Discover the Wonders of Cartago and Irazú Volcano
Your breath-taking adventure begins with a pickup from your hotel and a relaxing private drive through the wonderful Costa Rican countryside. You will be heading to Cartago Province, about 1-hour drive from San Jose.
Irazú Volcano National Park
Irazú Volcano is a National Park in the Central Volcanic Conservation Area of Costa Rica. The volcano is still active although the last major eruptions were between 1963 and 1965, with occasional minor eruptions and some small lava flows since that time. With our professional tour guide, you will be able to explore the park and walk to the main lookout point.
The Crater Principal lake has an unusual greenish yellow coloring caused by rainfall dissolving the minerals along the craters walls. It has also been known to change colour to rust-red depending on the minerals present. The Irazú Volcano is the highest active volcano in Costa Rica.
The way to the volcano is so beautiful, with many plantations along the way.
Itinerary
We visit the Irazú Volcano on this tour. One of the most visited national parks of Costa Rica. It is an active volcano and you will be able to see the crater from the veranda.
Cartago is a Costa Rican city southeast of San José. It’s known for La Negrita, the Black Madonna shrine at Our Lady of the Angels Basilica. Founded in 1563 by Juan Vasquez de Coronado, it was the first successful establishment in Costa Rica. Many pilgrims come to Cartago annually, to visit the nation's principal church, the enormous Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, on the feast day of the Virgin of the Angels (August 2). The church has a statue of a Black Madonna known as La Negrita, who supposedly had great healing powers. The sick come to her statue in hope of a miracle from La Negrita.
