Caribbean to Volcano Adventure
Transportation with private driver/guide included for entire trip
Day 1
Arrive to Costa Rica’s International Airport (SJO), where you will be picked up by your Guide/Driver. You leave the city far behind as you enter Braulio Carrillo National Park with its elephant ear plants and cascading roadside waterfalls. You drive past miles of banana plantations and through the port city of Limon on your way towards the Southern Caribbean coast. Arrive in time to catch a sunset from a cream sand beach in front of your hotel in the funky Caribbean town of Puerto Viejo. Dinner tonight is at one of Puerto Viejo’s most flavorful restaurants.
Overnight: Caribbean Area
Day 2
Today you hike through the great Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge. Along the way, you travel from the beach path into the jungle, where the diversity of flora and fauna is beautiful and abundant. A local guide from the neighboring village of Manzanillo will lead you through the trail and show you the wonders of his ‘backyard,’ while explaining the medicinal, culinary, and other uses of many of the trees, fruits and plants along the way. After the hike the afternoon is yours. In the evening you head to yet another wonderful restaurant in Puerto Viejo.
Overnight: Caribbean Area
Day 3
Today is a free day in Puerto Viejo. You can relax on the beach and bask in the turquoise water, take a surfing lesson, visit an animal rescue center or just set up camp beside the pool with a good book. The day is up to you to enjoy. Your driver/guide will be available for you today if you need him to take you to a restaurant or one of the nearby beaches.
Overnight: Caribbean Area
Day 4
Early this morning you head straight to the banks of the Pacuare River for an unforgettable day of white water rafting. This most scenic river slices through primary rainforest and plunges through mountain gorges. The most beautiful waterfalls drop into the river right alongside your raft. You stop along the river to enjoy waterfalls and a delicious lunch. Once out of the river you head to La Fortuna, home to Costa Rica’s most active volcano, Arenal. In the evening you head to Eco-Termales Hot Springs to enjoy a delicious dinner and the soothing hot springs.
Overnight: La Fortuna Area
Day 5
Today you fly through the air on zip lines, a unique way to experience the canopy. Sail over the trails and through the treetops, traversing the canopy on a zip-line! Expert guides assist you in this exciting journey through the different layers of the pristine rainforests from the time you leave the ground until you rappel back down to the forest floor. After the canopy the day is up to you.
Overnight: La Fortuna Area
Day 6
Today is a free day in the La Fortuna area. You can visit a nearby waterfall or hike in the Arenal Volcano National Park. You will need to leave La Fortuna to return to San Jose around 2:00 pm. Dinner tonight is in one of San Jose’s primere restaurants, Tin Jo.
Overnight: San José Area
Day 7
Fly home with memories to last a lifetime from your Costa Rican Adventure!
Tino is the embodiment of “Pura Vida!” He loves to take visitors on amazing hikes through his rainforest preserve “backyard”—you will see, touch, and taste the rainforest like you never would have imagined. Tino is an expert at spotting sloths, monkeys, and colorful eyelash vipers curled up on tree trunks. When you are not hiking through the rainforest, eating fresh coconut, or splashing in the ocean by the beachside trail, Tino will have you laughing at his unique sense of humor and good-natured antics.
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