Day 1 · San José
Arrive in San José
You are met at the airport and taken on a shared transfer to your hotel in the capital for the night.
10 days · 9 nights
Two arranged days on the Tortuguero canals, then the open road to the volcano, the cloud forest and the Pacific.
Choose your dates when you enquire
Ask about datesThe first days are arranged for you: a night in San José and two at a lodge on the canals of Tortuguero, with boat trips and meals included. In Guápiles you collect a hire car and drive on at your own pace to the Arenal Volcano, the Monteverde cloud forest and the beaches of Manuel Antonio, with two nights in each.
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 on a shared transfer to your hotel in the capital for the night.
Tortuguero
Day 2 · Tortuguero
Leave early by shuttle 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 boat trip through the park's canals, looking for birds, monkeys, crocodiles and sloths, with free time by the pool either side. Park entry is paid on the day.
Arenal
Day 4 · Arenal
Return by boat to Guápiles for lunch, where the car hire company meets you with your vehicle. Drive yourselves on to the Arenal area and spend the rest of the day exploring.
Day 5 · Arenal
Walk the national park's trails on your own, with the dormant volcano as a backdrop and a chance of sloths, howler monkeys and anteaters along the way. Park entry is paid at the gate.
Monteverde
Day 6 · Monteverde
Take the morning slowly or set off early for Monteverde, climbing from rainforest into cloud forest at about 1,200 metres. Spend the afternoon around the small town of Santa Elena, with its restaurants and craft shops.
Day 7 · Monteverde
Hike through the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, a private reserve founded in 1972 and known for its biodiversity and conservation work, or choose the treetop walkway or a coffee tour instead.
Manuel Antonio
Day 8 · Manuel Antonio
Drive down to the Pacific coast at Manuel Antonio and spend the rest of the day on the beach or at the hotel.
Day 9 · Manuel Antonio
Walk the park's flat loop trail of about three kilometres on your own, watching for sloths, birds, reptiles and three of the country's four monkey species. Halfway round, rest on one of the park's beaches. Entry is paid at the gate.
San José
Day 10 · San José
Drive back to San José, drop the car at the hire office and take the shuttle to the airport for your flight home.
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
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.
The first days are arranged for you: a night in San José and two at a lodge on the canals of Tortuguero, with boat trips and meals included. In Guápiles you collect a hire car and drive on at your own pace to the Arenal Volcano, the Monteverde cloud forest and the beaches of Manuel Antonio, with two nights in each.
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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