Tour CR-2

Taste of Costa Rica


8 days/7 nights (San Jose 3, Tortuguero 2, Manuel Antonio 2)

Included Features

• Round trip economy class international airfare to San Jose.
• 7 nights hotel Accommodation (San Jose 3, Tortuguero 2, Manuel Antonio 2,) with breakfast daily.
• Transportation (land/air) within Costa Rica as per itinerary.
• Transfers Airports/hotels as per itinerary with assistance & baggage handling.
• 3 day/2 night excursion to Tortuguero with all meals & tours.
• Full day tour to Poas volcano, Batterfly farm & Sarchi with lunch.
• Sightseeing as detailed in the itinerary with English speaking professional tour guides.
• Entrance fees on included sightseeing.
• Hotel service charges & taxes.
• Meals as per itinerary (B = breakfast 7, L = lunch 3, D = dinner 2)

Itinerary
Day 1 USA-SAN JOSE
Depart USA. Upon your arrival you will be met assisted & transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at your leisure.
Day 2 SAN JOSE (POAS VOLCANO-BUTTERFLY FARM-SARCHI OXCARTS)
Drive to Poas National Park through the city of Alajuela, home of Costa Rica’s national hero Juan Santamaria.
 The park contains an impressive contrast of wonders. It offers the opportunity to view an active crater with its eruptions of smoke and steam, as well as an inactive crater, containing a cold-water lake. The active crater is one of the largest in the world (one mile in diameter). Continue to the Butterfly Farm in La Guacima, home to over 900 different species. See the different stages of the caterpillar’s life. Proceed to the town of Sarchi, which for the last century has been the center of production of the ancestral oxcart. Presently Sarchi is known as an artisan craft center. Return to your hotel. B, L

Day 3 SAN JOSE-TORTUGUERO
Drive through the Braulio Carrillo National Park & the Atlantic coast lowlands to the canal area to board a boat for your trip through the waterways of the Tortuguero Canals. This might be the highlight of your trip. For the next two hours you will see the most diversified wildlife. Birds, Monkeys, Ocelots & maybe a Manatee may appear. You will arrive at the lodge just before lunch time. You may relax & enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. In the evening a slide show on Tortuguero’s natural history will be presented. Dinner is at the hotel. B, L, D
Day 4 TORTUGUERO
This morning tour Tortuguero’s canals in smaller boats that will give you a closer look at the flora & fauna in the smaller canals. Relax the rest of the day & enjoy the comforting sounds of the nature, fishing, canoeing & exploring on your own. Between May through October an optional night tour is available to see giant turtles coming ashore to lay their eggs. Dinner & overnight B, L, D
Day 5 TORTUGUERO-SAN JOSE-MANUEL ANTONIO
You will be transferred to the local airstrip for your short flight to San Jose. Then continue by ground transportation to Manuel Antonio National Park on the Pacific coast & proceed to your hotel. This unique park features a tall evergreen forest that grows to a high-tide mark & holds a variety of wildlife, including the squirrel & the monkey, currently in danger of extinction. The islands are home to numerous waterfowl & dolphins. Whales are sometimes sighted in the clear crystal waters. The remainder of the day is at leisure. B

Day 6 MANUEL ANTONIO
The day is at leisure to enjoy the hotel facilities & the beach. You may choose to stroll around or take a swim at the beach, probably the most beautiful in Costa Rica. You may also visit (optional tour) the Manuel Antonio National Park. B
Day 7 MANUEL ANTONIO-SAN JOSE
You will be transferred to Quepos airstrip for your short flight to San Jose where you will be transferred to your hotel, the remainder of the day is at leisure. B
Day 8 SAN JOSE-USA
After breakfast at your hotel you will be transferred to the airport for your departing flight home. B
Dates & Rates:

USA Departure: Daily

Hotels:
San Jose:
Tortuguero:
Manuel Antonio:
Jan 1-Mar 31  2008
$1,419
$1,449
$1,529
$1,649
$1,745
$1,835
Apr 01-30 2008
$1,369
$1,399
$1,489
$1,599
$1,695
$1,785
May, Jun  2008
$1,329
$1,359
$1,425
$1,475
$1,510
$1,565
Jul, Aug 15  2008
$1,379
$1,409
$1,475
$1,525
$1,560
$1,615
Aug 16-Dec 11  2008
$1,329
$1,359
$1,425
$1,475
$1,510
$1,565
Dec 11- 31 2008
$1,569
$1,599
$1,679
$1,799
$1,895
$1,985
Single supplement:  
Low season:
$479
$505
$549
$585
$638
$698
High season:
$520
$545
$625
$685
$785
$875
High: December-April
Low: May-November
NOTES:
 • Rates are per person in double occupancy & include airfare from Miami.
• Airport departure taxes & security fees of $76 are not included.
• Costa Rica taxes of $26 are to be paid locally on departure.
• Airfares are based on midweek departures (Tue, Wed, Thu)
• For departures on Mon, Fri, Sat & Sun please add $25 each way on above rates.
• Fares are based on a special class of service.
• If not available by the time of booking supplement to above rates of $50-$100 for a higher class of service will apply.
• For land only rates please deduct:
• Apr 1-Jun 30 & Aug 16-Dec 11 $410
• Jul 1-Aug 15 & Jan 1-Mar 31 $460
• Dec 12-31 $610
• Boats & air domestic flights allow a maximum luggage weight of 25 pounds. Excess baggage will not be carried for security reasons.

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