San Jose - Tortuguero National Park - San Jose
5 days/ 4 nights
Day 1. San Jose
Arrival at Juan Santamaría International Airport. You will be met at the airport and transferred to the Hotel. Overnight at Hotel Exe San Jose Center.Day 2. San José/ Tortuguero National Park
We begin our trip early in the morning between 6:00 am from San Jose. You will be traveling with a bilingual naturalist guide on an air conditioned bus. Drive through Braulio Carrillo National Park, where you have the opportunity to see beautiful views and abundant vegetation. On the way we will stop for breakfast at Selva Tropical Restaurant where you can enjoy a butterfly garden with a variety of tropical flowers. After breakfast we will continue our trip to Caño Blanco deck driving by banana plantations. At Caño Blanco, you will board the covered boat to the lodge, passing the Tortuguero canals arriving between 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. In the afternoon you will visit to the Turtle Museum of the C.C.C. (Caribbean Conservation Corporation) and to the colorful Tortuguero town. You will return to the lodge around 5:30 p.m. Free time to enjoy the pool, the bar service and prepare for your dinner. Dinner service from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then rest of the night free to enjoy the surroundings, pool and bar. Overnight at Hotel. (Meals: B,L,D)Day 3. Tortuguero National Park
6:15 am tour to admire the awakening of the wildlife of Tortuguero. Return for breakfast (service between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.). Free time to enjoy the pool, the bar service and prepare for your dinner. Dinner service from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then rest of the night free to enjoy the surroundings, pool and bar. (Meals: B, L,D)Day 4. Tortuguero National Park /San José / Doka Coffee Tour / La Paz Waterfall Gardens
Early fly back to San Jose. You will visit an authentic Costa Rican coffee plantation and La Paz Waterfall Gardens. The main objective of the Coffee Tour is to educate and inform the whole production process as well as the processing of coffee, where you can learn about the production, the harvesting, the processing plant and the roasting of the grain. Following we will continue to La Paz Waterfall Garden for lunch and tour. On arrival to the La Paz, we will walk through a trail, leading to a spectacular waterfall in the middle of the rainforest. Inside the park we will also visit the hummingbird gallery, the serpentarium, the bird house, the butterfly garden and the frog’s exhibit. Back to San Jose. Overnight at Hotel Exe San Jose Center. (Meals: B, L,D)Day 5.San Jose
Transfer back to Juan Santamaria International Airport (Meals: B)The program includes:
-Transportation -Accommodation and local taxes -Entrance fees -Guided Tours according to the program (English Speaking Guide) -Meals according to the program: B- breakfast, L- lunch, D- dinnerThe program does not include:
-Optional Activities -Tortuguero National Park Entrance Fee ($17 per person) -Arrival and Departure Taxes -Extras in hotels (laundry, phone calls, room service, etc.)