Included

Price includes:
Transfer In
2 nts/ Poás Volcano Lodge/ junior suite room (B)
Poás Volcano and La Paz Tour
Private transportation or car rental services
3 nts / Arenal Volcano Inn/ std deluxe room (B)
ATV Tour to Private Farm
Rafting Río Toro Class III - IV
Horseback riding to La Fortuna Waterfall
Arenal by Night & Tabacón Hot Springs Tour
2 nts/ Hotel Costa Verde/ studio room
Manuel Antonio National Park Tour
1 nt / HoliDay Inn Express/ standard room (B)
Transfer out

Notes:

Rates are per person / Double Occupancy and include all taxes

Day 1 : Arrival to San José

Upon arrival to the Juan Santamaría International Airport one of our representatives will meet you at the gate and will provide private transfer to your hotel for your first night in Costa Rica.

Night at Poás Volcano Lodge, 1 junior suite [B]

Day 2 : Poás Volcano and La Paz Waterfall Garden Tour

After breakfast take the Poás Volcano and La Paz Waterfall Garden Tour. Around 9:00 a.m. representative from the hotel will drive you 5 blocks to meet with the tour bus to take the tour.
In this route you will pass coffee plantations, fern, flower and strawberry farms. You will experience an obvious change in the temperature and in the vegetation during your ascend to the exuberant cloud forest of Poás Volcano.
At the Volcano you will have time to observe the impressive main crater with its sulfur fumaroles. Then we will hike on a trail to the beautiful Botos Lagoon that will allow us to learn about the different ecosystems in the park. Continue the trip to La Paz Waterfall Gardens, a natural park with hiking trails to 5 different waterfalls, butterfly observatory, Serpentarium, Ranarium and Hummingbird area. Then you will be set off for a delicious lunch buffet and then begin the return trip to San Jose.

Night at Poás Volcano Lodge (B,L)

Day 3 : Poás - Arenal

Morning private transportation will be provided to the Arenal Volcano. Duration 3 1/2 hours
In the afternoon enjoy an ATV Tour to Private Farm
We start at La Pradera Hotel, after a little explanation of how to drive, the security rules and a driving practice, we will go to a private farm, through a beautiful scenery of nature, trees, birds and animals, we will enjoy all the way to the a very high point on the base of the volcano from there you can see the all area of the Arenal and of course the majestic Arenal Volcano, there we will have a drink and after a break we are all set for the rest of the adventure. We will drive to the Arenal River going through La Guaria town, once at the river you can take a shower rest for a while and come back to the Restaurant to have a delicious lunch or dinner.

Night at Arenal Volcano Inn, 1 standard deluxe room (B,D)

Day 4 : Rafting Río Toro Class III - IV

The Río Toro offers over 45-continuous rapids along more than 16 kilometers of deep-canyon gorges and waterfalls where we often see sloths, monkeys and tropical birds, such as toucans and the Montezuma Oropéndula. Once at the river, experienced guides will give you a thorough safety talk, get you set up with your helmet, life jacket and paddle and then you're off - you'll be paddling for more than 2, 5 hours - we'll stop along the way for a nice, tropical fruit break and afterward we take you out for a typical Costa Rican "casado" lunch. You'll return to La Fortuna and the Arenal Area around 3:30-4:00pm. Although you don't need experience, rafters should know how to swim. Secure shoes and dry clothes to change into.

Night at Arenal Volcano Inn (B,L)

Day 5 : Arenal

ToDay enjoy the following tours:
Horseback riding to La Fortuna Waterfall
A beautiful example of the Costa Rican country site will be found along the way, cattle farms and agriculture, also the chance to see some birds as oropéndolas and toucans. After that you have to walk five hundred meters into the forest to get to the waterfall, which is 70 meters high. At the base of the waterfall there is a "natural pool" where we can swim in the fresh water of La Fortuna river for about one hour.
Arenal by Night & Hot Springs Tour
The Arenal Volcano is active since 1968, it constantly ejects gases, water, fumaroles and explosions with pyroclastic material emissions, and sometimes the eruptions are accompanied with powerful thunders. The lava flows come out of the crater with a temperature up to 1 000 Centigrade. As the lava flows down it slowly cools off. A short hike in one of the trails close to the volcano area will give you the chance to enjoy some forest and the activity around it.
Later at the hot springs you can enjoy a healthy and relaxing soak, it is also possible to see the Arenal Volcano erupting from a comfortable spa. On this tour you can choose between: Tabacón, Ecotermales, and Baldí Hot Springs (upon availability).

Night at Arenal Volcano Inn (B,D)

Day 6 : Arenal - Manuel Antonio

After breakfast, private transfer to Manuel Antonio, Quepos. Duration 3 1/2 hours
Located in Manuel Antonio, a veritable treasure chest of natural beauty, the hotel is surrounded by lush tropical rainforest, inviting sand beaches and nearby rafting rivers.

Night at Costa Verde, 1 studio

Day 7 : Manuel Antonio

Morning guided tour to Manuel Antonio National Park
This is Costa Rica's number one visitors' spot for the first time! Take a leisurely hike with a highly trained, well-educated Costa Rican naturalist guide through the exotic, bio-diverse tropical rain forest preserved in our 34 year old national treasure, Manuel Antonio National Park. Watch sloths and numerous species of monkeys travel through the tree canopy; iguanas resting in the tropical rain forest, and listen to the songs of the various birds as they glide above you, curiously looking for adventure. See how many different kinds of flora and fauna you can spot just in the span of a 2 1/2 hour nature walk or hike. And at the end, enjoy some local fresh fruits and refreshments.
Afternoon at leisure

Night at Costa Verde, 1 studio

Day 8 : Manuel Antonio - San José

After breakfast, take private transfer to San José. Duration 3 1/2 hours

Night at HoliDay Inn Express, 1 double standard room

Day 9 : Departure (B)

Transfer will be provided to the Juan Santamaría International Airport.
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