Poas Volcano + Coffee Plantations & La Paz Waterfall Gardens Trip from San Jose

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Climb the Poas Volcano and enjoy the landscape of coffee plantations and the fern, flower and strawberry farms

Enjoy the views of the impressive main crater with its sulfur fumaroles and walk through the beautiful National Park

Discover the La Paz Waterfall, the most famous in Costa Rica

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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: San Jose, Costa Rica
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Climb the Poas Volcano and enjoy the landscape of coffee plantations and the fern, flower and strawberry farms

Enjoy the views of the impressive main crater with its sulfur fumaroles and walk through the beautiful National Park

Discover the La Paz Waterfall, the most famous in Costa Rica

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Stop At: La Casa del Café, 712, Provincia de Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica

We will visit the Coffee Plantations where we will learn the ancient techniques used by the experts to produce some of the best coffee in Costa Rica and around the world. The careful process involved in the cultivation, harvesting and roasting of the Golden Bean will then be illustrated

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Poas Volcano National Park, Poas Volcano National Park, Province of Alajuela

After the coffee tour, we will continue to Poas Volcano National Park, where there is a noticeable change in temperature and exuberant vegetation of the cloud forest.

The Poás Volcano, is an active 2,708-metre (8,885 ft) stratovolcano. The crater of the volcano is over a mile across and 1050 feet deep.  It has erupted 40 times since 1828, including April, 2017.

At the Volcano we will have time to enjoy the impressive main crater with its sulfur fumaroles, and hike on a trail to the beautiful Botos Lagoon as we learn about the different ecosystems in the park.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Jardins da Cachoeira de La Paz, 126 6 km North from Vara Blanca Gas Station, Vara Blanca 00000 Costa Rica

After Poás, we will continue to La Paz Waterfall Garden, where we will enjoy a buffet lunch (rated 4 Forks by the Costa Rican Tourism Council) that includes multiple selections of Traditional Costa Rican dishes and much more.  

At La Paz Waterfall Gardens we will go through walking trails surrounded by lush tropical rain forest. Here we will appreciate flowing white rivers, spectacular waterfalls, birds, butterflies, monkeys, and hummingbirds. There are also, educational animal exhibits to enjoy such as the Aviary, the Butterfly Observatory, Hummingbird Garden, Serpentarium, Jungle Cats Exhibit, and the Frog Exhibit. This is definitely a tour enjoyed by nature lovers from all ages.

Duration: 4 hours



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