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The Northern Zone offers a variety of tourist activities, most of which are related to nature and adventure:
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Horseback Riding
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Horseback riding is a widespread activity in the region. Tourists can enjoy rides in Tilarán, Fortuna, Bajo del Toro, Caño Negro, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí and other areas, and several tours use it as a way of getting to different sites of interest.
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Hiking
There is no limit to the variety of hikes available for observing the region's natural attractions, including rivers, volcanoes, hot springs and waterfalls.
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There is no limit to the variety of hikes available for observing the region's natural attractions, including rivers, volcanoes, hot springs and waterfalls.
Boat Tours
Breathtaking scenery and nature-watching can be enjoyed on several rivers, including the Frío, San Carlos, Sarapiquí and Puerto Viejo.
Breathtaking scenery and nature-watching can be enjoyed on several rivers, including the Frío, San Carlos, Sarapiquí and Puerto Viejo. |
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Recreational Cycling
The region offers a variety of roads and adventure or leisure sites that allow touring on regular or mountain bikes. Interesting destinations include the La Fortuna waterfall, agricultural plantations, the Arenal volcano and reservoir and the trail between Fortuna and Monteverde.
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Cuisine
Several towns maintaining very rural lifestyles offer cafes and restaurants, while others, such as Ciudad Quesada and Tilarán, feature municipal or city markets where traditional Costa Rican food may be sampled. Some lodging establishments also offer typical fare.
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Spelunking
The outskirts of Venado are home to the largest and most accessible cavern system in the Northern Zone, enabling visitors to explore and learn about the stalactite and stalagmite formations as well as various other geological features.
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The region's natural wealth can be enjoyed in numerous public protected areas such as Arenal and Juan Castro Blanco National Parks and Caño Negro and Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuges, as well as private protected sites such as the Danaus Botanical Garden, La Selva Biological Station, Selva Verde and the Tirimbina Preserve, to name just a few.
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Naure - Trail, Hanging-Bridge and Treetop Adventures
Tourism and recreation outfits in several communities-including Fortuna, La Virgen and Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí-have developed facilities for enjoying adventure activities on hanging bridges, nature trails and in the forest canopy.
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Photography
Photography is highly worthwhile here, thanks to a variety of scenic and cultural options and a wealth of flora and fauna, waterfalls, rivers and volcanoes, as well as picturesque ranches and farms, including sugarcane, coffee and pineapple plantations, dairies and more.
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Cultural Activities
Throughout the year communities celebrate religious, sporting and civic events, or hold fairs to raise funds for community development.
JANUARY .
Last week of January. Carriage and oxcart parade in honor of San Bosco, patron saint of Fortuna.
FEBRUARY.
First two weeks of February. Civic festivals in Fortuna.
Last week of February. Civic festivals in Tilarán.
APRIL.
Juan Santamaría civic event.
Expo San Carlos, Livestock Show in Platanar de San Carlos.
MAY.
Last weekend in May. Sarapiquí Tourism Expo-fair.
JUNE.
Feast of San Antonio, patron saint of Tilarán.
AUGUST.
National Parks Day.
SEPTEMBER.
Lantern parade.
Costa Rican Independence Day.
OCTOBER.
4. Feast of San Francisco de Asís, Los Chiles.
NOVEMBER.
Feast of San Carlos Borromeo, San Carlos.
DECEMBER.
Christmas Eve.
Christmas.
All year. Every three months at full moon. Religious ritual, Palenque Tonjibe, San Rafael de Guatuso.
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Rural Tourism Activities and Services
Rural tourism activities and services offered in the Northern Zone and their corresponding locations within the region are as follows:
Heliconias Lodge, located in Bijagua de Upala, three kilometers from the Banco Nacional.
Activities: Butterfly garden, nature-trail hiking, hanging bridges in the canopy, visits to the sugar mill, visits to the Río Bijagua waterfall or Laguna Danta, bird-watching, visits to the Río Celeste and its waterfalls.
La Catarata Lodge, located three kilometers from downtown Fortuna, San Carlos.
Activities: Tours to the Fortuna waterfall, hot springs on the Río Tabacón, Arenal National Park, the Venado caverns, horseback rides to Monteverde.
San Juan Lodge, located 46 kilometers from Aguas Zarcas in the community of La Gloria, allows visitors to enjoy communal life and natural riches.
Activities: Guided tours on wet-forest trails, bird-watching, visits to medicinal plantations, dairy tours.
Poco Sol Biological Station, located 12 kilometers west of Tigra de San Carlos.
Activities: Tours on trails through primary and secondary forest, visits to the 3.8-hectare lake, waterfalls, hot springs and fumaroles.
Bosque Alegre Lodge and Wildlife Refuge, located six kilometers from Cariblanco de Sarapiquí. All-terrain vehicle required for the last stretch of gravel road.
Activities: Hiking and nature-watching in tropical wet forest on the trail to the lakes, fishing and boat tours. |
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