COSTA RICA RAINFOREST & BEACH TOUR
6 Days / 5 Nights
This tour is designed specially for exclusive groups. A similar tour for
individual travellers can be provided on request.
Day 01 Arrival San José / Costa Rica
Arrival at Juan Santamaria International Airport, where our representative will
wait for you right after immigration and will assist you in case of any
irregularity with your luggage. Your bilingual-speaking airport guide will then
wait at the exit of the airport. 10 minutes transfer to Hotel Melia
Cariari*****.
Welcome drink during the private check-in.
Included meals today: Welcome dinner at the Hotel.
Accommodation: Hotel Melia Cariari**** (*).
Day 02 Pacuare River Rafting Trip
Considered one of the World’s Five Best White-Water Runs, the Pacuare offers
some of the best white-water rafting in the hemisphere. 6:30 a.m. you will be
picked up by your professional river rafting guides at the lobby of the hotel,
you’ll travel on scenic Highway 34, which is the old road to Limón. We’ll stop
for a tasty Costa Rican traditional breakfast on the way. The ride to the
put-in at Tres Equis takes about two hours. Once you get there, our
professional guides and rafting equipment will be waiting.
After a thorough safety briefing, the adventure begins. Your team will raft
through thrilling class IV rapids, squeezing through narrowing openings between
gigantic boulders and long stretches of fast, powerful rapids. Along the way,
our guides will serve a very satisfying lunch of deli meats and cheeses,
sandwich fixings, fruit and juice, all along the riverbank. During lunch break,
you’ll have time to stop and admire the raw power of the pounding Pacuare River
and the serene jungle scenery. You will be back at the hotel around 5 p.m.
Included meals today: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Accommodation: Hotel Melia Cariari**** (*).
Day 03 Canopy Tour & Beach - North Pacific Coast
This morning after breakfast 8:00 a.m. depart to the province of
Guanacaste.10:00 a.m. we will arrive at Finca Daniel with a great view of the
Gulf of Nicoya, here the you will experience the two hours Canopy Tour. Enjoy
zipping down the canopy lines in one of the most amazing tours you will ever
find in Costa Rica, you can let yourself fly with pure nature, wildlife,
fantastic views on 11 lines over the forest. After the tour you will enjoy a
buffet lunch and continue to the beach resort arriving at approximately at 5
p.m.
Included meals today: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Accommodation: Paradisus Playa Conchal*****, All Inclusive.
Fiesta Premier Resort Papagayo Gulf*****, All Inclusive.
Day 04 Beach & “Fiesta Brava”
Today you will have all day to enjoy the facilities at the all inclusive resort.
At 4:00 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. we will depart to Hacienda La Chacara where the group
will see an authentic Costa Rican ‘finca’, where you will experience the day by
day life in Guanacaste: cows and bulls in their corral, the beautiful
Guanacaste trees (Costa Rica’s national symbol), farming of sugar cane, and
delicious typical fruits and cuisine, all in the friendly ambience of this
extraordinary region’s music and dances. You will arrive at 5:00 p.m. at La
Hacienda followed by welcome cocktail and street band music and cowboys on
horseback, then a local rodeo will take place with bull-riding, equestrian
show, and street band music. At 7:30 p.m. a typical buffet will be served,
after the dinner Marimba music and folkloric dances will take place with the
guests. At 9:00 p.m. depart to the hotel.
Included meals today: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Accommodation: Paradisus Playa Conchal*****, All Inclusive.
Fiesta Premier Resort Papagayo Gulf*****, All Inclusive.
Day
05 Snorkeling, Beach & Party
9:00 a.m. after breakfast depart aboard “The Adventure” a 100 ft. vessel in
Playa Conchal or aboard the “Elanga” in Papagayo Gulf a 68 ft. sailboat with
two masts for a half-day snorkeling trip in the Pacific blue waters of the
Guanacaste coast, lunch will be enjoy aboard or at the beach. You will be back
at the hotel around 3:00 p.m. Rest of the afternoon free to enjoy the
facilities of the all inclusive resort. 7:00 p.m. a farewell beach party will
take place at the beach in Paradisus Playa Conchal or special private dinner at
Fiesta Premier Resort.
Included meals today: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Accommodation: Paradisus Playa Conchal*****, All Inclusive.
Fiesta Premier Resort Papagayo Gulf*****, All Inclusive.
Day 06 Pacific Coast – International Airport
Today after breakfast you will depart (5 hours drive) to the International
Airport. If time permits you will visit the town of Sarchí (45 minutes from
Airport) for some shopping and enjoy the lunch. Assistance with departure
arrangements. Check-in own luggage.
Included services
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2 nights in San Jose at Hotel Melia Cariari*****, buffet breakfast, porterage
in/out at hotel included.
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3 nights at Paradisus Playa Conchal All Inclusive Resort or Fiesta Premier All
Inclusive Resort in Papagayo Gulf, both hotels are 5*. Porterage in/out at
Hotel.
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A/C bus transportation and luggage handling at the airport.
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Bilingual guide services (Spanish, English, German or French).
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Expenses for 1 Group Coordinator.
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All activities as per the itinerary.
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All meals as specified in the itinerary.
Not Included
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International flights.
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Visas (where applicable).
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Travel & medical insurance.
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Meals & drinks not indicated.
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Personal expenses.
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Airport departure tax at San José USD$ 26.-- per person
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Voluntary tips and donations.
Optional activities in Guanacaste – Pacific Coast.
Palo Verde National Park – includes: entrance fee to the park, guided boat trip
through the mangrove and lunch. Duration: 8:00 a.m. to 17:00 hrs.
Rincon de la Vieja Volcano National Park – includes: entrance fee, hiking in
the park, by the afternoon a walking tour of Liberia’s city and lunch.
Duration: 8:00 a.m. to 17:00 hrs.
Nicaragua special – includes: transportation, visit to San Juan de Oriente,
Catarina’s view-point, Masaya Volcano, breakfast & lunch, visit the
Mayasa’s Indian market, Granada’s city walking tour. Duration: 5:15 a.m. to
20:30 hrs.
The Rainforest & Beach tour or a bespoke itinerary can be combined as a
two centre tour to include Cuba or a day excursion to Havana.
A Tropical Paradise
Costa Rica has it all: tropical climate, brilliant beaches and the ultimate in
adrenaline rushes.
This country allows you to combine some of the most extreme and adventurous
activities out there with some of the best beach time you will ever have.
Starting in the capital, San José, you can spend two days white-water rafting
and mountain biking, even taking in the slopes of the legendary Arenal Volcano
one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
Then head to the Pacific beaches of the West Coast of the incredible Nicoya
Peninsula, home to some of the most beautiful coastline in the world. Here you
can relax in locations still relatively untouched by tourism. Deserted coves,
beautiful tropical jungle and incredible wildlife and scenery abound. This area
is a true hideaway paradise that offers the perfect end to the thrills of the
earlier exploits.
Costa Rica - a tropical paradise to thrill, excite and relax
you.
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