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Visit Arenal Volcano National Park (Arenal Hanging Bridges), La Fortuna (Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna Waterfall), Manuel Antonio National Park, Monteverde (Zip Line Tour), Siquirres (Pacuare River), Tortuguero National Park.
Visit Arenal Volcano National Park (Arenal Hanging Bridges), La Fortuna (Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna Waterfall), Manuel Antonio National Park, Monteverde (Zip Line Tour), Siquirres (Pacuare River), Tortuguero National Park.
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Single
$4349
Double
$2605
3rd Person
Child (Age 0-10)
$1615
4th Person
Child (Age 0-10)
$1615
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Child Rate: Child rates apply to those under 10 years old and sharing the room at least with two adults. Maximum two children per room with two adults.
Day 7 Arenal Volcano National Park - La Fortuna (185 km)
Day 8 Arenal Volcano - Monteverde (180 km)
Day 9 Monteverde
Day 10 Monteverde - Manuel Antonio Beach (123 km)
Day 11 Manuel Antonio National Park
Day 12 Manuel Antonio - San Jose (59 km)
Day 13 San Jose
Day 1 San Jose
San Jose, COSTA RICA
Day 2 San Jose - Tortuguero National Park (86 km)
San Jose, COSTA RICA
Tortuguero National Park, COSTA RICA
Sea Turtle Conservancy Museum
Tortuguero
Day 3 Tortuguero National Park
Tortuguero National Park, COSTA RICA
Day 4 Tortuguero - Puerto Viejo Beach (120 km)
Tortuguero National Park, COSTA RICA
Puerto Viejo, COSTA RICA
Day 5 Puerto Viejo Beach
Puerto Viejo, COSTA RICA
Day 6 Siquirres - La Fortuna (93 km)
Siquirres, COSTA RICA
Pacuare River
La Fortuna, COSTA RICA
Arenal Volcano
Day 7 Arenal Volcano National Park - La Fortuna (185 km)
Arenal Volcano National Park, COSTA RICA
Arenal Hanging Bridges
La Fortuna, COSTA RICA
La Fortuna Waterfall
Day 8 Arenal Volcano - Monteverde (180 km)
La Fortuna, COSTA RICA
Arenal Volcano
Monteverde, COSTA RICA
Monteverde Cloud Forest
Day 9 Monteverde
Monteverde, COSTA RICA
Monteverde Cloud Forest
Zip Line Tour
Day 10 Monteverde - Manuel Antonio Beach (123 km)
Monteverde, COSTA RICA
Manuel Antonio National Park, COSTA RICA
Day 11 Manuel Antonio National Park
Manuel Antonio National Park, COSTA RICA
Day 12 Manuel Antonio - San Jose (59 km)
Manuel Antonio National Park, COSTA RICA
San Jose, COSTA RICA
Day 13 San Jose
San Jose, COSTA RICA
Day 1:
San Jose
Standard Hotel: Hotel Crowne Plaza Corobici or similar
Meal: Excluded
Today, guests will arrive at the airport in San Jose where they will meet their tour guide. He will help you handle your information package such as travel itinerary in detail, vouchers for services, and etc. Afterwards we will head to the hotel. Along the way your tour guide will make a brief introduction about Costa Rica and some recommendations
for your trip. Uppon arrival in the hotel you can enjoy dinner there and get ready to start a fun trip early tomorrow.
Day 2:
San Jose - Tortuguero National Park (86 km)
Standard Hotel: Pachira Lodge
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
Today the tour guide will meet you early in the morning at hotel and then start traveling northeast to the Caribbean lowlands from San Jose. We will firstly cross through the Braulio Carrillo National Park and then you will stop for breakfast at Guapiles. After breakfast we will continue to La Pavona dock and from there you will board the boat that will take us to our hotel located in the Tortuguero National Park area. In the afternoon we will visit the Village of Tortuguero where we could visit the Turtle Museum and walk around this town to learn about the relaxed way of life in the Caribbean part of Costa Rica. We will return to the hotel after this interesting trip.
