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) 

Letter codes: (B) breakfast, (L) lunch, (D) dinner, 

(PV) private van, (TPK) Transportation package, (BR) boat ride, (G) guide, (LG) lodging

DAY 01:

 Arrival to Costa Rica. Our representative will be waiting for you at the main exit of the Airport for a private transportation service to your hotel.  Overnight at Aurola Holiday Inn. 

DAY 02:

 Early morning start, you will be pick you up at the lobby of your hotel to take you to Tortuguero National Park, on the way you will stop for breakfast and then continue to your hotel. Arrival to hotel by 11:30am, we will have a speech about the hotel and lunch will be ready by 12:00 on the afternoon we will do the visit of the town, come back for a rest and dinner will be at 06:30pm. Overnight at Pachira Lodge or similar. (B)(L)(D)(TPK)(BR)(G)(LG)

DAY 03: 

After breakfast, you will be taken to the National Park for a boat ride on the tributary canals of the park, there you will enjoy the beauty of the rain forest and the wildlife of this National Park, you may be able to see toucans, monkeys, crocodiles, Caymans, lizards, and water birds. This boat ride will take you approximately 2 hours. You will be back for lunch and rest for a little bit and then walk at the gardens and forest of the hotel searching for more wildlife. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight at Pachira Lodge or similar. (B)(L)(D)(BR)(G)(LG) 

DAY 04: 

After breakfast, we will leave Tortuguero and will go back to San Jose. On the way, we will stop for lunch and then continue our representative will drive you to Arenal Volcano Area. Overnight at Hotel Manoa or similar. (B)(PV)(G)(LG)

DAY 05:Free day to explore the area or take and optional tour; please see below a description of the extra activities. Overnight at Hotel Manoa or similar. (B)(LG)

Optional tours:

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.

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  around 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

Rafting trip to Balsa river: White Water Rafting Class II and III tour has an excellent level of water throughout the year Balsa River that will allow you to enjoy the best rafting experience if you’re novice, if you are an expert you will enjoy it the most, thanks to its beautiful surroundings, challenging rapids and good waves that may request you a good maneuver from time to time. Best of all, just 30 minutes from your hotel in La Fortuna.

Our experienced, professional bilingual guides will give a safety speech and instruction for adventure on the river, then we will equip you up with life jackets, helmets and ready for fun. There are many possibilities to see at a lot of wildlife, including monkeys, iguanas, sloths and many tropical birds such as ospreys, hawks, kingfishers, orioles andtoucans. Definitely a unique way to combine adventure and nature.

DAY 06: 

09:00 am Morning transfer to Monteverde, Free afternoon 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:

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.

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! 

Frog Pond: Visitors can admire more than 25 species of native frogs, toads and other amphibians living in large, naturally-simulated terrariums. A bilingual guide accompanies visitors during each tour and teaches them about the frogs’ history, habitat, and unique characteristics. Some of the frogs and toads on hand include the colorful poison arrow frog, crowned frog, marine toad, cane toad, leopard frog, hourglass frog, and the famous red-eyed tree frog.

Furthermore, there is an exhibition on the natural history of amphibians as well as a gift shop that sells many frog-related souvenirs.

Visits after dark are especially popular, as the frogs are generally more active and vocal during the nighttime.

Frogs and toads are currently undergoing a massive global decline. Part of the proceeds from the ticket sales goes to conservation and research efforts.

Day 07: 

At Monteverde, we recommend to visit Monteverde Reserve and Coffee Don Juan. Overnight at Monteverde Country Lodge or similar. (B)(LG)

Day 08: Mid-morning transfer to Manuel Antonio National Park. Overnight at Hotel Karahe or similar. (B)(LG)(PV) 

DAY 09: 

Free day at Manuel Antonio. Overnight at Hotel Karahe or similar. (B)(LG)

Optional tours:

Manuel Antonio National Park.

Transportation is provided and you will be picked up at your hotel to start your ride to the Manuel Antonio National Park. This national park is one of the most famous in our country due to its wide variety of flora and fauna. The park has 3 different trails that go from flat to very steep. On this tour a very knowledgeable nature guide will walk you through the Manuel Antonio National Park, explaining the mysteries of the rainforest. The trail you will take is flat and picturesque and loops through the park making your course about 2 miles long. Throughout your hike your guide will stop and teach you about the park’s natural history, which include exhaustive descriptions of animals and plants that can be observed during the hike. Along the way, you can take pictures or just admire the view. One of the highlights of this tour is that Manuel Antonio hosts 3 of the 4 existing tropical primates (monkeys) living in Costa Rica. Half way through the hike, you will enjoy a leisure stop at the world wide famous Third Beach. Once there you can rest on the beach or play with the waves. This stop is about 20 minutes.

Throughout the hike is common to see sloths, birds and reptiles as well as admire orchids, butterflies and tropical trees. Your guides are equipped with Pentax and Swarovski telescopes, so you can observe wildlife and take pictures from a different perspective. Once the tour is over transportation will be provided and you will be taken back to your hotel. The Manuel Antonio National Park is closed on Mondays.

Savegre White Water Rafting: The Savegre River is about an hour away from the main Manuel Antonio hotel’s area. It´s an easy drive and your guides will turn it into an extremely informative ride. Along the way, you’ll see part of Quepos´ history such as the little towns called “Cuadrantes”, cultural and architectural inheritance of the United Fruit Company presence in our area.

Once at the river, you’ll start e tour, but not without a safety briefing and some practice. Besides you expert river guide, a safety kayaker will join the trip, and after little more than 2 hours, enjoying riverside occasional stops and the stunning views. This amazing journey will end in the best way possible: a change of clothes, and an exquisite typical Costa Rican homemade meal.

Jungle night walk and aquatic tropical gardens. The Amphibian Aquatic Garden is a series of waterways and pools ecologically design to provide a variety of native species a habitat where they can reproduce and migrate freely without enclosures that restrict their natural behavior.

This unique Jungle Walk is a 2-hour guided adventure where you will have the opportunity to be part of one of the most interesting and important ecosystems of Costa Rica, the Nocturnal Tropical Wet Forest. You will have the experience to be in contact with many nocturnal inhabitants in our Wildlife Refuge, like Kinkajou (Potos flavus) Armadillo (Cabassous centralis), or the chance to see one of the most interesting reptiles … Snakes!

With more than 30 identified species, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about their scientific descriptions, with enough data to know how dangerous they may be and their natural history. Also you’ll have the opportunity to visit our Tropical Aquatic Gardens where you’ll find a variety of species of Frogs and Toads. One of the most popular, the Red Eyed Tree Frog (agalychnis callidryas), or the Glass Frogs (Cochranella granulosa) and Teratohyla pulverata), and the Wet Forest Toad (Incilius aucoinae), endemic of Costa Rica.

DAY 10:

Free day at Manuel Antonio. Noon transfer back to San Jose. Overnight at Hotel Aurola or similar. (B)(LG)(PV)

DAY 11:

Transfer to the airport, passengers must be at the Airport 3 hours prior flight scheduled departure, this is required by the international regulations. (B)(PV)L