Tour Info
Learn about the wonderful sloths and visit 2 folkloric towns of Costa Rica on this half-day excursion from San Jose. Your tour starts in the morning when you get picked up from your San Jose hotel and then you will travel towards the west part of the Central Valley, where you will visit an animal rescue center specialized in the care and rehabilitation of sloths...
Most of the sloths are kept in “Sloth Gardens”, which are areas that imitate the natural habitat of these gentle animals. In this animal rescue center you could also observe other wild species of Costa Rica that they help to later release in the wild, such as monkeys, toucans, kinkajous, coatis, parrots, scarlet macaws, among others.
After your sloths experience, explore the folkloric town of Sarchi, where you will have the opportunity to visit its central park, home of the Guinness Records’ biggest oxcart in the world. At Sarchi you will also visit the typical oxcarts factory, where you will learn the detailed process of making this vehicles and the amazing skill needed to paint the beautiful oxcarts. Souvenir shopping can be done here at their large souvenir shop, one of the biggest in the country.
Following you will visit the typical town of Grecia, where you will observe its iconic and unique metal church, located in the Central Park of this beautiful town. After this visit you will be taken back to your San Jose area hotel.
Trip Highlights
- Sloths Experience and Folkloric Towns Tour Half Day Trip from San Jose
- Visit an Animal Rescue Center with lots of the Costa Rican Wildlife
- Observe sloths in several sloth gardens & learn about this wonderful animal
- See many native species, like monkeys, kinkajous, parrots, macaws, etc.
- Visit the folkloric Sarchi Town, its Central Park & its typical Oxcarts Factory
- Admire the beautiful Metal Church in the town of Grecia
Trip Inclusions
- Round trip transportation from most of the San Jose area hotels
- Bilingual guide
- Entrance fee to the animal rescue center
- Visits to the towns of Grecia & Sarchi