Aug 06 2014
We are proud to offer the Ultimate Healthcare Tour of Costa Rica. When asked what he liked best about our healthcare tour, one of our guests wrote, “the wide variety of places we saw, the experts that Paul arranged for us to meet and talk with, and an emphasis on all aspects of health, not just doctors and hospitals. Mental health is …
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Mar 16 2012
San Lucas Island was used as a prison from 1873 to 1991. Modeled after Devil’s Island, it housed Costa Rica’s worst criminals, kind of like Alcatraz with a Papillion twist. The prison is often referred to as “The Island of Lonely Men,” based on the book of the same name (La Isla de Los Hombres …
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Jan 05 2012
Featured Article – A Day Trip to Zarcero As you leave San Ramon (elevation 3400’), passing through San Juan towards Zarcero, you immediately start ascending. Zarcero is a mountain town, elevation 5600’ located about 40 minutes from San Ramon. As you drive up, up, you begin to see some of the most stunning mountain …
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Nov 02 2011
Probably our favorite tour is the Isla Tortuga tour in the Pacific, just off the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula. Past tour guests Lorca & Robert also joined us on a Tortuga Island tour and had this to say: “The day trip to Tortuga Island was such a great bargain. Good boat, happy crew, …
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Oct 05 2011
We went on a San Lucas Island Tour, and it was fascinating! Our friend Parker said it was the best tour she’s been on in Costa Rica! It started with a boat trip through the Mangrove Forests near Puntarenas. We saw huge crocodiles sunning themselves near the water and lots of different birds including my favorite, pelicans. Then we …
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Oct 05 2011
We were able to watch one stage in the cycle of life of marine turtles when, on a boat tour to San Lucas Island in the Gulf of Nicoya, we saw two marine turtles mating. What are the odds of seeing such a thing, and then being able to capture it in pictures and on video …
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Sep 25 2011
Thanks to our friends Earl & Mike for shooting this video and allowing us to post it on our website. This is just one of the tours we offer through Varso Travel.
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Feb 12 2010
Living in the Culture Day Trip: Relax and Rejuvenate at the Hot Springs Go where the Ticos go to spend a day at a hot springs (photos). Termales del Bosque is a Costa Rican ecological retreat of exceptional beauty and natural attractions. You can walk the trails through the forest, enjoy the natural aromatic sauna, …
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Feb 12 2010
Living in the Culture Day Trip: Spend a Day at the Beach Enjoy a relaxing day at Playa Dona Ana, a small park and beach popular with Tico families, complete with monkeys and iguanas in the trees. In this beautiful tropical setting you can feed bananas to the monkeys, swim, sunbathe, walk the dark …
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