Arrival at the Juan Santamaria International Airport.
Welcome to Costa Rica! As you exit the airport you will be met by a representative and transferred to your city hotel.
Your driver will provide you with the travel information for your services and review them with you at this time.
Tonight, dinner is on your own. You may enjoy a quiet evening meal at the hotel.
- Arrival transportation
- 1 night’s accommodations at Crowne Plaza Corobici hotel. Standard room (Breakfast included)
Incidentals like: laundry, phone calls, alcoholic drinks, spa services, tours , meals not specified on the itinerary.
Travel to Tortuguero National Park
Early this morning a transfer will take you from San Jose to La Pavona dock (2-hour drive). The drive leads through the magnificent Braulio Carrillo National Park on the Limon Highway. Arriving at Pavona dock, you will take boat transfer from la Pavona dock to your lodge in Tortuguero approx. 1 hour.
Check-in at your lodge.
3 days with a bilingual guide. All of our guides are professional, certified and licensed to ensure you make the most of your vacation time while on tour with them.
This afternoon you may enjoy a walk to the local town of Tortuguero.
Tonight, dinner is on your own. You may enjoy a quiet evening meal at the hotel overlooking the gardens.
- Shuttle transportation - shared service
- 2 nights’ accommodations at Miss Junies Lodge (Breakfast included.
- Lunch and dinner on your own.
- 3 days with a bilingual guide at the Caribbean side
Incidentals like: laundry, phone calls, alcoholic drinks, spa services, tours , meals not specified on the itinerary.
Tortuguero National Park
After a hearty caribbean breakfast, enjoy the Tortuguero National Park tour by boat - park entrance fee included.
Tortuguero National Park is known as Costa Rica’s "little Amazon". There are no roads - travel is by boat along a series of rivers and canals or by foot on forest paths. The park consists of a network of waterways surrounded by a vast tropical rainforest.
It is one of the best places to observe wildlife in Costa Rica. Tortuguero is a must for visitors who want to experience the amazing wonders of the tropical rainforest! In Tortuguero visitors will likely see 2 or 3 species of monkeys, iguanas, crested basilisk lizards (they look like miniature dinosaurs!), sloths, lots of water birds, toucans, parrots, parakeets, caiman (cousins of alligators), and possibly crocodiles, as well as colorful tropical forest birds.
A typical Costa Rican lunch is included at Miss Junies restaurant - an experience not to be missed!
In the afternoon enjoy the Coco tour by Cloyd at Miss Junies Lodge.
Tonight, dinner is on your own. You may enjoy a local dinner in town or try fresh fish at the hotel.
Tortuguero National Park Boat Tour
Miss Junies and Cloyd Experience
Your immersion into Costa Rica continues with a delicious not-to-be-missed local lunch at Miss Junies. Miss Junie inherited her “soda” - basically a thatched roof structure with tables and chairs – from her grandmother, Miss Bell, in the 1970’s. The tables have stories to tell after feeding hungry visitors for over 70 years – some of the more notable include the scientist Dr. Archie Carr and even the likes of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro! Today, Miss Junies’ is considered one of the best Caribbean restaurants in Tortuguero serving up fresh flavor and sharing local customs with visitors. No lunch is complete without dessert and Cloyd, a local personality in his own right and Miss Junies’ son, steps in to provide his “coconut tour” highlighting nearly lost dessert recipes made from coconuts and other local ingredients.
Tortuguero Town Visit
- Tortuguero canal tour included
- Entrance fee included
- Lunch included
- Dinner on your own
Incidentals like: laundry, phone calls, alcoholic drinks, spa services, tours , meals not specified on the itinerary.
Travel to Arenal volcano
After a delicious caribbean breakfast, board the morning boat transfer from Tortuguero to Pavona dock approx. 1 hour.
Upon arrival to Pavona dock, you'll set off on a three-hour transfer to Arenal Volcano. Here you'll bid farewell to your private guide.
