Costa Rica Pura Vida Tour - 6D/5N

What your day looks like

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. Private Tour to La Paz Waterfall Gardens: The tour begins at your hotel, where you hop on a luxury air-conditioned motor coach or private 4X4 Deluxe vehicle for a one-hour drive along scenic roads, passing quaint villages on your way to the beautiful complex of La Paz Waterfall Gardens. La Paz Waterfall Gardens is the 1 Most Visited Privately Owned Ecological Attraction in Costa Rica featuring the best hiking near San José, the most famous waterfalls in Costa Rica, rescued wildlife preserve with over 100 species of animals, and an environmental education program. With the fine attention and explanations of our naturalist tour guide, enjoy Five waterfalls, cloud forest, and rain forest, safe hiking trails, an aviary with numerous species of birds, toucan feeding, insect exhibit, butterfly observatory, capuchin (white-faced) monkeys, black-handed spider monkeys, hummingbird garden with 26 documented species, hummingbird hand feeding in the mornings and afternoons, serpentarium (snake exhibit), jaguars, pumas, ocelots, margays, traditional typical house with a petting zoo and ox cart, ranarium (frog exhibit), orchid exhibit, heliconia exhibit. All these offered at one place, makes us the best eco park in Costa Rica. Our tour includes a delicious Buffet Lunch. It includes multiple selections of Traditional Costa Rican Dishes, Full Salad Bar, Pizza, Garlic Bread, French Fries, Fresh Fruits, Rice Pudding, and unlimited Fresh Fruit Juice, Coffee and Tea. Tortuga Island Tour: The tour starts from your hotel very early in the morning. This day will be dedicated to enjoying the sea on a luxury tour on a Catamaran. The tour begins in San Jose and we will travel by bus for about 2 hours until we reach Puntarenas, the main port and province in the Pacific Ocean of Costa Rica. Throughout our tour, you will learn about the history of the islands of the Gulf of Nicoya, being able to understand the efforts we make at the country level, for the conservation of natural ecosystems, our history, and culture. Respecting the idiosyncrasy of Costa Ricans and with the desire to allow our tourists to enjoy their folklore, during their stay on Tortuga Island we offer them a wide musical space with Costa Rican marimba, whose musicians will share a variety of stories, Costa Rican music and typical music of this beautiful country. The tour will be a wonderful day at the beach on the white sand of Tortuga Island and you will enjoy a delicious lunch on the beach. In addition, our tour gives you the opportunity to do the Snorkeling and Banana Boat activities, at no additional cost. Back in the port in the afternoon, our captain will take your passengers on an exploration trip through the Islands of the Gulf of Nicoya. As we tour the Islands, they will learn about our history and the importance of this area in the natural wealth of Costa Rica. The Islands of the Gulf of Nicoya are bird sanctuaries, (pelicans, frigates, and others), rich in biodiversity and history. Private Tour to Irazu Volcano, Cartago & Hot Springs: Irazú Volcano National Park is a National Park in the Central Volcanic Conservation Area of Costa Rica. 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. The volcano's summit has several craters, one of which contains Diego de la Haya, a green crater lake of variable depth. At 11,260 feet (3,432 m), the Irazú Volcano is the highest active volcano in Costa Rica. It is easily visited from San José, with a road leading right up to the summit craters. From the top, it is possible to see both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on a clear day. However, such clear days are rare, and the volcano's summit is usually cloud-covered. After the visit to the volcano, you will enjoy the beauty of the Orosi Valley and Town. Orosi Church is an Iconic place. This small town puts travelers in an ideal spot to view some of the country's most historic landmarks, including the Iglesia de San Jose de Orosi, which was built in 1743 and is the oldest church in the country still in use today. The church's whitewashed walls and classic Spanish-colonial architecture are a testament to the long hours and artistic dedication that went into this church's design. Nearby this town, we will continue our journey to Rio Perlas, a beautiful Hotel and Hot Springs complex where you will be able to have a great lunch and enjoy the thermal pool, gardens, and rainforest.