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Drive and Hike off the beaten path in Costa Rica

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  • 15 Days

Drive and Hike off the beaten path in Costa Rica

This fifteen days off the beaten path in Costa Rica will amaze you, once in the country of the Pura Vida you will enjoy the travel by car to different destinations such as Arenal Volcano, Sarapiqui Rain Forest, Turrialba Volcano, Talamanca Mountain Range, Dominical and Uvita beaches of the pacific coast. These places offer a lot options to hike and enjoy your stay feeling the peace of the country.

Welcome to 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. Then a transportation service will take you to your hotel located in the heart of the Metropolitan Area of San José.

1 Night in San Jose

Drive to Arenal Volcano

After breakfast, a representative of the car company will deliver your car at your hotel, then, 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, free afternoon to enjoy a walk and explore surroundings of your hotel. Read more

1 Night at Arenal Volcano

Free day to explore Arenal Volcano

Free day to enjoy the amazing wonders of the Arenal Volcano, you can book on site a hiking tour. Along the hike, you will have the opportunity to discover the abundant flora and fauna; your guide will tell you all about the Arenal Volcano history and activity. La Fortuna and the Arenal Volcano surroundings offer a lot of others optional activities like zip lining, waterfall rappelling, white water rafting or just relaxing in one of the many hot springs in the area. Read more

1 Night in Arenal Volcano

Travel to the rainforest of Sarapiqui

After breakfast, you will leave the amazing Arenal Volcano to drive to the lowlands of the northern plains of the country to Sarapiqui, it is known throughout Costa Rica for its amazing and rich biodiversity as well as for being the dream destination of adventurous seekers.

1 Night in Sarapiqui

Explore Sarapiqui Rainforest

Today you can build you own day, Sarapiqui has many activities to do, of course you can hike in the Tirimbina Rainforest center and see all the nature and wildlife that this paradisaical place has, also you can arrange activities such as birdwatching, batwatching, water rafting in the Sarapiqui River, and make the Chocolate tour Read more

1 Night in Sarapiqui

Adventure drive to the Turrialba Valley

Wake up and enjoy another delicious breakfast in the rain forest, then you will drive around 3 provinces before you get to Turrialba valley located on the basin of the Turrialba Volcano, Turrialba is known for the many products such as the Turrialba cheese, coffee and sugar cane plantations.

1 Night in Turrialba

Enjoy the Turrialba and surroundings

During your stay in Turrialba you can visit many places around to make some hikes and explore this amazing destination, you can visit the Archeological site in Guayabo, go hiking to La Marta Wildlife refuge, admire the Turrialba Volcano, visit la Trillizas or la Muralla waterfall or take a coffee tour, this destination has different ecosystems and many biodiversity that you will enjoy. Read more

1 Night in Turrialba

Road to the highlands of the country

Today you will continue your adventure from Turrialba to the Talamanca mountain range to reach San Gerardo de Dota. On the way you can make an optional visit to the highest active volcano in Costa Rica, the Irazú volcano. Afterwards, you will continue to the old capital Cartago, where you can visit the most famous church of the country "La Basilica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles". In the late afternoon you will reach San Gerardo de Dota, this is a small community located in the mountains of Talamanca, enjoy the cool mist in a mountain valley surrounded by wonderful cloud forests and full of huge oak forests, which are the habitat of one of the most beautiful birds in the world, the resplendent Quetzal. Read more

1 Night at San Gerardo de Do

Free day to explore the highlands of Cos

San Gerardo de Dota is one the best places to feel the peace and serenity of the forest, you can hike through the mountains and see amazing lansdcapes. We strongly suggest to take the optional Birdwatching Tour to look for the beautiful Quetzal, this activity takes approximately two hours and it starts in the morning, the tour starts when you and your guide search the resplendent Quetzal in the forest. Read more

1 Night at San Gerardo de Do

Time to go to the coast!

