THE GREAT ESCAPE
Your Great Adventure
- Includes
- Itinerary
- Tour Highlights
- Gallery
- Price & Dates
What's included
24 Feb - 7 July 2024
- First Class or Superior accommodation
- Hotel taxes, porterage, tips and service charges
- Daily breakfast and certain dinners
- Transportation (Coach/Train/Ferry)
- Professional Tour Director and guide service
- Daily Must-See-Sightseeings with VIP Access
- Airport transfer services
- Gratuities to Tour Directors/guides
- International air ticket
- Safety net protection
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
- Day 5
- Day 6
- Day 7
- Day 8
- Day 9
ARRIVE IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
Upon arrival, you will be met by your Tour Director, who will help you check into your hotel.
SAN JOSE – TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK
SAN JOSE: Scenic drive past banana plantations en route to the Caribbean shore to board your cruise to the Tortuguero Canals. TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK: Guided cruise on the canals with a Local Guide and boatman includes watching for freshwater turtles, caimans, herons, toucans, egrets, and monkeys. Free time at your lodge before a slideshow presentation about the park.
TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK TOUR & CANAL CRUISE
TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARKL Guided boat cruise with a Naturalist through remote areas of the park, followed by a rainforest walk. Presentation by a local Naturalist this afternoon.
TORTUGUERO – SARAPIQUI – ARENAL
TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK: Boat trip en route to the Sarapiqui area. SARAPIQUI: Guided Tour of a local family-owned pineapple farm highlights the history and cultivation of the pineapple industry. ARENAL: Free time this afternoon at your resort's pool, hot-spring-fed Jacuzzi, or on a nearby nature trail. Dinner at your hotel.
ARENAL. EXCURSION TO LA FORTUNA & ARENAL VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK ARENAL
Free time this morning before a guided visit to Arenal Volcano National Park includes lava trails and nature that has recovered from past lava flows. Walking tour of the town of La Fortuna de San Carlos includes spectacular views of the active Arenal Volcano. This evening, drive to nearby famous Tabacon Hot Springs for a dip in the curative and relaxing pools before dinner at the hot springs.
ARENAL – MONTEVERDE
ARENAL: Scenic drive to Monteverde. MONTEVERDE: Guided tour with a Naturalist on the Sky Walk Hanging Bridges, which combines trails and suspension bridges through the canopy of Monteverde Cloud Forest, to search for flora and fauna.
MONTEVERDE. SANTA ELENA CLOUD FOREST RESERVE
MONTEVERDE: Guided walking tour with a Naturalist in Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve (home to over 600 species of butterflies, 400 species of birds, with 100 reptile and 120 mammal species). Visit to a family-owned Ecological Sanctuary includes a tour, cooking class, and lunch. Farewell dinner this evening.
MONTEVERDE – SARCHI – GRECIA – SAN JOSE
SARCHI: Visit the local village known for its artists and their famous hand-painted oxcarts. GRECIA: See the metal church-imported from Belgium to Puerto Limon in 1897-transported by oxcart from its previous site in the plaza and reconstructed here. SAN JOSE: Free time this evening
DEPART SAN JOSE
Your holiday ends with breakfasts this morning.
~ Tortuguero National Park
~ Arenal Volcano
~ Monteverde Cloud Forest
~ Trapiche Farm
~ Grecia Village
| Departure Dates | Price PP (From) | - | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar - 24 Nov 24 | RM 12220 |
