ROUTE OF NATIONAL PARKS OF SAN JOSÉ
BUDGET CAR RENTAL SAN JOSÉ – CHIRRIPÓ NATIONAL PARK
If you are a lover of food and red meats, Tarbaca is the ideal place. Uphill, because it is a village located in the mountains and uphill, you can find restaurants and viewpoints that will give you a breathtaking view of San José, if you visit the area at night, you will see the city illuminated.
As you continue further in Tarbaca, you will be entering the Protective Zone Caraigres, where the forest of the place is conserved and cataratas are born, tributaries of the Parrita River.
WHAT TO VISIT?
- Tarbaca
- Caraigres Refuge
- Santa María de Dota
- Los Santos Forest Reserve
- Cerro Nara Refuge
- San Gerardo de Dota
- Chirripo National Park
On your way you will visit Santa María de Dota, the area with the best shade coffee in the country: Tarrazú. It is a special place for independent travelers and families. If you like coffee Coopedota is a must destination to go and is one of the oldest and most successful names in the coffee industry in Costa Rica.
If you want some other outdoor activity it is possible to visit the Los Quetzales National Park and the Cerro de la Muerte, which belong to Los Santos Forest Reserve.
Cerro Nara Refuge is part of a conservation association that seeks to protect the land to keep it natural and preserve the primary forest and its biodiversity. This is maintained on its own and travelers can stay here.
If there is a place that has a lot of beauty is San Gerardo de Dota. The place, although not very well known, is visited by its tranquility and the sighting of birds of the region. It is also very close to Los Quetzales National Park, a sanctuary for the best and most colorful birds.
Finally, the National Park Chirripó where is the hill with the same name and the highest of the country. It is full of flora and fauna along its path, the main action of tourists: hiking to the top of the mountain.