Tortuguero National Park, COSTA RICA
This beautiful national park on the Caribbean coast is home to many rivers and connecting waterways, dense tropical jungle, and a diverse collection of animals. You can take a boat ride down many of the canals.
Sea Turtle Conservancy Museum
This museum in the small Caribbean village of Tortuguero has interactive exhibits and a friendly, helpful staff that teach visitors about the nesting cycles of the local sea turtle population.
Tortuguero
Located in the heart of the national park of the same name, this small town sits on a sand bar island off the mainland and can only be reached by bot or plane.
Day 3:
Tortuguero National Park
Standard Hotel: Pachira Lodge
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
After breakfast we will take a boat tour in the Tortuguero National Park accompanied by a local nature guide. We may find many species of wildlife when go deep into the canals of the park such as capuchin monkeys, dozens of species of birds and even endangered West Indian Manatee. Then we will enjoy a lunch at the lodge. Afterwards the tour guide will take us to a private nature trail where you can find wildlife. Then we could enjoy the rest of this day at our leisure. You can relax at the swimming pool, enjoy a cocktail while admiring the river lagoon or spend the afternoon on the beach.
Tortuguero National Park, COSTA RICA
This beautiful national park on the Caribbean coast is home to many rivers and connecting waterways, dense tropical jungle, and a diverse collection of animals. You can take a boat ride down many of the canals.
Day 4:
Tortuguero - Puerto Viejo Beach (120 km)
Standard Hotel: Azania Bungalows
Breakfast: Included|Lunch: Included|Dinner: Included
After breakfast, we will meet at the main dock of the hotel to return by boat to Pavona's dock; from there we will continue with land transportation to Guapiles where we could enjoy another delicious Caribbean lunch. After lunch we will be pickded up to Puerto Viejo Beach. By the end of the afternoon, you will enjoy a special cooking class with the help of an experienced Chef. Of course, you will enjoy the fantastic dish prepared as dinner. Overnight in Puerto Viejo Beach.
Puerto Viejo, COSTA RICA
This small coastal town is a popular stop for tourists in Costa Rica. It is well known and highly regarded by surfers who visit because it is where the Salsa Brava, Costa Rica's most powerful wave, crashes on the beach.
Today is free for us to enjoy the gold sand beaches and lush forest near the coast. A good idea is to rent a
bicycle and explore the many beaches around or visit the beach town of Puerto Viejo where you can
find local restaurants with delicious and economic meals, bars with cheap beer and souvenir shops. Some of the beaches you can visit in a day are Manzanillo, Playa Grande, Uvita, Chiquita, Cocles and Playa Negra. You could also visit Cahuita National Park on your own or hire a local guide If you want to take a good hike and see wildlife.
Puerto Viejo, COSTA RICA
This small coastal town is a popular stop for tourists in Costa Rica. It is well known and highly regarded by surfers who visit because it is where the Salsa Brava, Costa Rica's most powerful wave, crashes on the beach.
Today we will take a White water rafting in Pacuare River accompanied by our tour guide. Along the ride you will face exhilarating rapids that will keep you alert. Once half of the river is completed, the tour guide will prepare a picnic lunch on the banks of the river. Afterwards we will continue traveling northwest to where the Arenal Volcano located. You will arrive at the hotel in Arenal by late afternoon and enjoy the rest of the day on your own. Tonight we will live in the area of Arenal Volcano.
Siquirres, COSTA RICA
Siquirres is the capital of the canton of Siquirres in Limon Province in Costa Rica. It is around 111 km away from San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica and located on the road to the city of Puerto Limon from San Jose.
Pacuare River
The Pacuare River flows approximately 108 kilometres to the Caribbean. It is a popular location for white water rafting, whitewater kayaking and riverboarding. The rainforests that surround the river are home to exotic animal species such as jaguars, monkeys, ocelots, and a very large number of birds. It was also considered one of the 5 nicest rivers to practice rafting.
