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On this self driving trip you will have an unforgettable experience in Costa Rica, discovering the most beautiful destinations, highlights and different ecosystems like: volcanoes, beaches, cloud and rain forest and a great biodiversity of Flora and Fauna. All of these places you will visit and friendly people that you will meet, will make you feel the Pura Vida Feeling! Give yourself the chance to explore this magnificent paradise.
¡Bienvenidos a Costa Rica! Once you arrive in beautiful Costa Rica, a representative will be waiting for you at the airport and will provide all the travel documents you need. A transportation service will take you to your hotel located in the heart of the metropolitan area of San José.
Start your day with a wonderful breakfast. This morning the car rental company will be waiting for you at the lobby of the hotel to deliver your car. You will start your trip around Costa Rica driving to Manuel Antonio National Park, located in the Central Pacific Coast. On the way there you will see beautiful landscapes and even admire huge crocodiles at the Tarcoles River until you arrive in Quepos, a town located close to the famous Manuel Antonio beach. Stay in a comfortable hotel, before venturing out into the National Park tomorrow. Read more
Today you can visit the Manuel Antonio National Park, a perfect combination of lush rainforest, exotic beaches and lots of wildlife. Here you can see three different species of monkeys, iguanas, sloths, pelicans or even toucans. Please consider that this park closes on Monday. For the afternoon there are many optional activities to do around the park like a boat safari in the Damas Island Estuary, a mangrove kayak your, a horseback riding tour in a real Costa Rican country farm or a sunset catamaran sailing tour. Read more
After a delicious breakfast it is time to continue your trip driving the Coastal Road to Sierpe, a little town located in the Southern Pacific Region by the Sierpe River. Once there you may leave excess luggage, as well as your rented car stowed in the hotel office and then take a 1.5-hour boat ride to your lodge, located in the Osa Peninsula by the Corcovado National Park. This protected area is known worldwide for its high percentage of diversity of flora and fauna. In the afternoon you can take a short hike to the beach to enjoy the sunset. Read more
Today you will enjoy one of the major highlights in your tour: a rain forest hike in the Corcovado National Park. Your naturalist guide will help you spot a lot of animals like spider monkeys, red macaws, coatis, bats, anteaters and on a lucky day you may even see a Tapir. After a pick nick by the beach you will return to your hotel. Read more
After breakfast you will embark the boat and will drive in the Ocean and the river back to Sierpe. After picking up your car, your drive will continue from the lowlands to the highest mountain range in the country. You will take the Pan-American Road, driving by the impressive Terraba River and later by many pineapple plantations. Once in San Isidro you start driving up road to the Cerro de la Muerte (Death’s Peak) located at more than 10.000 feet of elevation. Once there you will drive down a curvy and narrow road surrounded by impressive oak forests until you reach San Gerardo de Dota, a little community hidden in a river valley and home to the most beautiful bird in the American Continent: the Resplendent Quetzal. Read more
We strongly suggest to take the optional Birdwatching Tour to look for the beautiful Quetzal, this activity takes approximately two hours and starts at around 5:30 in the morning. After your experience in the Costa Rican`s highlands, your next destination could be the Irazu Volcano, the highest in the country. Its last active period was from 1963 to 1965 and today is possible to drive all the way to the top to observe the main crater with its green lagoon. Your drive continues passing by different crops like potatoes, onions, carrots, cabbage as well as pastures that offer awesome landscapes. In the afternoon you will reach your hotel, located at the basin of the active Turrialba Volcano. Read more
Today your scenic drive takes you to the Caribbean Slope crossing four of the seven provinces of Costa Rica. We recommend to stop at La Tirimbina Biological Station to take the Chocolate Tour. During this activity you will learn about the whole process of cocoa production, from the tree to the chocolate bar in the traditional way. Your drive continues to the Boca Tapada Region located very close to Nicaraguan border. This an area that offers a lot of natural attractions like a boat ride in the San Carlos River. Read more
Your lodge offers awesome conditions for nature photography since there are bird feeders in the gardens surrounding the restaurant area. Enjoy a delicious breakfast, while observing toucans, woodpeckers, parrots, parakeets, colourful tanagers and even hummingbirds from your table. There is also a rainforest hike included with your stay. You will learn the secrets of the jungle in the company of a local guide. In the afternoon you can take the optional boat ride in the San Carlos River to observe more wildlife while floating all the way down to Boca San Carlos at the Nicaraguan border. Read more
After breakfast, you will continue your travel through the northern plains of the country with its exotic tropical flora and different plantations before you get to La Fortuna, the little town located by the impressive Arenal Volcano. La Fortuna and the Arenal Volcano surroundings offer a lot of optional activities like zip lining, waterfall rappelling, white water rafting or just relaxing in one of the many hot springs resorts in the area. Read more
After breakfast you will continue your trip around the scenic Arenal Lake and up a bumpy road until you reach the town of Santa Elena, where the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is located. Free afternoon at leisure to explore the area. The Monteverde area is known for its unbelievable biodiversity. In the evening, you will do the twilight forest walk in a private wildlife refuge where you will have excellent chances to spot night active animals like opossums, snakes, spiders, sloths and coatis. Read more
Today you have the opportunity to hike through the cloud forest at the Selvatura Park where you can walk across 15 impressive steal bridges, some of them suspended over the forest and other stationary. The bridges have different lengths and heights. They allow access to the flora and fauna from different perspectives, as you go through the different levels of the rainforest. This Park also offers optional activities for additional charge like a hummingbird garden, a butterfly farm and one of the most thrilling zip line tours in the country, featuring 15 cables, 18 platforms and an optional Tarzan swing at the end of the adventure. Read more
After breakfast, you will start your drive to Guanacaste province until you reach Samara Beach, one of the famous beaches of the Pacific Coast. Here you will have the afternoon to enjoy the area and see the amazing sunset that this place offers you, here you can take a drink and just relax and enjoy this tropical paradise Read more
Free day to enjoy the beauty and privileged location of this hotel. Give yourself the opportunity to admire sunset, while you enjoy your favorite cocktail. You can also optionally book a kayak & snorkeling tour to Chora Island or a turtle nesting tour to Camaronal Beach.
This morning is free to enjoy the beach before you start your five hour drive back to San José.
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. At the appropriate time you will drive to the airport offices of your car rental company and you will return your car there. A shuttle service will take you to the main terminal to catch your return flight. We wish you a safe flight and hope to greet in Costa Rica again soon. Read more
This was a great trip. It was made even better with our tour guide and great Bus driver. They both got us to our destinations and were very knowledgeable during our tours. Very profesional and highly recommendad!
As we were travelling to an area of the world where we knew nothing, Amazilia Travel took all the problems out of the organization. they explained the good areas to visit, picked excellent hotels for our budget and activities and were always available when I could not read something properly or needed extra information. The patience was endless. When we had some last minute changes they sorted everything out with no fuss. Very professional, diligent and efficient. We would not have asked for better service. Read more
The trip was perfectly organized. The hotels were good, the activities good organized and we had nothing else than a nice time.
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