Day 1:  Airport Meet and Greet and transfer to hotel. Overnight in San Jose at Hotel Grano de Oro or similar.

Day 2: Morning pick up for your drive through Braulio Carillo National Park to the canals lining the Atlantic Coast where you board a boat for the trip to the Tortuguero Canals through 50 km of tropical rain forest. Late afternoon arrival at Tortuguero. Dinner and overnight at Lodge in Tortuguero area. (BLD)

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. (BLD)

Day 4: After breakfast transfer to the Tortuguero airstrip for a 30-minute flight back to San Jose. Upon arrival you will be met by a Sun Tours driver/guide for scenic drive to Arenal Volcano. You will enjoy a scenic drive through the mountains with a stopover in Sarchi to see the colorful artisan crafts for which the community is famous. Following Sarchi you will continue on to the farming village of Zarcero for a stop to see the whimsical topiary garden in the center of the community.

En route you will have lunch serving typical Costa Rican fare, after lunch continue to Arenal and overnight at the Arenal Observatory Lodge. or similar. From the Arenal Observatory Lodge., which is situated only 1.6 miles south of the volcano, visitors have an impressive view of this “giant which rumbles” and erupts with spectacular displays of vapor and lava. The Arenal Observatory Lodge. is the only lodge situated within the Arenal Volcano National Park, which encompasses thousands of acres of pristine rainforest and teems with tropical birds and wildlife. (Light breakfast,L).

Day 5: This morning you will hike with your guide further exploring the area near Arenal Volcano on a trail where you will have the opportunity to see a variety of wildlife. While viewing the volcano from a safe vantage point, your guide will reveal this volcano’s fascinating history and explain the various types of the volcano’s current activity.

Return to the Lodge before being picked up and transferred to Arenal Lake for a 30 minute scenic boat transfer across a section of the lake. On the other side of the lake you will be met for an approximate 2 hour transfer to Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, one of the most diverse and richest tropical cloud forests in the New World. It is best known as home to the Resplendent Quetzal but has hundreds of other birds, mammals and plant species. Overnight in Monteverde at Hotel Fonda Vela or similar.  (B)

Day 6: In the morning visit Selvatura's Canopy zip line tour. Considered one of the longest of its kind it is located inside the actual virgin cloud forest of Monteverde The tour starts with a safety talk by the guides and getting fitted with the appropriate equipment, then the adventure begins through each of the 15 cables and 18 platforms, at the end you may choose to take the optional Tarzan Swing. Tour usually takes between 2.5 and 3 hours. In the afternoon hike through the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve viewing the misty forest with its dense vegetation and majestic trees. Overnight Monteverde at Hotel Fonda Vela or similar. (B)

Selvatura Canopy Walkways are available for those who do not want to do the Canopy zip line tour. Selvatura's Treetop Walkways, a 1.9 mile (approximately 3 kilometer) trail that crosses through the cloud forest, visitors walk through eight bridges of various lengths ranging from 150 feet (50 meters) up to 510 feet (170 meters) and altitudes ranging between 36 feet (12 meters) up to 180 feet (60 meters). Each of the bridges features a five foot width and capacity of up to 80 people per bridge. The treetop walkways are suitable for people of all ages and physical condition the duration of the tour is usually between 1.5 and 2 hours.

Day 7:  Depart for San Jose, late afternoon arrival back in San Jose Overnight at Bougainvillea or similar. (B)

Day 8: Airport transfer for return flight home.