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Highlights of Costa Rica
  • Tour Code:71
  • Length: 8 Days
  • Tour Quality: First Class
  • Tour Type: Escorted Tour
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Itinerary

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Tour Highlights

Tour Itinerary

This General Tours World Traveler Hosted Tour… is one of our most popular Costa Rica vacations, a compact yet leisurely-paced itinerary that offers plenty of time to truly experience all the natural wonders and adventures of Costa Rica, from the wildlife-rich, less-visited Caribbean coast to the Pacific beaches and forests of popular Manuel Antonio National Park.

Day 1 - Arrive San José

Check-in to your choice of hotel, handpicked for warmth and charm. Your choice of accommodations

Day 2 - San Jose / Tortuguero National Park

Descend from the central highlands and journey over land and water to the pristine and less-visited Caribbean coast. Your destination is Tortuguero National Park, famed for its great biological diversity, including more than 300 species of birds like toucans, macaws, and egrets – along with crocodiles, white-faced howler monkeys, manatees, and iguanas. You’ll visit the town of Tortuguero and the Caribbean Conservation Museum before checking-in to your choice of lodge. Meals B,L,D Your choice of accommodations

Day 3 - Tortuguero National Park

Often referred to as ‘The Amazon of Costa Rica,’ Tortuguero National Park is a lush, tropical wet-land region filled with exotic flora and fauna waiting to be discovered. Traveling by boat with an experienced naturalist guide, you’ll explore along the network of canals and waterways that wind through the wildlife-rich vegetation. Meals B,L,D

Day 4 - Arenal Hot Springs

This morning, you’ll voyage over water and land across northern Costa Rica to Arenal. Traveling with your own private car and driver promises a comfortable pace as you make this scenic journey. Arenal is an amazing place, filled with hot springs, lush gardens, and natural mineral pools. Upon arrival, you’ll check-in to your chosen resort, with time to relax in your hotel’s private thermal spring pools. The nearby Arenal Volcano is one of the world’s most active and provides a stunning natural backdrop. Meals B,L Your choice of accommodations

Day 5 - A FreeStyle Day in Arenal

This morning, you can customize your vacation to your own personal tastes for adventure, with the included expertly-guided excursion of your choice:

La Fortuna on Horseback: A 90-minute horseback ride and short hike through the forest bring you to this spectacular waterfall.
Hike Arenal Volcano: Hike the base of the volcano along forested trails and recent lava flows.
Hanging Bridges: 15 hanging bridges wind their way through the forest, some with views of Arenal. Explore high in the canopy for an up-close look at the rainforest’s flora and fauna.
Canopy Tour: Adrenaline-rushing adventure: 12 platforms and over 1,000 feet of cable strung through the tree tops. Gain a new perspective of the rainforest as you “fly” through the trees, safely attached by harness to the steel cables.

Later, your private car and driver await to take you on another comfortably-paced and scenic drive. Journeying southward and on toward the Pacific coast, you’ll arrive at Manuel Antonio National Park, the crown jewel of Costa Rica’s national parks, with palm-fringed beaches, rocky headlands and forests rich with wildlife. Check in to your choice of hotel and enjoy a free evening. Meals B Your choice of accommodations

Note: You can choose to spend an additional night in Arenal and then continue to Manuel Antonio on Day 6, for a total 8-night / 9-day tour. From just $48 per person, per night, based on double occupancy.

Day 6 - Manuel Antonio

Explore Manuel Antonio on an exciting naturalist-guided walk, a great opportunity to spot several species of monkeys including the mischievous whiteface monkey, sloths and tropical birds. Then enjoy free time to explore the beautiful Pacific beach. Meals B

Day 7 - Manuel Antonio

Enjoy the day relaxing on the beach, or join an optional excursion such as white water rafting, kayaking, or horseback riding. Your choice of accommodations – Meals B

Day 8 - Manuel Antonio

Your program with us finishes this morning. Or, explore more of Costa Rica with General Tours flexible, affordable FreeStyle Add-ons. General Tours offer a fine selection of lodges in the Monteverde Cloud Forest where you’ll find tranquility and fantastic bird watching. Or, head down to the remote Nicoya Peninsula and explore the unspoiled beaches and quaint villages of this Pacific enclave.

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Note: All prices, itineraries, accommodations and dates are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1-800-935-2620 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents. Some land prices may include an internal air component and discounts will not be offered on the internal air component. Discounts will not be offered on packages with a land price of less than $500.


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