DETAILED ITINERARY - 12 days and 11 Nights

 

    COSTA RICA ADVENTURE 2012 

B= Breakfast        Lunch= L               D= Dinner
 

• Day 1 – Thursday, February 16, 2012

Fly to San Jose.

Pick Up from the airport to Hotel Don Carlos in San Jose or similar

Welcome meeting

 

• Day 2 (B, L, D) – Friday, February 17, 2012

5:30 am:     Departure to Tortuguero

On the way we will stop for breakfast at Selva Tropical Restaurant

12:00 - 12:30 pm: Arrive to Tortuguero ( Laguna Lodge)    

12:30 pm: Lunch  at Laguna Lodge

1:30   pm:  Visit to the Turtle Museum of the C.C.C. (Caribbean Conservation Corporation) and to the colorful Tortuguero town.

5:15   pm:   Return to the Laguna Lodge

7:00 – 9:00 pm:   Dinner at Laguna Lodge

 

• Day 3 (B, L, D) - Saturday, February 18, 2012

6:15 am:   Tour by boat through Tortuguero National Park canals.

8:00 am:     Breakfast

12:00 pm:   Lunch

Free time.

7:00 pm:   Dinner at Hotel Laguna Lodge

 

• Day 4 (B, L, D) – Sunday, February 19, 2012

8:00 am: Breakfast

9:00am: Departure to San Jose

12:00 am: Stop for Lunch at Selva Tropical Restaurant

4:00 pm: Arrive to San Jose. Check in at Hotel Don Carlos or similar

6:30 pm: Dinner at Café Mundo

 

• Day 5 (B, L, D) – Monday, February 20, 2012

7:00 am:   Breakfast

Visit to National Theater and Gold Museum

12:00 pm: Lunch at Whappin Restaurant (Caribbean Food)

1:00 pm: Departure to Monteverde(Stay at Historias Lodge)

5:00 pm: Arrive to Monteverde

6:30 pm:   Dinner

**Optional Tours: Hanging bridges, Canopy Tours, Frog Pond, Serpentarium, ATV Tours, Horse Back riding tours, Butterfly garden, Aerial Tram, Night Walk Tour, and Coffee Tour.

 

• Day 6 (B, L) – Tuesday, February 21, 2012

6:30 am:   Breakfast

7:30 am: Departure to Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

8:00am: Guided tour at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

12:00 pm:  Lunch at UGA Costa Rica

Activities in the area.

6:30 pm: Dinner on your own

**Optional Tours: Hanging bridges, Canopy Tours, Frog Pond, Serpentarium, ATV Tours, Horse Back riding tours, Butterfly garden, Aerial Tram, Night Walk Tour, and Coffee Tour.

 

• Day 7 (B, D) – Wednesday, February 22, 2012

7:30 am: Breakfast

Activities in the area

12:00 pm Lunch on your own

1:00 pm Departure to Samara Beach

5:00 pm  Check in Hotel Samara Inn or similar

6:30 pm Dinner

 

• Day 8 (B) – Thursday, February 23, 2012

Breakfast

Activities in the area

Lunch and Dinner on your own

 

• Day 9 (B, D) – Friday, February 24, 2012

Breakfast

Activities in the area

Lunch on your own

1:00 pm: Departure to Rincon de la Vieja National Park

4:00 pm: Check in Hacienda Guachipelin

6:30 pm:   Dinner at Hacienda Guachipelin

 

• Day 10 (B, L, D) Saturday, February 25, 2012

8:00 am Breakfast

Visit to Rincon de la Vieja National Park

Lunch at Hacienda Guachipelin

Activities in the area

6:30 pm:   Dinner at Hacienda Guachipelin

 

• Day 11 (B, L, D) – Sunday, February 26, 2012

8:00 am Breakfast

Visit to Rincon de la Vieja National Park

Lunch at Hacienda Guachipelin

1:00 pm: Departure to Alajuela

5:00 pm: Check in Orquideas inn (www.orquideasinn.com)

6:30 pm:   Dinner at Orquideas inn

 

• Day 12 (B) – Monday, February 27, 2012

Breakfast

Transfer to airport or start of the extension plan

Fly back to USA.