About: With claims to be the only glass chapel in the world with a butterfly garden inside, this property also offers trails with manicured gardens. They offer tours that cover both their butterfly exhibit as well as their coffee plantation. They also have a cafe, farm animals, and bee houses focused on conservation. Province: Alajuela…
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Botanical Orchid Garden La Garita
About: This botanical garden offers trails, playgrounds for children, a koi pond, and an orchid garden. They offer lunch or you can bring your own food for a picnic. Province: Alajuela Starting from: Downtown Alajuela Time to reach from starting location: 23 minutes Time needed for activity: 1+ hour Kid friendly: Yes Wheelchair accessible: Yes…
La Fortuna Wildlife Exhibits and Gardens
Options for wildlife exhibits and gardens in La Fortuna:
Arenal Bee Garden
About: They offer a 3-in-1 tour: bees and honey production, cacao and chocolate production, and coffee production. It is extremely informative and interactive, so you will learn a lot as you taste, smell, and feel your way through these different products. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting location: 5 minutes…
Monteverde Wildlife Exhibits and Gardens
Options for wildlife exhibits and gardens in Monteverde:
San Bosco Orchid Garden
About: The owner Gretel will take you on a private tour of her orchid garden, showing you her collection of orchids and telling you all about these amazing plants. Province: Puntarenas Starting from: Monteverde Time to reach from starting location: 13 minutes Time needed for activity: 1 hour Kid friendly: Yes Wheelchair accessible: Yes What…
Monteverde Orchid Garden
About: A guided tour through a garden that focuses on orchids, though there are other plants as well. The guides are extremely knowledgeable and very informative. On a given day there are over 120 orchid species in bloom. Some orchids only bloom for one day, if that, so you never know what you will get…