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Days: 10
Price from: £
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Your Price Includes:
- Scheduled flights, including all U.K. and overseas airport taxes and applicable fuel surcharges
- The services of an experienced local Tour Manager/Guide in Costa Rica, exclusive to the Bales group, who takes care of all the tipping on your behalf
- Private air-conditioned vehicles, exclusive to the Bales group
- Sightseeing As detailed, including entrance fees
- Comfortable, medium grade hotels/lodges throughout.
- 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 6 dinners
- Average group size 10 passengers
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Day 1
Depart London Heathrow in the morning by British Airways (or similar) to Miami.
Continue on American Airlines to San Jose and transfer to the Alta Hotel.
Meals:
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Day 2
An early start as we drive to Cano Blanco and then transfer by boat for a 2
hour journey through the rainforest to Tortuguero National Park which borders the
Caribbean. Afternoon nature walk. We stay at the Laguna Lodge.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 3
Today we explore by boat the back channels of Tortuguero National Park
which has 11 ecological habitats. Over 300 bird species have been recorded in this
area and sloths, freshwater turtles, caiman, iguanas and three types of monkeys can
often be seen. We have arranged a further nature walk to Tortuguero Village
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 4
Return by boat to Cano Blanco and travel to Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, where
we will visit a pineapple plantation and learn about the history, cultivation and all
phases of pineapple growth. Continue to the mighty Arenal Volcano, set amongst
exuberant vegetation. Accommodation at the Volcano Lodge.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 5
A tranquil morning sailing in rubber zodiacs on the Penas Blancas River, where
we hope to see monkeys, sloths, iguanas and crocodiles. Late afternoon visit to a
natural hot spring, where after an early dinner we return to our hotel.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 6
This morning we cross the beautiful Lake Arenal by boat (not exclusive to
Bales) to the world-famous Monteverde Cloudforest. On the lake crossing, we hope to
have great views of Arenal Volcano. At Monteverde, we stay at the Fonda Vela Hotel.
Afternoon ‘Skywalk’ for a bird’s-eye view of the spectacular habitat
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 7
Monteverde is renowned as one of the most outstanding wildlife refuges in the
New World tropics and we have a day of exploration in the cloudforest, draped in its
mantle of mist, home to the emerald-coloured Resplendent Quetzal, considered by
many to be the most beautiful bird in the world. Also visit the Butterfly Garden
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 8
Morning visit to a local estate to learn about the production of coffee, sugar
cane and other produce including bananas, avocado and macadamia nuts. After
lunch, return to San Jose and the Alta Hotel. Clients taking the extension to
Manuel Antonio transfer there directly from Monteverde in the afternoon.
Meals: B, L
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Day 9
Depart from San Jose in the early afternoon by American Airlines (or similar) to
Miami, connecting with the British Airways overnight flight to London.
Meals: B
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Day 10
Arrive London Heathrow in the morning.
Meals:
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