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Costa Rica has a nature treasure! Enjoy two special packages for nature lovers combining rainforest, volcanoes, wetlands, cloud forest, and beaches. Itinerary:
Day 01: San José Upon your arrival to the International Airport, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to Presidente hotel. A four-star, 100-room hotel in the heart of San José downtown, Costa Rica, Presidente hotel is located on the corner of the Central Avenue Pedestrian Boulevard and Seventh Street, just 20 minutes from Costa Rica International Airport (SJO). Guests staying at the Hotel Presidente will be gratified by its ideal location, only a few blocks from the most important cultural and historical land marks in SanJose city: National Theatre, and the Gold Museum, Overnight at Presidente hotel. Day 02: Arenal
After breakfast, Tour to Arenal Volcano area: visit to the fascinating souvenirs centers of Sarchí, where the beautiful wood furniture, plates and other forms of folk art are made and sold. Enjoy a typical lunch in a restaurant near the volcano. Then you will visit the hot springs of Tabacón Resort, where you can relax and enjoy the Arenal Volcano view. Taste a delicious buffet dinner at the Resort. Overnight at Arenal Paraíso Hotel. Day 03: Arenal /La Fortuna Waterfalls Breakfast. Walking tour to La Fortuna Waterfalls. Free afternoon. Overnight at Arenal Paraíso Hotel. Day 04: Arenal / Manuel Antonio beach After breakfast departure to Manuel Antonio beach. Manuel Antonio National park is so popular because of its expensive white sand beaches. The principal habitats are primary forest, secondary forest, mangrove swamps, lagoons and beach vegetation. There is quite a varied fauna with a lot of species of mammals and birds. Overnight at Mimos Hotel, the hotel is conveniently located between the National Park Manuel Antonio and the small fishing town of Quepos. The hotel offers swimming pool, Jacuzzi, restaurant and a variety of rooms from Standard over Suites, Apartments up to Master and Honeymoon Suites Day 05: Manuel Antonio beach Breakfast. Free day to enjoy the beach and the area. We recommend you to visit Manuel Antonio National Park where you can walk around the trails and observe monkeys, iguanas, birds and others. Overnight at Mimos Hotel Day 06: Manuel Antonio / Corcovado National Park Breakfast. Transfer to Palmar Sierpe and boat transportation to Pirate Cove. Lunch. Free afternoon to enjoy the beach. Dinner. Ovenight at Pirate Cove, a small hotel, consisting of comfortable cabins and bungalows, located on Osa Peninsula, the most bio-diversified area of Costa Rica. In Pirate Cove you will experience the true pristine and nature beauty of Costa Rica and nearby Corcovado National Park. Drake Bay is an oasis of natural beauty and peace in our increasingly hectic world. The hotel offers a simpler life style that is more in tune with nature. However, this version of eco-tourism doesn't mean you'll sleep rough! All beds have orthopedic mattresses. All cabins and bungalows at Pirate Cove Hotel have hot water showers and 24-hour electricity. A delicious European-Costa Rican style cooking, homemade bread, and deserts receive very high praise. Day 07: Corcovado National Park You have to wake up really early to eat breakfast and be ready to leave for the park before 7:00 a.m. Corcovado National Park is probably the most isolated and beautiful park in the country. You can see all four Costa Rican species of monkeys there. Bring your bird book because there are over 400 species in the area. However, it's not easy spotting them among the dense primary rainforest. Watch your step so you don't get in the way of the army ants. Your guide will show you strange and wonderful trees such as the "Leche de Vaca"(which the Indians used to cure ulcers) and the "Walking Tree" (which actually moves several inches each year). He will explain more or less how this special ecosystem functions, although the greatest experts admit they may knowless than half of the total species that live here. There may be one hundred different types of trees in one hundred meters. At mid day you stop to eat your picnic lunch on a deserted beach or else swim at San