Duration: Approx. 4 Hours
La Fortuna, COSTA RICA
La Fortuna is the name of a district and a small city located in San Carlos, in the province of Alajuela, Costa Rica. "La Fortuna" is Spanish for "The Fortune", and aptly named due its ample supply of tourist attractions and extremely fertile lands.
Arenal Volcano
This active stratovolcano in Costa Rica has an elevation of 5,358 feet. It looms over the small town of Las Fortuna below. There are many trails that traverse the slopes, leading all the way to the summit.
Day 7:
Arenal Volcano National Park - La Fortuna (185 km)
We will start the day hiking across the Arenal Hanging Bridges where you can admire the jungle not only from the ground but also from the treetops. After your adventure on the hanging bridges, you will head to the La Fortuna Waterfall. There is time to put your bathing suit on if you want cool off under the waterfall. When you reach the bottom, you'll have an opportunity to swim in one of the largest cool waters in the whole area. After that, we will try a delicious Costa Rican "casado" at a local restaurant. Then we will continue to the Arenal Volcano National Park where your guide will take you on a nature walk. We will head through the jungle, hiking through easy trails that skirt around the base of the Arenal Volcano and learn about the volcanic activity in the area.
Arenal Volcano National Park, COSTA RICA
Arenal Volcano National Park is a Costa Rican national park in the central part of the country, forming the Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area. The park encompasses the Arenal Volcano, which "was" the most active in the country. This Park is popular with birders, as most of the 850 species identified in Costa Rica can be found within the park's borders.
Arenal Hanging Bridges
The Arenal Hanging Bridges (Mistico Park) are a series of suspension bridges in the Volcan Arenal National Park area, offering views of Lake Arenal and Volcan Arenal. The bridges form part of a 2-mile (3 kilometre) self-guided interpretive trail through a private rainforest reserve.
La Fortuna, COSTA RICA
La Fortuna is the name of a district and a small city located in San Carlos, in the province of Alajuela, Costa Rica. "La Fortuna" is Spanish for "The Fortune", and aptly named due its ample supply of tourist attractions and extremely fertile lands.
La Fortuna Waterfall
La Fortuna Waterfall is in central Costa Rica, in the Alajuela Province. The waterfall drops about 70−75 meters and is about 5.5 km outside of the town of La Fortuna, near the Arenal Volcano. Visitors could swim in the stream and small rapids below the falls.
Today we will travel to meet the Cloud Forest. We will across the Arenal Lake on the Jeep-Boat-Jeep to get to Monteverde. While we navigate the tranquil lake we can enjoy spectacular views of the volcano and find different species of birds. You will have the opportunity to explore the forest and get to know the friendly locals. By mid-afternoon, we will continue to a private property to see how a real "Trapiche" works. We begins with a short walk through the farm of sugar cane,coffee and more and learn about the entire coffee production process. After that we will continue with a ride on a Costa Rican oxcart. Then we will experience the process of making liquor with the sugar cane.We could also delight yourself with a cup of the locally produced coffee.
La Fortuna, COSTA RICA
La Fortuna is the name of a district and a small city located in San Carlos, in the province of Alajuela, Costa Rica. "La Fortuna" is Spanish for "The Fortune", and aptly named due its ample supply of tourist attractions and extremely fertile lands.
Arenal Volcano
This active stratovolcano in Costa Rica has an elevation of 5,358 feet. It looms over the small town of Las Fortuna below. There are many trails that traverse the slopes, leading all the way to the summit.
Monteverde, COSTA RICA
A small community in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, located in the Cordillera de Tilarán mountain range. Roughly a four-hour drive from the Central Valley, Monteverde is one of the country's major ecotourism destinations.
Monteverde Cloud Forest
Comprised of over 26,000 acres of unspoiled forest, the Monteverde Cloud Forest is characterized by low level fog and beautiful jungle teeming with life. An extremely biodiverse environment, the forest is comprised of countless of plant, mammal, bird, reptile, and insect species.
