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Costa Rican Highlights
This tour offers a snapshot of one of Central America's friendliest and most beautiful countries. With twenty five percent of the country devoted to national parks and reserves, this is a nature lover's paradise and the sheer quantity and diversity of wildlife is staggering. Mix this in with some stunning Caribbean beaches and some impressive volcanoes and you are in for a sensational holiday.
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Package Inclusions
- An experienced Local Leader
- Entrance fee to Arenal volcano
- All transport
- Accommodation
- Sightseeing as indicated
A moderate level of fitness is required. These trips generally involve some physical activities and occasional long travelling days. Accommodation and travel conditions may be more basic.
- San Jose
- Monteverde Cloud Forest
- La Fortuna
- Arenal Volcano
- Cahuita Beach
- Puerto Viejo
Trek Holidays
Trek Holidays has become Canada's largest wholesale adventure travel company and their staff have been to over 100 countries around the world. Trek works in conjunction with travel agents across Canada to prepare you for your arrival in a new destination based on their own personal experiences, videos, pre-departure booklets as well as reading lists.
- Day 1: San Jose: Our trip starts on Tuesday with your arrival in San Jose. There's no activities planned for day one, so you can arrive at any time. There will be a pre-departure meeting at the joining hotel with your leader at 6.30pm this evening. Your leader will collect your local payment at the meeting. Please check the notice board in the foyer of the joining hotel for details of this meeting and for any messages from your leader. Please bring your passport and travel insurance to the briefing.
- Day 2: San Jose: Today is your own for exploring San Jose, the cosmopolitan capital of Costa Rica, and the centre of Costa Rica's theatre and art world. The beautiful National Theatre is a 'must-see'. San Jose's most impressive public building, the National Theatre, is the centre of Costa Rican culture, with its superb interiors of marble staircases, gilded ceilings and local hardwood parquetry floors. The city boasts some excellent museums; among the most famous is the Jade Museum housing the world's largest collection of American jade. Pre-Columbian gold, Costa Rican art and collections of live snakes and native reptiles are among some of the other museum offerings. The friendliness of the people, breathtaking flora and fauna, ancient artifacts, and its central market with all you can imagine make this city a fascinating and memorable cultural experience.
- Day 3 - 4: Monteverde: We climb up the mountains to the village of Monteverde, or 'Green Mountain', in the northwest of Costa Rica. Here we set foot upon the outstanding Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve. This preserved dense forest is just to the east of the community of Monteverde, a small village founded by North American Quakers in the 1950s. Experiencing the mystical and fragile environment here is a highlight of Costa Rica, with the constant cloud cover enveloping the top of the mountains and providing a misty magical tropical atmosphere in a place that is home to more than 2500 recorded species of plants, 400 birds and 100 species of mammals alone! As well as unexceeded bird-watching opportunities, we also have the option of taking the giant 'Sky Walk'. Traversing the rope ladders and fixed rope bridges on a series of suspension bridges in the jungle canopy over 40 metres above ground, we can view a veritable spectrum of birdlife, marvel at other breathtaking fauna and flora and maybe glimpse the elusive, brilliant quetzal. Travelling from the cool highland cloud forest to the dense rainforest reveals to us the rich diversity of Costa Rica's ecological highlights.
- Day 5 - 6: La Fortuna/Arenal: Our next stop is the town of La Fortuna, whose main attraction is the nearby spectacular Arenal Volcano (1633 metres). This active volcano with its almost perfect conical shape is a spectacular sight, especially at night as red-hot molten lava can often be seen flowing from the crater. During our two-day stay we enjoy a hike around the volcano and absorb the stunning scenery that surrounds its base. There are also some great options for white-water rafting and horse riding. An optional night trek to the volcano is also recommended as there is often a display of molten lava and luminous rocks flying through the sky. We also get to enjoy a dip at the beautiful local waterfalls of La Catarata de Fortuna.
- Day 7 - 9: Puerto Viejo/Cahuita: We spend the next three nights in the beautiful beach town of Puerto Viejo which is located on the Caribbean Sea and offers a wide range of activities including hiking, mountain biking , kayaking , diving, and snorkelling. Or you may prefer to soak up some of the local culture, discover the local reggae or sample the indigenous handicrafts on offer. On Day 8 we take a day trip to Cahuita which has a relaxed ambience while its authentic Creole culture remains evident in the country's food and music. We also visit the Cahuita national park, wildlife abounds and there are good opportunities for sightings of coatis, sloths, armadillos, iguanas, howler and capuchin monkeys, as well as scores of other animals. Cahuita National Park is also renowned for its attractive unspoiled beaches, with long stretches of pristine white sand, coral reef and coastal rainforest, making it a haven for both swimming and snorkelling.
- Day 10: San Jose: On our final day we return by bus back to San Jose, where our short Costa Rican journey comes to an end. It is possible to book additional accommodation in San Jose, if you intend on staying on after the tour.
For reservations or additional information, call 1-866-286-9323 to speak with an experienced travel consultant.
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