Orchimex de Costa Rica now offers a tour of our facilities to show our visitors the orchid world, the most massive and beautiful family in the plant kingdom. Guests will learn about orchids in general as well as practical tips on orchid care. Walking through our greenhouses you will have the opportunity to see the different type of orchid hybrids that we export around the world and our orchid collection with species of our country and from around the world.

The tour consist on a walk through our greenhouse with explanation in designated stations as follows :
Greenhouse View Aerial view of our greenhouses
Start: The tour begins here.  Gift Shop
 
Orchid Rooting
 Station#1 (Rooting Area Greenhouse):
In this station Visitors will learn
- First years of orchid enthusiast
- Where our plants come from
- Tissue culture laboratory
- Handling of young plants
- Time needed to transplant
- Material used to root it
- Conditions needed by the plant
- Factors to consider for development of young plants
- Watering, fertilizer, etc
  Station#2 (Greenhouse):
- What we produce at ORCHIMEX
- Hybrids and how they reproduce
- Illustrated process
- Names of area flowers
- Materials and conditions needed by the plant
Oncidium Plantation
  Mokara Plantation Station#3 (Greenhouse):
- Flower production
- Harvest and frequency
- Grade and length
- Varietal names
- Harvesting periods and process
- Transport to packing house
  Station#4 (Greenhouse):
- Plants we sell
- How to take care of your orchids
- Species for begginers

  
 
Orchid Collection
 Station# 5 (Collection Greenhouse):
- About the collection
- Varieties in the collection
- Hybrids and others
Our Collection
  Station# 6 (Packing House):
- Quality control
- Packing process
- Cold room
- Markets
- Transport
- Market prices

Packing House
    End: Time to enjoy marimba music, fruits and our Gift Shop!