Tico Paradise Costa Rica · At the park, you drive
A resold entry to Poás Volcano National Park for people driving themselves, sold on GetYourGuide by Tico Paradise Costa Rica. Pick it only for the free cancellation: the park's own SINAC ticket costs about half as much and has no refunds for weather.
Read this listing as what it is: an entry ticket and nothing more. You drive to the park, queue at the gate, sit through the ranger briefing and walk up with everyone else. The listing's includes section mentions a guide and transport, but its meeting point text says they are not included. The second reading fits a 40-minute entry product, so plan on neither.
It is also a resale. SINAC sells Poás tickets online only, through its own SINAC booking system, by name and passport number, at US$15 plus 13% VAT: US$16.95 for a foreign adult. This one costs $32. The GetYourGuide voucher alone is not a park ticket. You have to activate the code the day before by WhatsApp or email, as the listing instructs, and keep what comes back for the gate.
What the extra $15 buys is the cancellation. SINAC gives no refunds for fog or rain; this listing cancels free up to 24 hours before. Poás has closed at short notice in 2017, 2025, January 2026 and August 2026, and cloud can hide the crater for days, so on a flexible trip that is worth something. If your dates are fixed and you can manage the SINAC site, the official ticket is the better deal.
By WhatsApp or email, as the listing instructs. The voucher on its own will not get you in.
About 1.5 hours from San José via Alajuela, Fraijanes and Poasito on paved roads. There is no gas station near the entrance, and the listing puts parking at $6.
Rangers check entry at your booked slot and give the safety briefing. Helmets go on.
About 700 metres on a paved path through stunted cloud forest.
56 people per 20-minute period, the rule since 28 August 2026 (Tico Times).
La Paz Waterfall Gardens is about 20 minutes away, and coffee farms line the road down.
★★★★★Great view. Went at 8am and no clouds. A nice hike as well.
★★★★★Spectacular! Luckily for us, it was super clear and it erupted!!!
★★★★★Overall very tranquil experience that was worth the price.
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No. It is a resold entry. Official tickets are sold only by SINAC, online, at US$16.95 for a foreign adult. The GetYourGuide voucher must be activated the day before by WhatsApp or email.
Read it as entry only. The includes list mentions a guide and transport, but the meeting point text says they are not included, and you drive yourself to the park.
With this ticket you can cancel free up to 24 hours before. SINAC's own ticket gives no refunds for fog or rain.
The earliest slot you can get, 8:00 or 8:30. The park opens at 8 a.m., and cloud usually fills the crater by 10:30 or 11:00.
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A resold park entry for drivers, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before, which SINAC's own ticket lacks.
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