- 15 days/14 nights
- On seat-in base with English-speaking tour guide
- Minimum number of participants: 6 PAX (4-5 PAX for a surcharge)
- fix departure dates (to the actual participants)
This adventure tour focuses on the active discovery of the country’s highlights. As a team, you do white-water rafting surrounded by tropical rainforest, stay overnight at jungle lodges, hike on adventurous suspension bridges, glide by boat on jungle canals, and optionally bike on the foothills of an active volcano, fly over the jungle canopy suspended on steel ropes, and paddle down a refreshing mountain stream in a kayak! Often, teamwork is required in order to facilitate the process in getting to know each other.
A professional English-speaking tour guide will lead the tour. He knows all the details of Costa Rica’s nature, creates a good ambiance, and conciliates security. He shows and familiarizes you with plants and wild animals of this natural paradise.
The 2-week Costa Rica Roundtrip for Singles starts every 2 weeks on fixed scheduled dates with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 participants – by the way, beach extensions may be booked in conjunction. You may check the booking status at any time. 45 days prior to departure, we will inform you about the number of participants on your tour. In case of an insufficient number of participants, we could offer you the operation against a surcharge. However, It is your decision to accept the offer or to cancel your reservation for this tour without any penalty.
We intent to balance out the number of female and male participants. Of course you can also motivate single friends to participate in the same tour.
Day 2, Sunday: Coffee Tour – City Tour
After breakfast, we meet at the hotel front desk where your tour guide will present himself. After a presentation of all participants, our first excursion takes us to the Central Valley and San José. In the morning, you will visit Coffee Britt, where you will learn everything about the cultivation, processing, and trading of coffee. During lunch, you will get to know the other group members. In the afternoon, we visit the capital. About 150 years ago, San José was just a small village. Especially during the last 20 years, the city has grown very fast und nowadays 1 million people inhabit San José and its surroundings. On our stroll through the city we will visit the National Museum and the Central Market, both located in the pedestrian zone. Only a few colonial buildings have survived the excessive growth of the city, e.g. the main post building and of course the National Theatre. During dinner at a restaurant in the city you will discuss with your tour guide the upcoming adventure tour across the natural paradise Costa Rica. Return to the hotel and overnight.
Included meals today: Breakfast, lunch
Included: Entrance fee to Coffee Britt and the National Museum
Day 3, Monday: San José – Turrialba – Rafting to the Pacuare Lodge
We start our tour with a true highlight. Early in the morning, you will be picked up at the hotel and transferred to Paraiso via the former capital Cartago. You will enjoy a typical breakfast and continue the journey via Turrialba to Tres Equis. That’s where today’s rafting tour will initiate. For every raft, teams of four to eight participants must be formed. A professional rafting guide on each raft gives you a safety instruction. For the rafting, your luggage size must be restricted to the minimum for storage in dry sacks. Your main luggage is safely stored and returned to you on day 4. Now, the refreshing adventure starts. Today’s part down to the Pacuare Lodge takes only about one hour and as a team you will learn to pass class III cataracts. Tomorrow, this knowledge will come at hand when passing class IV cataracts. For white-water rafting, teamwork is crucial. Only a coordinated execution of the manoeuvres keeps a raft stable in difficult situations. But no worries: The professional rafting guides assure the necessary security, even though one or another could fall out of the raft for a moment! At Pacuare Lodge each participant changes the wet clothes for a set of dry ones brought along. The lodge is situated in tropical rainforest on the shores of Pacuare River. Considering its location, Pacuare Lodge is rustic yet comfortable. If available, participants will be accommodated at single bungalows. If the lodge is fully booked, 2 participants share a bungalow with two separate beds. The repartition takes place spontaneously on-site. In the afternoon, you may participate in a jungle hike or an adventures canopy tour. Later on, appetizers are served in a cosy rancho. Dinner is served with candlelight. Depending on the weather situation, it takes place either in the rancho our under the stars.
