Creating Memorable Travel Experiences

• Tour Highlights: Airport welcome and transfer to hotel, Overnight stay in San José
• Accommodation: Hotel Grano De Oro

Your driver will meet you at the arrival’s terminal of the SJO International Airport! He will welcome you to our country and will drive you to your hotel for the first night in Costa Rica! Costa Rica is a tropical country that produces fresh fruits and vegetables: take this opportunity to eat healthy! When choosing your restaurants, look for alternatives that favor fresh, local and organically produced food.

• Tour Highlights: Scenic drive to La Fortuna, Visit Arenal Volcano history and hot springs, Evening relaxation in thermal waters
• Accommodation: Hotel Arenal Manoa

After enjoying an early breakfast, you will get on the transportation to La Fortuna.

In 1968 the Arenal Volcano, which until then was an inoffensive hill, erupted and buried the community of Pueblo Nuevo. The lands of the District lost a lot of value and many of their residents left the place. However, little by little, spectacular eruptions of the volcano attracted tourists and La Fortuna passed from an agricultural area to a touristic region. Arenal is a large symetrical volcano built upon layers of ash, rock and lava at almost 1700 meters above sea level. Although it went into a dormant phase in 2010, its internal activity produces the natural hot springs that can be enjoyed in many of the surrounding areas.

You will have the end of the afternoon and the evening to enjoy and relax in the world-famous Hot Springs of the Arenal Volcano.

If you like eating healthy and organic, make sure you visit the Restaurant Organico Fortuna! They have lots of choices including vegetarian and gluten free menu options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They support local products and focus on your health!

• Tour Highlights: Visit La Fortuna Waterfall (swim in natural pool), Traditional lunch with local family
• Accommodation: Hotel Arenal Manoa

Today you will explore the area around Arenal Volcano. A visit to La Fortuna Waterfall and The Volcano hike is a great combo for the day.

The day will start late in the morning, at 11am so you can have enough time to enjoy a nice breakfast, explore the surroundings of the hotel and relax a little before your pickup. We recommend you wear your swimming suit for the waterfall visit.

The excursion starts with a slow-paced hike down through 500 steps that open the way to the magnificent waterfall. On the way down your guide will point out the various species that will be found among birds and mammals. Go easy, no rush, and take in the gorgeous views you have ahead of you. Once downstairs you can refresh and swim in the pond of the great waterfall in front of you.

For lunch you will meet the Rodriguez Family. They will cook a traditional lunch that you will not forget. Served by the side of a river, you will enjoy a tasteful meal and experience some of our culture, followed by a delicious and freshly brewed cup of coffee.

After lunch you will visit the imposing Arenal Volcano National Park. The hike takes you around its base while you will be learning everything about the eruptions and the old lava flows, and you will see the transition of the rainforest growing in them. If you are lucky, you can see some rainforest animals too!

• Tour Highlights: Zip-lining adventure over waterfalls and canyons, Evening night walk in Ecocentro Danaus Reserve
• Accommodation: Hotel Arenal Manoa

Then you will have an adrenaline rush in the zip-lining tour, this consists of 7 extreme zip line cables of the nature park. Begin the tour climbing up an 18 meter high tower (54 feet) to fly over a 120 meter (360 feet) high canyon – the highest place in the park. From here you can enjoy spectacular views of the Pino Blanco Waterfall, Arenal Volcano, and Cerro Chato. Next, you will cross a hanging bridge to Arenal Mundo Aventura’s longest cable – 980 meters (0.6 miles) high above the la Fortuna Waterfall with great views of downtown Fortuna. Finally, you will glide across the cables at high speeds of up to 70 km/hr (43MPH).

As sunset falls in the forest, it’s nocturnal animals truly awaken. You will enjoy a night walk within the Eco Centro Danaus Ecological Reserve. Together with a local naturalist guide you will quietly explore the jungle with a lantern, spotting different species of nocturnal fauna, mainly amphibians and reptiles. You will be picked up at your hotel for this exciting 2 hour walk in the woods!

• Tour Highlights: Scenic boat transfer across Arenal Lake, Arrival in Monteverde, free afternoon to explore town
• Accommodation: Koora Hotel

Today you will travel between La Fortuna and Monteverde by crossing the Arenal Lake. A car will pick you up at the hotel and take you to the lake, where you will be boarding a boat for an approximately one-hour ride across to Monteverde. This service is the fastest and a very scenic way to travel, where you can admire the beautiful views of all of the mountains, sky and the colossal Arenal volcano itself on your way across the lake. When you reach the other side, you will be picked up and driven to your hotel in Monteverde. It is a transfer, but also an adventure!

