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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 Hotel
Arenal Paraiso. These individual bungalows with volcano views
provide an upscale rustic atmosphere with privacy. Relax
this evening in the hot springs at Ecotermales (includes entrances and
dinner). Ecotermales is a private, more intimate hot springs with a
natural setting and relaxed atmosphere.
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3 -
Leave your hotel in the morning for a guided hike near Arenal Volcano
National Park. Then drive back to the hotel for the Canopy
Tour.
Fly through the rainforest canopy as you traverse on zip lines from
treetop to treetop. In
the evening enjoy the hot springs pools within the resort to relax and
soak in.
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4 - Leave Arenal
Paraiso and drive 4 hours to the Central Pacific coast. Hotel
Club del Cielo has
condominiums within walking distance of the beach, just south of downtown
Jaco. It is
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 -
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 - 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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8 -
Stroll
through the gardens at Hotel
Bougainvillea until
it is time to go to the airport. Transfer
30 minutes to the airport and depart Costa Rica.
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