Customized itineraries

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 Letter codes: (B) breakfast, (L) lunch, (D) dinner,  (PV) private van, (G) guide, (LG) lodging 

DAY 1:

Arrival to Costa Rica, Our guide will be waiting for you at the main exit of the terminal to take you to your hotel. Overnight at Hotel Aurola Holiday Inn. (PV)(G)(LG) 

DAY 2:

Morning transfer to Arenal Volcano area, our driver will pick you up at your hotel and drive you to this beautiful destination on the northen lowlands. Overnight at La Pradera Hotel or similar. (PV)(B)(G)(LG) 

DAY 3:

Free day to explore the area or take and optional tour; please see below a description of the extra activities. Overnight at Hotel La Pradera or similar. (B)(LG) 

Optional tours: 

1. Hanging bridges: Enjoy travelling the forest comfortably in our revitalizing paths full of nature and wildlife. In front of the majestic Arenal Volcano you can admire its beauty and the wonderful forest that surrounds it, as well as a reserve populated with wildlife in their natural habitat that will allow you an encounter with the roots of the human species. We have large parking areas, restaurant, restrooms facilities, free Wi-Fi, a gift shop 
2. Baldi hot springs: Organize you day to take advantage of our 25 different thermal water pools, surrounded by rich and varied local vegetation, the singing of birds, jacuzzi for 60 persons, the largest sauna of the country, extreme water slides, and more. 
3. La Fortuna Waterfall: Those that have brought along swimming suits and a hearty sense of adventure can swim in the chilly water below the fall. Others can enjoy a picnic along the rocky shoreline or a round of nature photography – indeed, it’s hard to take a bad picture in a place as beautiful as this. The fall can be arrived at by foot or on horseback. The trail runs through pasture and rainforest, offering up chances to spot toucans, monkeys, and other tropical creatures. It takes about 15 minutes to hike down the stair set to the waterfall 
4. Chocolate tour: In this 2-hour “hands on” program, you will have the opportunity to learn interesting aspects of cocoa and chocolate, from its origin and history, participating in all the production process, from the harvesting of the fruit, drying and grinding of the seed, also the developing of the traditional drink of our ancestors, and of course enjoying a high quality organic chocolate. Enjoy this journey through the history, culture, traditions and the flavor. 

DAY 4:

Early transfer to Monteverde, our driver will pick you up to take you to Monteverde, a long the drive you will be able to take pictures, admire the scenery, and maybe the wildlife that sometimes we spot on the road. Overnight at Hotel Monteverde Country Lodge or similar. (B)(PV)(G)(LG) 

DAY 5: 

Free day to explore the area or take and optional tour; please see below a description of the extra activities. Overnight at Hotel Monteverde Country Lodge or similar. (B)(LG) 

Optional tours: 

1. Sky trek or Zip Line: Sky Trek is a thrilling zip line circuit that’s located in both of our parks, Monteverde and La Fortuna. Your tour will start riding an open-air gondola from the ground to the heights where you’ll be dropped off at an observation area for fantastic views. From this area, you will start riding down on a zip line track stretching across canyons and in between treetops, the exhilarating adventure of zip lining down the mountainside begins; ultimately returning you to the starting point at the main building. This is the most thrilling zip line in the country.
2. Monteverde reserve hike: The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve will astound visitors with its beauty, bounty and great amount biodiversity. Wind-sculpted elfin woodlands give way to rainforests where tall trees – festooned with orchids, bromeliads, ferns, vines and mosses – rise high into the sky. 
3. Don Juan Coffee Tour: When considering Monteverde Tours, Don Juan is without a doubt one of the best Coffee Tours in Costa Rica. Don Juan offers an exciting opportunity to participate in a highly entertaining and interactive tour. You will get the chance to partake in some of the very traditional processes we use here on our coffee plantation, that make it possible for us to produce such a rich tasting Costa Rican coffee. So, if you want to know how the coffee in Costa Rica is made then Visit Us! 

DAY 6: 

Free day to explore the area or take and optional tour; please see below a description of the extra activities. Overnight at Hotel Monteverde Country Lodge or similar. (B)(LG) 

DAY 7: 

Free morning to explore the area; our driver will pick you up at 10:30pm to take you back to San Jose. Overnight at Hotel Aurola Holiday Inn. (B)(PV)(G)(LG) 

DAY 8: 

Transfer to the International Airport, passengers must be at the main terminal 3 hours prior the flight scheduled departure. (B)(PV)(G)