Price: From $2,008 per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: $379
2011 Dates: *Aug 13; Oct 15; Nov 19; Dec 17, 24
*Denotes Family Trip
Note: The minimum age for participants is 12 years but all ages are accepted on family trips.
Day 1: Arrival San Jose
Overnight at Hotel Presidente.
Day 2: San Jose / Monteverde
After a welcome orientation breakfast, you will be picked up by a service guide for the 4.5 hour drive to Monteverde. Lunch at the hotel then visit the nearby Ecological Sanctuary. Overnight at Monteverde Lodge & Gardens. (B, L, D)
Day 3: Monteverde Cloud Forest
After breakfast take a guided hike into the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Return to the hotel for lunch. In the afternoon visit to the Butterfly Garden. Overnight at Monteverde Lodge. (B, L, D)
Day 4: Monteverde / Arenal
Drive with your guide from Monteverde to your hotel in the Arenal area (4 hours). Stop for lunch on the way. In the evening watch the volcanic activity (weather permitting). Overnight at Arenal Manoa Hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 5: Arenal / Hanging Bridges / Hot Springs
Morning walk on the Arenal Hanging Bridges trails, set in a rainforest reserve. Afternoon visit to the Hidalgo Family Hot Springs. Overnight at Arenal Manoa Hotel.
(B, L, D)
Day 6: Arenal / Tortuguero
Drive to the Cano Blanco dock (4 hours), where you will meet your local guide for the 1-1/2 hour boat ride to Tortuguero. Overnight at Tortuga Lodge & Gardens. (B, L, D)
Day 7: Tortuguero National Park
Boat tour into Tortuguero Park. Return to the Lodge for lunch. Overnight at Tortuga Lodge. (B, L, D)
Day 8: Tortuguero Village
In the morning meet the chartered flight back to San Jose (35 mins). Upon arrival, take the Cafe Britt Plantation coffee tour. Farewell Dinner and overnight at Hotel Presidente. (B, L, D)
Day 9: Departure
Transfer to the International Airport, arriving at least two-three hours before your flight's scheduled departure.
Included:
- Transfers included on arrival and departure, when arriving and departing on the first and last scheduled days of the tour
- 8 nights lodging as featured in the itinerary or similar
- Hotel taxes
- Meals as specified in the itinerary, including a Farewell Dinner (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- Guide services
- Entrance fees to National Parks, museums and other places of interest
Not Included:
- International airfare
- Airport departure tax (US$26 per person)
- Tax increases or new taxes charged for services that were not taxed at the time the booking was made
- Meals not specified in the itinerary
- Alcoholic beverages, personal equipment, extras in hotels (laundry, phone calls, room service, etc.)
- Gratuities