Day 1 · San José
Arrive in San José
You are met at the airport and taken to your hotel in the capital for the night.
10 days · 9 nights
Canals, a volcano and the cloud forest, then rainforest and beach together at Manuel Antonio.
Choose your dates when you enquire
Ask about datesFrom San José, cross the mountains to the canals of Tortuguero, then head west to the Arenal Volcano and up into the Monteverde cloud forest, with a guided walk in each place. The trip ends on the Pacific at Manuel Antonio, where a guide takes you through the national park with a stop on one of its beaches.
The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.
How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
San José
Day 1 · San José
You are met at the airport and taken to your hotel in the capital for the night.
Tortuguero
Day 2 · Tortuguero
Leave early through Braulio Carrillo National Park to the Caribbean plains, with breakfast on the way, then continue by boat through the canals to your lodge. After lunch, take the boat to Tortuguero village to walk through town and along the beach, looking out for hatchlings in season.
Day 3 · Tortuguero
A three-hour guided boat trip through the park's canals, looking for birds, monkeys, crocodiles and sloths. The rest of the day is free by the pool.
Arenal
Day 4 · Arenal
Return by boat to Guápiles for lunch, then continue by shared transfer to the Arenal area. The rest of the day is yours, or you can spend the evening in volcano-heated thermal pools.
Day 5 · Arenal
A guide leads you through the national park, explaining the volcano's active years while you look for sloths, howler monkeys and anteaters. The afternoon is free for one optional outing.
Monteverde
Day 6 · Monteverde
Cross Lake Arenal by boat, then drive up through the change from rainforest to cloud forest at about 1,200 metres. Monteverde is a place of mist, coffee farms and the small town of Santa Elena with its restaurants and craft shops. The rest of the day is free.
Day 7 · Monteverde
A guided hike through the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, a private reserve founded in 1972 and known for its biodiversity and conservation work. The afternoon is yours.
Manuel Antonio
Day 8 · Manuel Antonio
Descend to the Pacific coast at Manuel Antonio. Spend the rest of the day on the beach, around the hotel or exploring nearby.
Day 9 · Manuel Antonio
A naturalist guide walks you along a flat loop of about three kilometres through the park, pointing out sloths, birds, reptiles and three of the country's four monkey species through a spotting scope. Halfway round, stop for about 20 minutes on one of the park's beaches. Transport returns you to the hotel afterwards.
San José
Day 10 · San José
After breakfast, transfer to Juan Santamaría International Airport for your onward flight.
+2 days afterTwo more nights at Manuel Antonio
+1 day afterA last night in San José
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
San José · 1 night
Or similar
Tortuguero · 2 nights
Reached by boat. Or similar
Arenal · 2 nights
Or similar
Monteverde · 2 nights
Or similar
Manuel Antonio · 2 nights
Or similar
Add a few days before or after. Your advisor quotes them with the journey.
After the journey · +2 days
Stay on by the Pacific for two more nights, at the same hotel level as the journey.
After the journey · +1 day
Spend a final night in the capital before flying home, at the same hotel level as your first night.
Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.
Costa Rica
4 days · 3 nights
La Fortuna → Monteverde
Two nights in La Fortuna, in sight of Arenal Volcano, with a guided walk to look for sloths and time for the hotel's thermal pools. Cross Lake Arenal by boat to the misty highlands of Monteverde for a guided night walk in the cloud forest.
Costa Rica
4 days · 3 nights
San José → Arenal → Monteverde → San José
Fly into San José and head north to La Fortuna, at the foot of the Arenal Volcano, for two nights of hot springs, a gentle river float and lunch with a local family. Cross Lake Arenal by boat to Monteverde for a guided walk in the cloud forest, then return to the airport on day four.
Costa Rica
3 days · 2 nights
San José → Arenal → San José
A short trip from San José to La Fortuna, the village beneath the Arenal Volcano. Your one full day crosses the hanging bridges of Mistico Park and ends with a swim below the La Fortuna Waterfall, with two quiet evenings in the rainforest either side.
From San José, cross the mountains to the canals of Tortuguero, then head west to the Arenal Volcano and up into the Monteverde cloud forest, with a guided walk in each place. The trip ends on the Pacific at Manuel Antonio, where a guide takes you through the national park with a stop on one of its beaches.
Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.
Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.
Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.
Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.
A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.
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