Parque Nacional Tapantí

Tip

Be there at opening (about 8 am) for the birds and clearer views; entry is about US$12 for foreigners, so check the current fee. Bring a rain jacket every day of the year.

Be careful

Rivers rise fast after rain: stay out of the water on rainy days and keep off wet rocks.

Getting there

Paved road to Orosi, then about 12 km of paved/gravel road up to the park entrance. Open daily.

Places nearby

• Termales Hacienda OrosiYoga & WellnessThermal pools at different temperatures set in a coffee estate above the Orosi valley, with day and night passes, a restaurant, a small farm and a self-guided coffee trail.
• La Casona del Cafetal (restaurant on Lake Cachí)Food & CoffeeLakeside restaurant (part of a small hotel) on a coffee estate above Cachí reservoir, with a large covered terrace over the water and traditional Costa Rican cooking such as gallo pinto.
• Cafetería 1743 & SouvenirFood & CoffeeCozy café-restaurant by the sports plaza in Orosí village, named after the 1743 colonial church nearby, serving coffee from the valley, cheese tortillas, sandwiches, pasta and homemade pastries, with a garden terrace.
• La Marta Wildlife RefugeParks & Wildlife · from $10Private cloud-forest refuge with trails, a river, an old hydro-plant zone and guided day and night walks.
• Finca Cristina (coffee farm and store)Parks & Wildlife · from $25Family coffee farm above the Orosi valley with a 90-minute plantation tour and tasting three days a week, a farm store, and a conservation area known for birds and other wildlife.
• Truchas Selva MadreFood & CoffeeMountain trout farm and restaurant off the Interamericana toward Cerro de la Muerte where you can catch your own trout or order it fried, with hiking trails to a waterfall and camping.