About: This is a place with hiking trails, a waterfall, natural pools, mountain views, and rock formations. They have a cabin for overnight stays. Province: San Jose Starting from: San Isidro de El General Time to reach from starting location: 1 hour Time needed for activity: 3+ hours Kid friendly: Yes Wheelchair accessible: No What…
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La Amistad International Park, Tres Colinas Sector
About: This is one of 3 sectors with entrance to La Amistad International Park, a park shared with Panama. The other 2 sectors are Altamira de Biolley and Santa Maria de Pittier. This sector has only one trail that is extremely long and takes anywhere from 3 to 5 days to complete. It must be…
La Amistad International Park, Santa Maria de Pittier Sector
About: This is one of 3 sectors with entrance to La Amistad International Park, a park shared with Panama. The other 2 sectors are Altamira de Biolley and Tres Colinas. This sector has 3 trails, La Cascada de Pittier, which is short, Rio Canasta, which is medium, and Cerro Pittier, which is long and requires…
La Amistad International Park, Altamira de Biolley Sector
About: This is one of 3 sectors with entrance to La Amistad International Park, a park shared with Panama. The other 2 sectors are Santa Maria de Pittier and Tres Colinas. This sector has 2 trails, Gigantes del Bosque which is shorter, and Valle del Silencio, which is longer, requires a local guide, and requires…
Cloudbridge Natural Reserve
About: This is a private reserve that has several well-marked hiking trails for day visitors. The trails range in distance from less than half a kilometer to 8 kilometers. There is a waterfall on one of the trails. They also offer guided tours on the trails with advance reservation. Food is not sold on property,…
Chirripo National Park
About: This is an amazing national park with several hikes, peaks, and points of interest, most notably Cerro Chirripo, which is the highest peak in Costa Rica. It requires a permit to visit, and reservations usually book out months in advance. There are 2 towns you may begin your hike from, San Gerardo de Rivas…
Chapel in the Clouds
About: This is a very unique “chapel” that can only be visited with reservation. They have trails and a waterfall to immerse yourself in nature. It is a cabin with a very unique design and architecture that you can stay in overnight through an organized tour that includes all meals. If you visit on your…
Cerro Ena
About: This is a famous peak in the region, probably second to only Cerro Chirripo, the highest peak in Costa Rica. It is about 11 kilometers to the base camp, where you can sleep overnight. Then, you can wake up early and hike the remaining short trek to the peak for a beautiful sunrise. If…
San Isidro de El General Food Tours
Options for food tours in San Isidro de El General:
Coffea Diversa Coffee Tour
About: This is a coffee plantation, coffee shop, and boutique hotel. They offer educational coffee tours, or you can simply visit their coffee shop and enjoy their coffee. Their hotel is extremely uniquely themed with the rooms designed to look like the baskets typically used in Costa Rica to harvest the coffee by hand. Province:…