12 Day Affordable Costa Rica

• 11 nights accommodations in your choice of hotels
• 3 nights San Jose
• 2 nights Arenal
• 2 nights Monteverde
• 2 nights Guanacaste
• 2 nights Tortuguero
• 15 meals: 11 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
• Sightseeing per itinerary in a modern air-conditioned motor coach
• Services of English-speaking tour manager Days 1-8
• Entrance fees per itinerary

Special Features
• Arenal Volcano
• Lake Arenal boat ride
• Las Pumas Cat Zoo
• Visit to Sarchi
• City tour of San Jose
• Tortuguero

DAY 1, Saturday - Depart the USA
Depart the USA for Costa Rica. Arrive in San Jose and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy a welcome drink and orientation with your Tour Manager
Overnight: San Jose

DAY 2, Sunday - View Arenal Volcano
Depart San Jose for Arenal, home to some of the world's most fascinating ecological tours. Stop for a photo opportunity at the bridge overlooking La Paz Waterfall, where you can enjoy a majestic landscape. Stop at La Casita del Café, where you can admire the coffee plantations and learn about the history and process of one of the finest coffees. Continue to the Arenal region, famous for its volcano and lake. Enjoy views of the conical Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica's youngest and most active volcano, as well as the surrounding hot springs
Overnight: Arenal
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 3, Monday - Full Day in Arenal
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Arenal
Optional: Arenal Volcano National Park (AM)
Optional: Penas Blancas Safari Boat Tour (PM)
Optional: Tabacon Hot Springs with dinner
Overnight: Arenal
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 4, Tuesday - Boat Ride Across Lake Arenal
In the morning, embark for Monteverde (Green Mountain) via a special land and boat route. The boat ride across the Arenal Lake provides a relaxing and unique perspective of the surrounding scenery. Continue to Monteverde by coach. Upon arrival, visit CASEM, a co-op of local artisans whose vision is reflective of Costa Rica's natural landscapes
Optional: Monteverde Trapiche Tour (PM)
Overnight: Monteverde
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 5, Wednesday - Full Day in Monteverde
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Monteverde
Optional: Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve Hike (AM)
Optional: Monteverde Hanging Bridges Tour (PM) or Monteverde Sky Tram & Sky Trek (PM)
Overnight: Monteverde
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 6, Thursday - Visit Las Pumas Cat Zoo
This morning, drive from Monteverde to Tamarindo in the Guanacaste province. En route, visit Las Pumas Cat Zoo, a reserve for stray and injured jungle cats such as jaguars, ocelots, magays and cougars. Enjoy the balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Guanacaste
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 7, Friday - Full Day in Guanacaste
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Guanacaste
Optional: Guanacaste Outriggers Tour
Overnight: Guanacaste
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 8, Saturday - Tour of San Jose
Depart in the morning for San Jose with a stop en route in Sarchi, Costa Rica's most famous artisan town, where traditional colorful oxcarts and souvenirs can be found. Arriving in San Jose, enjoy a panoramic tour of the city, driving through the West and Southwest residential districts, downtown San Jose and past the University of Costa Rica
Optional: Dinner in San Jose
Overnight: San Jose
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 9, Sunday - Transfer to Tortuguero
Depart early this morning for the Caribbean Coast. Drive by the Braulio Carillo National Park to visit a local banana processing and packaging plant, where you will learn the nature of one of Costa Rica's most important exports. Continue to the nearby port to board a motor launch, where you will travel along canals through the heart of the Costa Rican jungle to Tortuguero. Enjoy lunch on arrival, and afterwards, visit the Tortuguero Village and Turtle Museum
Overnight: Tortuguero
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 10, Monday - Full Day in Tortuguero
This morning, acquaint yourself with the many tree and insect species of Costa Rica on an easy hike through trails in the nearby rainforest. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat tour along the canals, where you are likely to see turtles, caimans, monkeys, and many tropical birds thriving in the wild. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure
Overnight: Tortuguero
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 11, Tuesday - Transfer back to San Jose by Motor Launch
This morning, travel by motor launch and motor coach to your hotel in San Jose. Enjoy the balance of the day and evening at leisure
Overnight: San Jose
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 12, Wednesday - Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport in San Jose for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
9/5/2010 - 9/16/2010	$1,279
10/10/2010 - 10/21/2010	$1,369
11/7/2010 - 11/18/2010	$1,369
Airfare Disclaimer A NOTE ABOUT AIRFARE: We encourage you to buy your airfare from the tour operator, because if your tour cancels then your airlines tickets will be covered. Purchasing flights separately at a lesser rate and incorporating it with a Non-Guaranteed Departure Date can result in loss of total cost of your flight investment. Depending on the fare rules, flights may be Non-Refundable and/or Non-Transferable. Neither the tour operator and/or Atlas Cruises & Tours will be held responsible for loss if a tour is cancelled for Lack of Participation. If you would like to check for discounted fares on Guaranteed Departures or for competitive pricing on air and hotel packages, we invite you to follow this link. Documents TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.

• Sightseeing per itinerary in a modern air-conditioned motor coach
• Services of English-speaking tour manager Days 1-8
• Entrance fees per itinerary

Special Features
• Arenal Volcano
• Lake Arenal boat ride
• Las Pumas Cat Zoo
• Visit to Sarchi
• City tour of San Jose
• Tortuguero

 

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars.

Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers.

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