An ideal option for first-time visitors to Costa Rica, this 8-night vacation features the country’s most interesting and popular highlights –allowing you to experience the beautiful scenery, fascinating culture, and warm and wonderful people! You’re welcome to the Rainforest vacation will begin and end your stay with a night in San José, the country’s capital city and cultural hub, located in the Central Valley at a sea level that blesses it with spring like temperatures, all year-round. The second destination will be Tortuguero, which is only accessible by boat or small aircraft. A true ecotourism paradise in the middle of the tropical rainforest, Tortuguero will provide a panoramic view of the Caribbean side of the country, with its winding waterways and abundant flora and fauna. Your next stop will be the Arenal Volcano, one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world and a fascinating natural wonder, which regularly delights viewers with its spectacular conic shape. The journey continues to the Monteverde area, known for its spectacular scenery and diverse, rich tropical cloud forest. With its alpine-like weather, it has captured the attention of biologists, conservationists, and ecologists from around the world.
Inclusions
Regular transportation from Juan Santamaria Int’l Airport (SJO) to San José area
8-night accommodation
Regular package at Pachira Lodge, Tortuguero, includes Ground and boat transportation (San José – Tortuguero – Guapiles), lodging, daily meals, tour to the secondary Tortuguero canals and visit to the Tortuguero Village
Regular transportation from Guapiles to Arenal Volcano
Evening visit Ecotermales, includes: Transportation, entrance fee & dinner
Regular transportation from Arenal Volcano to Monteverde Cloud Forest, Crossing the Arenal lake by boat
Regular half day Trapiche Cultural tour, includes: Transportation, English guide and entrance fee
Regular transfer from Monteverde Cloud Forest to San José area
Regular transfer from San José to Juan Santamaría Int’l Airport (SJO)
14 meals: 8 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners
Exclusions
International airfare – Optional excursions – Beverages – Gratuities to hotel personnel & guides
DAY 1 SAN JOSÉ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - SAN JOSÉ
Accommodation : Presidente 4* or similar
DAY 2 SAN JOSÉ - TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Pachira Lodge 4* or similar
DAY 3 TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Pachira Lodge 4* or similar
DAY 4 TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK - ARENAL VOLCANO
Arrive at La Fortuna village late afternoon where the mighty Arenal Volcano will welcome you with its impressive perfect conic shape. Check In at Arenal Manoa, where you will be staying two nights. During the evening you will visit the Ecotermales Hot Springs. These natural hot springs feature a hot river that flows through a series of pools. From cascading falls to tropical gardens, the hot springs are the result of rainwater heated by magma in the Earth’s interior. Once heated, the water rises to the surface, taking with them minerals found in the earth’s rocky crust; this way, water becomes very benefic to your body because of its temperature that helps to relax muscles, clean pores and rejuvenate the skin.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Arenal Manoa Hotel 4* or similar
DAY 5 ARENAL VOLCANO
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Arenal Manoa Hotel, 4* or similar
DAY 6 ARENAL VOLCANO - MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST
Monteverde is a great destination to experience the culture and tradition of the Costa Rican in a sustainable way with the environment and the community. El Trapiche is a family-run ranch where you will learn all about the traditional methods of production on a local farm. For the afternoon our transportation will pick you up at your selected Monteverde hotel and after a short 25-minute ride, you will arrive at the tourist project.
In the company of a friendly and knowledgeable guide, the 2-hour walk begins with an interactive tour through a hilly path bordered by nature and different plantations. The walk is not far, nor is it intense, so the visit is suitable for people of all ages and abilities, and everyone could touch and feel the products at each stage, to have an authentic experience. You will see the entire process of coffee production, starting with it is grown and how the beans are collected by hand from the bush to ensure that only the ripe cherries are picked. Then, passing by the grinding and peeling, until drying and roasting to get it ready and enjoy an exquisite cup of coffee.In the cocoa process, you will see how chocolate becomes the product we know and love.
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Poco a Poco Hotel 4* or similar
DAY 7 MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Poco a Poco Hotel 4* or similar
DAY 8 MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST - SAN JOSÉ
Meals : Breakfast
Accommodation : Presidente 4* or similar
DAY 9 SAN JOSÉ
Meals : Breakfast
HOTEL OPTIONS OR SIMILAR
SAN JOSÉ
Presidente 4*
TORTUGUERO
Pachira Lodge 4*
ARENAL
Arenal Manoa Hotel 4*
MONTEVERDE
Poco a Poco Hotel 4*
Price in CA$, per person starting from, double occupancy |
Land package | ||
Daily Departures 2023-2024 | 4* | ||
September 1st – December 8, 2023 | 2129 | ||
December 9 – 19, 2023 | 2349 | ||
December 20, 2023 – January 6, 2024 | On request | ||
January 7 – March 26, 2024 | 2349 | ||
March 27 – April 2, 2024 | On request | ||
April 3 – 30, 2024 | 2349 | ||
May 1st – June 30, 2024 | 2299 | ||
July 1st – November 30, 2024 | 2349 | ||
Single room supplement | On request |
Seasonal surcharge may apply.
Minimum of 2 passengers.
**Prices in this document are for information only; they were issued at press time, for the current year. Please note that due to exchange rates and temporary promotions, they can increase or decrease at any time. Contact your travel agent for the price and promotion of the moment. Prices include the contribution of customers to the Compensation Fund for clients of Quebec travel agents.