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San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica
Duration: 7 days
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$800

About your trip

Visit the imposing Irazú Volcano and then experience the cloud forest in San Gerardo de Dota and Los Quetzales National Park.

What's included

Greeting and meeting

Our guide will pick you up at the airport and assist you with everything you may need

Private transportation

You can travel safe with your social bubble in your private transportation

Witches and oxcarts tour

Guided visit of San Antonio Escazu (witches and oxcarts) history

Welcome dinner

At a local place, La Posada de la Bruja

2 nights in Escazú

At Casa de Piedra, a centennial house

Entrance Irazú Volcano

Guided visit to the National Park

2 nights in San Gerardo

At Saavegre Lodge or similar

Natural walk

Cloud Forest guided walk on trails of the hotel

All meals

1 Lunch

At a local place, Los Chespiritos

What's not included

Airplane ticket

Unspecified tours, meals

Tips

Health insurance

Welcome to Costa Rica

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Greeting, meeting and with & oxcart history tour

Greeting and meeting at the Airport by our staff.

You will see a sign with your name right after migration. They will let you know where your luggage will be and how to exit the airport. Right outside the airport door your guide will have another sign. We will implement all safe protocols.


Private guided transfer from the airport to the town of San Antonio Escazu.

Here you will learn about local traditions based on Witch Storytelling and Oxcarts.


Accommodation at a 150years old house property of the Sheehy family. This house was built by the grandfather who had a big coffee farm all around it.


Dinner at a local restaurant called “La Posada de La Bruja”

Volcán Irazú & Dota

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Irazú Volcano and Cloud Forest at San Gerardo de Dota

Breakfast included at the House.


Your private van with guide driver will take you into todays expedition. First visit the Irazu Volcano. The word “Irazú” is actually derivative of an Indigenous word which means “thunder and earthquake mountain.” This volcano is active, although it has been many years since the last time it erupted.  It is the highest active volcano in Costa Rica, as well as the largest in the country, standing at 11,260 feet tall and 500 square kilometers at its base.


After learning and experiencing this amazing natural park you will head to the Cloud Forest. First Lunch at “Chespiritos” a local Soda where you will have lunch with locals that drive every day from the South of the country into the capital city.  After lunch continue to Hotel Savegre to check in and enjoy dinner. 


San Gerardo de Dota

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Guided natural walk and birdwatching

Breakfast included at the Hotel.


This morning you will have a guided walk on the 400-hectare Private Nature Reserve which is part of the Hotel’s property. 


The Hotel is located 9 km from Los Quetzales National Park, Hotel Savegre is the ideal platform to explore the imposing beauty of the Tropical Cloud Forest of Costa Rica.


Airport

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Back home

Breakfast included at the hotel.


Private van from Savegre to San Jose International Airport.

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1. San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica

San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica

About your organizer

Costa Rica Family Holidays, powered by IL VIAGGIO TRAVEL, boasts two decades of expertise as a local ground operator in Costa Rica. Specializing in crafting unique family experiences, we cherish the true essence of family bonds. Every journey we offer is designed with this in mind, catering to groups of friends, couples, and multigenerational families alike. With accessibility at the forefront, we ensure each adventure is both memorable and sustainable.

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