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Costa Rica One Day Tour
Description
Irazú Volcano, Lankaster Gardens and Orosi
(Full day)
One of the most popular,
complete tours!
Known by local Indians
as the "mountain of rumbling and trembling," Irazu, the
highest peak in the Central Volcanic Range and the largest volcano in
Costa Rica, soars 11,260 feet above sea level.
On the climb up, the vegetation swiftly changes from farms to
primary and white oak secondary forests, to the bleak tableland at the
summit-an astonishing moon-like landscape!
After a walk along the crater's rim where, on a clear day, one can
view both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. On your way down, we
drive through our former capital, Cartago, where we stop at the
magnificent Basilica de Los Angeles, our most important church
We then go to Lankaster
Gardens, a showcase of diverse local flora habitats.
The large orchid collection, in particular, is guaranteed to
enchant flower lovers.
Our last stop is the
historical town of Orosi, surrounded by mountains covered in coffee
plantations and watered by the impressive Reventazon River. Here you can
walk into the 250-year-old church, which housed the first colonial
Franciscan monks and feel the way the first Spanish inhabitants did. The
fertile and scenic Orosi Valley, where the mighty Reventazon River
flows and the Bride's Veil Falls Can be seen.
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