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VACATIONS INCLUDING: Volcano Lodge |
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PEJIBAYE RIVER, CARARA, MONTEVERDE, ARENAL & TAMARINDO BEACH ( 9 days / 8 nights )
Active Traveler Adventure with Horseback and Waterfall Canopy Tours (17B08) |
Prices:
From US$2,735 per person based on double occupancy ($305 per person per day), depending on the season and category of rooms booked.
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| Start the trip rafting the Pejibaye River, an ideal trip for families with small children (min. age 5 years). Next head to Monteverde, stopping en route at Carara National Park to look for the Scarlet Macaw then glide through the rainforest on the Waterfall Canopy Tour. At Monteverde, take a sunset horseback ride, which ends with views of the Gulf of Nicoya. In Arenal, soak in a natural hot springs under the shadow of the Volcano. Spend your last days relaxing on Tamarindo Beach. |
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PACUARE RIVER, MONTEVERDE, ARENAL & FLOR BLANCA RESORT ( 11 days / 10 nights )
Active Highland and Beach Vacation with Rafting, Hiking, Canopy and Biking Tours (30C08) |
Prices:
From US$3,410 per person in double occupancy ($310 per person per day), depending on the season and category of rooms booked.
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This is an
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| Adventure-filled vacation starting with a one-day white water trip down the scenic Pacuare River. The next day you will visit Jaco to observe life in the trees on the Waterfall Canopy Tour. In Monteverde you will stay at Monteverde Lodge and walk in the cloud forest with a local guide. Then go to the Arenal area to soak in a natural hot springs and view the active Volcano (weather permitting). Before leaving, you will take a mountain bike ride in forests near the Volcano. Your last three nights will be spent on Santa Teresa Beach at the Flor Blanca Resort. |
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ARENAL & MONTEVERDE (self drive) WITH CORCOVADO & PACUARE RIVER ( 12 days / 11 nights )
Volcano and Cloud Forest Discovery on your own, then guided Corcovado Park and Rafting (45D08) |
Prices:
From US$2,904 per person in double occupancy ($242 per person per day), depending on season and category of rooms booked.
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| Begin the self-drive portion of your trip in San Jose. Your first destination is the Arenal area to view the active volcano and participate in optional activities such as mountain biking, wind surfing, hot springs and hiking (at additional cost). Next, you will drive to Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. On Day 6, return your rental car in San Jose and take a chartered flight to the Osa Peninsula for two full days. Here you will have the chance to walk in the remote Corcovado National Park. End your trip with a scenic and exciting white water trip down the Pacuare River (min. age 12 years). |
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COSTA RICA WILDLIFE ( 10 days / 9 nights )
Forest Exploration with Birding & Turtle Observation (June-Oct only) (52B06) |
Prices:
From US$2,749 per person in double occupancy ($275 per person per day), depending on the season and category of rooms booked. For a more affordable version of this trip that departs on set dates, see the Costa Rica Explorer.
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| Hike in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and visit the Butterfly Garden. At Arenal walk on the Hanging Bridges trails then soak in a natural hot springs in the shadow of the Volcano. Head to remote Tortuguero for boat trips through rainforest creeks and a night excursion to observe sea turtles nesting (June-Oct. only). Return in light charter plane to San Jose. |
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PACUARE-TORTUGUERO-ARENAL-MONTEVERDE-MANUEL ANTONIO ( 15 days / 14 nights )
River Rafting, Turtle Nesting (Jun-Oct only), Volcano, and Monteverde and Manuel Antonio Parks (A3C09) |
Prices:
From US$5,520 per person in double occupancy ($184 per person per day), depending on the season and category of rooms booked.
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This is an
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| Begin with an exciting white water day trip down the Pacuare River. Then go to Costa Rica's Atlantic Coast to Tortuguero National Park, one of the last large areas of tropical rainforest in Central America. Here too is an important sea turtle nesting beach, where from June to Oct. thousands of turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. After exploring Tortuguero, fly back to San Jose and drive to the Arenal Volcano area. Next, explore the cloud forest of Monteverde and perhaps observe the elusive and beautiful Resplendent Quetzal (Jan.-July only). Your last few days will be in Manuel Antonio on the Pacific Coast. |
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