Toucanet Journey
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One of the most comprehensive group tours to Costa Rica for 2012, this holiday offers an overland adventure staying in comfortable hotels and travelling with expert naturalist guides. Highlights of this 2 week escorted tour of Costa Rica include the Monteverde reserve, Arenal volcano, Tortuguero national park and Caribbean beaches at Cahuita.
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Summary of nights: San Jose 1, Monteverde 2, Arenal 2, Tortuguero 2, Cahuita 3, San Jose 1.
- Enjoy the rich and varied mantle of verdant vegetation home to vivacious wildlife.
- Monteverde, cloud forest alive with biodiversity.
- Get up close to the forest clad volcano at Arenal.
- The channels and mangroves of Tortuguero National Park.
- Cahuita, Afro-Caribbean heritage on a jungle fringed beach.
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1 Fly UK to San José.
Days 2,3 Twilight tour and canopy walkways of Monteverde cloud forest.
Day 4 Drive and ferry to Arenal, visit hot springs and the volcano.
Day 5 Visit Rio Celeste and Tenorio Volcano National Park.
Day 6 Road and boat to Tortuguero.
Day 7 Explore Tortuguero.
Day 8 Drive to Cahuita on the Caribbean coast.
Days 9,10 Hike, snorkel and explore Cahuita National Park, relax on Caribbean beaches.
Day 11 Return by road to San José.
Day 12 Depart, arriving UK day 13.
Tour Profile
Transport: 5 road and boat journeys, longest 6.5 hours including stops.
Accommodation: Mostly small and friendly hotels and lodges in natural settings with private facilities.
Meals: Breakfast daily; dinner day 4; lunch days 5,9,10; full board days 6,7.
Included excursions: Twilight Monteverde cloud forest tour; sunset volcano hike and hot springs, Arenal; Rio Celeste hike and swim; Tortuguero village tour; turtle watching (Jul, Sep), canals and nocturnal jungle explorations, Tortuguero; hiking and snorkelling in Cahuita National Park; Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, Cahuita.
Group size: Min 4, max 16. Led by local specialist guide.
A few days to spare?
Extend your trip by adding on a few days at the beginning or end of your tour on a tailormade, private basis. Check out our most popular extensions to the Toucanet Journey or contact one of our consultants for more inspiring ideas. |  The Resplendent Quetzal
 Arenal Volcano
 The palm fringed beaches of the Caribbean
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