Turrialba Hightlight & Rafting
San José - Cartago - Guayabo- CATIE -Turrialba - Pacuare River - San Jose
2 days 1 night
We will pick up you at 6:30am at your hotel and take you for a nice typical breakfast. When you are done, we will go to the train station, hop on a train and travel to Cartago.
The ride will be about 50 minutes.
Once in Cartago we will go to the Basílica de Los Ángeles, the most important Catholic Church in Costa Rica. After that, a private van will pick us up and drive over the mountains from Cartago to Guayabo Archeological Monument in Turrialba.
If we have nice weather, we could see the Turrialba Volcano. It is currently active, but we cannot promise we will get a good view. We will arrive at Guayabo at around 11am. We will have lunch and a nature walk for about 2 hours.
Around 2:30pm, we will travel to CATIE for another cool nature walk for 2 and half hours, and then off to your hotel.
Second day: Rafting on the Pacuare River. You have breakfast included, pick up from your hotel in Turrialba, driving 45 minutes to Pacuare River and be ready for another amazing adventure,
Rafting time is aprox 3 hours, lunch is included, last part is just to go back to San Jose, or to go to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca - La Fortuna.
Price per person: $260 per person for 2-3 people / $250 per person for 4-8 people.
¿What to bring? to gear dry fit clothing, sunblock, hat/cap, water, rain gear or ponchos, extra food, medicines, cameras, extra clothes. Of course you can bring your luggage.
It includes: Pick up from your hotel. Full transportation from San Jose to Turrialba. Naturalist Guide will accompany you. Rafting guides and equipment for this activity. Meal: 2 Breakfast (snacks and fruits) and 2 Lunch. CD with pictures from day 1, pictures from day 2 Rafting day you can buy them, ask to your rafting guides. Let us know where you will go because we provide free ride to come back to San José or Puerto Viejo de Talamanca or La Fortuna.
Ages: Appropriate for people 15-60 years old.
Physical demand: 3