EcoRide Local Tours

• ⏱ ~6 hours
• 🚗 Private vehicle & hotel pickup
• 👥 Private group

Reach the Poás crater rim in the morning, before the cloud cover typically rolls in, then drop to the Doka estate on the volcano's slopes for a working coffee tour — from picking through roasting, with a tasting at the end. Michael adjusts the pace for photography and adds birding stops along the farm roads on request.

• ⏱ ~6 hours
• 🦜 Hummingbird & toucan feeders
• 👥 Private group

Start at Poás Volcano for the crater view, then descend the Caribbean slope to Mirador Cinchona, whose feeders draw hummingbirds, toucans, and tanagers to within a few feet — one of the easiest places in Costa Rica to photograph foothill species. The route follows the Cinchona waterfall canyon, with roadside stops whenever something good shows up.

• ⏱ ~2 hours at the park
• 🎫 Park admission not included
• 👥 Priced for two — extra guests for a small fee

A focused visit to the Poás crater — one of the largest active craters in the world — timed for the clearest morning views. Two hours of guided walking at the summit with the option to extend by the hour, plus cloud-forest birding along the trails while you're there.

• ⏱ 3–4 hours with transport
• ☕ Working estate tour & tasting
• 👥 Private group

A half-day at the Doka estate on Poás' slopes: walk the coffee fields, follow the beans through the wet mill — one of the oldest in the country — and finish with a tasting. Easy walking, good for families, and easily combined with an afternoon stop of your choice.

• ⏱ 6–7 hours
• 🚗 Hotel pickup included
• 🛍 Artisan workshops & souvenirs

A cultural day in the Central Valley: Sarchí's ox-cart workshops, where the painted carts are still built and decorated by hand, then Grecia's landmark red metal church. Time to shop the artisan stalls for carts, woodwork, and keepsakes, with lunch at a local soda if you like.

• ⏱ ~5 hours with transport
• 🦋 Hummingbird garden & animal sanctuary
• 👥 Great for families

Rainforest trails past five waterfalls, plus the hummingbird garden, butterfly observatory, and rescued-animal sanctuary — the most reliable place near San José to see toucans, monkeys, and a dozen hummingbird species up close. Paved, well-maintained trails make it one of the most accessible nature days in the country.