Sarchi Oxcarts & Souvenirs Shopping. Private Tour | 6 hours

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  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch
  • Visit to Souvenir stores
  • Private tour guide

Overview

Visiting Sarchi is a great experience for anyone who wants to know and enjoy Costa Rican art, since this small town is considered the cradle of Costa Rican crafts. A national symbol of Costa Rica, the oxcart plays a key role in the country’s history, as they were used to transport coffee beans & other goods to nearby and faraway markets and ports. Starting in 1840’s most of the rural roads were very rough making the ox cart the sole means of transportation for families even though the trips could take weeks at times. Highly ornate, these oxcarts are elegantly craved and are usually hand-painted with bright colors. The painting of the ox cart is a Costa Rican tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation. The largest and oldest oxcart factory is also found in Sarchi. The Joaquin Chaverri Oxcart Factory was built in 1902, and is considered to be the birthplace of oxcart handicrafts in Costa Rica. Our tour is operated in a 100% private basis.

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Itinerary

  • Fabrica de Carretas Eloy Alfaro

    On this tour you will be visiting the picturesque town of Sarchi and its colourful souvenir stores and oxcart factories. Eloy Alfaro was the pioneer Oxcart Factory and till now they have the first water mill used in the factory. At this time it is a living musseum of the history of Sarchi. Now days, enjoy the large souvenir store with many and diverse souvenirs hand crafted.

    1 hour

  • Alajuela (Pass By)

    Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica located just besides the Capital City San Jose. It is the province where is located the international airport. The province offer many touristy attractions, including volcanoes, waterfalls, coffee plantations, dairy farms and more.

  • Sarchi

    Sarchi Norte and Sarchi Sur are the most famous craft center in Costa Rica. The city has more than 200 stores and small factories that function as family businesses for woodworking. They produce wooden bowls, tableware, folding furniture, wooden and leather rocking chairs and a wide variety of souvenir craft items. The most popular items are the elaborately painted "ox carts" that traditionally transported coffee from the Central Valley to the port on the Pacific coast. Today it is the canton where the world's largest cart is located. The Sarchí furniture have an internationally recognized design and quality and are a true national icon.

    1 hour

  • Fabrica de Carretas Joaquin Chaverri

    Carretas Chaverri Sarchí's oldest and best-known factory is 1.5km southeast of the plaza in Sarchi Town. Here you can buy souvenirs and watch artisans hand-building and painting the area's famous oxcarts in the small studio in the back.

    1 hour

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  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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A special place and a great time

Published on Dec, 2024

I didn't go with this day tour, part of my tour, but the experience in Sarchi was wonderful. I was surprised to find that it was really enjoyable to paint your own small oxcart wheel - not usually my type of thing. But the artist was amazing and he also played the guord and a rubber chicken - seriously. Great time, great fun

Pleasant and informative tour

Published on Apr, 2024

The tour began with an on-time pick up at our hotel. Our driver and tour guide, Luis, had a sign with my name on time. He was very nice, hospitable from the beginning. He gave us facts about Costa Rica and we had such a good conversation throughout the tour. He first stopped to show us coffee plantations and then we were on our way to Sarchi. We stopped to see the world’s largest Oxcart and even saw the church nearby. Afterwards, we had a tour of the Oxcart making factory. And took time to see the souvenir shop. This was followed by a buffet lunch and a pleasant ride home. The only road block was a flat tire happed while we shopped, but that was fixed.

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