About: This coffee tour makes a great pit stop on your way to La Fortuna. It is an extremely informative and interactive tour where you will get to see, smell, and taste your way through learning about the harvesting and processing of the coffee beans. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna / Downtown Alajuela /…
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Mariposario Alas del Destino
About: The perfect pit stop on the road to La Fortuna, this butterfly garden offers a guided tour that provides an in-depth look at butterflies, including their life cycle and a wide variety of species. It is an interactive tour as you’ll get up close and personal with butterflies and caterpillars, and you can even…
Loveat Restaurant
About: This unique dining experience offers a varied menu featuring Israeli, international, and local cuisine, as well as coffees and desserts, all of which is vegan or vegetarian. They also sell packaged snacks if you want to grab something for the road. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna / Downtown Alajuela / Downtown Heredia /…
Laguna de Hule
About: This lagoon is a little bit harder access than the nearby Rio Cuarto Lagoon, but it does offer hiking trails, which the Rio Cuarto Lagoon does not. It also has a restaurant and kayaks and stand up paddleboards available for rent. There are actually 3 lagoons that you can reach with the trails, the…
La Vieja Adventures
About: This tour takes you through a river canyon with walls up to 100 meters high. There are stairs with an optional harness you can wear for safety. The entire route is 3.5 kilometers and reaches the Sapphire Waterfall. There are 3 tour options: the basic tour which includes a guide, the day pass which…
La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park
About: This is a great place to stop if on your way to La Fortuna if you’re wanting to see wildlife and you have kids. The nature park is huge, so you can definitely wear the kids out. You’ll be able to see a lot of local wildlife exhibits. Though not as exciting as seeing…
La Paz Waterfall
About: This is a great pit stop if you’re on your way out of the metropolitan area to La Fortuna and you want a quick stop where you can experience a bit of Costa Rica, maybe on your first day in the country. You’ll get to see a huge waterfall (actually a series of waterfalls),…
Girasoles de Costa Rica
About: This is a great pit stop to or from La Fortuna since it is a cute photo-op, but there isn’t much to do otherwise so it’s likely not worth driving to unless you’re in the area. They will provide information about the sunflowers. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna / Downtown Alajuela / Downtown…
El Cocora Cloud Forest
About: This is the perfect pit stop on the way to La Fortuna from the metropolitan area because it is just about halfway and it has everything you need: a short trail if you need to stretch your legs, a longer trail if you want more of a hike, a butterfly garden, a hummingbird garden…
Costa Rica Eco Bungee
About: This extreme sport park features a suspension bridge built between two towers. They offer tours that include walking the suspension bridge, bungee jumping from the bridge, a large swing that launches from the bridge, or riding on a bicycle along a zipline cable. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna / Downtown Alajuela / Downtown…