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COSTA RICA TROPICAL RAIN FOREST TOUR

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Tropical Rain Forest Tour
9 days/8 nights

Day 1:  Upon your arrival in Costa Rica you will be met and taken to your hotel in or near San Jose. Accommodation at a Hotel in or near San Jose.

Day 2:Your tour of Costa Rica will start with a scenic drive to Arenal Volcano, stopping en route at La Paz Waterfall Gardens for an up close view at a system of 5 different waterfalls and also for lunch. After lunch continue to Arenal. Dinner and overnight at the Arenal Observatory Lodge. The Observatory Lodge, which is only 1.6 miles south of the volcano, gives visitors an impressive view of this giant which rumbles and erupts with spectacular displays of vapor and lava. The Observatory Lodge is the only lodge situated within the Arenal Volcano National Park, which encompasses thousands of acres of pristine Costa Rica rainforest and teems with tropical birds and wildlife. Overnight Arenal Observatory Lodge.

Day 3: Morning hike in the National Park and a close-up exploration of a lava flow. Mid-morning departure, driving around Lake Arenal to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, one of the richest and most diverse tropical cloud forests in the New World. It is best known as home to the Resplendent Quetzal but also protects hundreds of other birds, mammals and plant species. Overnight in Monteverde at Hotel Fonda Vela or similar.


Day 4: In the morning, visit the Skywalk, it's an unforgettable experience, the excitement of looking to one side and seeing the tops of the trees and at the same time feel the sensation of walking among the clouds. SkyWalk is a complex of suspension bridges and platforms constructed within the Costa Rica Cloud Forest. The principal objective is to offer a different observational perspective of tropical forest, as a new alternative in tourism for nature lovers. In the afternoon, hike through the reserve viewing the misty forest with its dense vegetation and majestic trees. Overnight in Monteverde at Hotel Fonda Vela or similar.

Day 5: In the morning depart through the distinctive dry savanna of Guanacaste to Tamarindo on the Pacific Coast. Overnight Capitan Suizo or similar.

Day 6 & Day 7:  Free days to explore or relax on the beach. Overnight at a Tamarindo Hotel. (Optional activities available at extra cost include night turtle nesting tour - mid November to mid March only)

Day 08: Return flight to San José and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon is free for your own activities. Overnight in San Jose at Hotel Don Carlos B & B or similar.

Day 09: Airport transfer for return flight home.

Price per person
Double occupancy $1420
Single Supplement $580

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