Pedrillo waterfall. The 4-5 hour walk is not terribly difficult but be prepared for a lot of ups and downs through the jungle. You will be ready for a shower and a snooze when you return to the hotel. Dinner. Overnight at Pirate Cove. Day 08: Corcovado National Park/ Snorkeling in Caño Island After breakfast, tour to Caño Island, Caño Island consists of approximately 200 hectares (500 acres) and lies 15 kilometers offshore. The waters are also filled with treasure. For snorkeling the island is fantastic. The blue water is home to many tropical Pacific reef fish, just a few meters from the white sand beach you will find creatures ranging from angel fish to the occasional small reef shark. This tour lasts all day and includes a pic nic lunch and snorkeling equipment. Dinner. Overnight PirateCove. Day 09: Corcovado National Park/ San José Breakfast. Transfer to San José with the shuttle bus.(Connection in Manuel Antonio Beach) Overnight at PresidenteHotel Day 10: San José / Flight back After breakfast our driver will pick you up and transfer you to theI nternational Airport for your flight back home. Includes: · Ground transportation: Airport - San José hotel- Airport. · Shuttle bus transportation from Arenal to Manuel Antonio Beach, from Manuel Antonio to Sierpe and from Sierpe to San José with connection in Manuel Antonio. · Boat transportation from Sierpe to Drake Bay round trip · 02 nights of lodging in San José · 02 nights of lodging in Arenal. · 02 nights of lodging in Manuel Antonio · 03 nights of lodging in Corcovado · 09 Breakfasts, 05 lunches and 04 dinners. · Tours: entrance fee to Tabacón Hot Springs, La Fortuna Waterfalls, Corcovado National Park, snorkeling in Caño Island Rate: From $1050.00 per person on double occupancy. Valid until November 15th, 2010.
Important note: Rates in US dollars, valid just for this quotation Itinerary Day 01: San José
Upon your arrival to the International Airport, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to Presidente hotel. A four-star, 100-room hotel in the heart of San José downtown, Costa Rica, Presidente hotel is located on the corner of the Central Avenue Pedestrian Boulevard and Seventh Street, just 20 minutes from Costa Rica International Airport (SJO). Guests staying at the Hotel Presidente will be gratified by its ideal location, only a few blocks from the most important cultural and historical land marks in San José city: National Theatre, and the Gold Museum. Overnight at Presidente hotel. Day 02: San José /Tortuguero National Park Tour to Tortuguero National Park. Typical breakfast included on the way, visit to a banana plantation. Boat transfer to your lodge. Lunch. In the afternoon visit to Tortuguero town and the small museum of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation. Dinner. Overnight at Evergreen Lodge, it is the ideal location from which to explore the unique and magical area of Tortuguero, surrounded by towering trees and exuberant vegetation and are adorned with tropical designs. This lovely lodge has 26 comfortable rooms; all are spacious, with comfortable beds, private bathrooms, hot water, and ceiling fans, swimming pool. The property has an excellent restaurant and bar services and offer bilingual guided tours in the area. Also the hotel offers 2 hectares, canopy Tour of 8 platforms in the lodge property. Day 03: Tortuguero National Park Early in the morning boat ride to the National Park, hidden canals and lagoons around the park. Breakfast. Hiking in the area. Lunch. Free afternoon to enjoy the area. Dinner. Overnight at Evergreen Lodge Day 04: Tortuguero National Park/ Sarapiquí area Breakfast. Departure to Siquirres to continue to Sarapiquí area. Overnight at Selva Verde Lodge. This eco lodge is a heaven for nature enthusiasts, hikers, bird and wildlife watchers, scientists and students, as well as adventure seekers. Nestled in the North-Central Lowlands of Costa Rica, Selva Verde’s private reserve protects over 500 acresof primary and secondary rainforest. Less than a 2 hour drive from San José and Arenal Volcano, Selva Verde’s Costa Rica rainforest lodge is an ideal rainforest experience in Sarapiquí area. It offers two kind of rooms: river lodge rooms with spacious