Experience Costa Rica’s ultimate scuba dive, volcano and cloud forest adventure
10 Days / 9 Nights
| Accommodation | Location | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| La Fortuna area | La Fortuna | 3 Nights |
| Monteverde area | Monteverde | 2 Nights |
| Guanacaste area | Guanacaste | 4 Nights |
Overview
This 10 day adventure is a great way to see some of the highlights of Costa Rica combined with some great scuba diving in the Guanacaste region. Experience Costa Rica both above and below the water on this great adventure combo. Heading to Dive Cocos Island? This combo adventure is a great compliment to any liveaboard trip as a pre or post extension. You will enjoy five days of discovery through coffee plantations, cloud forests, the legendary Arenal volcano finishing off with scuba diving the volcanic pinnacles of Guanacaste teaming with marine life. There is so much to explore in the rainforest full of wild monkeys, treetop sloths, tropical toucans and much more.
This 9 night Costa Rica Experience Package starts in San José (SJO) or Liberia (LIR) Airport and ends at the Liberia (LIR) airport.
Important instructions:
- Bedding s and additional beds are subject to availability. Triple/quad rooms may only have 2 beds.
- Every effort is made to provide accurate and up-to-date information, but the itinerary can be changed as necessary to ensure the safety and well- being of our customers.
- Taxes are included in the price of the package however government taxes may change until the reservation is confirmed and fully paid, and should there be changes, these costs will be passed on to the end customer.
Included
- 9 nights – La Fortuna (3), Monteverde (2), Guanacaste (4)
- Private transfer from Airport to Arenal Volcano
- La Fortuna Highlights Tour
- Hanging Bridges, Waterfall + Lunch
- Hot Springs Entrance with Dinner
- Shuttle Van, boat, van lake transfer from La Fortuna to Monteverde
- Choice of one (1) Monteverde Adventure: Canopy Zip Line, Hanging Bridges Walk
- Visit to the Butterfly and Sloth Sanctuary
- Private transfer Monteverde to Guanacaste
- 4 Dives – (2 Days of 2 tank AM Boat Dives in Papagayo – weights, belt and tanks included)
- Private transfer from Guanacaste to San José OR the Puntarenas Dock to meet your liveaboard ship
- Breakfast (9), Lunch (1), Dinner (1)
- Taxes
Day 1: Airport ! La Fortuna / Arenal Volcano
Arrival at Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) or the Liberia (LIR) Airport You will be met by one of our representatives as you exit the Airport and will head to your hotel near the Arenal Volcano. Sit back and relax as you take in the scenery as you make your way through coffee country over the continental divide and down the Caribbean slope to the Arenal Volcano. Spend the next few days exploring Costa Rica’s natural paradise with beautiful waterfalls, hanging bridges and volcanic hot springs.
Day 2: La Fortuna / Arenal Volcano
La Fortuna Highlights Tour – Hanging Bridges, Waterfall + Local Lunch
Join your naturalist guide on an adventure to visit some of the highlights that this area is famous for. Our day starts with a guided walk via the hanging bridges while seeing what life is like up in the canopy by taking in the sights and sounds of the rainforest. Your next stop will be a visit to the impressive La Fortuna waterfall. Dropping 70 meters into a bright blue pool. After your hike out of the waterfall canyon we head to lunch. Enjoy a locally prepared Costa Rican lunch.
Day 3: La Fortuna / Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano Hot Springs with Dinner
You have the day at leisure. Choose from one of the many adventures at the base of the Arenal Volcano. Raft the tropical waters of the Class 2/3 Balsa River, Waterfall Rappel down a rainforest canyon or take a wildlife boat trip to the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge.
In the evening relax as with a visit to the natural volcanic hot springs of the Arenal Volcano. Enjoy a great local dinner at the hot springs.
Day 4: La Fortuna / Arenal Volcano ! Monteverde Cloud Forest
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Today you leave the tropical rain forest and head into another climate zone in the fresh mountain air of the Monteverde Cloud Forest. A van picks you up and brings you to the Arenal Lake, where you board a boat and drive with fantastic views of the Arenal Volcano towards Monteverde.
On the other side of the lake another van will take you to your hotel in Monteverde. This area was developed by Quakers who wanted to lead a peaceful life. They stayed in Monteverde, where they made cheese and ice cream that is now very popular throughout Costa Rica. You will find a species-rich animal life in the heart of the cloud forest overlooking the Nicoya Peninsula, along the continental divide.
Day 5: Monteverde Cloud Forest
Cloud Forest Combo
Experience the cloud forest with an adventure of your choice. Choose between an adventurous Canopy Zip Line adventure or a cloud forest walk over the Hanging Bridges. Your visit also includes a walk through the largest butterfly garden and a visit to the Selvatura Sloth Sanctuary.
Day 6: Guanacaste
After breakfast at the hotel your shuttle transfer will take you from your Monteverde Area Hotel to Guanacaste. After checking in at your hotel you will have the afternoon to relax by the pool or enjoy the spectacular Guanacaste sunset.
Day 7: Guanacaste
Scuba Diving: Breakfast at Hotel – Meet your dive group and Scuba Diving (Local) 2-Tank Dives (Divers) with a great variety and abundance of marine life. Return to the hotel for the afternoon by the pool or arrange an outside adventure.
Day 8: Guanacaste
Scuba Diving: Breakfast at Hotel – Meet your dive group and Scuba Diving (Local) 2-Tank Dives (Divers). Afternoon free to relax at the hotel or enjoy the beach.
Day 9: Guanacaste
Free day to enjoy on the beach before continuing to your next destination or on your dive safari trip.
Day 10: Guanacaste ! Liberia Airport
Breakfast at your hotel. Private Transfer from your Guanacaste Hotel to Liberia Airport (B)
| Tour price ppdo | $1,690.00 |
| Travel window: | 1 May-30 June; 1 September-31 October 2023 |