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San Jose - Tortuguero Nat'l Park - Puerto Viejo/Limon Caribbean beach - Arenal Volcano - Monteverde Cloud Forest - Manuel Antonio Nat'l Park.
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| Suggested Itinerary Includes: | Transfers betweeen Costa Rica
Airport - Hotel transfers in San Jose
2 nights in San Jose
2 nights in Tortuguero with land/boat transfer, Full board, and guided tours.
2 nights in Puerto Viejo Limon
2 nights in Arenal
2 nights in Monteverde
3 nights in Quepos
Daily breakfast (most hotels)
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| San Jose City (16 Hotels options in San Jose City) |  | This is the capital of the country and the economic, administrative, and political heart of Costa Rica. San Jose serves as a transfer point to other regions in Costa Rica. The town offers attractions such as: the National Museum, the del Jade Museum and the Oro Precolombino Museum. It's also ideal for quick vacation organized tours around to several nearby attractions. This way you can see and enjoy the natural wonders of Costa Rica but have a more cosmopolitan experience al night. |
| Tortuguero Canals - Forest (12 Hotels options in Tortuguero Canals - Forest) |  | Tortuguero National Park is located about 50 miles north of Limon. No roads are extended to this area, so the park and the small town are accessed by boat or by aircraft. Located on 46,815 acres, the canals running through it offer the opportunity for observing tropical rainforest and aquatic species, as well as 22-mile stretch of beach which is a nesting site for sea turtles. |
| Puerto Viejo - Limon (5 Hotels options in Puerto Viejo - Limon) |  | Do not expect modern high-rises here, or even a/c or phones in rooms, what you will get are golden pristine beaches with coral reefs, as well as rainforest reserves. The best time to find calm water conditions is between August and October. The town of Puerto Viejo is magical and even mystical with rustic elegant lodges that blend with nature and one of the most beautiful beaches of the coast and with more influence of the local Bribri indigenous culture. Here, you can find the best surfing of this coast. The mixture of black and indigenous cultures is very interesting: you can buy Bibri handicrafts and listen to raggae or calypso music. Puerto Limon is a popular cruise port and longtime fishermen's heaven. A number of fishing lodges stretch out along the Tortuguero Canal, where the 47,000-acre Tortuguero National Park is known for its abundant and endangered wildlife. |
| Arenal Volcano (13 Hotels options in Arenal Volcano) |  | The main attraction here is the active Arenal Volcano which, depending on the weather, you could be lucky to watch the beauty of its almost daily eruptions at night. The area is spectacularly green with forests and a diverse population of wildlife. So hiking, canopy tours, horseback riding are some of the recommended activities. No Arenal visit is complete without a dip in the Tabacon Hot Springs, a network of natural hot pools surrounded by opulent natural beauty. Stay at least 2 nights. We have several customizable suggested itineraries that let you combine Arenal with other attractive regions of Costa Rica. You can adjust each of them according to your time, interest and budget. In the pricing process you will see our recommended properties. Our favorites are Arenal Kioro and Arenal Nayara hotel. |
| Monteverde Cloud Forest (9 Hotels options in Monteverde Cloud Forest) |  | Monteverde Cloud Forest spreads over 10,500 hectares of land that hold six different life zones. More than 100 species of mammals, 400 species of birds, including 30 kinds of hummingbirds, tens of thousands of insect species and 2,500 species of plants (420 kinds of orchids), and 120 species of amphibians and reptiles live within the boundaries of Monteverde. The Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve of Costa Rica is acclaimed as one of the most outstanding wildlife refuges in the New World Tropics.
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| Quepos - Manuel Antonio National Park (12 Hotels options in Quepos - Manuel Antonio National Park) |  | Quepos boasts one of Costa Rica's most beautiful national parks, Manuel Antonio. The park runs along spectacular white-sand beaches, with large stony islands off the shore serving as sanctuaries to several species of marine birds. A thick tropical jungle runs along the beaches. For active travelers, sportfishing, sea kayaking, snorkeling, river rafting, jungle trekking, and birding at Manuel Antonio are all available. It can be reached by road or by regular air service from San Jose. |
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