(10 Days/09 Nights)

San Jose- Arenal Volcano- Manuel Antonio Beach-Corcovado-San Jose

Itinerary:

Day 01: San Jose

Day 02: San José/ Arenal Volcano

Breakfast. Tour to Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica’s most spectacular geological attraction. The very active Arenal Volcano frequently emits sounds of violent explosions, attended by clouds of gray, brown, and orange gases. On the way you will visit Sarchí Ox-cart Factory and then you will enjoy a delicious Costa Rican lunch in Arenal Area. At afternoon you will visit Tabacón Resort, where you can sooth your muscles in the clear, relaxing thermal springs. Overnight at Arenal Paraíso Hotel, which offers spectacular views of the volcano, from the private balcony.

Day 03: Arenal Volcano

After breakfast, free time to enjoy the area. Overnight at Arenal Paraíso Hotel, this hotel also offers they own hot springs (standard room).

Day 04: Arenal/ Manuel Antonio Beach

Breakfast. Departure to Manuel Antonio National Park. Overnight at Playa Espadilla hotel. Hotel Espadilla, located within 3 minutes walk away from the National Park of Manuel Antonio and 2 minute walk from the beach front. A nice two story building with rooms over looking a private biological reserve which belongs to the hotel.

Day 05: Manuel Antonio

After breakfast, you will have free time to enjoy the area. We recommend you to visit Manuel Antonio National Park. Manuel Antonio National Park is a small biological oasis weighted down by the pressure of many and conflicting local enterprises such as: agriculture, livestock and a highly developed tourism. This national park contains some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. Overnight at Playa Espadilla hotel.

Day 06: Manuel Antonio/ Corcovado

After breakfast, you will be transferred by shuttle bus to Sierpe to take the boat transportation to Drake Bay Area. Overnight at Pirate Cove Hotel.

Lunch. Free afternoon to enjoy the beach. Dinner. Ovenight at Pirate Cove, a small hotel, consisting of comfortable cabins and bungalows, located on Osa Peninsula, the most bio-diversified area of Costa Rica. In Pirate Cove you will experience the true pristine and nature beauty of Costa Rica and nearby Corcovado National Park.

Drake Bay is an oasis of natural beauty and peace in our increasingly hectic world. The hotel offers a simpler lifestyle that is more in tune with nature. However, this version of eco-tourism doesn't mean you'll sleep rough! All beds have orthopedic mattresses. All cabins and bungalows at Pirate Cove Hotel have hot water showers and 24-hour electricity. A delicious European-Costa Rican style cooking, homemade bread ,and deserts receive very high praise.

Day 07: Corcovado National Park

You have to wake up really early to eat breakfast and be ready to leave for the park before 7:00 a.m. Corcovado National Park is probably the most isolated and beautiful park in the country. You can see all four Costa Rican species of monkeys there. Bring your bird book because there are over 400 species in the area. However, it's not easy spotting them among the dense primary rainforest.

Watch your step so you don't get in the way of the army ants. Your guide will show you strange and wonderful trees such as the "Leche de Vaca" (which the Indians used to cure ulcers) and the "Walking Tree" (which actually moves several inches each year). He will explain more or less how this special ecosystem functions, although the greatest experts admit they may know less than half of the total species that live here.  There may be one hundred different types of trees in one hundred meters. At midday you stop to eat your picnic lunch on a deserted beach or else swim at San Pedrillo waterfall. The 4-5 hour walk is not terribly difficult but be prepared for a lot of ups and downs through the uneven jungle. You will be ready for a shower and a snooze when you return to the hotel. Dinner. Overnight at Pirate Cove.

Day 08: Corcovado Area/ Caño Island

After breakfast, tour to Caño Island, Caño Island consists of approximately 200 hectares (500 acres) and lies 15 kilometers offshore. The waters are also filled with treasure. For snorkeling the island is fantastic. The blue water is home to many tropical Pacific reef fish, just a few meters from the white sand beach you will find creatures ranging from angelfish to the occasional small reef shark. This tour lasts all day and includes a picnic lunch and snorkeling equipment. Dinner. Overnight at Pirate Cove.

Day 09: Corcovado/ San José

Enjoy your breakfast, then you will have a boat transfer to Sierpe and then a short land transfer to the local airport of Drake Bay to take a domestic flight to San José. Private transfer to your hotel. Overnight at Colaye Hotel.

Day 10: San José/ Home departure

After breakfast, private transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

Included:

Private transfer airport-hotel-airport

Transfer to Arenal with the tour

Shuttle bus: from Arenal Volcano to Manuel Antonio and from Manuel Antonio to Sierpe

Boat transfer from Sierpe to Drake Bay

Domestic flight from Drake Bay to San José

02 nights of lodging in San José

02 nights of lodging in Arenal Volcano Area

02 nights of lodging in Manuel Antonio

03 nights of loding in Corcovado Area

Meals: 09 breakfasts, 04 lunches, 04 dinners

Entrance to Tabacon hot springs

Tours (with transporation and guide included): Caño Island and Corcovado National Park

Rate:

$1,190.00 per person based on double occupancy

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