COSTA RICA TOUR

Costa Rica Coast to Coast
8 days/7 nights

Day 1: Your Costa Rica Tour starts at the Costa Rica Airport with a meet & greet and transfer to your typical Costa Rica style hotel. Overnight in San Jose.

Day 2:  Morning pick up at your Costa Rica Hotel for a scenic 2-hour drive to the Caribbean, driving through Braulio Carillo National Park.

Transfer to riverboat for 2-4 hour boat trip up jungle canals to Tortuguero National Park, a vast tropical rain forest preserve and one of the best places to observe wildlife in Costa Rica. Afternoon is free to enjoy on own.

The Costa Rica Tortuguero Canals along the Caribbean coast are musts for nature lovers.

You may have the treat of close up looks at monkeys, crocodiles, tree sloths and a host of colorful birds. During turtle nesting season (June through September), the endangered green turtle come up on the beaches at night to lay their eggs - an unforgettable experience. Overnight at Mawamba Lodge or similar.

Day 3:Enjoy a two to three hour boat ride touring the backwater canals of Tortuguero National Park with a local guide to observe the flora and fauna.

The afternoon is free for you to enjoy optional activities and tours, a walk to the village or a visit to the museum. Overnight Mawamba Lodge or similar.

Day 4: Early morning flight to San Jose. You will then transfer to another plane for your flight to the Southern Pacific Rainforests. Fly by single engine charter plane to the remote private airstrip on the beach at Tiskita Jungle Lodge. Tiskita is a 400-acre private rain forest reserve in the remote region of Golfito on the southern Pacific coast.

Enjoy a guided tour of the Tiskita rainforest and trails. Explore fresh water jungle pools and beautiful, isolated beaches. The bird watching in Costa Rica is fabulous with over 285 species identified in the area to date.

Tiskita is also an experimental exotic tropical fruit farm. Overnight at Tiskita Lodge. 

Day 5 & 6: Tour the Costa Rica rainforest and area trails, swim in the ocean or fresh water jungle pools, visit the nearby village or simply relax in your hammock. Horseback riding is also available. Overnight Tiskita Lodge.

Day 7: Transfer to airport for flight to San Jose. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel and overnight.

Day 8: Airport transfer for return flight home.