Poas Volcano National Park - toegangsbewijs
Beschrijving
De Poás-vulkaan is een krachtig symbool van de geothermische krachten die Costa Rica hebben gevormd. Wanneer de mist en de wolken uit elkaar gaan, zie je het zwavelzuur, borrelende, groene, door regen gevoede meer op de bodem, omringd door rook en stoom die opstijgt uit fumarolen. Water uit het meer sijpelt constant door scheuren in de hete rots, verdampt en bouwt stoombellen op. Wanneer de druk in deze zakken het gewicht van het water erboven overschrijdt, breekt de stoom door in geisers die tot 250 meter hoog schieten. Maak je echter geen zorgen over een douche, de krater is 320 meter diep. Met een diameter van bijna 1,6 km is het ook de grootste actieve krater ter wereld. Er zijn nieuwe veiligheidsvoorzieningen toegevoegd om bezoekers te beschermen bij bijzonder zware activiteit.
Rondreisopties
Reisroute
De Poas is een vulkaan die tot 2.708 meter boven de zeespiegel stijgt, sinds 1989 is de uitstoot van gassen aanzienlijk toegenomen, waardoor zure regenverschijnselen zijn ontstaan die de flora in sommige delen van het park en de omliggende landbouwplantages in het gebied hebben beschadigd. Op de top zijn er twee kraters, de belangrijkste van 1,5 km in diameter en 300 diep, en de Botos-lagune, koud water en pure regenbron, die uitmonden in het Caribisch gebied door de Angel-rivier, een zijrivier van de Sarapiqui-rivier. Tegenwoordig stoot de vulkaan een grote hoeveelheid gas en waterdamp uit de verschillende fumarolen die zich in de binnenkegel van de krater bevinden. Verschillende vulkanen geïdentificeerd, de Chompipe 2259 m boven de zeespiegel, de Turu 2139 meter boven de zeespiegel, Cerro Cacho Negro op 2250 m en de Barva die verschillende kraters heeft, de bekende Tres Marias op een gemiddelde hoogte van 1725 meter .
Hoogtepunten
Wat is inbegrepen
Beoordelingen van reizigers
Belangrijke informatie
- Er zijn speciale kinderzitjes beschikbaar
- Hulpdieren toegestaan
- Baby's en kleine kinderen kunnen in een wandel- of kinderwagen mee
- Geschikt voor alle condities
Beoordelingen(44)
The entrance tickets were not accepted at the entrance, so we had to pay for entry again. We would not recommend tickets ordered online. Double costs.
An amazing view and great experience. Foot traffic was minimal and photos came out great. Staff was helpful.
It was a short, but nice walk. The patch was fully paved, but could present some challenges with steps and steep sections. We did have to deal with some fog and impending storm and weren't able to view the lake unfortunately. There was also a lack of wildlife, but also could have been sheltering from the storm. As added comfort, there were several shelters we could have used if it decided to pour on us. The view of the crater was breath taking! That alone made the visit worthwhile. There were also restrooms available at the visitors center. With the required reservation system it is hard to plan for good weather.
Tickets for Costa Rica's national forests and parks are unnecessarily hard to get. Th prices for foreign visitors has also gotten higher over the years I've been visiting. Getting tickets for Manuel Antonio through the Costa Rican government.... forget about it. Confusing and timed. Going through a third party isn't my favorite way to go but it worked. Awesome place to see and the jungle walks through the park are dense. Not crowded except for a couple school tours. If you have breathing issues, be warned, if the wind is right the fumes can be a concern.
Excellent tour guide Walbert 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Breakfast was Excellent also Very educational tour
if you can figure out how to buy a ticket on the park website, just do that. It is $17 cheaper. We could not figure out how to purchase on the park website so we chose Viator to book through and pay the extra $. After you book it, you have to get a code through another third-party which Viator works with and it was not easy to get. I had to contact customer support and it took quite a bit of back-and-forth to get the code.It was a lot of trouble to get to see the Volcano but once we got it all straightened out it was worth the trip.
I would not advise to go to the volcano this time of year. You can see absolutely nothing as the fog is so thick. Itappears that it rains a lot, which is fine but the visibility is zero. The park person told us that if you come in April, you will be able to see the volcano. So unless you come in April, it’s a waste of your money Next thing you must be aware of, when you purchase tickets through TripAdvisor, can you get an email confirming your purchase. However, you must get a special code through the Whats up app that was a bit frustrating as we had no clue how to do that. We did figure it out.
You may need to wait for the fog to clear up, but when it did for us, we enjoyed a spectacular view! The hike was great. The park was very organized and well maintained.
Definitely worth seeing. It was foggy so we didn't get to see the lagoon but we did walk the entire trail which was paved and nice.
We were lucky, we arrived at 8:00 the volcano 🌋 was in the clouds and drizzle but by chance and with the help of the wind it is discovered On the other hand the reception of the entrance staff for the reception at the parking lot which costs 6 dollars, is an impressive cold no response to our hello "just a 6 Dollars " Arrived at the parking lot like that, you say hello he doesn't answer you and you look Arrived at the center at the level of toilets and reception, all visitors sought or go we were left to ourselves Of all the parks we visited it is surely and by far the one where the reception is the least warm
