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1 - When
you arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica, we'll pick you up and transfer
you 20 minutes to Hotel
Bougainvillea. This is our favorite hotel in San Jose.
It is impeccably clean, has 10 acres of gardens, and is in a quiet,
residential neighborhood.
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2
- Your Toyota Yaris
manual transmission rental
car will be waiting for you when
you check
out of Hotel Bougainvillea this morning. Drive
3.5 hours through beautiful countryside to Arenal
Volcano and Tabacon
Resort. Your stay includes entrances to Tabacon
Hot Springs. Relax in hot springs surrounded by lush
vegetation, enjoying a tropical drink and watching Arenal Volcano's
fireshow.
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3
- Leave
your hotel in the morning for a guided hike near Arenal Volcano
National Park. Then drive a few minutes to the Lake Arenal Sky
Tram/Trek Canopy
Tour. You'll
go up a mountain on an aerial tram and then traverse on zip lines
across a beautiful valley in rock-climbing harneses down the mountain.
Relax again this evening in the hot springs.
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4 - Leave
Tabacon Resort and drive 4 hours to the Central Pacific coast.
Hotel Club del
Mar is a beautiful beachfront hotel. Near the town
of Jaco and centrally located for an amazing array of sights and
activities. The resort creates a small, intimate setting. Splash
and play in the waves or relax and listen to the ocean.
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5
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Explore the rainforest on foot with a guided rainforest
hike to
see monkeys, leaf-cutter ants, macaws, parakeets, iguanas, and
many other animals and birds.
Wildlife and tropical habitat surround you as your professional
guide points out and explains them.
Then marvel at huge crocodiles, scarlet
macaws, Jesus
Christ lizards, and many
exotic birds
and plants on the Jungle
River Cruise. This
tour along a quiet river and mangrove estuary
showcases Costa Rica's
biodiversity. Relax in the evening at the beach.
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6 -
Relax at the beach in
the morning. Then, drive 3 hours back to Hotel
Bougainvillea
in San Jose.
Return your rental car at the hotel in the evening.
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7
- You will be transferred
to the top of Poas Volcano to see a spectacular
view of two craters and an elfin forest. Then
enjoy breakfast and fresh coffee at Doka Coffee Plantation before
you visit La Paz Waterfall
Gardens. Savor a great lunch buffet, then meander through
a
rainforest paradise to
see a hummingbird
garden, orchid garden, world's largest butterfly pavilion and
5 stunning waterfalls.
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8
- Shoot the rapids through
the rainforest on the Pacuare
River. This all-day tour includes transportation, breakfast,
lunch, snacks, refreshments, guide and all equipment. Travel through
canyons and virgin rainforest for 16 miles. The class III-IV rapids
are not rigourous and require no prior experience. With calm sections
between the rapids, you can jump in and float in the warm water!
This
is an unforgettable, magical
experience!
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9 -
Stroll
through the gardens at Hotel
Bougainvillea until
it is time to go to the airport. Transfer
20 minutes to the airport and depart Costa Rica.
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