 You are going to experience jungle
scenery in the Northern Caribbean, cloud forest in Monteverde and at the
Arenal Volcano. It will allow you the freedom to drive or be driven by
private driver. Tour the majestic San Carlos/Arenal area and visit the
Venado Caves and the Fortuna waterfalls. Misty forest with dense
vegetation and majestic trees is home to a myriad of plants, mammals,
insects, reptiles, amphibians, and over 400 species of birds. In
Monteverde you could take hikes in Santa Elena Cloud Forest, visit the
hummingbird gallery, butterfly farm, or be adventures and do a canopy
tour. Them experience the white sand beach and tropical rain forest of
Quepos - Manuel Antonio and all its assorted wildlife. The tour is
design to give you freedom and you my add night or you my reduce the
number of nights for you tailor made vacation in this wonderful country.
Day 01: Meet & Greet. Transfer and overnight San Jose.
 Overnight
at select hotel
Day 02: Tortuguero National Park Package: (B, L, D)
Early bus transfer through the Braulio Carrillo National Park with a
breakfast stop in a serene natural setting as you head towards your
boat's boarding area. Your next leg is of 82km of wonderment and lush
jungle as you discover many species of birds and other members of the
wild kingdom. Early afternoon arrival at deluxe lodge (Jungle Style),
rooms with private bathrooms, ceiling fans, dock on the canals, family
style restaurant, bar and swimming pool.. Optional Escorted Turtle Tours
May through November.
Day 03: Tortuguero National Park: (B)
All tours are included, entrance fees to parks is not included.
Passengers participate on tours at own pace. After breakfast, a visit
the local village, or to Tortuga Hill the highest point in the area.
Lunch and free afternoon. There is much to see and do here as the area
provides one of the finest varieties of wildlife in Central America.
Regularly seen monkeys, small crocodiles, sloths, iguanas, toucans, and
parrots and myriad waterbids.
Day 04- 05: Tortuguero National Park - Arenal Volcano (B)
After breakfast, air transfer to San Jose where you will pick up your
4x4 vehicle. Or if you have chosen a bilingual driver them he will be
waiting for you at the airport and will be with you and at your complete
disposal for the next 9 days. He will do all the driving for you, while
you just ride along and enjoy all the beautiful scenery.
The lodge provides a variety of activities, such as kayaks, a tree
canopy tour, canoeing, nature trail hiking and horseback ridding, always
accompanied by a bilingual naturalist guide. If you want to be
adventurous and daring try the Canopy tour, an exceptional adventure to
let you discover and experience the wonders of the Cloud Forest. In the
afternoon you my want to visit El Tabacon Spa, to enjoy the relaxing
thermal heated
spring pools located at the base of the Arenal Volcano. Overnight Eco-Lodge.
Day 06 - 07: Arenal to Monteverde Cloud Forest
Monteverde Cloud Forest, which means Green Mountain, is nestled high in
the Tilaran mountains 184 kilometers northwest of San Jose. Misty forest
with dense vegetation and majestic trees is home to a myriad of plants,
mammals, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and over 400 species of birds.
Orchids abound with over 300 species, some tiny and inconspicuous, while
others thrive among the very lush vegetation of the canopy 125 feet
above the forest floor. Howler and whiteface monkeys, sloths, blue
morpho butterflies, and wattle bellbirds also call the forest home.
Overnight local lodge.
Day 08 to 11: Monteverde Cloud Forest & Manuel Antonio
National Park
Drive from Monteverde Mountain to the low lands of the Central Pacific.
You could make stops at Carara Biological Reserve, Alligator Farm, the
town of Jaco.
Manuel Antonio National Park: Except for Poas and Irazu Volcano National
parks, this is the most popular in terms of tourism and total visitor
entries. It provides a safe haven for naturalists who want to compliment
their stay by experiencing a lush tropical environment still inhabited
by large parrots and confined mammals. The beach is considered one of
the most beautiful in the region with its rocky knolls and Spartans
shore life, symbolic of regional forest. As stated, many of the key
attractions like the primates and birds have become tolerant of visitors
and usually maintain feeding postures as long as observers keep a safe
distance. It's not uncommon to get within eight or ten meters of a troop
of white-faced monkeys or as close as fifteen or twenty meters to the
majestic Scarlet macaw. Overnight Karahe beach hotel or similar
Day 11: Manuel Antonio to San Jose
Drive for about three and half-hours to the City of San Jose. Here again
you could make stops at various places. Overnight in San Jose Hotel
Day 12: Drive car to the airport to fly back home
** In the price of the package the driver all meals and lodge is include, not
included is the daily gasoline and any of the entrance fees to Parks and
Reserves for the guide. He is allow to drive for up to 9 hours and will
take you where ever you my want to go. If you decide to take a
naturalist bilingual guide them all charges will be included.
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