Overview & Highlights
This guided group tour combines Costa Rica’s natural highlights with a few less visited, up and coming destinations, offering a thrilling tropical adventure bursting with wildlife.
- boat trip down the canals of Tortuguero
- nature walk in Tirimbina Rainforest reserve
- Tenorio Volcano National Park and Rio Celeste hike
- Selvatura hanging bridges
- visit to Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
- cooking class at local finca
Costa Rica is a compact, accessible country where visitors are mesmerised by the forest-mantled volcanic landscapes and the sheer volume of exuberant bio-diversity. There’s a peaceful, friendly ambiance throughout which lends itself to a truly relaxed group holiday of discovery.
To understand the complexities of the bewitching natural environment and the efforts to sustain it, on this group adventure you benefit from the services of well informed local guides, who are bursting with pride in Costa Rica’s achievements. You’ll be taken to the famous national park at Tortuguero where, boating through the mangroves, you’ll be overwhelmed by the number of species - including of course turtles – and the magical fairyland of the Monteverde cloud forest, a haven for birdlife.
To this we have added up and coming new destinations: tropical Sarapiqui and the turquoise pools and sparkling waterfalls of Rio Celeste. Finally spend time at Carara, a coastal reserve famed for its scarlet macaws and the huge crocodiles which lurk in the mangroves.
Owing to the wilderness locations, most of your meals are included, so this holiday is really good value as well.
Outline itinerary
Day 1
Fly into San José and transfer to hotel.
Day 2
Drive and boat to Tortuguero Jungle Reserve.
Day 3
Guided exploration of the reserve by boat.
Day 4
By boat and road to Sarapiquí.
Day 5
Visit La Tirimbina Rainforest Reserve.
Day 6
Drive to Bijagua.
Day 7
Visit Rio Celeste and Tenorio Volcano National Park.
Day 8
Drive to Monteverde.
Day 9
Explore Selvatura Park and Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve.
Day 10
Carara National Park.
Day 11
Day at leisure.
Day 12
Transfer to San José airport for international flight.
UK clients arrive home the following day.
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What our clients say
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This tour showcases Costa Rica's natural diversity and amazing wildlife, covering everything from the jungle lowlands and mystical cloud forests the country is known for, to some less-visited areas such as Sarapiqui, Rio Celeste and Carara.
Kathryn Rhodes - Travel Expert
Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.
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Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.
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