Day 1 Arrive San Jose
Upon arrival in San José, the capital of Costa Rica, you will be met and transferred to your hotel where the remainder of the day is at leisure.
Day 2 San José-Tortuguero | Meals: BLD
Travel through the Braulio Carrillo National Park before continuing on to Moin to board small boats for the journey along the Canal de Tortuguero. The canal is more than 70 miles long and links lagoons and major rivers.
Day 3 Tortuguero National Park | Meals: BLD
After a leisurely morning, board small boats for continued exploration of the smaller, secondary canals. Keep a lookout for river otters, crocodiles and turtles, along with the very talkative howler monkeys and Toucans.
Day 4 Tortuguero-Arenal | Meals: BLD
After breakfast, travel through the canals and then by road to Arenal Volcano, one of Costa Rica's most dramatic sites. It towers at 5,389 feet and is almost a perfect cone. It remains active today and almost a day doesn't pass without some type of minor eruption. Later this evening, visit the world famous Tabacon Hot Springs, including dinner.
Day 5 Arenal | Meals: B
The morning is at leisure for optional activities. If you wish to explore the area in an exciting way, we recommend a visit to the Arenal Reserve, where you will find the Sky Tram & Sky Trek. This tour combines the ascent to the top of the mountain by an aerial tram, enjoying the beautiful landscapes of the Arenal Lake, while the descent is through the famous canopy tour, which goes from one mountain to another, that makes you feel the adventure and fun. If you prefer a more relaxed tour and admire the natural beauties of the northern plains, we recommend a visit to the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, where it’s offered boat tours in the banks of the Rio Frio in search of different species of birds, mammals and reptiles.
Day 6 Arenal-Monteverde | Meals: B
Today, travel to Monteverde. The first part of your journey is by boat across Arenal Lake, the largest and most important lake in Costa Rica. Then, continue by road, enjoying the mountain scenery enroute to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. The town of Monteverde was actually founded by a group of Quakers that migrated from North America in the 1950's. The Reserve covers more than 26,000 acres of forest and is home to more than 2,000 species of plants, 400 species of birds and 100 mammal species.
Day 7 Monteverde | Meals: B
This morning, take the walk through a series of suspended walkways and bridges built in the cloud forest. Later, enjoy a ride of discovery to the highest elevations of Monteverde Cloud Forest comfortably seated in your arial tram.
Day 8 Monteverde-San Jose | Meals: B
After breakfast, a scheduled shuttle transfer takes you back to San Jose for an afternoon at leisure.
Day 9 San Jose-Depart | Meals: B
Your Costa Rican adventure ends today as you fly home.
Upon arrival in San José, the capital of Costa Rica, you will be met and transferred to your hotel where the remainder of the day is at leisure.
Accommodation Choices
Value Plus
Arenal Volcano: Lomas del Volcan
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Heliconia Hotel
San Jose: Aurola Holiday Inn
Tortuguero: Laguna LodgeFirst Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal Manoa
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Trapp Family Lodge
San Jose: Wyndham Herradura
Tortuguero: Pachira LodgePremier Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal NayaraMonteverde Cloud Forest: El Establo
Arenal Nayara
Nayara is an authentic Costa Rican journey, a property that reflects its location and respects the ecological balance of one of the most beautiful places on earth. The casitas, suites, and villas have large screened windows that open up to bring nature inside. Light flows through the interiors, from the bedroom to the private gardens with rain showers, to the private terraces with secluded Jacuzzis. Modern amenities compliment the rooms to make them the most desired and exceptional accommodations.
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San Jose: Grano de Oro Hotel
Tortuguero: Manatus Hotel
Day 2 San José-Tortuguero | Meals: BLD
Travel through the Braulio Carrillo National Park before continuing on to Moin to board small boats for the journey along the Canal de Tortuguero. The canal is more than 70 miles long and links lagoons and major rivers.