Included meals today: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight at: Pacuare Lodge, Standard rooms
Day 4, Tuesday: Pacuare Lodge – Siquirres – Guápiles
Rainforest sounds will wake you up today. After a hearty breakfast we prepare the rafts for the second, more difficult part of our white-water rafting tour. The first refreshing cataracts wake you up rapidly and you can fully focus your attention on to the class IV cataracts. The higher the water level of the river, the faster we advance. If there is enough time, we will make a short walk to a waterfall and have a bath there. In total, we raft about 3.5 to 4 hours surrounded by an exuberant jungle. Lunch is served on the river shore. In the afternoon we get to the take-out-point in Siquirres and carry the rafts out of the water. At this point, we can change the wet clothes in cabins and will receive back your main luggage. Then, we celebrate our adventure group experience. Drive to Guápiles and check-in at Hotel Hotel Suerre. Later on, you may visit the village of Guápiles and having lunch there on your own.
Included meals today: Breakfast, lunch pick nick
Overnight at: Hotel Suerre***
Day 5, Wednesday: Guápiles – Tortuguero
Breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards, a bus picks us up and brings us (together with other tourists) to Matina/Caño Blanco where we take a motorboat. Parallel to the Caribbean coast, we head North on jungle channels and streams towards Tortuguero where we check-in at Mawamba Lodge. After late lunch, the afternoon is at leisure. On request, your tour guide takes you on a rainforest walk. Or you may just relax at the hotel pool. Dinner at the lodge. From July to October, you can optionally participate in a guided evening tour to the beach for observing ocean turtles laying their eggs.
Included meals today: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight at: Mawamba Lodge***, Standard room
Day 6, Thursday: Tortuguero National Park
Early birds participate before breakfast in a first boat tour to Tortuguero National Park. On small boats with a maximum capacity of 14 passengers, you visit the narrow channels of the park and observe animals such as monkeys, sloths, iguanas, caimans, and a variety of birds. The exuberant vegetation is also very impressive. Return to the lodge and breakfast. Afterwards, another boat tour is organized. After lunch at the lodge, you will walk with your tour guide along the beach to the village of Tortuguero. There, you have may optionally visit a small turtle museum for learning important details about the conservation efforts made for these endangered species. Dinner at the lodge.
Included meals today: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight at: Mawamba Lodge***, Standard room
Included: Tortuguero National Park entrance fee
Day 7, Friday: Tortuguero – Caño Blanco/Matina – Guápiles – La Fortuna/Arenal Vulkan
Breakfast at the lodge and boat ride back to Caño Blanco/Matina where our bus is waiting. We continue via Siquirres to Guápiles, where lunch is served. Along extensive fruit plantations, we pass Puerto Viejo Sarapiquí, San Miguel, Aguas Zarcas and Muelle and arrive in La Fortuna located on the foothills of Arenal volcano. Check-in at Hotel Arenal Paraíso. The hotel features an attractive pool area with 14 Pools of different shapes, some with natural hot spring water. The rest of the afternoon you enjoy in the pool area. In clear weather, you will have a breathtaking view of the active volcano. If you are fortunate, you might witness an eruption, which is particularly spectacular at night. In clear weather, you can see glowing lava rocks roll down the steep flanks of the volcano.
Included meals today: Breakfast, lunch
Overnight at: Hotel Arenal Paraíso***(*), Standard room
Day 8, Saturday: Arenal Hanging Bridges – Arenal National Park
Slowly we approach the next adventures. In the morning, we do a walkabout on the Arenal Hanging Bridges. These bridges cross several creeks on top of the jungle canopy. Partially, we will walk 60 meters above ground level and prove our giddiness. Your tour guide will explain you the interesting biological interactions of a rainforest canopy. In the afternoon, we get closer to the active Arenal volcano and enjoy a walk at Arenal National Park. First, we pass an ash trail; later on we reach a petrified lava field. Here, we enjoy the nice view on Lake Arenal. The final part leads through a forest, where toucans and small mammals such as monkeys, coatis, and armadillos can often be observed. Return to the hotel and evening at leisure.
