Essential Costa Rica

A journey to the most beautiful locations in Costa Rica: San Jose, La Fortuna, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio.

Day 1 - Arrival to Costa Rica

At the pre-arranged time, personnel from Costa Rica Dream Travel Corporation will be at the International Airport (San Jose) to welcome your passengers and transfer them to the hotel in San Jose.
After check in time at leisure to relax and enjoy the services of the hotel.

Day includes: Private transportation, lodging and hotel taxes.
Overnight: Hotel Sleep Inn San Jose, Standard room - www.sleepinnsanjose.com
Transfer duration: 30 minutes approximately.

Day 2 - Transfer to La Fortuna

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. At the prearrange time, and according to the schedule of your shuttle transportation, you will meet the driver who will transfer you to the hotel in La Fortuna.
After check in at the hotel, leisure time to enjoy the area or to enjoy an optional activity.

Day includes: Breakfast, shuttle transfer from San Jose to La Fortuna, lodging and hotel taxes.
Overnight: Hotel Arenal Montechiari, Standard room - www.hotelarenalmontechiari.com
Transfer duration: 3 1/2 hours approximately.

Day 3 - Adventures at the rainforest

During the morning, enjoy the adventure of the Athica Canopy Tour.
This canopy is at the foot of the mountain range where Arenal volcano is located. The view of the volcano from within this rain and very humid forest is spectacular. The tree top canopy has twelve platforms and ten zip lines. The platforms are at an elevation of 150 feet. The shortest cable is 195 ft. and the longest is 1200 ft. It makes the adventure more exciting and higher adrenaline.
After this fantastic experience, you will return to the hotel.
During the rest of the day, leisure time to enjoy the area.

Day includes: Breakfast, Athica Canopy tour, transportation in regular basis, English Speaking tour guide, equipment rental, lodging and hotel taxes.
Overnight: Hotel Arenal Montechiari, Standard room - www.hotelarenalmontechiari.com
Tour duration: 4 hours approximately.

Day 4 - To Monteverde

After breakfast and check out of the hotel, enjoy an amazing view of Arenal Lake and Volcano by the Arenal Lake Crossing. This service is a scenic, fast and the newest way to go from La Fortuna to the Monteverde area. At the prearrange time, the driver of your shared transportation will meet you at the lobby of the hotel, in order to transfer you to Arenal Lake.
At the dam of Arenal Lake, you will get aboard into a very comfortable and safe pontoon boat for a 30 to 40 minutes (aprox.) ride to Río Chiquito, a little town at the other side of the lake.
Once at Río Chiquito, we’ll leave the boat and make a short break. Afterwards, a microbus ride to get to the hotel in the Monteverde area.
After check in at the hotel, leisure time to enjoy the area or the facilities of the hotel.

Day includes: Breakfast, Lake Crossing in regular basis, lodging and hotel taxes.
Overnight: Hotel Monteverde Country Lodge, Classic room - www.monteverdecountrylodge.com
Transfer duration: 4 hours approximately

Day 5 - The beauty of the heights

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be ready to discover the secrets of the cloud forest at the hanging bridges.
Enjoy a trek on the famed hanging bridges at Monteverde, a combination of suspension bridges and platforms built in the cloud forest tree tops. By having the opportunity to be next to these host trees you can experience, up-close, the amazing biodiversity and understand how the Cloud Forest truly is co-dependent on its environment. In addition to the pleasure of walking through the forest the hanging bridges give you a special insight into how the forest functions.
After your tour, you will return to the hotel. During the rest of the day, leisure time to enjoy the area, take an additional tour or to walk at Monteverde or Santa Elena towns.

Day includes: Breakfast, visit to the Hanging Bridges, transportation in regular basis, English Speaking tour guide, entrance fees, lodging and hotel taxes.
Overnight: Hotel Monteverde Country Lodge, Classic room - www.monteverdecountrylodge.com
Tour Duration: 4 hours approximately

Day 6 - Welcome to the Pacific!

