Costa Rica 9 Days | 8 Nights

Set along the spectacular Pacific Coast in northwestern Costa Rica, Guanacaste is renowned for its pristine beaches, volcanic landscape, and exotic creatures. This Costa Rican province is considered the quintessential tropical paradise. Guanacaste's landscape features vast open grassland plains scattered with dry tropical forest edged by white-sand beaches. Visitors can spend a lazy day on the endless Playa Blanca Beach, enjoy first-class diving as well as a variety of watersports at the magnificent Playa Hermosa Beach, and visit Santa Rosa National Park, featuring unspoilt indigenous vegetation and inhabited by over 200 bird species. Don’t miss the Papagayo Peninsula known for its world-class golf course.

Located just a 2-hour drive northwest of San Jose, the quaint Costa Rican town of La Fortuna is located at the foot of the majestic Arenal Volcano. La Fortuna provides an excellent base for exploring the stunning surroundings, including the scenic Arenal Volcano National Park. The expansive Arenal Lake offers visitors plenty of opportunities for a variety of water sports. The picturesque La Fortuna Waterfall is a must-visit attraction for both the view and the natural pool formed by the cascade. Wildlife tours, coffee plantation tours, and cacao farm tours further enrich the experience.

Nestled in the northern reaches of the Puntarenas province within the stunning Tilaran Cordillera, Santa Elena is a small town just a short distance from the awe-inspiring Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve. The town shares its name with the nearby Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, located approximately 5 kilometres away, adding to its natural allure. Despite its size, Santa Elena boasts a convenient downtown area, offering a variety of luxury and budget hotels, lodges, and accommodations to cater to every traveller's needs. From the town, one can embark on horseback-riding tours of the magnificent Monteverde and Santa Elena Reserves, as well as engaging hiking trips and thrilling canopy tours that showcase the beauty of the surrounding areas.

The horseshoe bay of Tamarindo, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, offers spectacular white sand and azure waters. Five-star resorts are strung along the beachfront alongside charming restaurants, while bars and shops clustered further back from the beach under the lush vegetation that blankets this laid-back town. Surfing, diving, estuary trips, fishing and a weekly farmers market are just some of the activities on offer in Tamarindo. For a rare opportunity to witness turtles nesting, travel to National Park Las Baulas just outside town.