National park Irazú
Elevation: 3432 m

2000 ha.
Open daily from 8.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Entrance fee: 10,- US$

Main crater, which is 1,050 meters in diameter and 300 meters deep, and has a sulfurous green lake at the bottom.
The Diego de la Haya crater is 690 meters in diameter and 80 meters deep.
 

Getting there by Car: Alajuela - San José - Cartago - volcano Irazá

Getting there by Bus: Alajuela - San José - Cartago - volcano Irazá

National parkTapantí

6080 ha

Open daily from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m

Entrance fee US$ 10,-

Flora and fauna

Around 45 species of mammals live in the park. Among them, some are in danger of extinction such tapir, pace, brocket deer, cotton tail rabbit, kinkajou, racoon, coatimundi, white face monkey, agouti and wild cats like ocelot, jaguarundi and margay.

The park is home to 260 species of birds such as quetzals, hawks, falcons, black guan, scoly robin, tinamou, tanagers, pigeons, doves, oropendola, golden oriole, among others.

Getting there by Car: Alajuela - San José - Cartago - Paraíso - Nationalpark Tapanti

Getting there by Bus: Alajuela - San José - Cartago - Paraíso - Orosi and from Orosi to the national park by taxi