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| Costa Rica: Jungles and Rainforests
An 8-Day tour starting from $2,365
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| Experience an unforgettable eco-adventure that takes you to the cloud forests, tropical rainforests, and jungles of Costa Rica. Stay in awesome lodges in the heart of the jungle! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Featured Dining: 7 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches & 7 Dinners
Unique and Distinguished Hotels in the Best Locations: Night 1, 2 Hilton Papagayo Resort: Papagayo, Costa Rica Night 3, 4 Tilajari Resort Hotel: Tilajari, Costa Rica Night 5, 6 Pachira Lodge Tortuguero: Tortuguero, Costa Rica Night 7 Costa Rica Marriott Hotel: San José, Costa Rica Insightful Tour Directors: During your travels, you have the pleasurable advantage of being with a Tauck Tour Director who is fully knowledgeable about the destination, its history and its culture. You can relax knowing that you are accompanied by a professional who manages the flow of events... a problem-solver (in the unlikely event a problem should arise)... an insider who saves you precious time... and a friend who will help transform your trip into a truly memorable journey. Every Travel Expense is Included When you travel with Tauck, you’ll save up to 40% on the cost of traveling the same itinerary on your own. What’s more, virtually every major travel expense is included: Along with most meals, your hotel accommodations, cruises, sightseeing, admissions to museums, galleries and theaters – even taxes and port charges – are built into the price of your trip. Guests are often delightfully surprised at how much is included. You can practically leave your wallet at home! A Tauck vacation offers you both superb quality and extraordinary value.
Day 1. Arrive Liberia, Costa Rica
Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Hilton Papagayo Resort. A transfer is included from Liberia Airport to Hilton Papagayo Resort. Join us for a welcome reception and dinner. Meals D Day 2. Hacienda Guachipelin Adventure Dive into a morning of family fun at Hacienda Guachipelin, a working hacienda (ranch) on the slopes of Rincon de la Vieja Volcano. A choice of activities includes a dip in volcanic mud pools, horseback riding or an exciting river tubing adventure. Meals BD Day 3. Pan American Highway / Sky Tram Unofficially the world’s longest road, the Pan American Highway stretches all the way from Alaska to Argentina. Drive along part of it today en route to Lake Arenal, where you’ll take a cruise on the lake and go on a sky tram ride for a bird’s-eye view of active, cone-shaped Arenal Volcano – which has been continuously erupting for nearly 40 years! Continue on to Tilajari Resort Hotel for two nights in a private reserve. Meals BLD Day 4. River Adventures / Tilajari Resort An exciting day begins with a jungle river-rafting trip on the Penas Blancas River – your expert guide will help you spot amazing wildlife from giant iguanas to parrots. Meet a local family who have lived on the river all their lives, much as their ancestors did. The rest of the day is free to enjoy Tilajari Resort’s optional activities, as you wish, perhaps taking a horseback ride. Meals BLD Day 5. Pineapple Farm / Tortuguero Rise early for a journey through Costa Rica’s wildlife-rich rainforests to the Caribbean coast. Along the way, tour the organic Finca Corsicana pineapple farm with a local guide. A rugged drive on unpaved roads leads to a jungle launch and your riverfront lodge, set on a network of scenic canals adjacent to Tortuguero National Park. Keep an eye out for turtles, caimans, monkeys and toucans! Meals BLD Day 6. Tortuguero National Park Explore Tortuguero today by land and by boat. Cruise the park’s rivers and canals with an expert naturalist guide, then visit a local village. If you’re on a summer departure, put on some dark clothing for a night or early morning trip to the beach to see nesting sea turtles. Meals BLD Day 7. Coffee Plantation / San José Fly out of the jungle this morning on a private charter flight to San José where you’ll visit a coffee farm to learn the secrets of making coffee, from beans to the cup. Join us tonight for a farewell reception and dinner. Meals BLD Day 8. Journey Home Tour ends: San José. A transfer to San José Santa Maria Int’l Airport from Costa Rica Marriott Hotel is included. Allow a minimum of 21/2 hours for check-in. Meals B
Penas Blancas River Rafting Adventure
Look for iguanas, sloths, crocodiles and monkeys on a jungle river rafting trip in the heart of the rainforest. View an Active Volcano from a Sky Tram Take a sky tram ride for a bird’s-eye view of continuously erupting Arenal Volcano and its surrounding landscapes. Family Fun at a Working Hacienda Enjoy a choice of activities from volcanic mud pools to river tubing to horseback riding at Hacienda Guachipelin. All tour prices are per person, in US dollars.
2008 Rates: June - August Departures Single Occupancy Rate = $2,931 Triple Occupancy Rate = $2,490 Holiday Departures Rates - December Single Occupancy Rate = $3,159 Triple Occupancy = $2,662 2009 Rates: February – April Departures: Single Occupancy = $2,882 Triple Occupancy = $2,357 June – August Departures: Single Occupancy = $2,682 Triple Occupancy = $2,157 Holiday Departures December: Single Occupancy = $3,082 Triple Occupancy = $2,557 |
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