Rural Tours in Costa Rica

Check out the new rural tours in Costa Rica available through the rural tourism agency, JAZON. Engage in activities like cow milking and horseback riding, or take a relaxing hike through the Tenorio Volcano National Park or a scenic boat tour of the Caño Negro Wetlands. The best part about all of these tours is that you get to interact with real local families in rural areas, offering you a taste of the Real Costa Rica.

To inquire about any of the following tours, visit JAZON's website

Caño Negro Tour

Wildlife Refuge Caño Negro RAMSAR is one of the few areas that remain in the country and, because of its condition, it is undeniably one of the best places to observe migratory birds. We can also find a large variety of reptiles. The tour we are offering will allow you to enjoy the majesty of flora and fauna. This will be carried out from a fully equipped boat and with the support of a local guide that will show us the beauty of the place. Frio River is another attraction that we could visit and, if we are lucky...>>Learn More<<

Rio Celeste Tour

JAZON (Jóvenes Agricultores de la Zona Norte or Young Farmers of the Northern Zone), an organization of rural youth in Northern Costa Rica, includes a tour of Rio Celeste in its rural tourism initiative to provide supplement income to rural Costa Rican families. The tour includes a entrance to the Tenorio Volcano National Park, followed by a hike through lush tropical forest accompanied by a local bilingual guide who can help spot interesting flora and fauna of Costa Rica...>>Learn More<<

Caño Negro Butterfly Farm

Caño Negro is a community of people willing to share their experiences with visitors. When we get to this community, we will go directly to the Jimenez Garbanzo family home. They will offer us a tour showing us a butterfly reproduction farm and they will also explain the process that goes from a tiny egg, passing through a larva stage to finally become a beautiful butterfly. We can also walk around the house garden where...>>Learn More<<

San Marcos de Cutris Farm Tour

First, we will visit Vega Chavarria Familiy to actively participate in the daily cow milking. Later, we will go to the farm of a family that cultivates pineapple and we will actively participate in its planting process and its harvesting. Next stage is the visit to Morales Vega Family where we will see how organic pigs wastes are used to produce biogas, as well as how through this process they reduce environmental pollution...>>Learn More<<

Costa Rica Frog Reserve

Eco Selva Natural Reserve is located next to San Carlos River in the community of Santa Teresa. The Frog Reserve belongs to the de Torres Calvo Family. They are working hard to preserve it. From the reserve you can see the beauty of the San Carlos River and all of the animals and vegetation that surround it. The de Torres Calvo family runs their farm with organic...>>Learn More<<

Horseback Ride to Fortuna River Waterfall

In this tour horse ride is from downtown to Fortuna River Waterfall, passing in front of handicraft shops, farms of small farmers and we will also have the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful landscape. We leave La Fortuna very early to enjoy freshness of the morning. During the tour, we could also appreciate the beautiful scenery provided by the majestic Arenal Volcano. By horse we can enjoy a ride full of adventures visiting beautiful farms of small farmers and...>>Learn More<<

Medicinal Plants Tour

We will arrive at the Sandoval Berrocal family farm in La Fortuna where we will make a tour around the medicinal plants garden. The owner, Mrs Cristina, will explain the medicinal properties of the plantsand we will also listen to an explanation about the process of plant collection, drying and industrialization. At the end of the tour we may taste a delicious medicinal herbs tea or purchase her natural shampoos...>>Learn More<<

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