wooden utensils, jewelry, and masks. Elegant and stylish, many wooden furniture is also available at Sarchi, from tables and chairs to dressers and desks. These items are generally intended for the local market and often reflect the cultural and traditional diversity of Costa Rica.
During this tour, we will be able to visit the main souvenir shops, as well as take a picture with the largest ox cart in the world. A typical lunch will be the perfect complement to this adventure. We will also visit the city of Greece, next to Sarchi, where a beautiful Church built entirely in Metal and which was brought from Europe, is the symbol of the city.
Private Britt Coffee Tour:
The adventure for coffee lovers begins from your hotel and a relaxing 45-minute tour of the city and province of Heredia, where the Casa de Café Britt is located. Experience the original coffee tour of Costa Rica at our farm located in Barva de Heredia. Since 1991, more than 500,000 guests from around the world have visited our plantation to learn about and share our passion for Costa Rican coffee.
On our Classic Coffee Tour, our experts will guide you through the life cycle of gourmet coffee. The tour explains from the process of selecting the best seed, nurseries, planting, care, harvesting, harvesting, and even the best roasting process. Learn how Costa Rica's unique climate and diverse landscapes provide perfect growing conditions for gourmet coffee beans.
Learn how experts “break the cup” using coffee tasting or “cup” techniques to identify and qualify the characteristics that qualify a gourmet coffee.
Finally, surrounded by our tropical outdoor paradise and while listening to traditional music, you have the option of savoring a buffet lunch with local ingredients in our Don Prospero restaurant. Visit our cafeteria, order, and enjoy the coffee drink of your dreams. Visit our craft store and acquire that beautiful souvenir that you can take to your loved ones.
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