Travelpack

Highlights: New York - San Jose - Tortuguero - Arenal - Manuel Antonio - San José

Deposit £125 per person

Other Departures: Manchester or Edinburgh £2325 per person (£325 per person)

Itinerary:
3 Nov 22 UK to New York
3 Nights @ 4* Millennium Hotel Broadway Times Square in a standard room

6 Nov 22 New York to San Jose, Costa Rica
Meet and greet at the airport and transfer to your hotel in San Jose. 1 Night in Hotel Presidente, Standard Room

7 Nov 22 San José – Tortuguero
Early pick up from your hotel. Admire the biodiversity of an astonishing protected area in Costa Rica as the bus drives through Braulio Carrillo National Park. Stop on route to have a delicious typical breakfast. Board a comfortable boat upon arrival to Caño Blanco pier and let this extraordinarily exotic paradise enchant you, as you travel along the Tortuguero canals
Enjoy a refreshing cocktail and a delicious lunch as you arrive at the lodge. After lunch, visit the picturesque town, the green turtle museum, and the beach area. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m.
Stay at Pachira Lodge, Standard room inc Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

08 Nov 22 Tortuguero
After breakfast, guided walking tour through the trails. Free time before lunch. In the afternoon, visit Tortuguero National Park exploring the canals in small, open boats to allow better visibility.
Dinner included. Tortuguero is a network of navigable lakes, rivers, and canals (both natural and man-made) that are used for transportation and are a great place for observing local wildlife such as birds, monkeys, two and three-toed sloths, American crocodiles, and caimans. The canals also provide shelter to endangered animals such as the Oriental Indian Manatee, crocodiles, a large variety of crustaceous, and about 30 species of sweet water fish, including the Gaspar, considered as a living fossils.
Stay at Pachira Lodge, Standard room inc Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

09 Nov 22 Tortuguero – Arenal
After breakfast, shared boat transfer back to Caño Blanco and then shared ground transfer to Siquirres where you will take a shuttle bus to Arenal/La Fortuna. Lunch is included along the way.
San Carlos offers a landscape of exceptional beauty with its forests, lagoons, fields of crops, rivers with hot springs, and one of the most active volcanoes of Costa Rica: Arenal. In other words, sanctuaries where one can breathe peace, purity, and the majestic power of nature
Stay at Arenal Volcano Inn, Standard room inc Breakfast, Lunch

10 Nov 22 Arenal
Breakfast in the hotel. In the afternoon, take a shared tour to Arenal Volcano & Tabacón Hot Springs, few sites in Costa Rica inspire more respect and admiration than Arenal Volcano.
At 5437 feet, its tall and conical shape stands imposing over the pastured green hillsides that surround its base. Although currently in a resting phase, Arenal remains one of Costa Rica’s most active volcanos for the past 43 years. Its history is charged with eruptions – both major and minor – that have intimately affected the region and the people who live here
This tour will allow participants to enjoy the most extraordinary views of Arenal Volcano during a gentle hike along the lower slopes of the colossus. The walk begins in one of the trails close to the volcano and continues through the forest until reaching the area destroyed in its first eruption, back in 1968. This tour takes approximately 2 ½ hours. After the hike, a relaxing soak into the natural mineral waters of the Tabacon Hot Springs will finish a perfect day
Stay at Arenal Volcano Inn, Standard room inc Breakfast & Dinner

11 Nov 22 Arenal – Manuel Antonio
After breakfast at the hotel, take a transfer (by shuttle bus) from Arenal to Manuel Antonio.
The Central Pacific Coast has the closest beaches to the capital city. Among the most popular are Herradura, Jaco, Dominical, and the ones at Manuel Antonio National Park. They enjoy the characteristics of a very hot and humid climate, with a season of brilliant sunshine from December through the end of April and warm waters all year long.
Stay at Parador Hotel, Garden Room inc Breakfast

12 Nov 22 Manuel Antonio
Morning tour to Manuel Antonio National Park
Watch sloths and monkeys moving through the tree canopy, hunt for nocturnal silky anteaters, surprise iguanas resting on a tree, and listen to the songs of the various birds. And if you are lucky, you might spot one of the 1,000 remaining endangered Mono Titi or squirrel monkeys that live in Manuel Antonio National Park's biological corridor. See how many different kinds of flora and fauna you can spot just in the span of a 2 ½ hour nature walk and enjoy some local fresh fruits and refreshments at the end of the trail. If you like, you can hike additionally through the trails and enjoy unspoiled, un-crowded, pristine beaches after or you can stay at the beach for a relaxing afternoon once the tour is over.
Stay at Parador Hotel, Garden Room inc Breakfast

13 Nov 22 Manuel Antonio – San José
Breakfast in the hotel. At noon, take a transfer (by shuttle bus) from Manuel Antonio to San Jose.
Stay in Hotel Presidente, Standard Room inc breakfast

14 Nov 22 Departure
Breakfast in the hotel, explore the city one last time, and take a private transfer to Airport.
Fly San Jose back to the UK (Overnight)

Your Package includes:
International Flights
Private arrival and departure transfers
Daily breakfast.
All meals while in Tortuguero
2 nights at Hotel Presidente
2 nights at Pachira Lodge.
2 nights at Arenal Volcano Inn.
2 nights at Parador Hotel
All ground shared transfers within Costa Rica
Walking tour to Tortuguero village
Boat tour to Tortuguero National Park, Entrance fee included
Tour to Arenal Volcano and Tabacon Hot Springs, Dinner included
Tour to Manuel Antonio National Park. Entrance fee included

Not Included: Departure tax (US$29 per person), tips, optional tours, alcoholic beverages, personal expenses.

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