During the morning, your transportation will be ready to transfer you to Manuel Antonio beach area.
After check in at the hotel, leisure time to enjoy the area.

Day includes: Breakfast, shuttle transportation from Monteverde to Manuel Antonio beach, lodging and taxes.
Overnight: Hotel Karahe. Standard room - www.karahe.com
Transfer duration: 5 hours approximately

Day 7 - Enjoy the Pacific!

The beach has been made to enjoy. Relax at the beach or enjoy an optional tour in the area. This amazing region of Costa Rica owns some of the most beautiful beaches of the country, and the nice and relaxing atmosphere of the hotel will inspire you while you refresh yourself with natural sun baths at the beach.

Day includes: Breakfast, lodging and hotel taxes.
Overnight: Hotel Karahe. Standard room - www.karahe.com

Day 8 - Goodbye Costa Rica

At the pre-arranged time, and according to the international flight schedule, you will be transferred from the hotel to the International Airport (San Jose) to take the international flight back.

Day includes: Breakfast and private transportation to the Airport
Transfer duration: 3 1/2 hours approximately

International Airport Authorities and Airlines recommend all passengers arrive at the airport 3 hours before scheduled flight departure.
Note: Airport exit taxes may not be included in your international ticket ($29 per person).

Program includes

- Private transportation from the International Airport (San Jose) to the hotel in San Jose
- 1 night lodging in San Jose city, at the hotel Sleep Inn San Jose, Standard room, bed and breakfast
- Shuttle transportation from San Jose city to La Fortuna
- 2 nights lodging in La Fortuna area, at the hotel Arenal Montechiari, Standard room, bed and breakfast
- Athica Canopy Tour (regular basis)
- Lake Crossing from La Fortuna to Monteverde (regular basis)
- 2 nights lodging in Monteverde area, at the hotel Monteverde Country Lodge, Classic room, bed and breakfast
- Visit to the Hanging Bridges (regular basis)
- Shuttle transportation from Monteverde to Manuel Antonio beach
- 2 nights lodging in Manuel Antonio beach, at the hotel Karahe, Standard room, bed and breakfast
- Private transportation from the in Manuel Antonio beach to the International Airport (San Jose)
- Lodging and sales taxes
- Meals: 7 breakfasts
- 24/7 in country travel support

Program does NOT include

• Sodas or alcoholic beverages.
• Personal expenses
• Tour guide tips
• International Flights. Optional upon request.
• Travel Insurance. Optional upon request.

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Notes

- Prices valid for a minimum of 2 passengers.
- Children policy: maximum 2 children 8 years old or under, sharing room with 2 adults.
- Once the program is confirmed, modifications are not allowed. Any modification will be handled as a new request, and the price will change.
- All rooms in the standard room category unless mentioned above.
- Rates are based on arrivals and departures of all passengers of the program on the same flight.
- Beverages not included with the described included meals. Sodas or alcohol
- Regular basis tours are shared with other tourists, with English speaking tour guide, and in regular basis transportation service.
- Shuttle bus transportation consists of door to door service shared with other tourists.
- Schedule time for regular basis tours and shuttle transportation are subject to the availability of the service, location of the hotel, and route.
- Special bedding requests are subject to the availability of the hotel at the moment of check-in.
- In Costa Rica, triple or quadruple occupancy consists in a room with 2 beds (rollaway bed confirmation depends on the hotel availability at the moment of reservation and may have an extra cost)
- Any additional services not mentioned on the program as included will have an additional cost.
- On-site confirmed services are not exchangeable for other activity and if not taken the activity there is no refund.
- Costa Rica Dream Travel cannot be liable for the loss of any service contracted (partial or total loss) due to the loss of international flights, due negligence, arbitrary acts of the clients not under our direct control.
- Reservations are subject to availability at the moment of reservation.