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Plan your adventure:
- Explorer
- Active
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- Jungle Trekking
- Wildlife
- Group
- Fully Guided
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- Explore!
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 7 to 85
Highlights
- Witness active volcanoes and gigantic craters
- Look out for howler monkeys, sloths and bird
- Cruise along the waterways of the Tortuguero
- Share the beach with capuchin monkeys
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in San Jose
- Day 2 Drive to Turrialba via the former capital Cartago and Irazu volcano
- Day 3 In Turrialba Free morning with optional white-water rafting, afternoon visit to a local farm for cheese-making tour
- Day 4 Drive and boat cruise through the jungle waterways to Tortuguero
- Day 5 Full day to explore Tortuguero National Park in search of wildlife
- Day 6 Boat transfer to Cano Blanco, drive to Sarapiqui. Visit La Tirimbina for a chocolate tour
- Day 7 Drive to the Arenal area via a nature reserve at the foot of Arenal volcano
- Day 8 Free time in Arenal with optional whitewater rafting, wildlife tour or walking to a waterfall
- Day 9 Drive to Monteverde cloud forest, cooking lesson and optional forest walk
- Day 10 Visit Santa Elena Reserve with free time to try a canopy tour or wire walkways
- Day 11 Drive south to the Pacific coast
- Day 12 Free day to enjoy the beautiful beaches of the Pacific Coast
- Day 13 Full-day trip to explore the wildlife haven of Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula
- Day 14 Drive to San Jose Airport where the trip ends
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
- Optional Extras
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Autentico Hotel
Hotelday 1Guayabo Lodge
LodgeDays 2, 3Evergreen Lodge
LodgeDays 4, 5Selva Verde Eco Lodge
Lodgeday 6Arenal Paraiso
LodgeDays 7, 8Fonda Vela Hotel
HotelDays 9, 10Hotel Cristal Ballena
HotelDays 11, 12, 13
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Number of tours
527
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
80%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
Jeanna· August 18th, 2024Automatic translation available in English. View in EnglishThis trip was a dream! Costa Rica is a nature lover's paradise, the group was small and very friendly, our teenagers got along fabulously and Allan, the tour guide, did a great job of organizing everything and had an extensive knowledge of Costa Rica's wildlife and culture. Every day was a highlight and the abundance of scenery and animal sightings was hard to beat: wild tapirs, toucans, pumas, crocodiles, an abundance of exotic birds, monkeys, whales, dolphins. It is not for nothing that Costa Rica accounts for 5% of the world's biodiversity. The hotels were also fabulously selected and the transportation by minibus was comfortable and ideal. Costa Rica attaches great importance to environmental protection and sustainability and you can feel it. A fabulous trip through a great country full of natural beauty and friendly people!!!Show more
Explore! commented on this reviewThank you so much for sharing your experience with us! It sounds like an incredible trip. Costa Rica truly is a nature lover's paradise, and I'm thrilled to hear that everything from the wildlife sightings to the accommodations exceeded your... Show moreTrip date: August 2024- AMiranda· August 11th, 2023Highlights were the zip-lining, white water rafting, last hotel, boat ride and seeing whales at the end of the trip, hearing the howler monkeys at the turtle hotel, the early morning boat trip at the turtle Hotel, the fruit tasting, the hummingbirds, the lunch and kids dancing, the walk in the cloud forest, the view from monteverde, seeing huge lizards wandering around everywhere, the hotel with amazing butterflies (second hotel), the cheese making. Also the kids loved playing together in the swimming pools.Show moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASamantha· August 20th, 2023Turtle egg laying in Tortuguero; rafting on Sarapiqui River and boat trip to Corcovado NPShow moreTrip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AEmma· August 23rd, 2023So much...the wildlife, the boat trips, the volcanoes.Show moreTrip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AStewart· September 3rd, 2023- Our guide, who made the trip exceptional. His knowledge, expertise and love of his country and Explore made this a very special experience and created some incredible family memories. - Corcovado; whale watching and rain forest walk, seeing the tapir and humpbacks. - White water rafting (option). - Watching the turtle egg laying (option). - Monteverde canopy walk (option).Show moreTrip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASimon· January 11th, 2022All good, everyone had a great time and the...Show moreTrip date: December 2021
- ARob· January 24th, 2020It is a wonderful trip but I would suggest...Show moreTrip date: December 2019
- AMichaela· May 17th, 2019EXPLORE HAVE SET UP AN AMAZING TRIP IN COSTA RICA. WE LOVED IT.Show moreExplore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review. Glad you had a good trip.Trip date: March 2018
- AEmma· May 17th, 2019Be clearer on what is included & what optional trips are available. Towards the end there seemed more free timeShow moreExplore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review and feedback.Trip date: August 2018
- ARachel· May 17th, 2019think it was less good value compared with other trips we have been on. however, overall, we all had a wonderful tripShow moreExplore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review.Trip date: July 2018
Dates & Availability
14 days
Family Costa Rica Rainforest and Wildlife Adventure
From San Jose to San Jose
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