After breakfast you are ready to start your journey to Dominical at the Pacific Coast. Dominical has become in the last years a favorite destination for many tourists. Along the coast you will find miles of isolated, unspoiled beaches and beautiful bays which are great for surfing, fishing, and diving. Its real magic lies in the surrounding terrestrial and marine wonders. Read more

1 Night at Dominical

Be amaze by the beauties of Dominical

Today you will have a day to enjoy the beauties of the south pacific coast, you can hike at the beach, most famous beaches to hike and relax are Hermosa beach and Uvita National Park, also you can take a tour at Hacienda Baru, there are tours such as zip lining tour, hiking, bird watching and overnights tours, do not miss the opportunity to visit the Uvita National Park, there you will find the famous Whale’s Tail, with a length of about 2296 feet and a width of 820 feet, and is the world’s third largest sandbank. During the low tide, you can walk to its very end. The entry fee to the park is $6 for foreigners. Keep your ticket; it allows you to access Playa Uvita, Playa Colonia, Playa Ballena, and Playa Piñuela the same day. Read more

1 Night at Dominical

Drive to the Central Pacific coast

Today you can spend the morning in the beach, before you start your two hours driving to Tarcoles, located in the central pacific of the country, on the way there you can see Ara macaw on the sky and some others birsd, also do noit lose the opportunity of visit the famous Manuel Antonio National Park (Closed on Mondays), there are three of the fours species of monkeys that habitat in our country , alsoyou can hike and spend some time at beach and be amaze to admire the sunset from your hotel and relax in the afternoon. Read more

1 Night in Jaco

Explore Carara National Park

Another great day is waiting you, today you have a list of destinations where you can enjoy many activities, if you decide to make a hike we recommend you visit the Carara National Park,This National Park is a worldwide known birding destination as it has very diverse bird life, where stands out the Scarlet Macaw (Lapa Roja - Ara Macao - ), a species that is in danger of extinction, being the second largest species of Psittacidae of Costa Rica. Also you can take a crocodile tour on Tarcoles River, ATV rental, or visit beaches around like Playa Herradura, Playa Mantas, Playa Agujas, these beaches are very quiet and perfect for relax or hike during the day. Read more

1 Night in Jaco

Drive back to San Jose

Today you will drive back to San Jose. On the way there, you will pass through incredible volcanic mountains to the central valley before you get in San Jose to stay your last night, in the afternoon you can visit the capital and explore some museums or restaurants around.

1 Night in San Jose

Hasta Luego and Pura Vida

At the appropriate time, you will check out from your hotel and will drive to the airport for your return flight. You will deliver the car to the company. Then, catch your international flight to your onward destination. Have a safe flight and be sure to come visit the beautiful country of Costa Rica again soon. Breakfast included. Read more

ACCOMMODATIONS

Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day 1
Location San Jose
Day 2
Location Arenal Volcano
Day 4
Location Sarapiqui
Day 6
Location Turrialba Valley
Day 8
Location San Gerardo de Dota
Hotel Suria Hotel
Day 10
Location Dominical
Day 12
Location Jaco
Hotel Cerro Lodge
Day 14
Location San Jose
Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day 1
Location San Jose
Day 2
Location Arenal Volcano
Day 4
Location Sarapiqui
Day 6
Location Turrialba Valley
Day 8
Location San Gerardo de Dota
Hotel Trogon Lodge
Day 10
Location Dominical
Day 12
Location Jaco
Day 14
Location San Jose
Day in trip
Location
Hotel
Day 1
Location San Jose
Hotel Studio Hotel
Day 2
Location Arenal Volcano
Day 4
Location Sarapiqui
Day 6
Location Turrialba Valley
Day 8
Location San Gerardo de Dota
Day 10
Location Uvita
Day 12
Location Jaco
Day 14
Location San Jose

TRIP PACKAGE

Package includes

  • Arrival Transfer from Juan Santamaria International Airport to Hotel in San Jose
  • 14x nights` of accommodation at the describes hotels and lodges.
  • 14x breakfast.
  • 14x days car rental from/to San Jose
  • 15x breakfast 2x Dinner and 2x Lunch
  • 14 days’ rental car from/to San José with basic insurance (CDW obligatory insurance and deductible) included. Important Note: There is a mandatory safe deposit of USD$ 750 payables with credit card only, that must be cover directly by the customer on site with the car rental representative. This deposit is refunded to the credit card after the car is checked and returned.
  • 24 hours emergency assistance phone call.

Package excludes

  • International flights
  • Optional tours
  • Tips and gratuities of any kind
  • Other meals that were not mentioned in the offer
  • Travel Insurance

More information

  • Package is bookable for children
  • Single supplement available
  • Under availability

REVIEWS

4 Reviews

Beth Ann Provenzano, United States

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!

Meredith Balfe, Australia

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

Mauro Cylon, Israel

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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