Costa Rica Adventure Tour
Horizontes brings you this trip with our travel partnerMountain Travel SobekCosta Rica: Jewels of Costa RicaCosta Rica vacation
This exclusive, activity-oriented Costa Rica vacation - with frequent nature walks, swimming, and boat excursions - features four of the country's "jewels": the exquisite Monteverde cloud forest, home to the resplendent quetzal, sacred bird of the Maya; the postcard-perfect beaches and rich primary rainforest of Corcovado National Park on the remote Osa Peninsula; Arenal volcano (one of the world's most active volcanoes) in Arenal National Park, a pastoral countryside retreat with a canopy walkway, thermal hot springs; and Laguna Caño Negro, where wildlife abounds along a wild river. Expert, enthusiastic naturalist guides make every minute fascinating. You'll think you're back in Ecology 101 (but our trip is way more fun!). And bring the kids! This is our most popular Costa Rica family vacation. Itinerary: Costa Rica VacationDay 1Begin your Costa Rica vacation with a flight to San José, Costa Rica. Day 2By plane and boat to Corcovado, spotting wildlife along the way. Day 3Rainforest hike, body surf, swim under a waterfall, and observe scarlet macaws, monkeys, and a Pacific sunset. Day 4By boat and plane to San José, drive to Arenal volcano. Afternoon nature walk, soak in hot springs. Nighttime viewing of Arenal Volcano! Day 5By boat along the Río Frio to Laguna Caño Negro for fantastic water bird viewing, as well as sloths, monkeys, caiman, and basilisk lizards. Day 6Canopy walk at Arenal, drive to Monteverde cloud forest. Nature walk and night spotlighting for tropical owls and mammals. Day 7Nature walk and a visit to the Hummingbird Gallery in the cloud forest of world-famous Monteverde Reserve, surely one of the most beautiful forests in the world! Day 8Nature walk in Finca Ecologica, where coatis and agoutis abound. Visit Monteverde's orchid garden, return to San José. Day 9Fly home.
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Costa Rica-based Horizontes Nature Tours has been designing family vacations, honeymoon tours, and educational and adventure travel programs to Costa Rica's most beautiful and biodiversity-rich destinations since 1984.
Want to get really close to nature? Costa Rica, with its unspoiled scenic beauty and rich ecological habitats, is a grand slam when it comes to viewing wildlife.
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