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Costa Rica Tour Itinerary
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This tour allows you to explore the contrasting highlights of this naturalist’s paradise.
Set between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Costa Rica offers luxuriant tropical rainforests, steaming volcanoes, delightful beaches and an
Costa Rica is escorted by a local guide from Day 2 to Day 10. Extensions are not escorted but assistance is provided in each destination by our local representative.
Iberia flight via Madrid to San Jose. Transfer to the Crowne Plaza Coribici in a Deluxe room for one night.
Transfer by road into the Caribbean lowlands and continue through the jungle by boat to Mawamba lodge. Nestled in lush rainforest on a sandbar overlooking the Caribbean, the lodge is an ideal base from which to explore the Tortuguero National Park. The park is an area of significant biological diversity, which includes toucans, macaws, monkeys, crocodiles, colourful frogs and green turtles. Learn about the local flora and fauna from your guide as you spend the following day exploring the National Park by boat and on foot (approx. 65 miles).
Continue west to your next hotel, the Sueno Azul in a Standard room, located close to the Sarapiqui River in an area of verdant tropical wet forest. Spend the afternooon and following day at leisure, enjoy the wonderful surroundings or take a gentle walk through the forest, where there is the opportunity to bathe beneath the nearby waterfalls (approx. 65 miles).
Join the ‘chocolate trail’ in Tirimbina Rainforest Reserve, learning how cacao is grown, processed, its history as well as the chance to sample the final product. In the afternoon continue to the town of La Fortuna set beneath Arenal Volcano. The almost perfect conical peak is an impressive sight and you can often watch as it spews ash and steam, while at night you may be able to watch the glowing lava roll down the slopes. Your stay for the next two nights is at the Arenal Paraiso hotel in a Standard room. The following day spend time discovering the local culture, learning about agriculture at a typical farm house, visiting a local school and taking a ride on a tractor drawn trailer (approx. 60 miles).
Take a morning walk in the National Park where toucans and other wildlife can often be seen. In the afternoon depart to the small town of Monteverde, located amid pristine cloud forest. It is noticeably cooler here and the flora and fauna are distinctly different from the tropical forests. Spend two nights at the Cloud Forest Lodge in a Standard room. Enjoy a morning walk the following day in the Santa Elena cloud forest reserve, the abundant vegetation here is home to a variety of wildlife including the highly elusive jaguar and the resplendent quetzal, although sightings are rare amid the dense vegetation. In the afternoon, visit the Don Carlos coffee plantation (approx. 75 miles).
Return to San José and stay overnight at the Crowne Plaza Coribici in a Deluxe room (approx. 90 miles).
Overnight flight via Madrid to Heathrow with Iberia.
Highlights of Costa Rica: 10 nights
Corcovado: 4 nights
San Jose: 1
night
On the remote Peninsula de Osa on the Pacific Coast, Corcovado National
Park protects a large area of coastal rainforest and its remote location results
in an incredibly diverse range of flora and fauna. La Paloma Lodge, is set atop
a high bluff surrounded by tropical rainforest overlooking the Pacific, close to
the national park.
Fly south and transfer to La Paloma lodge in a Standard room for four nights. Included during your stay is a guided hike through the jungle and visit to the offshore reserve of Caño Island, a haven for marine life.
Return flight to San José and overnight at the Crowne Plaza Coribici in a Deluxe room before your overnight flight via Madrid to Heathrow with Iberia.
Highlights of Costa Rica: 9 nights
Manuel Antonio: 4 nights
San Jose: 1
night
Manuel Antonio offers a glorious setting with tropical beaches backed
by dense forest, prolific wildlife and a well maintained network of walking
trails. The four star El Parador hotel is set on a hill overlooking the Pacific
close to the National Park.
Continue directly by road to Manuel Antonio (approx. 101 miles) for four nights at the El Parador in a Garden room.
Return by land (approx. 100 miles, flights available at a supplement, call 01306 747002) to San Jose and overnight at the Crowne Plaza Coribici in a Deluxe room before your return overnight flight to Heathrow with Iberia via Madrid.
Highlights of Costa Rica: 9 nights
Penas Blancas: 3 nights
Granada: 3
nights
Still comparatively undiscovered, Nicaragua is rapidly gaining
popularity with its enticing mix of natural splendours and colonial
charms.
Transfer from Monteverde to Liberia and onto the border town of Penas Blancas. Continue for three nights at the Morgan's Rock Hacienda & Ecolodge in a Standard room, set in an enviable position on a beautiful beach amid tropical rainforest.
Continue north to the historic colonial town of Granada. Staying three nights in La Gran Francia in a Standard room, a renovated colonial building. Included in your itinerary is a boat tour on Lake Nicaragua, a tour of Granada's old town and a visit to the impressive Masaya volcano.
Transfer to Managua airport for your return flight with American Airlines to Miami, connecting with British Airways overnight to Heathrow.
Panama City: 2 nights
Bocas del Toro Islands: 2 nights
Boquete: 2
nights
Highlights of Costa Rica: 10 nights
Fly Iberia to Panama City for two nights at the Country Inn Hotel in a Standard garden room. A cruise through the famous canal is included during your stay.
Fly Air Panama north to the Bocas Del Toro Islands for two nights staying at the Playa Tortuga hotel in a Standard room. Still largely undiscovered these islands offer a genuine Caribbean atmosphere.
Continue by ferry and road to the mountain village of Boquete. Spend two nights at the Panoramic Hotel in a Standard room exploring this area of scenic forests and coffee plantations.
Fly Lacsa Airlines to San Jose and join the main itinerary from Day 1.
Highlights of Costa Rica: 9 nights
Tamarindo Beach: 4 nights
San Jose:
1 night
Located on the Nicoya Peninsula, Tamarindo is popular with surfers
and famous for the leatherback turtles that come to lay their eggs here. Our
hotel, the four star Capitan Suizo is set directly on the beach about 15 minutes
walk from the lively centre.
Instead of returning to San José, continue by road to Tamarindo for four nights at the Capitan Suizo in a Standard room (approx. 109 miles).
Return by land (approx. 160 miles, flights available at a supplement, call 01306 747002) to San Jose and overnight in a Deluxe room at the Crowne Plaza Coribici before your return overnight flight to Heathrow with Iberia via Madrid.
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Departure Details |
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| Tour Description | Meals | Nights |
| Highlights Of Costa Rica | MMP | 10 |
| Highlights Of Costa Rica + Corcovado Extension | MMP | 15 |
| Highlights Of Costa Rica + Manuel Antonio Extension | MMP | 14 |
| Highlights Of Costa Rica + Nicaragua Extension | MMP | 15 |
| Highlights Of Costa Rica + Panama (Pre Tour) Extension | MMP | 16 |
| Highlights Of Costa Rica + Tamarindo Beach Extension | MMP | 14 |
2009: Jan09, 30; Feb13, 27; Mar20; Apr24; Jun05; Jul17; Aug21; Oct02; Nov13; Dec 18.
2010: Jan08, 29; Feb12, 26; Mar19.
Flight as per detailed itineraries.
Key to meals
RO = Room Only
RB = Room and Breakfast
HB = Half Board
FB = Full Board
ALL = All Inclusive
MMP = Mixed Meal Plan
This tour includes:
Restrictions
Important notes