Overview & Highlights
Stay in gorgeous countryside properties and eco-lodges to explore volcanic landscapes, bird-filled cloudforest before lazing at a top Pacific beach resort.
Combine outdoor adventures with beach wind-down time on the Pacific coast. Costa Rica is bursting with an extraordinary diversity of flora and fauna and its people are among the friendliest in Latin America. The comprehensive network of national parks with their extensive trails is always very accessible. This short holiday uses modern, shared minibuses for transport between hotels.
Begin your adventure with a couple of days exploring the beautiful landscapes in the shadow of the picture-perfect Arenal Volcano. Move on to discover the densely packed canopy in the Monteverde cloud forest, with its rich bird and animal life on display. After this, travel to the Pacific coast and stay at a beach resort on the Nicoya Peninsula for a few days’ relaxation.
- Arenal: Guided excursion to Arenal Volcano
- Monteverde: guided night walk
- Monteverde: Guided exploration of Santa Elena Reserve
Outline itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in San José and transfer to countryside resort..
Day 2
At leisure on the property.
Day 3
By road to Arenal volcano area.
Day 4
Excursion to Arenal Volcano.
Day 5
Optional hanging bridges, lake kayaking or Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge.
Day 6
Drive to Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve; twilight tour.
Day 7
Guided exploration of Santa Elena Reserve.
Day 8
Transfer to beach resort hotel on the Nicoya Peninsula, Pacific coast.
Days 9-10
At leisure on the beach.
Day 11
Transfer to airport for international flight home.
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