Upon your arrival, after passing through immigration and customs, please proceed to the exit of the airport terminal. There, you will find a travel representative waiting for you, holding a sign with your name on it.
Private transfer to San Jose town.
Check in at your hotel.
Meals on your own.
In the early evening join your guide for an orientation briefing where you will have the opportunity to get an overview of the following day’s activities, ask questions to prepare for the trip.
When preparing to leave for your next destination please check that you are not leaving anything behind in your room, especially your passports or plug in chargers.
In your day pack carry your hat, sunblock, sunglasses, mosquito repellent and water bottle. Check with your guide to see if you need any particular footwear or a change of clothes for the day’s activities.
Private Arrival Transfer
Greeting at the Airport
Private Arrival Transfer
Accommodations at your Hotel.
Incidentals such as laundry, phone calls, alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, spa services, tours, tips, meals not included, and any other service not specified on the itinerary.
Early Land and boat transfer from San Jose to your hotel in Tortuguero on the Caribbean Coast, stopping en route for a hearty Costa Rican breakfast (approximately 4 hours transfer).
On arrival to La Pavona docks, you will board your boat for a shared transfer towards your hotel in Tortuguero.
After the adventure you will be ready for a delicious and relaxed lunch featuring typical Caribbean dishes like Casado. You must try it!
In the afternoon, enjoy a private boat canal tour for 2 hours along the wildlife rich canals of Tortuguero National Park. This is an amazing opportunity to capture photographs of the canals and exhuberant wildlife like species of monkeys, iguanas, crested basilisk lizards, sloths, lots of water birds, toucans, parrots, parakeets, caiman (cousins of alligators), and possibly crocodiles, as well as colorful tropical forest birds.
This evening dinner is included at the hotel, the creative chef at the hotel is known for fresh and flavorful dishes.
Overnight at Tortuguero
Tortuguero National Park
Meals included ( B, L, D)
Transportation and private bilingual naturalist photography guide
2 nights’ accommodations at Evergreen Lodge. Standard room
National Park Entrance fee
Tortuguero National Park, In the morning, enjoy a private boat canal tour for 2 hours along the wildlife rich canals of Tortuguero National Park.
Tortuguero and its labyrinth and network of natural waterways give the visitor the opportunity to experience the true rainforest experience, the dream of exploring dense and endless jungles, full of flora and fauna without getting off the boat and walking through muddy trails.
A typical Costa Rican lunch is included
This afternoon you may enjoy a walk to the local town of Tortuguero.
Dinner at the hotel.
Tortuguero National Park
Meals included ( B, L, D)
Photo shoot tour and guide services included.
National Park Entrance fee.
Ecological Garden and Macaw Photo shoot - Sarapiquí Region
After breakfast, take a shared boat transfer towards La Pavona dock.
On arrival pick up by your private transportation and transfer towards the Sarapiqui area. En route stop for a visit at Plumas & Picos to look for birds and other wildlife, including toucans, guans, tanagers, hummingbirds, and more. With your expert guides, explore feeders and trails.
Delicious traditional Lunch included .
Continue your way towards Sarapiquí. Stop in route for a macaw photo shoot.
Macaw´ Sanctuary of Don Alvaro -Photoshoot Sarapiquí
Highlights: A vibrant day of learning about and adoring Scarlet and Great Green Macaws! Excellent photo opportunities!
Today you will explore a project dedicated to macaws. You will learn about these unique and colorful birds and have excellent opportunities to take photos of Macaws perched and in flight!
Tonight dinner is included at your hotel.
Bring: Walking shoes, water, insect repellent, raincoat, hat, binoculars, camera and sunscreen
Bird lookout and gardens Picos & Plumas
Macaw Sanctuary Photoshoot
Meals included ( B, L, D)
Ecological Garden Tour fee included
Photo shoot tour and guide services included.
Accommodations at the Lodge.
