Arrive in Costa Rica!
We will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. You can explore the capital city with its theaters, museums, historic buildings and beautiful parks. Alternatively, simply sit in a café and enjoy a cup of Costa Rican coffee while you watch the daily life of the “Ticos”
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SHARED TRANSFER, 9:00AM PICK-UP (9 TRAVELERS MAXIMUM)
Meet your driver and begin your drive to La Fortuna, about 3.5 hours away.
Awaiting you today in the Northern Plains is the impressive Arenal Volcano, a natural wonder with an iconic cone-shaped crater. Along the way there, you will see plantations of various agricultural crops, ornamental plants, and cattle ranches before reaching the town of La Fortuna. The town is worth visiting to walk and to have lunch or dinner. Your hotel is strategically located to appreciate the volcano.
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ARENAL VOLCANO 1968 TRAIL HIKE, 8:00AM PICK-UP, 2.5 HRS
Before the active period of 1968, a lavish canopy of vegetation covered the Arenal Volcano. People that climbed Arenal’ s summit related that inside the crater there were big trees and at night, they slept in places where there was some heat due to small steam outlets. Right now the green area is located at the east side of the Mountain, and other little green parts can be seen on the north and the south of the volcano.
Arenal Volcano Hike starts at Trail 1968 Park, which offers comfortable facilities and well though trails around a beautiful section Arenal Volcano National Park. This trail includes a lagoon, vast sections of secondary forest, and the famous 1968 solidified lava flow, which started the activity period of the volcano until 2010.
Once there the tour guide will talk about the natural and geological history of the magnificent Arenal volcano. While hiking along a 5km trail, we'll open our way across the "coladas" -pyroplastic material erupted in the past- and the rainforest, get to know the animals that might appear right aside our path and enjoy an impressive view of the volcano and Lake Arenal.
- Recommendations: Light clothing, light and waterproof coat, comfortable shoes, camera, binoculars, sun lotion and repellent.
Return to your resort and the remainder of the day is at leisure to relax or perhaps explore on your own.
Transportation, naturalistic guide, bottle water and park entrance fee
Early Birdwatching Hiking Tour, 6:00am meet, 1.5 hours
Recharge and connect with nature. For ornithological beginners or experienced birders.
You may begin your mornings by visiting the naturalist trails on property. During this you can expect to see several bird species, monkeys, sloths. Inhale peace, exhale toxins!
Villa Maleku Experience, 8:00am, 1.5 hours
A Cultural heritage rescue project.
Meet a fascinating Costa Rican ancestral culture and make new native friends. The colorful village of Villa Maleku says “capi capi” and welcomes you to this amazing experience full of nature, authentic culture, ancestral arts and rituals.
Supporting and buying their handcrafts you will help 12 families living in the poverty line
Continue with a Farm Visit where you have fun in an educational tour where you will feed, care, and interact with farm animals.
- Recomendations: Light clothing, light and waterproof coat, comfortable shoes, camera, binoculars, sun lotion and repellent.
Guides
Shared Transfer, 8:00am, 3 hours 45 min,
Your next destination is the Monteverde cloud forest, a small community located at the top of the Tilarán Mountain Range and an important ecotourism destination in Costa Rica; the main attraction is the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. During the trip, you will see Lake Arenal and beautiful landscapes, and pass through some typical country villages. You will have the afternoon free to enjoy your hotel’s facilities.
On road between Arenal and Monteverde you will be transferred by a vehicle to the lake and then board a boat for approximately one hour to take us across to Monteverde.
This service is the fastest and a very scenic way to travel, where you can admire the beautiful views of all of the mountains, sky and the colossal Arenal volcano itself on our way across the lake. When you reach the other side of the lake, you will be picked up and driven to your hotel in Monteverde.
Monteverde is globally recognized for its cloud forest that extends to both sides of the Continental Divide. Currently, there are two reserves in the area: the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve. You will be amazed at the area’s diversity and richness of nature walking along the numerous trails in either reserve. In the higher parts of the forest, there exists what is called “natural Elfin Forest” (the climate is such that the tallest trees do not exceed 10 meters).
Selvatura Treetops Walkways Suspension Bridges, 8:00am, 2.5 hours
Meet your driver this morning and continue to the park.
Selvatura Park’s treetop walkways provide the best way to safely admire the cloud forest canopy at your own pace.
Walking though on bridges, our visitors have the opportunity appreciate a wide variety of flora and fauna of Monteverde and observe the endemic biodiversity of the cloud forest canopy which is not found anywhere else in the world. The treetop walkways provide the best vantage point to observe the beauty of the cloud forest in all its levels.
Then enjoy some time in the hummingbird garden, our visitors will observe more than 14 different species of hummingbirds, including some species, which are not common on the Pacific side of the Monteverde continental division. The relaxing atmosphere and beautiful flower arrangements of the garden provide a perfect setting for nature photography lovers. The hummingbird garden is also a perfect picnic or rest area.
- Recommendations: Light clothing, light and waterproof coat, comfortable shoes, camera, binoculars, sun lotion and repellent.
Return to your resort and the remainder of the day is at leisure to relax or perhaps explore on your own.
Transportation and park entrance fee
Shared Transfer, 8:00am, 3:30 hours, 9 travelers maximum
After breakfast your journey will take you to the warm Pacific Coast. Playa Carrillo near Samara with its beautiful white sandy beach and an excellent sunny climate is you next destination. The rest of the day remains at your disposals to relax at the beach or to enjoy the accommodation of your hotel.
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Horseback Riding Tour, 8:00am, 5 hours
The ocean and mountain come together for an unforgettable ride. You will find rivers, mountain, views and hopefully we will be able to spot a couple of wild friends along the way. You do not need experience. In this tour you get the chance to see Costa Rica´s beautiful natural environment. The tour guide will lead you, providing interesting facts of the area, from the ocean to the mountains Unforgettable ocean views, nature and stunning sunsets are all rolled into one
comfortable horseback ride.
- Recommendations : Long pants, light and waterproof coat, comfortable shoes, camera, binoculars, sunscreen and repellent.
Transportation and guide
Today is at leisure to relax and enjoy your resort. Perhaps visit the spa or maybe go to the beach, shopping and explore on your own.
Optional Tours: Hiking, Surf Tours, Humpback Whale Watching Tours - Just ask us!
Today is at leisure to relax and enjoy your resort. Perhaps visit the spa or maybe go to the beach, shopping and explore on your own.
Shared Transfer, 8:00am, 3.75 hours, 9 travelers maximum
At the appointed time, you will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight. Please note that you must be at the airport 3 hours before your departure flight so we advise not to book a flight earlier than 3:30pm.
Fly home with a lifetime of wonderful memories!
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