Tonight, lunch and dinner is on your own. You may enjoy a local restaurant in town and at by evening enjoy a meal at the hotel overlooking the lush gardens.
This afternoon, stretch your legs on a self-guided walk around the town of La Fortuna.
- Shuttle transportation - shared service
- 2 nights’ accommodations at La Fortuna Suites hotel ( Breakfast Included )
- Lunch and dinner on your own.
- End of services of guide.
Incidentals like: laundry, phone calls, alcoholic drinks, spa services, tours , meals not specified on the itinerary.
Rafting trip
Begin your day with a super complimentary breakfast, then be prepare to enjoy the Balsa river class II-III White Water rafting full day tour
Just 30 minutes from La Fortuna, your rafting trip on the Balsa-San Carlos class ll-lll River will give you a chance to see riverside wildlife like herons, monkeys, sloths, and iguanas while you enjoy paddling through gentle rolling rapids.
Great for adventurous first-timers and recreational paddlers, the river passes through farmlands, tranquil river pools and a rainforest river canyon. This trip combines fun and nature.
Your bilingual guides will give you a safety talk, paddling instructions, life jackets, and helmets before you start. Bring: sunscreen, strap-on sandals.
Today, dinner is on your own, you can enjoy the bar and restaurant at town, discover a nightlife spot. Go to experience the best in food, fresh food, inventive cocktails and music.
- Rafting tour equipment, lunch, local guides and transportation included. Important: Balsa river water supply is controlled by a dam,
- Dinner on your own.
Incidentals like: laundry, phone calls, alcoholic drinks, spa services, tours , meals not specified on the itinerary.
Travel to Monteverde Cloud Forest
Morning shuttle transfer from Arenal to Monteverde Lake Crossing including pick-up at your hotel and transfer to the lake, boat ride across Lake Arenal connecting with a land transfer to your hotel in Monteverde.
Initially you will be transferred to Lake Arenal where you will board a boat to cross the southern end of the lake. There you will be picked up at the Rio Chiquito landing and driven overland to your Monteverde hotel, approx 2 ½ hour transfer. The lake crossing takes 1.5 hours less time than driving all the way around. Please be aware that strong winds or heavy rains can make for a rough, bumpy and wet boat ride. There are no docks.
Enjoy the afternoon at leisure, enjoy the gardens of the hotel and maybe a little walk in Monteverde town
Today, lunch and dinner is on your own. You may try some local restaurants or enjoy quiet evening meal.
- Shuttle transportation - shared service
- 2 nights’ accommodations at Monteverde Ecolodge (Breakfast included)
- Lunch and dinner on your own.
Incidentals like: laundry, phone calls, alcoholic drinks, spa services, tours , meals not specified on the itinerary.
Zip line tour
After a hearty Costa Rican breakfast, you will enjoy the combination Sky Tram and Sky Trek Zipline Canopy Tour.
The Monteverde Sky Tram/Sky Trek combines a ski lift ride and a zip line adventure in a cloud forest. The Sky Tram is a guided ride with short stops to observe the wonders of the cloud forest. The Sky Trek zips above the trees and give exhilaratingpanoramic views. The tour begins with the Sky Tram bringing you up the mountain on the Continental Divide, and then you glide down on the Sky Trek zip lines.
Afternoon at leisure, walk Monteverde town, optional activities for an additional cost. Suggest Monteverde reserve hiking.
Today, lunch and dinner is on your own. You may enjoy the local food at the town, try local beer.
Bring: hiking shoes and confortable clothes, jacket, insect repellent.
- Zip line tour, equipment, local guides and transportation included
- Lunch and dinner on your own.
Incidentals like: laundry, phone calls, alcoholic drinks, spa services, tours , meals not specified on the itinerary.
Departure to San Jose international airport
After breakfast, be ready for your shuttle departure transfer to the International Airport in San José, approximately 4.5 hours transfer.
Check in 3 hours prior to your scheduled flight time. (B)
End of services.
Departure transportation shuttle shared service.