Once you get to the 1440 meters above sea level mountain, on top of Costa Rica’s continental divide, you will feel the much cooler weather of Monteverde and Santa Elena.
The afternoon is free. Take the chance to visit the shops, ice cream parlors, cheese factories or coffee houses of Monteverde.

• Tour Highlights: Hanging Bridges tour in cloud forest, Coffee, chocolate, and sugar cane farm experience
• Accommodation: Koora Hotel

After a tasty breakfast you will be going on the day’s first excursion, The Hanging Bridges Tour. It’s an approximate hour-and-a-half activity, where you will experience a wide variety of Monteverde’s fauna and flora. The tour consists of 3km trails and eight suspension bridges, with lengths varying from 50 to 170 meters. The bridges provide with panoramic views and the best observation points while enjoying the cloud forest.

In the afternoon the experiences continue. You will get three tours in one, coffee, chocolate and sugar cane, at the Don Juan Coffee farm!

The coffee tour, which begins with the wonderful history of coffee in the world, followed by its history in our country and importance in Costa Rica’s development. During this part of the tour, we will get to see all the processes carried by coffee, from the seed to the delicious final product, the freshly steaming cup of coffee.

The second part of this tour is the famous chocolate tour, the perfect complement for coffee. You will learn about it’s contribution to rescuing the traditions and culture of our country.

The third part of the tour will be about sugar cane, where you’ll learn about its history, plantations, different types of harvest, processing, obtainment of various products and you’ll be able to live the experience of handcrafting sugar cane juice.

• Tour Highlights: Corobici River floating excursion with wildlife spotting, Visit Las Pumas Rescue Center
• Accommodation: Jardin Del Eden Boutique Hotel

Today is transportation day to Tamarindo, but to light it up, we will make a stop for a river floating excursion and a rescue centre.

Floating at the gardens of the Corobici River. While going down the river in rafting boats, experienced guides will be pointing out lots of animals that you will have the chance to observe: howler and white-faced monkeys, coatis, iguanas, and otters. You may also sight some of the 300 species of birds that inhabit the nearby Palo Verde National Park. A beautiful and unique tour, in which you can choose to paddle, or if you prefer so, let the guide take you down the river while you relax and enjoy the emerald forest and exotic fauna! The tour finish with an included lunch.

Las Pumas Rescue Center was born when the deforestation of Guanacaste was at its peak, in 1959. Las Pumas Rescue Center now houses many different species of feline, deer, primates, and mustelids. The centre is one of the last remaining of its kind in the country, and you are invited to visit the animals. A gift shop is available on-site, as well as picnic tables for you to have a snack or relax.

Tamarindo is considered one of the most popular and beautiful beaches on the Costa Rican Gold Coast. It is located in the north of Guanacaste province, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.

Within two kilometers from Tamarindo, you can find the famous Playa Flamingo and Conchal. There are many tropical dry forest attractions near the area for exciting one-day-tours.

• Tour Highlights: Free morning at leisure, Sunset sailing tour with snorkeling and kayaking
• Accommodation: Jardin Del Eden Boutique Hotel

Leisure helps us to recharge our batteries.

Today you will have the morning and noon free to relax and enjoy Tamarindo.

At 2pm you will set out on a sunset sailing tour. While discovering the Costa Rican coastline you can enjoy the views and an open bar on the boat. The waters offers a variety of marine life like manta rays, turtles, whales dolphins and more animals depending on the season. After some time, at a secret enchanted place, you will make a stop to have fun in the water and enjoy some snorkeling, paddle boarding or kayaking. While you are enjoying the ocean the chef will set up a small buffet full of snacks to be enjoyed in the sunset.

• Tour Highlights: Free day for beach relaxation and water sports
• Accommodation: Jardin Del Eden Boutique Hotel

Today you will have the morning and noon free to relax and enjoy Tamarindo.

• Tour Highlights: Enjoy Tamarindo’s beaches
• Accommodation: Jardin Del Eden Boutique Hotel

Today you will have the morning and noon free to relax and enjoy Tamarindo.

• Tour Highlights: Transfer to San José highlands, Stay at Finca Rosa Blanca coffee plantation
• Accommodation: Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation Resort

Once again, you will meet your bilingual driver at the lobby of the hotel. Transfer back to San José for your last night in Costa Rica. The ride usually takes 5 hours or more, depending on the stops you make.

Finca Rosa Blanca provides an authentic experience in Costa Rica; combine amazing accommodations, a sustainable forested coffee plantation, and cuisine that creatively honors the culinary traditions of the coffee highlands. You will share the richness of the local culture, steaming volcanoes, cloud forests and the splendor of the abundant nature that surrounds the area.

Farewell to Costa Rica. Our driver takes you out to SJO Airport in San José. Say goodbye to your new friends, and… see you see you next time!!! Have a good flight home!!