Costa Rica - A Bit of Everything 9 Days

What's Included?

• 2 nights at Best Western Irazu Hotel
• 2 nights at Pachira Lodge
• 2 nights at Arenal Springs Hotel.
• 2 nights at Parador Hotel.
• All ground transfers within Costa Rica
• Shared walking tour to Tortuguero village.
• Shared boat tour to Tortuguero National Park.
• Entrance fee to Tortuguero National park
• Shared tour to Arenal Volcano and Tabacon Hot Springs. Dinner included.
• Shared tour to Manuel Antonio National Park.
• Our representative to meet you at the airport
• All hotel taxes

Fidgety after just one morning on the beach? Help is around the corner. Zip lines and canopy walkways stretched high above the forests, white-water rafting, hiking, surfing on Pacific roller, riding and ranching - Costa Rica is a huge adventure playground with plentiful wildlife, impressive scenery, dramatic volcanoes and lovely beaches. Costa Rica is peaceful and well organised (it is often called the Switzerland of Latin America). It has no army, educational and health standards are relatively high, and English is widely spoken. Distances are short, there are many well-kept small hotels and guesthouses, and there is a warm welcome everywhere.

Best time to go: Costa Rica is in the tropics, so temperatures are fairly constant all year round, just varying with altitude. It has two seasons.

Day 1 - Arrival

Arrival transfer from the international airport to the hotel.
Night in Best Western Irazu hotel, Premier Room.

Day 2 - San José - Tortuguero

Early pick up from your hotel. Admire the biodiversity of an astonishing protected area in Costa Rica as the bus drives through Braulio Carrillo National Park. Stop on route to have a delicious typical breakfast. Be a special guest in a banana processing and packing plant and learn more about one of Costa Rica's prime product (subject to availability). Board a comfortable boat upon arrival to Caño Blanco pier and let this extraordinary exotic paradise enchant you, as you travel along the Tortuguero canals. Enjoy a refreshing cocktail and a delicious lunch as you arrive to the lodge. After lunch, visit to the picturesque town, the green turtle museum and the beach area. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m.
Night in Pachira Lodge, Standard room.

Day 3 - Tortuguero

After breakfast, guided walking tour through the trails. Free time before lunch. In the afternoon, visit to Tortuguero National Park exploring the canals in small, open boats to allow a better visibility. Dinner included.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
* Maximum luggage per person for the Tortuguero Package is 25 pounds (12 Kg.).
* The order of the tours may change according to weather conditions.
* Optional night walk (not included in the package) from July to September to see the nesting of the green turtles.

Day 4 - Tortuguero - Arenal

After breakfast, shared boat transfer back to Caño Blanco and then shared ground transfer to Siquirres where you will take a shuttle bus to Arenal/La Fortuna. Lunch is included along the way.
Night in Arenal Springs hotel, Standard room.

Day 5 - Arenal

Breakfast in the hotel. Morning at leisure. In the afternoon, take a shared tour to Arenal Volcano & Tabacón Hot Springs. Dinner is included. See from up close the activities of the great colossus, its constant emissions of gases, vapors of water and explosions of fireworks. Follow this with a fabulous and healthful bath in the hot springs.
Night in Arenal Springs hotel, Standard room.

Day 6 - Arenal - Manuel Antonio

Breakfast at the hotel. Take a shared ground transfer (by shuttle bus) from Arenal to Manuel Antonio.

The Central Pacific has the closest beaches from San José. They enjoy the characteristics of a very hot and humid climate, with a season of brilliant sunshine from December through the end of April and warm waters all year long. Hills covered with green forests compose the common landscape of the area. Some of the features which have made Manuel Antonio one of the places most preferred by tourists are white sand beaches, cliffs, rivers, rainforests, the large variety of animal life and climate. Manuel Antonio National Park is home of the White Faced, Mantled Howler and Red‐backed Squirrel monkeys, Two and Three Toad sloths, among other mammals, as well as a number of species of birds. Punta Catedral (cathedral point), the bay of Puerto Escondido (hidden port), and the beautiful beaches with blue green waters represent some of the main attractions of this park.
Night in Parador hotel, Garden room.

Day 7 - Manuel Antonio

Breakfast in the hotel. Morning shared tour to Manuel Antonio National Park. Afternoon at leisure.
Night in Parador hotel, Garden Room.

Day 8 - Manuel Antonio - San José

Breakfast in the hotel. At noon, take a shared ground transfer (by shuttle bus) from Manuel Antonio to San Jose.
Night in Best Western Irazu hotel, Premier Room.

Day 9 - Departure

Breakfast in the hotel. Departure transfer from the hotel to the international airport.

Exclusions

• Costa Rica departure tax ($28 per person)
• Optional tours
• Tips
• Alcoholic beverages
• Personal expenses