PACIFIQUE CENTRAL – HERRADURA
Highlights: Marina Los Sueños – Carara National Park – Tarcoles River Crocodiles – Bijagual Waterfall – Beaches
Days 2 and 3 : Check-in for your vehicule
From Day 2 to 9 : renting of one Cat. Mid. Size – Suzuki Vitara 4×4 – Automatic vehicule, comprehensive insurance (TPL + CDW) with damage waiver, 2 drivers, unlimited mileage + SIM card with unlimited Waze/Google Maps. A credit card imprint of 100 US$ will be taken by the rental company.
Close to the capital, the region is lined with some beautiful beaches ideal for relaxing and surfing.
But it’s the Carara National Park, with its pairs of macaws, that attracts the most tourists, and the Tarcoles River, home to a colony of American crocodiles, some as long as 6 meters!
At sunrise and sunset, thousands of birds fly in to forage in the morning or return home at the end of the day.
It’s a transition between tropical dry and humid forests, hence its biodiversity.
One of the country’s most beautiful waterfalls, Bijagual, is within easy reach for good walkers.
Driving time: 01:35 – 79 km
• 2 nights at hotel Villa Caletas
– Accommodation: Villa for 2.
ON THE AGENDA:
• Birdwatching Private PN Carara – Duration : 4:00 : Area: 4,700 ha. Carara National Park is a bird-lover’s paradise. Of the 900 confirmed species in Costa Rica, 431 are found in and around Carara. The park is located in a transition zone between the dry forest of the north and the humid forest of the south, with characteristics of both.
• Entrance to Carara National Park : Area: 4,700 ha. With its dry North Pacific and humid South Pacific influences, this ecosystem is identical to that of the Amazon. Its proximity to San José and Jacó makes it a much-visited site, but of major interest for observing the extremely varied flora and fauna typical of this transitional forest. The park is also renowned for its scarlet macaws.