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CLASSIC COSTA RICA

Duration

11 Days 10 Nights

Location

Tortuguero, Pacuare River, Arenal, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio, San José

Price p/p

$1380.00

Classic Costa Rica, starting and ending in San Jose, best way of visiting Tortuguero, Rio Pacuare, Arenal, Monteverde & Manuel Antonio

Itinerary

Day 1: Pick up from San Jose Airport.
Day 2: Transfer into Tortuguero.
Day 3: Day in Tortuguero.
Day 4: Pick up early in the morning in Tortuguero. Rafting on Pacuare River. Drop off Arenal area.
Day 5: Day in Arenal, La Fortuna.
Day 6: Transfer from Arenal to Monteverde by Jeep boat Jeep.
Day 7: Day in Monteverde.
Day 8: Transfer from Monteverde to Manuel Antonio.
Day 9: Day in Manuel Antonio.
Day 10: Transfer from Manuel Antonio to San Jose hotel.
Day 11: Private shuttle transfer from San Jose hotel to Airport for Departure flight.

NOTE: The drive from Manuel Antonio to the Airport is only 3 hours. Therefore if you can book an afternoon flight you can drive directly from Manuel Antonio to the airport and fly the same day. Your last night in San Jose can be used elsewhere in this itinerary, OR you can shorten trip by 1 day.

Package Includes

10 nights of lodging, all transport, rafting Rio Pacuare, activities in Tortuguero & all breakfasts.

Price

$1380 per person in double occupancy, Single supplement charge available for an extra $230

**NOTE: Rates may vary if there is no availability in the hotels mentioned. Also, the rates can increase depending on the time of year. You will be informed of any change in the rates before confirming your reservation.

Description

We have packed all of Costa Rica’s adventure highlights into this trip!! Stroll through our amazing rain forests, admire beautiful waterfalls and jump into crystal clear water pools, raft the waters of the mighty Pacuare River, discover the wonders of our cloud forests in the Crown Jewel of Cloud Forest reserves in the world Monteverde, and enjoy the warm surf on the beautiful golden sands of our Pacific coast. This adventure will take you through our country’s most beautiful areas and show you the adventure of your life!

Preferred Hotels:

Tortuguero – La Baula Lodge, La Casona or similar.

Arenal – Hotel Campo Verde, Las Colinas, or similar

San Jose – Hotel 1492, Hotel Don Carlos, or similar

Monteverde – Mariposa bed and breakfast, Hotel de Montaña Monteverde, or similar

Manuel Antonio – Karahe Beach Hotel

Itinerary
1

Aiport Pick Up

Today we will have a private transport ready for you at the airport upon arrival. We will bring you directly to your hotel in San Jose so you can relax.

Head to Tortuguero

Time to embark on the most extraordinary jungle adventure, our 2 days / 1 night Tortuguero Expedition. This National Park is located on the North Caribbean plain of the country. A navigable network of lagoons and canals parallel to the coast crosses the Park with great scenic beauty, home to a great number of species surrounded by lush tropical vegetation. Tortuguero is considered the most important nesting site on the western half of the Caribbean for the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) that comes to the beach to nest every year from July to October. Breakfast, lodging and transportation are included.

Today we have a Tortuguero Village Tour included.

Not Included: Lunches, Dinner, National Park entrance ($15), Caribbean Conservation Corporation ($2), Turtle nesting night tour ( $40 if you stay at La Baula Lodge for transportation)

Day in Tortuguero

Today you will have an early start and enjoy a Naturalistic Canoe Tour and leisure time in the afternoon.

Raft the Pacuare River

We will pick you up early in the morning from your hotel reception in Tortuguero and head to the Pacuare River for a day of rafting. The Pacuare River is one of the best choices for your adventure treks in Costa Rica. It is world famous for its sheer beauty: A true river gorge flanked by steep, green walls. Here you enjoy the feeling of total isolation from urban life and the realness of being connected with nature. You see waterfalls cascade into the river from both sides as colorful, tropical birds fly right over your head.

The white water that is equally exciting. It is not an overly challenging river, but it has a lot of rapids, therefore giving you an adventure filled with lots of fun. The 18 mile one day run includes a total of 52 rapids.

After rafting we will drop you off in the beautiful town of La Fortuna by the Arenal Volcano.

Day in Arenal, La Fortuna

Arenal is a breathtaking site, perfectly shaped Volcano standing at 1600 meters height, it’s an amazing photo. The volcano has an east green, vegetation covered side, and a west grey, forest less side. An ideal way to make the best of your day is to arrange an activity visiting the green side in the morning, like a horseback ride to the Fortuna waterfall, and another adventure covering the grey side, like the mandatory volcano hike with hot water springs.

Optional (Not Included) Tours and activities available, book with us and save:

Eco Glide Zip Line Tour.
Arenal Volcano National Park Hike & Hot Springs.
Horseback ride to La Fortuna Waterfall.

Transfer from Arenal to Monteverde by Jeep – Boat – Jeep

The taxi-boat-taxi service, or sometimes called jeep-boat-jeep, is a one-way transfer between Arenal and Monteverde. The two places are only about 50 km apart, but the shortest direct drive takes about 5 hours. Taking a motorized, covered boat ride across the Arenal Lake is far better than driving around it. This shuttle departs daily at 8:30am.

Day in Monteverde

Monteverde is a small community located in the central mountains of the country, halfway between Arenal and the pacific coast. The area is host to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and numerous others, which draw considerable numbers of tourists and naturalists. National Geographic has called the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve “the jewel in the crown of cloud forest reserves”. Monteverde’s variable climate and high altitude has helped produce an extremely high biodiversity, it is acclaimed as one of the most outstanding wildlife refuges worldwide.

Optional (Not Included) Activities available! Book them with us and save:

Monteverde Extremo Zip Line Tour
Don Juan 3 in 1 Coffee Tour
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve Guided Hike

Shared transfer from Monteverde to Manuel Antonio

The Manuel Antonio National Park is a small biological peninsula found within an area devoted to different productive activities, such as agriculture, cattle and tourism development. Manuel Antonio contains a charming combination of rain forest, great ocean and mountain views, beaches and coral reefs. These beaches are some of most beautiful in the country, lined with lush forest, and the snorkeling is excellent too.