COSTA RICA TRIP OVERVIEW

INCLUDED

1-night San Jose – Hotel Aurola by Marriott
2-nights Puerto Viejo de Limon – Shawanda Hotel
1-night Kamuk Mountain – Trogon Lodge.
2-nights Manuel Antonio – El Parador Hotel
Roundtrip Private Transfer Airport/Hotel
Entrance Fees to Park Tours and City Tours
Daily Breakfast, 2-Lunch, and 5-Dinners & Show as stated in Itinerary.
Hotel Taxes & Gratuities
All tours include English speaking guide

NOT INCLUDED

International Flights from the U.S. (Call us for a Quote)
Gratuities to Driver & Tour Guide (Suggested $15.00 p/p)

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COSTA RICA TOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1: USA - WELCOME TO COSTA RICA!!

Private Airport Transfer on Arrival

Private San Jose City Tour

This tour immerses you in the rich Costa Rican culture and history by experiencing the beautiful museums and historical sites of San José. It begins with an orientation and drive through the beautiful Sabana Park. Next, we will take a walking tour through the historic National Theater. Completed in 1897, the theater is a masterpiece in art and architecture. Afterwards we will visit one of the many unique museums of Costa Rica. We will continue heading to the University of Costa Rica, the Supreme Court and various sites of interest. A brief stop will be made in an art craft shopping store allowing you to browse through it before returning to your hotel.

Overnight at Hotel Aurola by Marriott Hotel

Dinner & Show at Tiquicia View Point Restaurant – Escazu Mountains

DAY 2: M (B - L - D)

After Breakfast:

Aerial Tram over Braulio Carrillo N.P. Rain Forest, situated on the Atlantic slopes of the country. you will cross the Continental Division and enter Braulio Carrillo National Park. After a half-hour trip through the park, the bus will reach a 1000-acre private reserve of virgin forest.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to see a primary forest and its natural splendor at first hand. The open-air gondolas with canvas awnings seat 6 passengers and a naturalist guide. We show our guests all the different layers of the rainforest, from the floor to the treetops.
The Aerial Tram tour covers a distance of 2.6 kilometers through primary rainforest. The ride lasts about an hour and twenty minutes and travels at the leisurely pace of two kilometers per hour, allowing you the chance to fully explore this exciting part of the forest.
At the end of the aerial adventure, we could enjoy a delicious meal surrounded by Mother Nature.

Also visit to the collection of butterflies, amphibians, and reptiles.

Lunch is included at the Park.

Continuing to the Atlantic Area.

The road that leads to Limón from San José crosses the majestic Braulio Carrillo National Park. At this point, a beautiful journey towards the Caribbean lowlands begins and a significant change in temperature and panorama is experienced.

After going through Limon City, the major port on the Caribbean. Limon is an essential port for the economic life of Costa Rica and the most vivid example of the multicultural encounter that this region has experienced throughout history.

We'll keep on going to Puerto Viejo de Limon.

Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and Cahuita are two towns that are located in the Caribbean area of the country, and are clearly identified by their cultural richness, full of Afro-descendant and indigenous that form a unique mix in the country.

Its gastronomy, music, and customs make this area a wonderful attraction for both national and foreign visitors. Its beaches, both black volcanic sand and light sand, keep visitors enchanted as they enjoy the sun and the rainforest that reaches the seashore.

Check-in at Shawanda Hotel

Dinner at Hotel

DAY 3: (B - L)

After Breakfast:

Visit Puerto Viejo Town and Cahuita Town and National Park .

Cahuita National Park was created in 1970 with the purpose of protecting the most important coral reef in the country, and is located within the tropical humid forest life zone. It has an area of 22,400 hectares of territorial sea, 1,067 of land and 600 of coral reef.

The park protects and conserves a variety of species of marine flora and fauna, as well as white sand beaches of great scenic beauty. Likewise, visitors can live extraordinary moments observing the flora and fauna, taking photographs and learning about the different species present: red monkeys, howlers, white-faced monkeys, two- and three-toed sloths, squirrels, hummingbirds, toucans, night herons, the sangrillo, hawks, tree and rain frogs, hundreds of insects, and turtles such as the leatherback, the green and the hawksbill.

Caribbean lunch: rice and beans, fried green plantains, and chicken in coconut creole sauce.

Coffee & Chocolate experience

Coffee house, chocolate factory and tasting room, where you can see and taste the chocolate making experience from the cacao forest to the finish product.

Return to Shawanda Hotel

DAY 4: (B-D)

After breakfast we'll head to the middle pacific area, getting to know the towns of Turrialba Valley and Cartago the first Capital of CR.

Then start climbing the road to the Paramo Kamuk Mountain, to winddown on km 87 to a Cloud Forest, house of the holy bird of the ancient Mayas, the Quetzal.

Lodging at Trogon Lodge on the cloud forest. Inspired by the song of the resplendent quetzal in its magical flight, the environment surrounded by a collage of mountains and green trees, the serenity of the cloud forest, and the sounds of the Savegre River, Trogón Lodge is a refuge for nature lovers.

Overnight at Trogon Lodge

Dinner Included.

DAY 5: (B)

After Breakfast:

In Kamuk Mountain, take an easy walk in the Gardens to spot Quetzals and the tour continues to the Central Pacific Beaches; arriving at Manuel Antonio area. Our hotel is on top of a mountain with beautiful views of the ocean.

Check-in at El Parador Hotel