Summary of nights: San José 1, Monteverde 2, Arenal 2, Tortuguero 2, Cahuita 3, San José 1.
- Enjoy the rich and varied mantle of verdant vegetation home to vivacious wildlife.
- Monteverde, cloud forest alive with biodiversity.
- Get up close to an active 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 Boat down San Juan river and canals 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 5,8,9; 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?
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