Introduction

You can visit Costa Rica throughout the year, and we have organised this safari for those wishing to travel independently on dates to suit but whilst being looked after every step.   

An incredible journey through less-travelled areas of the Southern Zone and Central Highlands of this small, beautiful and friendly country with its fabulously diverse, abundant wildlife.  You will travel by road, boat and plane to explore cloud forests, valleys, jungles, mangroves, tropical beaches and stay in carefully chosen, comfortable lodges that keep you close to nature.

Costa Rica has the highest biodiversity of any nation of its size, and our itinerary focuses on exploring this extraordinary diversity, seeking out mammals, birds, reptiles, insects and marine life.

You can be as active as you wish: hiking, horse-riding, kayaking, snorkelling.  Or as relaxed as you wish: bird-watching, strolling on nature trails, dipping into natural pools by waterfalls.

 Highlights of the trip include:

  • Seek out wildlife on the hiking trails of the virgin rainforests of the Piedras Blancas National Park 
  • Explore the tropical rainforest, wetlands, mangroves and coast of the southern Pacific Coast
  • Travel by boat to the Osa Peninsula. Hike in the Corcovado National Park, where Central America's densest populations of tapir, jaguar and scarlet macaws reside
  • Snorkel within a marine reserve to spot a wide variety of fish and marine mammals and kayak in the tranquil gulf waters of Golfo Dulce
  • Take a nocturnal walk to find night-time creatures in their habitat
  • Birdwatch in the hilltops and cloud forest of the Savegre Valley; one of the best sites in Costa Rica to see the famous Resplendent Quetzal

If you would like to stay a few days longer after the group trip, we have lots of ideas for extensions to your trip. Just give us a call to discuss

 

Accommodation and Destinations

Day 1

Overnight Travel

1 night

Days 3 - 6

Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities

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Days 6 - 9

Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities

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Days 9 - 11

Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities

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Days 11 - 13

Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities

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Day 13

Bed and Breakfast

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Day 14

Overnight Travel

1 night

Price

Fast Facts

Includes

Excludes

Price

Guide Prices are per person based on two persons sharing:

Jan 08 2023 - April 30 (Exc Easter week) and November 2023 

$7,100 USD 
(Single supplement  $800 USD)

May to October 2023 (Exc July)

$6,870 USD
(Single supplement  $800 USD )

We also offer set-date small group safaris, with a Busanga Safaris escort.  For details of 2023 escorted safaris, please contact us.

Fast Facts

15 Days / 14 Nights

Includes

All internal road and boat transfers as outlined in the itinerary 

Scheduled domestic flight San Jose to Golfito

Accommodation and meals as indicated

National Park and activity entrance fees and guide services

All activities as indicated

Excludes

International flights to San Jose (we can help to arrange these)

Meals not detailed in the itinerary

Activities not detailed in the itinerary

Drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)

Laundry and other personal expenses

Visa (At the time of writing, visas are exempt for many countries including the UK and USA and many European countries.  Please check requirements for your country)

Any requirements for Covid-19 tests to enter Costa Rica or UK / home country

Gratuities

Santa Barbara de Heredia: Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation Resort

Piedras Blancas National Park: Playa Cativo Lodge

Aerial View Pool .

Corcovado National Park: SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge

SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge

Dominical: Hotel Cuna del Angel

San Gerardo de Dota: Savegre Hotel Natural Reserve & Spa

San Jose: Gran Hotel Costa Rica

Santa Barbara de Heredia: Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation Resort

Piedras Blancas National Park: Playa Cativo Lodge

Aerial View Pool .

Corcovado National Park: SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge

SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge

Dominical: Hotel Cuna del Angel

San Gerardo de Dota: Savegre Hotel Natural Reserve & Spa

San Jose: Gran Hotel Costa Rica

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