Private La Selva Biological Station OTS Walk
Today includes a nature walk around the rainforest station at La Selva with an expert naturalist guide. This extensive trail system has plenty of opportunities to look for animals and birds. You also will learn about tropical field research projects from expert naturalist guides.
Highlights: An excellent rainforest location for wildlife viewing. Suspended bridge across a river with excellent chances to look for iguanas, toucans, and even sloths in the forest canopy. Opportunities to meet biologists in the field.
Stop for lunch at Pierella Ecological Garden: enjoy a tasty traditional cuisine!
Highlights: Learn about tropical butterflies, and look for colorful birds, and sloths.
Later enjoy the Ecological Garden. This special location offers great diversity of habitats supporting, abundant wildlife, sloth watching, birdfeeders, a butterfly garden, tropical crops like cocoa. many samples of native and exotic tropical fruit trees, sloth watching, and some of the best traditional food of the area.
Dinner included
Bring: Binoculars, walking shoes, water, insect repellent, sunblock, raincoat, hat, and camera.
La Selva Biological Station OTS Walk
Pierella Ecological Garden Tour
Meals included ( B, L, D)
Ecological Garden Tour fee included
After breakfast at your hotel, private transfer to your hotel in Cerro de la Muerte. Approx 3 hours driving time.
Stop for lunch en route
Explore hotel grounds
Dinner tonight is included at your hotel. You may enjoy a quiet evening meal at the hotel, maybe try a local beer!
Meals included ( B, L, D)
Accommodations at Savegre Hotel
Shared Paraiso del Quetzal Tour (L)
Highlights: Variety of cloud forest wildlife. A privileged place to look for toucanets and quetzals. Beautiful lookouts to the Pacific Ocean.
Today’s nature walk explores one of the most famous sites to look for quetzals in Costa Rica.
Join your expert guide equipped with spotting scope and bird guide along paths bound by beautiful flowers and verdant plants to look for the elusive quetzal and other birds of the misty forest. Walk with ups and downs that sometimes can be steep.
After lunch there is time to look for a great variety of brilliant hummingbirds at their feeders.
Hummingbird Photo Deck Half day
Experience bird photography at Paraiso del Quetzal’s private observation deck, a birdwatching sanctuary nestled within the hotel grounds. Take the opportunity to observe the diverse array of native and endemic highland birds of the Talamanca cloud forest mountains—without the need for extensive walking!
Bring: Binoculars, warm jacket, walking shoes, water, insect repellent, raincoat, hat, and camera.
Paraíso del Quetzal Tour
Hummingbird Photo Deck Half day
Meals included ( B, L, D)
Transportationand guide services included.
Entrance fee, Snack Station Included
Palo Verde - Transfer to San Jose
After breakfast, another great opportunity to capture photographs of the highland birds and wildlife.
Afterwards, join your private guide in Palo Verde Cloud Forest Reserve
Nestled just a one-hour drive from San José lies Palo Verde Cloud Forest Reserve. This private reserve is between 1520 and 2085 meters above sea level at the Caribbean watershed of the continental divide at the Talamanca Mountains, a famous and well-known elevation for birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts.
February to May is the best time to look for iconic residents: the Resplendent Quetzal and the Three-wattled Bellbird, whose strange call resonates through the trees. It is also an excellent place to look for hummingbirds, tanagers, toucanets, and many endemic Talamanca birds.
Check out and depart with your guide towards San José. Enjoy a stop for lunch en route before continuing to your San Jose hotel.
A farewell dinner is included tonight at a favorite local restaurant in town.
Overnight at San Jose
Bring: Binoculars, warm jacket, walking shoes, water, insect repellent, raincoat, hat, and camera.
Palo Verde Cloud Forest Reserve
Meals included ( B, L, D)
Transportation and guide services included.
Entrance fee included.
Photo tour included.
Accommodations at the hotel
Departure Transfer to the Airport
It's generally recommended to book an afternoon flight and arrive at the airport at least 3 hours before your scheduled departure time.
Breakfast
Departure transportation