Accommodation Choices
Value Plus
Arenal Volcano: Lomas del Volcan
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Heliconia Hotel
San Jose: Aurola Holiday Inn
Tortuguero: Laguna LodgeFirst Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal Manoa
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Trapp Family Lodge
San Jose: Wyndham Herradura
Tortuguero: Pachira LodgePremier Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal NayaraMonteverde Cloud Forest: El EstabloArenal Nayara
Nayara is an authentic Costa Rican journey, a property that reflects its location and respects the ecological balance of one of the most beautiful places on earth. The casitas, suites, and villas have large screened windows that open up to bring nature inside. Light flows through the interiors, from the bedroom to the private gardens with rain showers, to the private terraces with secluded Jacuzzis. Modern amenities compliment the rooms to make them the most desired and exceptional accommodations.
×
San Jose: Grano de Oro Hotel
Tortuguero: Manatus Hotel
Day 3 Tortuguero National Park | Meals: BLD
After a leisurely morning, board small boats for continued exploration of the smaller, secondary canals. Keep a lookout for river otters, crocodiles and turtles, along with the very talkative howler monkeys and Toucans.
Accommodation Choices
Value Plus
Arenal Volcano: Lomas del Volcan
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Heliconia Hotel
San Jose: Aurola Holiday Inn
Tortuguero: Laguna LodgeFirst Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal Manoa
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Trapp Family Lodge
San Jose: Wyndham Herradura
Tortuguero: Pachira LodgePremier Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal NayaraMonteverde Cloud Forest: El EstabloArenal Nayara
Nayara is an authentic Costa Rican journey, a property that reflects its location and respects the ecological balance of one of the most beautiful places on earth. The casitas, suites, and villas have large screened windows that open up to bring nature inside. Light flows through the interiors, from the bedroom to the private gardens with rain showers, to the private terraces with secluded Jacuzzis. Modern amenities compliment the rooms to make them the most desired and exceptional accommodations.
×
San Jose: Grano de Oro Hotel
Tortuguero: Manatus Hotel
Day 4 Tortuguero-Arenal | Meals: BLD
After breakfast, travel through the canals and then by road to Arenal Volcano, one of Costa Rica's most dramatic sites. It towers at 5,389 feet and is almost a perfect cone. It remains active today and almost a day doesn't pass without some type of minor eruption. Later this evening, visit the world famous Tabacon Hot Springs, including dinner.
Accommodation Choices
Value Plus
Arenal Volcano: Lomas del Volcan
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Heliconia Hotel
San Jose: Aurola Holiday Inn
Tortuguero: Laguna LodgeFirst Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal Manoa
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Trapp Family Lodge
San Jose: Wyndham Herradura
Tortuguero: Pachira LodgePremier Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal NayaraMonteverde Cloud Forest: El EstabloArenal Nayara
Nayara is an authentic Costa Rican journey, a property that reflects its location and respects the ecological balance of one of the most beautiful places on earth. The casitas, suites, and villas have large screened windows that open up to bring nature inside. Light flows through the interiors, from the bedroom to the private gardens with rain showers, to the private terraces with secluded Jacuzzis. Modern amenities compliment the rooms to make them the most desired and exceptional accommodations.
×
San Jose: Grano de Oro Hotel
Tortuguero: Manatus Hotel
Day 5 Arenal | Meals: B
The morning is at leisure for optional activities. If you wish to explore the area in an exciting way, we recommend a visit to the Arenal Reserve, where you will find the Sky Tram & Sky Trek. This tour combines the ascent to the top of the mountain by an aerial tram, enjoying the beautiful landscapes of the Arenal Lake, while the descent is through the famous canopy tour, which goes from one mountain to another, that makes you feel the adventure and fun. If you prefer a more relaxed tour and admire the natural beauties of the northern plains, we recommend a visit to the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, where it’s offered boat tours in the banks of the Rio Frio in search of different species of birds, mammals and reptiles.
Accommodation Choices
Value Plus
Arenal Volcano: Lomas del Volcan
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Heliconia Hotel
San Jose: Aurola Holiday Inn
Tortuguero: Laguna LodgeFirst Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal Manoa
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Trapp Family Lodge
San Jose: Wyndham Herradura
Tortuguero: Pachira LodgePremier Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal NayaraMonteverde Cloud Forest: El EstabloArenal Nayara
Nayara is an authentic Costa Rican journey, a property that reflects its location and respects the ecological balance of one of the most beautiful places on earth. The casitas, suites, and villas have large screened windows that open up to bring nature inside. Light flows through the interiors, from the bedroom to the private gardens with rain showers, to the private terraces with secluded Jacuzzis. Modern amenities compliment the rooms to make them the most desired and exceptional accommodations.
