Costa Rica Highlights

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This tour is the perfect balance between nature and culture: Take adventures kayaking across Lake Arenal and ziplining through wildlife-rich rainforests, and experience Costa Rican culture when you visit a coffee plantation and interact with students at a local school.
RECENT TOUR DIARIES:
June 24, 2024 - July 1, 2024
June 24, 2024 - July 1, 2024
June 17, 2024 - June 24, 2024
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Day 1 Hola San José (groups flying from the west coast may be required to depart day 0)
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Day 2 San José--Arenal
Coffee Plantation visit
Travel to Arenal
Details: Coffee Plantation visit
World-renowned Costa Rican coffee has grown to be an emblem of local culture. Join a local tour to learn how the country's elevation, eco-system and volcanic history have all contributed to its unique taste.
Details: Travel to Arenal
Arenal is famous for its volcano, an unavoidable presence while traveling within this part of the country. It is tall, imposing, perfectly symmetrical shape makes it instantly recognizable.
Day 3 Arenal landmarks
1968 Volcano View and Lava Trails
Lake Arenal kayaking tour
Hot springs visit
Details: Lake Arenal kayaking tour
Glide along the still waters reflecting the perfect cone of Arenal Volcano and the surrounding rolling hills. Lake Arenal, the country's largest, is also among its most scenic, and the area has become popular area to kayak, windsurf, sail, fish, and hike.
Details: Hot springs visit
Let the volcanoes take you away. At Arenal’s hot springs, bubbling lava fields heat the waters to make nature’s own jacuzzi.
Day 4 Arenal--Coastal Puntarenas
Optional  Horseback ride  $58
Travel to Coastal Puntarenas
Crocodile Safari
Free time at the beach
Details: Crocodile Safari
Take a guided boat tour through the Rio Grande of Tarcoles on board safe, comfortable boats. See these magnificent ancient reptiles up close, with sizes of more than 4 meters. Crocodiles have been on the planet for more than two hundred million years. Since they haven't changed much over time, they are considered living dinosaurs. Iguanas, basilisks and over 60 bird species live in this natural environment. Accompanied by a captain and a bilingual guide, both navigation experts willing to provide all the information about the fauna and flora of the river, while facilitating the opportunity to photograph and film the wildlife at close range.
Day 5 Coastal Puntarenas
Optional  Yoga class by the beach  $50
Volunteer at a wildlife rescue center
Details: Volunteer at a wildlife rescue center
Volunteer at Santuario de Lapas, a sanctuary for local wildlife. Groups will participate in a variety of activities to assist staff with animal care before they are released into their natural habitat.
Day 6 Manuel Antonio excursion
Manuel Antonio National Park visit
Details: Manuel Antonio National Park visit
Combining white sandy beaches with lush tropical forest, Manuel Antonio is the perfect place to see a variety of Costa Rican wildlife, from white-faced monkeys and sleepy-faced sloths, to green turtles and orange-and-black-shelled land crabs.
Day 7 Coastal Puntarenas--San José
Canopy zipline tour
Travel to San José
Optional  Folklore evening  $50
Details: Canopy zipline tour
Soar through the treetops for the unmatched close-up of the New World’s best wildlife refuge. Harness yourself to cables that run between platforms high in the trees, then step into thin air and zip from tree to tree. Experience a true bird-eye view from your new aerial perspective.
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Day 8 Flight home from San José
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    Day 8 Start river rafting extension
    Whitewater rafting guided excursion
    Details: Whitewater rafting guided excursion
    The perfect way to experience Costa Rica at its best. After getting full safety and paddling instructions from your guide, head off into lush rainforest teeming with toucans, herons, and iguanas. Be on the lookout for basilisk lizards—these reptiles can scurry across the water on their hind legs, a feat that earned them the nickname “Jesus Christ lizards.” End your tour of Costa Rica’s most popular river with a traditional lunch prepared by your guide.
    Day 9 Flight home from San José
    Tour Includes:
    • Round-trip airfare
    • 7 overnight stays (8 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
    • Breakfast daily
    • Lunch daily
    • Dinner daily
    • Full-time services of a professional tour director
    • Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
    • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
    • Tour Diary™
    • Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
    • Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
    • Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.

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