Once you arrive at Juan Santa Maria airport in San Jose, you will proceed to immigrations, after which a lodge rep will meet you. They will provide you with a sticker with your name on it, to assist their staff outside the airport for I.D. purposes. You will then gather your luggage, go through Customs and exit the arrival terminal. The transfer folks will identify you, load your luggage into their vehicle and transfer you to the DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari, just 15 minutes away. Your room has been reserved and your guide will fill you in on the pick up time/ place for the next morning. The remainder of today will be at leisure.
The Cariari has a few nice restaurants on the property or you might get suggestions from the Concierge on restaurants to try or places to visit. Historically, the long tenured doormen of the Cariari have always been the best source of information, so, give them a try as well.
Accommodations
Meals at lodge
3 Full fishing days on standard 28ft boats
Open bar at lodge
Transfers
Round-trip commercial flight San Jose/Golfito/San Jose
Gratuities
International flight
Personal purchases
You will be met at the hotel at 4:30am and taken to the airport for a 5:30am commercial flight to Golfito.
This 30-40 minute flight will be over some of the most scenic areas you will ever see, so be prepared to take a few photos. Once you arrive to Golfito, a lodge representative will meet you, drive you 5 minutes to the municipal dock and boat you 20 minutes to the lodge.
You will have time for a quick breakfast and to stow your gear before heading out for a full fishing day. Lunch, drinks, and tackle will be provided. On this 1st fishing day, your captain, to save you time, will have caught the needed baits ahead of your arrival to save time on this 1st morning.
Transfers
Breakfast
Accommodation
Gratuity
Airfares
Personal purchases
Other meals and drinks
Day 3 & 4 - These will be full fishing days.
At first light (5:00a.m.) you will get a wake up call and head over to the main dining room for a full American breakfast.
After your meal you will go fishing for the day. The early part of the day may be spent catching bait (mostly sardines and blue runners).
These are excellent bait for roosterfish, snapper, groupers, snook, etc. Don’t be surprised if it takes an hour to catch enough bait for a full day. As these baits are very sensitive and die quickly, it is better to catch them fresh for your best results.
Your boat will be equipped for a full day on the water including tackle, lunch and beverages. You will fish until approximately 4:00p.m. and then head back to the dock. You will have time for a swim in the pool or the beach and a shower before dinner is served at 7:00p.m.
Day 3 & 4 - These will be full fishing days.
At first light (5:00a.m.) you will get a wake up call and head over to the main dining room for a full American breakfast.
After your meal you will go fishing for the day. The early part of the day may be spent catching bait (mostly sardines and blue runners).
These are excellent bait for roosterfish, snapper, groupers, snook, etc. Don’t be surprised if it takes an hour to catch enough bait for a full day. As these baits are very sensitive and die quickly, it is better to catch them fresh, providing you with the best results.
Your boat will be equipped for a full day on the water including tackle, lunch and beverages. You will fish until approximately 4:00p.m. and then head back to the dock. You will have time for a swim in the pool or the beach and a shower before dinner is served at 7:00p.m.
On the last day, after breakfast, you will boat back to Golfito to be flown commercially back to San Jose in time to connect with your flight back to the U.S. Once your commercial flight from Golfito lands in San Jose, exit the terminal and board the courtesy taxi's to transport you the 300 yards to the international departure terminal.
