With some stunning views of Costa Rica’s rural countryside, Turrialba is a charming little town in the lush and beautiful Central Valley in Cartago province. Famous for being a white water rafting hotspot and base camp, this town lies 53 km east of the capital city San Jose. Turrialba is also famous for its cheese, hand-sewn baseballs used in the World Series and for open air fruit and vegetable markets with some of the freshest, best-looking products available in Costa Rica. Other surrounding features include Guayabo Arqueological Monument, Turrialba Volcano and activities such as horseback riding, hiking trails, canyoning, waterfall rappelling, hot-air balloon flights, mountain biking and jungle expeditions. With dozens of tour operators running in the area to provide fun filled day trips for adventure lovers and family day outs, this is the perfect place for an unforgettable vacation!
Canyoning has become very popular with extreme sport fans all over the world. This sport has been practiced in Europe for many years and recently has extended to the Americas. Canyoning is specifically practiced in ...
The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) is one of the worlds premier centers dedicated to research and graduate education in agriculture and the management, conservation, and sustainable use of natural resources. This ...
Walk through Sitio de Mata Village in Turrialba, you will find a church with stained glass windows over a century old, enchanting gardens, an orchid greenhouse . You will also participate in the processing of the ...
The Pejibaye River is a beautiful class II and III rapid river located about thirty minutes from Turrialba. We will go down six kilometers of the river in the small inflatable kayaks which are perfect ...
The Biological Reserve Espino Blanco, is located in the district of Santa Rosa, Turrialba. It is specifically found in the village of La Verbena, 8 kilometers north of the city of Turrialba. It ...
The tour takes place on a private coffee estate. The Hacienda is located in Atirro, Turrialba, only 65 km from San Jose. Here, you will be able to experience every aspect of coffee, from ...
The Golden Night tour begins with pick-up at your hotel in Turrialba. You will enjoy a scenic drive out to the plantation with a bilingual guide. Upon arrival to the plantation you will start ...
The Guayabo National Monument is Costa Rica's most important archaeological site. Costa Rica may not be famous for its archaeological history like Guatemala's Tikal or the Incan ruins of Peru, but veiled in the shadow ...
For this trip, riders are driven to a small town of Atirro, located 15 minutes away from Turrialba. You'll be provided with trained horses and a guide will give a description of the tour. During the ...
We will leave early in the morning from the hotel and travel toward the colossus Irazú Volcano, the place where the tour will begin by mountain bike to the town of Turrialba. This voyage is ...
You will be picked up at your hotel in Turrialba and taken directly to the mountains of Pacuare where the canopy tour is located. Arriving to Santa Marta, you will take a transfer for about ...
The Pacuare River is ranked as one of the top five rivers in the world to white water raft. What earns the Pacuare River this acclaim is its eighteen miles of class III and class ...
The Pejibaye River is located 30 minutes from Turrialba. The tour takes approximately 3 hours and is a suitable to enjoy will all of the family. Before entering the river, our ...