It was 5 a.m. and still dark outside when my alarm clock, our neighborhood rooster, roused me from sleep. I gulped down my morning café. The transition from night owl to morning person complete, I was now raring to go, ready for my second tour with Expediciones Tropicales. Today we were sightseeing in Cartago Province, a part of the country I knew little about, and home to Irazú Volcano, the Orosi Valley and Lankester Botanical Gardens.
My journey began at 7:30 a.m., as I was the first guest to be picked up by our Expediciones Tropicales …

Location: Cartago, Central Valley, Irazu Volcano »

Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Botanical Gardens, Historical Sites, National Parks & Reserves, Volcanoes »