Price: From $2,208 per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: $379
2010 Dates: Oct 16; Nov 20; Dec 18
2011 Dates: Jan 8; Feb 12; Mar 19; April 9; Apr 23; Jun 18; *Jul 16; Aug 6; *Aug 13; Oct 19;Nov 19; Dec 17, 14
*Denotes Family Trip deduct $100
Note: The minimum age for participants is 12 years but all ages are accepted on family trips.
Day 1: Arrival San Jose
Overnight at Parque del Lago Hotel.
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. Afternoon visit to the Ecological Farm. Overnight at Monteverde Lodge. (B, L, D)
Day 3: Monteverde Cloud Forest
Guided tour in Monteverde Reserve. Afternoon visit to the Butterfly Garden. Overnight at hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 4: Monteverde / Arenal
Drive with your guide from Monteverde to your hotel in the Arenal area (4 hours). Overnight at Arenal Manoa. (B, L, D)
Day 5: Arenal Hanging Bridges Project
Morning walk on the Arenal Hanging Bridges trails. Afternoon visit to the Hidalgo Family Hot Springs. Overnight at Arenal Manoa.
(B, L, D)
Day 6: Arenal / Tortuguero
Drive with your Service Guide to the Cano Blanco dock (5 hours), where you will meet your local guide for the 1.5 hour boat ride to Tortuguero. Overnight at Tortuga Lodge. (B, L, D)
Day 7: Tortuguero National Park
Boat tour in Tortuguero Park. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at your Tortuguero hotel (see Day 6). (B, L, D)
Day 8: Tortuguero Village
(B, L, D)
Guided tour of Tortuguero village. Overnight at your Tortuguero hotel.
Day 9: Tortuguero / San Jose
Fly back to San Jose for either a shopping or Cafe Britt tour. Farewell dinner held tonight. Overnight at Parque del Lago Hotel.
Day tour at Cafe Britt Plantation. (B, L, D)
Day 10: Departure
Transfer to the international airport, arriving at least two hours before your flight's scheduled departure time.
Included:
- Transfers included on arrival and departure, when arriving and departing on the first and last scheduled days of the tour
- Nine 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