Included meals today: Breakfast
Overnight at: Hotel Arenal Paraíso***(*), Standard room
Included: Entrance fees to Arenal Hanging Bridges and Arenal National Park
Day 9, Sunday: Canopy Tour – Optional Mountain Bike Tour
Today is another active adventure day. After breakfast, we will go on a canopy tour. It consists of 12 platforms installed in high jungle trees and interconnected with steel cables. Connected with a harness, you will fly through the rainforest along the cables from one platform to another: a truly unique experience with a guaranteed adrenaline rush. In the afternoon, participants can book an optional mountain bike tour with Aventuras Arenal. For 2 to 2.5 hours you will explore the surroundings of the volcano and end the day smoothly. Upon return, the hotel pools might be the right option for relaxing after thid active day.
Included meals today: Breakfast
Overnight at: Hotel Arenal Paraíso***(*), Standard room
Included: Arenal Paraíso Canopy Tour
Day 10, Monday Journey around Lake Arenal to Monteverde
After breakfast, we will board our bus and drive along the Northern shores of Lake Arenal. On the way, we probably meet a pride of coatis at the roadside. The lush green rolling hills remind visitors Switzerland, just with that special tropical touch. After passing the village Tilarán and the wind generator rotors appearing on top of the Cordillera de Guanacaste, the journey continues uphill towards Monteverde on 1'400 meters above sea level. After check-in at Hotel Belmar the rest of the day is at leisure. You may participate in an optional excursion or take it easy at the hotel.
Included meals today: Breakfast,
Overnight at: Hotel Belmar***, Chalet room
Day 11, Tuesday Santa Elena-Monteverde Reserve – Snake Exhibition
The Monteverde Reserve is located at 1'400 meters above sea level and consists of an extensive cloud forest. As indicated by the name, clouds are common and sunlight is rather rare. This forced animals and plants to develop particular survival strategies. On a hike at Monteverde Reserve, your tour guide gives very interesting information about the survival tactics of fauna and flora in a cloud forest. Besides, you will be able to observe some of the over 300 species of birds at the reserve. With some luck, the shy and colourful Quetzal can be observed here. In the afternoon, we visit a snake and reptile exhibition. Return to the hotel.
Included meals today: Breakfast
Overnight at: Hotel Belmar***, Chalet room
Included: Entrance fees to Santa Elena-Monteverde Reserve and snake exhibition
Day 12, Wednesday Monteverde – Rincón de la Vieja
On a bumpy road we leave the cool mountain climate and the exuberant cloud forest of Monteverde heading down to the Pan Americana Highway on sea level. Via Cañas we will get to Liberia in the sunny Guanacaste province. Between December and May, this region becomes very dry and the landscape resembles a savannah. It’s the land of cowboys and cattle herds. We continue to Cañon de la Vieja Lodge at the foothills of Rincón de la Vieja Volcano. Check-in and dinner.
Included meals today: Breakfast, dinner
Overnight at: Cañon de la Vieja Lodge***
Day 13, Thursday Rincón de la Vieja National Park – “Wild Kayak Tour“
In the morning, we hike at Rincón de la Vieja National Park. Due to the extended dry season, the park features a particular type of vegetation. During the dry months, the observation of mammals such as coatis, racoons, anteaters, armadillos, monkeys is relatively easy. The park’s other highlights are volcanic phenomena such as bubbling mud holes, sizzling rock fields, and geysers in the forest. We make a short rest on the shores of a sulphurous river and those wanting to take a bath are invited to do so. Return to the lodge. In the afternoon, we will experience another splashy adventure, this time in kayaks. In a double kayak, you will drive down a narrow canyon with natural pools, which serve as well for a refreshing swim. Back at the lodge we enjoy together the farewell dinner.
Included meals today: Breakfast, dinner
Overnight at: Cañon de la Vieja Lodge***
Included: Entrance fee to Rincón de la Vieja National Park, kayak tour
Day 14, Friday Rincón de la Vieja – San José or beach extension in Sámara
After breakfast, it’s time to say goodbye. The group members with a beach extension in Sámara or elsewhere at the Pacific coast will be transferred from Cañon de la Vieja Lodge to the beach hotel of their choice. Those, who booked just the round trip, return to San José. Check-in at Hotel Buena Vista.
Included meals today: Breakfast
Overnight at: Hotel Buena Vista***, Standard room
Day 15, Saturday Transfer to the airport
Approximately 3.5 prior to the scheduled flight departure time, we will transfer you from Hotel Buena Vista to the airport where our services end.
Included meals today: Breakfast
Included Services
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