Today you will explore the Cloud Forest accompanied by an expert tour guide. We will departure
from the hotel early so you will have more opportunities to see wildlife. Upon arrival to the reserve,
your guide will choose the best trail to follow (depending on the weather and the interest of the
participants). The nature history walk can take between 3 to 6 hours during which you will be able to
enjoy the enchanting flora and fauna of the forest. We will hike part of the 12 Km of trails and may spot a
quetzal or the noisy bell-bird. Afterwards we will return to the hotel. In the afternoon, you will enjoy the Zip line or Canopy Tour. We could also take photos so you can capture the amazing views of the cloud forest.
Monteverde, COSTA RICA
A small community in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, located in the Cordillera de Tilarán mountain range. Roughly a four-hour drive from the Central Valley, Monteverde is one of the country's major ecotourism destinations.
Monteverde Cloud Forest
Comprised of over 26,000 acres of unspoiled forest, the Monteverde Cloud Forest is characterized by low level fog and beautiful jungle teeming with life. An extremely biodiverse environment, the forest is comprised of countless of plant, mammal, bird, reptile, and insect species.
Zip Line Tour
It consists of zip lining by means of cables between trees and mountains. While you "fly" through the dense cloud forest you can see and feel all the natural activity that is occurring within the treetops such as birds, insects and some mammals.
Day 10:
Monteverde - Manuel Antonio Beach (123 km)
After breakfast, we will head to the Central Pacific area of Costa Rica. On the way you will get close to one of the biggest reptiles of the world. After a couple of hours we will stop at "Rio Grande de Tarcoles" river where we will start a safari boat tour accompanied by a captain and a your guide. We will have the opportunity to see magnificent reptiles as well as iguanas and basilisks. We could also take photos of them. After that, we will continue towards Manuel Antonio. The area itself is full of luxury and high-end properties, exclusive restaurants where you can sit and admire the ocean and spectacular sunsets. Overnight at Manuel Antonio Beach.
Manuel Antonio National Park, COSTA RICA
Listed by Forbes in 2011 as one of the 12 most beautiful national parks in the world, Manuel Antonio is home to fantastic beaches on Costa Rica's Pacific coastline.
Today we will visit Manuel Antonio National Park accompanied by a tour guide. There are stunning beaches, a magnificent setting with islands offshore, lush rainforests laced with a network of trails and wildlife galore. We can experience close-up encounters with monkeys, sloths, coatimundis, and scarlet macaws while you hike the trails. Overnight at Manuel Antonio Beach.
Manuel Antonio National Park, COSTA RICA
Listed by Forbes in 2011 as one of the 12 most beautiful national parks in the world, Manuel Antonio is home to fantastic beaches on Costa Rica's Pacific coastline.
Today we will return back to San Jose for the last night in the country. After breakfast we will be picked up at the hotel. In this afternoon you can explore the city and visit museums or historical buildings. The central avenue is a place where you can interact with locals and learn about their way of living.
San Jose, COSTA RICA
San Jose is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. San Jose ranked 15th in the world's fastest-growing destination cities by visitor cross-border spending.
Today we will return back home. Your drivers will pick you up at the hotel and take you straight to
the International Airport. In Costa Rica you must be at the airport 3 hours prior the departure time.
Airport Meet up: You should meet your tour guide at the airport exit with your name on a sign.
Return: Please make sure to check-in for your flight at least 3 hours prior the departure time at the San Jose International Aiport in Costa Rica.
Price Includes
6 lunches & 3 dinners
Boat tour on the canals of Tortuguero
Caribbean cooking lessons in Puerto Viejo (transportation not included)
Pacuare white water rafting
La Fortuna river Waterfall Guided visit
Zip line tour in Monteverde
Jungle Crocodile Safari tour at Tarcoles River
12 nights hotel accommodation
Daily breakfast
Private transportation for arrival and departure between airport and hotel
Shuttle service transportation between destinations
Local English speaking guides
Taxes
Price Excludes
Destination
Adult
Child
Tortuguero National Park
Tortuguero National Park (Optional)
$15
$15
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Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
Personal expenses
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