Costa Rica Experience

Welcome to Costa Rica! Airport reception by a representative of our agency, who will provide you with a detailed explanation of your selected itinerary; they will deliver your welcome package and coordinate the transfer to your selected hotel in San José. Accommodation in San José.
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Early in the morning you will be picked up at your hotel in the city and enjoy a scenic journey through small towns and lush green landscapes to reach Irazú volcano. The view of the Central Valley from the mountain road is simply beautiful! You will continue ascending to the summit of Irazú volcano, located at 3,432 meters above sea level (please note that it can be quite cold at the summit). On clear days you can see the coast. After visiting the volcano, you will make a stop in the town of Cartago to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, an important pilgrimage site for Costa Ricans. It treasures a vast collection of small gold and silver medals in the shape of body parts that pilgrims bring as a sign of gratitude for having been healed. The journey will then take you to the Lankester Botanical Garden near Orosí, which is proud to preserve an extensive collection of orchids and bromeliads as well as an impressive variety of native plants. Subsequently, you will explore the surroundings of the picturesque and historic Central Valley and see the oldest church in Costa Rica, the colonial church of Orosi dating back to 1767. After a day filled with nature and history you will return to San José.
Meals included today: Breakfast, lunch
Entrances/excursions included: Visit to Irazú Volcano National Park, Lankester Botanical Garden (see note in special conditions)

Breakfast and at a convenient time a representative from the car rental will contact you at your hotel to complete the delivery of the rental vehicle. Today's destination is La Fortuna, with its main attraction and very impressive volcano, with an almost perfect cone of 1,670 meters above sea level. Activity has decreased in recent years, but the mere image of this colossus is a natural spectacle. Accommodation in La Fortuna.
Meals included today: Breakfast
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Free time to explore one of the most popular and spectacular tourist destinations in the area. La Fortuna is one of the most complete destinations with a wide variety of activities to offer; from high adrenaline activities like canopy, rafting, safari, horseback riding, rappelling, and biking; to natural hikes, caves, waterfalls, and hanging bridges, to relaxing thermal-mineral baths that come from a volcanic vein. Accommodation in La Fortuna.
Meals included today: Breakfast
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Breakfast and at your convenience drive towards the mountains of Guanacaste, where we will arrive at the slopes of Rincón de la Vieja National Park which will offer us a dry forest combined with volcanic environment and will give us landscapes out of time. This is a wonderful natural park, due to its location it is one of the least visited in the country, but that means that the trails are peaceful and completely at your own pace. There is much to see such as an atypical volcano in its geography, meadows, waterfalls, mud baths, steam vents, among others. Accommodation in the Rincón de la Vieja area.
Meals included today: Breakfast
Entrances/excursions included: None

Free time to explore the different activities offered by Rincón de la Vieja National Park. You can enjoy the Guanacaste climate, doing horseback riding, canopy or hiking through the national park which offers hot springs, mud pots, fumarolic lagoons, the small volcano and waterfalls in the jungle, offering you a wonderful show, better than any other volcano in the country. Accommodation in the Rincón de la Vieja area.
Please note that Rincón de la Vieja National Park is closed on Mondays and that entrance reservations must be made online to guarantee availability. Only credit card payment is accepted at the entrance, with prior presentation of the reservation and an identification document. To reach the park entrance, you will need to cross the private property of Hacienda Guachipelín, where a fee of approximately USD 2 per person will be charged if you do not have a reservation to stay the night.
Meals included today: Breakfast
Entrances/excursions included: None

Breakfast and at your convenience drive from Rincón de la Vieja to the North Pacific Beaches area. This area is famous for its spectacular beaches that offer more than 200 km in length; which are blessed by pleasant weather, sands ranging from pure white to dark ash-colored grains and its crystalline waters with their variety of blue tones. Accommodation in one of the North Pacific beaches.
Meals included today: Breakfast
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Free days to discover the natural wonders of this place. Enjoy the sun, waves, fresh and warm sea breeze that will relax you and allow you to escape from the tensions of daily life. Among the many activities offered are fishing, enjoying canopy, visiting national parks, biological reserves, swimming, diving, surfing or simply sunbathing on its warm sands. Accommodation in one of the North Pacific beaches.
Meals included today: Breakfast
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Free day.
Meals included today: Breakfast
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Breakfast and at your convenience drive from the North Pacific Beaches area to San José. We recommend you make the most of your last day in Costa Rica. Enjoy the morning at the beach or leave early to plan an activity along the way. If you arrive in San José early, take a walk through the capital and enjoy the essence of Costa Ricans. Accommodation in San José.
Meals included today: Breakfast
Entrances/excursions included: None

The rental vehicle is available during the day if you wish to plan an activity, such as a visit to a coffee plantation in the province of Alajuela.
We recommend that you present yourself at the car rental office at the airport 3.5 hours before your flight departure to return the vehicle. The car rental company will then take you to San José's Juan Santamaría International Airport on a shared transportation service so you can take your flight home. We hope your visit to our small country has been a gateway to connect with nature and that you have enjoyed many memorable experiences.
Meals included today: Breakfast
Entrances/excursions included: None