Our driver will wait for you outside the terminal to take you to your hotel in San Jose.
Overnight at hotel Country Inn & Suites – standard room
NOTE: estimated driving time 30 Minutes
Day 2
San Jose- Poas Volcano- La Paz Waterfalls-Arenal
(Breakfast) After breakfast, meet your private guide driver or pick up your rented car and leave towards Poás Volcano with its impressive main crater and its sulfur fumaroles and learn about the different ecosystems in this beautiful national park. Then a visit in La Paz waterfall gardens! Walk through a trail leading to a spectacular waterfall in the middle of the rainforest. Inside the park visit the hummingbird gallery, the serpentarium, the bird house, the butterfly garden and the frog’s exhibit. Then drive to Arenal, close to the Nicaraguan border. This region possesses beautiful and varied scenery. The lowlands host gushing rivers, hot springs, lagoons and plentiful wildlife.
Overnight at hotel Mountain Paradise – junior suite
NOTE: estimated driving time 2.5 hours
Day 3
Arenal-Hanging Bridges-Fortuna Waterfall- Arenal Hike- Tabacon Hot Springs
(Breakfast, lunch, dinner) The tour starts in a 3 km hiking trip through the tropical humid forest. Pass 15 bridges from 5 to 100 meters long and up to 60 meters high: spectacular scenery of birds, reptiles, mammals and insects Next stop is La Fortuna waterfall with the huge swimming hole and the large rocks nearby. After swimming - lunch in town and tour to the volcano: hiking through the forest, plants, wildlife and Arenal Lake. In the end of the day enjoy the thermal water of Tabacón resort for a few hours and dinner there.
Overnight at hotel Mountain Paradise – junior suite
Day 4
Arenal- Geovanny Tour- Monteverde- Night Walk
(Breakfast) Today a bird and animals watching tour with Giovanni, an extraordinary guide a phenomenon in La Fortuna, a native who knows the area like the palm of his hand. Giovanni will bring you to the secret paths of La Fortuna; you will detect rare animals and countless birds. He knows and can mimic Sricotihn over 100 birds and has memorized the location and number of hundreds of birds makes the definition of more. The most fascinating two-hours tour with a walking encyclopedia of flora and fauna of the region. Then you’ll depart towards Santa Elena & Monteverde area (which means "Green Mountain"). Breathtaking view of the Gulf of Nicoya and the islands below will accompany you while ascending the hills. The Monteverde reserve was founded in 1951 by a group of North American (Quakers) who live in a secluded on 1400 meter high plateau. Although some of the original virgin forest was cleared for dairy and coffee farming, the founders’ environmental consciousness, together with help from private organizations, founded a biological reserve that hosts one of the richest ecological systems in the country. Early evening enjoy the night tour - walking through the cloud forest trails surrounded by thick jungle where you can observe sleeping birds, tarantulas, spiders, grasshoppers, crickets, lizards, frogs, sloths, porcupines, white nose coatis, olingos, kinkajous, snakes and more.
Overnight at hotel El Establo – deluxe room
NOTE: estimated driving time 4 hours
Day 5
Monteverde- Sky Walk, Tram & Trek- Manuel Antonio
(Breakfast) Start the day by walking on the hanging bridges of Monteverde - five bridges in total, the longest is around 984 feet. The trails extend for slightly over a mile and a half (2.5 km), making this tour extremely feasible for everyone. Following the Sky tram – it is a bird's eye perspective on the cloud forest, Arenal Volcano and the lake. You can stop at any point in the breathtaking landscapes. The cable ends platform located at the highest point on the ridge, and forms the watershed between
Pacific and Atlantic and provides a spectacular view of 360 degrees. Continue by flying, get your heart pounding 1.7 miles of cables slung between towering trees, zip lining through ten zip line cables range in height from 40 meters to 100 meters and in length from 100 meters to 750 meters. Then departs to the central pacific coast where Manuel Antonio is located. It is one of the most luxuriant locations in Costa Rica, with spectacular white-grey sandy beaches fringed by thickly forested green hills.
Overnight at hotel Parador – garden room
Day 6
Manuel Antonio- Mangrove Tour
(Breakfast) Today immerse yourself in indescribable beauty, where nature reveals its flawlessness. In the mangrove tour everything flows harmoniously, the blend of fresh water and salt water, the diversity of the most extraordinary Costa Rica plants and wildlife in its entire splendor. In perfect combination with the Manuel Antonio National park, the mangrove offers 4 beautiful varieties of these amazing trees, unforgettable Costa Rican scenic and the magic that you can only feel when sharing one to one with the Costa Rican wildlife.
Overnight at hotel Parador – garden room
Day 7
Manuel Antonio- Catamaran - San Jose
(Breakfast) The Catamaran island adventure begins at Quepos Harbor; cruising through the aquamarine waters toward the spectacular and scenic coastline of Manuel Antonio Park. Soon you will be in open water and on the lookout for spotted dolphins, migrating humpback whales, sea turtles and manta rays. You will be captivated by the sight of dolphins frolicking at the boat’s wake, or the inimitable sound of a whale’s song. These are the nesting grounds and home for numerous species of marine birds, including pelicans, boobies and ibises. After touring the coastline, you will anchor in a protected cove within the pristine Biesanz Bay for snorkeling. Lunch on board. Then departs toward central valley where San Jose is located.
Overnight at hotel Country Inn & Suites – standard room
NOTE: estimated driving time 3.5 hours
Day 8
Manuel Antonio- International Airport
(Breakfast) According to your int’l flight, depart to the Int’l airport.
NOTE: please notice that check in for international flights recommended to be done two hours prior departure. Estimated driving time 3.5 hours
Included:
Accommodation
• 2 nights at hotel Country Inn & Suites – standard room
• 2 nights at hotel Mountain Paradise – junior suite
• 1 night at hotel El Establo – deluxe room
• 2 nights at hotel Parador – garden room
Meals
• As specified in the program
Transportation: (car rent)
• Private transportation airport – San Jose hotel on day 1
• Car rent – Bego, Jeep 4x4, 5 seats full insurance, zero deduction ex. driver, from day 2 till day 8, pick up at San Jose and drop off at the airport.
Transportation: (private transportation)
• Private transportation airport – San Jose hotel on day 1
• Private guide & driver from San Jose to Arenal including the Volcano hike on day 2
• Private transportation jeep-boat-jeep from Arenal to Monteverde on day 4
• Private transportation from Monteverde to Manuel Antonio on day 5
• Private transportation from Manuel Antonio to San Jose on day 7
Private transportation San Jose – airport hotel on day 8
Tours & tours packages – guides and transportation included up to 15 people per tour (on rare occasions might be more):
• Poas Volcano
• La Paz waterfall
• Hanging bridges Arenal
• Fortuna waterfall
• Arenal Volcano hike
• Tabacon hot springs
• Geovanny bird watching
• Sky walk, tram & trek
• Mangrove tour
• Catamaran
Not Included:
Does not include:
• Personal expenses & tips
• Optional tours and activities
• Departure taxes
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