Irazú Volcano Costa Rica

The Irazú Volcano, the Cathedral of Cartago and the Orosi, all in one day.

It goes higher and higher up the mountain, alongside switchbacks and through an agricultural land. It goes up to an altitude of 3432 meter to the crater of the Volcano Irazú, the highest volcano in Costa Rica. A great view offers a cloudless sky over the main crater and the two adjacent oceans: the Atlantic and Pacific.

For this tour, you will have to dress up warmly, because despite the sunshine, at these altitudes there often blows an icy wind. The hike is followed by a visit to the former capital of Costa Rica, Cartago, which lies at the foot of the volcano.

The "Basilica de la Virgen de los Angeles" is the most famous church in the region, where every year in the beginning of August, thousands of believers from across the country pilgrimage to give thanks for the miracle and pray to the Virgin Mary.

Another highlight is the Lankester orchid garden that enchants the guest with its diverse colors of more than 830 species of orchids and many other plants.