Sample Itinerary:
Day 1 - Miami/San Jose
Depart Miami via Lacsa Airlines to San Jose, Costa Rica. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. (Melia Cariari Hotel/Real InterContinental Hotel )
Day 2 - San Jose/Tortuguero
Transfer from your hotel to the dock. A two- hour boat ride to Tortuguero National Park takes you through natural and manmade canals. En route, admire the area's unique flora and fauna. Afternoon, you may explore the tiny Caribbean village of Tortuguero. (Pachira Lodge/Manatus Hotel) (B/L/D)
Day 3 - Tortuguero
Today, explore the smaller canals and get closer to nature. From July through September, optional turtle-watching tour in the evening, as the massive sea turtles arrive en masse to lay their eggs on the beach. (B/L/D)
Day 4 - Tortuguero/Arenal Volcano
After breakfast, transfer by boat back to the dock. After lunch at a local restaurant, transfer to the Arenal Volcano area. (Montana de Fuego Hotel/Arenal Kioro Hotel) (B/L)
Day 5 - Arenal Volcano
Morning at leisure. Afternoon, visit the area surrounding Arenal Volcano and the Tabacon Hot Springs Resort. (B/D)
Day 6 - Arenal Volcano/Monteverde
Transfer by shuttle to Monteverde area. (Fonda Vela Hotel/El Establo Hotel) (B)
Day 7 - Monteverde
A half-day tour includes an educational trail walk through Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve.
Day 8 - Monteverde/San Jose
Morning return to San Jose. Transfer to hotel. Or take the Guanacaste Extension or the Manuel Antonio National Park Extension. (Melia Cariari Hotel/Real InterContinental Hotel) (B)
Day 9 - San Jose/Miami
After a day at leisure, transfer to the airport forLacsa Airlines flight to Miami. (B) |