Visit Guaitil on a private tour to watch Chorotega artisans shape, polish, and fire pottery using techniques dating back to pre-Columbian times, then continue to Santa Cruz, Costa Rica’s national folklore city, for a guided walk through its sabanero traditions and history. A traditional Costa Rican lunch with regional flavors is included.
Discover the cultural heart of Guanacaste on a private visit to Guaitil, a small village where Chorotega artisans continue a pottery tradition that dates back to pre-Columbian times. Families here still work with local clay and natural mineral pigments, shaping and polishing each piece by hand with smooth stones before firing it in traditional wood-burning kilns. Watch the process up close in a family workshop, learn about the symbols and designs passed down through generations, and browse pieces made in the village.
Continue to nearby Santa Cruz, known as Costa Rica's national folklore city, for a guided walk through its central streets. Your guide shares the history of the region, its sabanero (cowboy) traditions, and the music, dance, and food that define Guanacaste's identity.
A traditional Costa Rican lunch is included, prepared with regional flavors. Ideal for travelers interested in culture, art, and local history, this experience offers an authentic look at the traditions that shaped the Guanacaste province.
Private, even for 1 guest.
Final price depends on your pickup point.
We pick you up at your hotel or the airport and handle the full route, door to door.
Driving times are approximate.
One of them plans your day, picks you up and brings you back. Who exactly depends on the date.
Around twelve years in Costa Rican tourism. On the drive between Guanacaste and Arenal he points out how fast the landscape and climate change, and shares the history of both regions along the way. His picks: the Palo Verde boat safari and Rincón de la Vieja's Pailas trail.
Twenty years guiding Costa Rica as a general and naturalist guide, with a special passion for botany: he points out plant adaptations, ecological relationships and the quiet work that trees, flowers and lianas do in the ecosystem. His favorite day is Palo Verde, where wildlife, tropical wetlands, cultural traditions and history meet — and the birdlife is spectacular.
Twenty-two years in tourism, from restaurants to tour sales to driving and guiding. Místico is his favorite trail: rich in wildlife, easy to walk, and full of the forest's secrets. On transfers north he loves the moment the dry Pacific crosses an invisible line into rainforest green.
Guanacaste HighlandsPrivate, even for 1 guest
Guanacaste HighlandsPrivate, even for 1 guest
Guanacaste HighlandsPrivate, even for 1 guest
Guanacaste HighlandsPrivate, even for 1 guest
Guanacaste HighlandsPrivate, even for 1 guest
Guanacaste HighlandsPrivate, even for 1 guest