Costa Rica Wildlife Tour
It is a given that you will see a massive range of stunning wildlife on this guided small group adventure holiday in Costa Rica, but you will also get a chance to get involved in great activities like forest zip-wiring, craft painting, volcano walking and white water rafting. This is a great ecotourism holiday for energetic adults with a thirst for life and respect for nature.
For a tiny country, Costa Rica packs a huge wildlife punch. Containing 5% of the world’s biodiversity, its thick forests teem with life, from brightly coloured toucans to slow-moving sloths. With adventure and beautiful beaches to boot, this two-week trip won’t disappoint.
- Tortuguero – Cruise the jungle waterways and the rainforest of this ‘mini Amazon’
- Adventure – Included white water raft on the Pacuare river, or opt to fly through the canopy on a zip wire
- Manuel Antonio – Share the stunning white-sand beaches with sun-bathing iguanas and capuchin monkeys
Your Tour Includes
ACCOMMODATION
5 Nights Comfortable Hotel
3 Nights Premium Hotel
6 Nights Comfortable Lodge
EXPERIENCES
Tour Leader
Boat Crew
FOOD & DRINK
Breakfast: 14
Lunch: 4
Dinner: 3
Trip Pace
Moderate
DAY 1 Join adventure in San Jose
Meals Provided: None
DAY 2 Visit the Poas Volcano; try out traditional Oxcart Painting
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 3 Drive to San Gerardo de Dota and the Savegre Cloud Forest
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 4 Early morning search for Quetzal
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 5 Travel to Rural Turrialba; free afternoon and evening meal at a traditional finca (farm)
Meals Provided: Breakfast and Dinner
DAY 6 Whitewater rafting through the forest-covered Pacuare River
Meals Provided: Breakfast and Lunch
DAY 7 Journey by bus and boat to Tortuguero National Park
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 8 Park searching for wildlife
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 9 Drive to Sarapiqui; Visit La Tirimbina for a chocolate tour and night walk in the forest
Meals Provided: Breakfast and Lunch
DAY 10 Walk in the Selva Verde Rainforest Reserve; drive to Arenal
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 11 Free day around La Fortuna; optional sloth tour
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 12 Drive south to Manuel Antonio National Park
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 13 Manuel Antonio's wildlife and beaches
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 14 Free day in Manuel Antonio; relax on the beach, snorkel or revisit the park
Meals Provided: Breakfast
DAY 15 Drive to San Jose International Airport where the trip ends
The trip ends after breakfast at San Jose International Airport.
