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Poas Volcano National Park and La Paz Waterfall Gardens: A Combo Tour from San Jose, Costa Rica

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Puntarenas

Experience the best of Costa Rica on this combo tour from San Jose. Explore the Poas Volcano National Park and witness the breathtaking main crater. Then, visit the La Paz Waterfall Gardens, a wildlife rescue center where you can encounter a variety of animals and immerse yourself in the country's natural beauty.

Duration: 7 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Poas Volcano - Poás volcano is a powerful symbol of the geothermal forces that formed Costa Rica.
Here you will make the crater overlook trail (0.5 km) takes about 10 minutes each way, your tour guide, will explain you the biodiversity in the area, and history of this volcano. this is the home of many cloud forest birds including hummingbirds, tanagers, flycatchers, toucanets, Costa Rica’s national bird the clay-colored robin, and the area’s most famous resident, the resplendent quetzal.

Since 2019, the Poás volcano has had eruptions, the government has taken precautions, for the moment the only walking trail is the crater overlook trail.

La Paz Waterfall Gardens - La Paz Waterfall is located on the slopes of the Poas volcano. This area is rich in biodiversity thanks to an altitude of that varies between 4000 and 5000 feet, allowing for both cloud forest and rainforest. Be prepared for a truly magical experience. Here, visitors will find the largest butterfly observatory in the world, hummingbird and bromeliad gardens, a serpentarium, frog pond, and 5 waterfalls.

What's Included

Local guide
Lunch included
Hotel pickup and drop-off (Only from Puntarenas)
All fees and/or taxes covered
Port pickup and drop-off

Additional Information

On this combo tour you will make a walk on the Poas volcano national park there you will have the oportunity to see the main crater and nature from the tropical wate clime, our next stop will be La paz warerfall gardens, its a rescue center there you will see a lot from the wildlife in the country, for example you will see: White face monkey, Spider monkey, butterflies, wildcats, snakes and more!

At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
The traveler needs to bring a rain jacket

Location

Antigua Capitanía de Puntarenas

Paseo de los Turistas

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Bill_w

Mar 8, 2024

Worth a Look - Despite it being too cloudy to see the crater's volcano, we very much enjoyed the tour. The Waterfall Gardens had many animals and birds to see, and the waterfalls themselves were quite picturesque. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly, and spoke English very well. Be prepared for long travel times, as the roads can be slow if you end up behind large trucks or buses making frequent stops.

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Stephencd431kv

Feb 10, 2024

Breathtaking and stunning - This experience was incredible. The care from Nuria and Edgar was wonderful. The falls were breathtaking and worth the many stairs. The volcano was hard to see due to cloud cover but we got a couple of good photos when the clouds broke. No lagoon for us as the volcano had erupted with hot gases and heat the month before our visit. It was still an interesting site to see. Lots of flora and fauna. Meal at La Paz Waterfalls was plentiful and nice variety. The animal preserve was so much fun and very well maintained. The toucans and hummingbirds were flying around us..one word WOW.