Turrialba

$400
 
Turrialba

Known for its endless rolling green hills, comfortable temperate weather plus impressive tourist sightseeing, Turrialba is home to Arabica coffee, large macadamia nut trees, and tall sugar cane crops, among many others. Come visit the ancient yet awe-inspiring ruins of Guayabo National Monument, our Aquiares Waterfalls or Turrialba active volcano. Glimpse a rich variety of exotic flora and fauna. These stunning Caribbean lowlands offer great white water rafting opportunities. Stop at CATIE campus, a scientific and educational institution.

  
Daily Itinerary         

Day 1: San Jose – Turrialba

Pick up in your hotel lobby to get to Turrialba by land. In the afternoon you will spend your time exploring the hotel surroundings.

Overnight at the hotel of your selection
Meals included: none

Day 2: Water Splash

After an early breakfast, this morning you will be joining a white water rafting trip on the Pejibaye River.  This class II – III River offers moderate rapids, along the rapids you will pass through rainforest and pasture lands.  There will be opportunity to do some bird watching and swim on the calm pools.  Afternoon at leisure to relax or enjoy an optional tour (at an additional cost)

Overnight at the hotel of your selection
Meals included: breakfast

Day 3: Archeology lesson

A guided visit to Guayabo National Monument, which was ingeniously engineered by a Pre-Columbian civilization between 1000 B.C. and 1400 A.D., is Costa Rica’s most important archaeological site.  Veiled in the shadow of the Turrialba Volcano this national park affords excellent bird watching opportunities amid rain-forested surroundings.


Early afternoon pick up in your hotel lobby to get back to San Jose by land. End of services or select another Horizontes short escape...

Meals included: breakfast 


 
Prices include:


• Round trip land transfer San Jose – San Gerardo de Dota
• 2 nights at the hotel of your selection, standard room  

• Meals included: 2 breakfasts

• Half day white water rafting tour
• Half day pre-scheduled tour to Guayabo National Monument

• Taxes on lodging (13%) and meals (23%) included in this program
• Full operational support services by the local operators

 
 
 

This holiday goes well with:

 
 
 
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Horizontes is a proud member of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), Costa Rica’s National Tourism Chamber (CANATUR), Costa Rica Tour Operator’s Association (ACOT), Costa Rica’s National Ecotourism Chamber (CANAECO), Adventure Travel Media Source, and FUTUROPA. Horizontes is fully licensed with the Costa Rican Tourist Board (ICT) and has been certified with the highest level of the CST with Five Leaves (Certification for Sustainable Tourism).

 

Horizontes and Rainforest Alliance have established an alliance to work with suppliers in Best Management Practices in Sustainable Tourism Program since December 8, 2005. Horizontes supports MarViva´s efforts in protecting and supporting the management of Marine Protected Areas, Habitat for Humanity in promoting the community development through housing solutions, World Heritage Alliance seeking to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage and supports the Tourism Code of Ethics Campaign, to protect children and adolescents from Sexual Exploitation.