wooden verandahs with hammocks , elevated views, double or queen beds, screened windows with privacy shutters, private bathrooms with double sinks and solar-heated hot water, hair dryers, safety boxes andceiling fans and rainforest lodge bungalows with air conditioning, spacious and screened in balconies, double or queen beds, private bathrooms with hot/ cold water and with double sinks and solar-heated, 2 bathr obes, coffee maker, refrigerator and safes. Also the hotel has gardens, trails, pool, restaurant, bar. Day 05: Sarapiquí / Arenal Area Free morning at Selvaverde , enjoy the hotel facilities, at afternoon, shuttle bus transportation to Arenal Volcano area. The very active ArenalVolcano frequently emits sounds of violent explosions, attended by clouds of gray, brown, and orange gases. Overnight at Arenal Springs Hotel. The hotel features colonial style rooms, with all the amenities that one can expect from a 60 room mountain retreat, (6 rooms are specially designed for the handicapped). Each room has terrace, king or queen size beds, air conditioning, cable TV, refrigerator, private bathroom, lush tropical gardens and view of the Arenal Volcano Day 06: Arenal Breakfast . Free morning. In the afternoon visit to Arenal Volcano National Park and Tabacón hot springs, where the hot springs flow from the veins of the splendorous and active Arenal Volcano. Enjoy this natural wonder of Costa Rica and soothing feeling in any of mineral pools. Buffet dinner. Overnight at Arenal Springs Hotel. Day 07: Arenal/ Monteverde Cloud Forest After breakfast, you will be transferred to Monteverde Cloud Forest, where you may spot birds such as the silvery-throated jay, spangled-checked tanager, black-thighed grosbeak, and the yellow-throated finch. Free afternoon, we recommend you to visit Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, one of the richest and most diverse tropical cloud forests in the world. Overnight at the Trapp Family Lodge.The nearest hotel to the famous Monteverde Cloud forest Reserve, the TrappFamily Lodge offers the feeling of being in the middle of a charming cloud forest. The mountain suites have a spectacular view to the Monteverde Reserve. Day 08: Monteverde Cloud Forest After a delicious early morning breakfast, you will be taken to Selvatura walkways; it’s an unforgettable experience, the excitement of looking to one side and seeing the tops of the trees and at the same time feel the sensation of walking among the clouds. Selvatura walkways is a unique system of suspension bridges that zigzag through deep canyons at the level of the treetops. Then enjoy and feel the adrenaline at the canopy tour. Free afternoon. Overnight at Trapp Family Lodge. Day 09: Monteverde Cloud Forest/ San José Enjoy breakfast, then you will be transferred from Monteverde to San José. Overnight at Presidente Hotel Day 10: San José/ Flight home Breakfast and private transfer to the airport to your flight back home. Includes:
· Ground transportation: Airport - San José hotel - Airport. · Transfers by shuttle bus from Siquiires to Sarapiquí, from Saripiquí to Arenal and from Monteverde to San josé. · Transfer by minivan-boat and minivan from Arenal to Monteverde · 02 nights of lodging in San José · 02 nights of lodging inTortuguero. · 01 night of lodging in Sarapiquí · 02 nights of lodging in Arenal. · 02 nights of lodging in Monteverde. · 09 breakfasts, 03 lunches and 03 dinners. · Tour: Tortuguero National Park 03 days/ 02 nights (includes: transportation, guide, 03 meals, visit to the town and the small museum, visit to the National Park ( entrance to the park $10 and $1 Tortuguero small museum is not included), hiking in the area (depending of the weather). Canopy tour in Monteverde · Entrance fee: Arenal Volcano National Park, Tabacón Hot Springs, Selvatura walkways. · Hotel Taxes. Not included: Tortuguero National Park entrance fee: $10 per person and Conservation museum entrance: $1 per person. Turtle nesting season tour at nigh from July to October $35,00 per person Rate: From $950.00 per person on double occupancy. Valid until November 15th, 2010. Important note: Rates in US dollars, valid just for this quotation
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