×
San Jose: Grano de Oro Hotel
Tortuguero: Manatus Hotel
Day 6 Arenal-Monteverde | Meals: B
Today, travel to Monteverde. The first part of your journey is by boat across Arenal Lake, the largest and most important lake in Costa Rica. Then, continue by road, enjoying the mountain scenery enroute to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. The town of Monteverde was actually founded by a group of Quakers that migrated from North America in the 1950's. The Reserve covers more than 26,000 acres of forest and is home to more than 2,000 species of plants, 400 species of birds and 100 mammal species.
Accommodation Choices
Value Plus
Arenal Volcano: Lomas del Volcan
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Heliconia Hotel
San Jose: Aurola Holiday Inn
Tortuguero: Laguna LodgeFirst Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal Manoa
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Trapp Family Lodge
San Jose: Wyndham Herradura
Tortuguero: Pachira LodgePremier Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal NayaraMonteverde Cloud Forest: El EstabloArenal Nayara
Nayara is an authentic Costa Rican journey, a property that reflects its location and respects the ecological balance of one of the most beautiful places on earth. The casitas, suites, and villas have large screened windows that open up to bring nature inside. Light flows through the interiors, from the bedroom to the private gardens with rain showers, to the private terraces with secluded Jacuzzis. Modern amenities compliment the rooms to make them the most desired and exceptional accommodations.
×
San Jose: Grano de Oro Hotel
Tortuguero: Manatus Hotel
Day 7 Monteverde | Meals: B
This morning, take the walk through a series of suspended walkways and bridges built in the cloud forest. Later, enjoy a ride of discovery to the highest elevations of Monteverde Cloud Forest comfortably seated in your arial tram.
Accommodation Choices
Value Plus
Arenal Volcano: Lomas del Volcan
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Heliconia Hotel
San Jose: Aurola Holiday Inn
Tortuguero: Laguna LodgeFirst Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal Manoa
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Trapp Family Lodge
San Jose: Wyndham Herradura
Tortuguero: Pachira LodgePremier Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal NayaraMonteverde Cloud Forest: El EstabloArenal Nayara
Nayara is an authentic Costa Rican journey, a property that reflects its location and respects the ecological balance of one of the most beautiful places on earth. The casitas, suites, and villas have large screened windows that open up to bring nature inside. Light flows through the interiors, from the bedroom to the private gardens with rain showers, to the private terraces with secluded Jacuzzis. Modern amenities compliment the rooms to make them the most desired and exceptional accommodations.
×
San Jose: Grano de Oro Hotel
Tortuguero: Manatus Hotel
Day 8 Monteverde-San Jose | Meals: B
After breakfast, a scheduled shuttle transfer takes you back to San Jose for an afternoon at leisure.
Accommodation Choices
Value Plus
Arenal Volcano: Lomas del Volcan
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Heliconia Hotel
San Jose: Aurola Holiday Inn
Tortuguero: Laguna LodgeFirst Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal Manoa
Monteverde Cloud Forest: Trapp Family Lodge
San Jose: Wyndham Herradura
Tortuguero: Pachira LodgePremier Plus
Arenal Volcano: Arenal NayaraMonteverde Cloud Forest: El EstabloArenal Nayara
Nayara is an authentic Costa Rican journey, a property that reflects its location and respects the ecological balance of one of the most beautiful places on earth. The casitas, suites, and villas have large screened windows that open up to bring nature inside. Light flows through the interiors, from the bedroom to the private gardens with rain showers, to the private terraces with secluded Jacuzzis. Modern amenities compliment the rooms to make them the most desired and exceptional accommodations.
×
San Jose: Grano de Oro Hotel
Tortuguero: Manatus Hotel
Day 9 San Jose-Depart | Meals: B
Your Costa Rican adventure ends today as you fly home.
