Family Eco Adventure

Experience the most popular eco tourism destinations Tortuguero National Park, plus one of the most active volcanoes of the world, a great adventure that will appeal to all members of your family.

Day 1 Arrival/San Jose :
Meet and greet at the international airport and transfer to Bougainvillea, for your first night in Costa Rica.

Overnight at the Bougainvillea hotel. Standard room.

Day 2 San Jose - Tortuguero :
Early morning pick up for the drive through the Braulio Carrillo National Park to the canals lining the Atlantic Coast, where the three-hour boat trip to Tortuguero starts. A typical breakfast is served on the way. Tortuguero National Park preserves 21.000 hectares of tropical rain forest.

Arrive at the lodge for lunch. The lodge will then schedule a tour to the village in the afternoon. This tour will provide detailed information on its history, culture and work in favor of conservation of the sea turtles and the flora and fauna in general.

A visit to the Sea Museum of the “Caribbean Conservation Corporation” is also included, but the donation of USD 1 per person has to be paid directly to the CCC.

Overnight at Laguna Lodge, standard room. Full board included.

Day 3 Tortuguero National Park :
After breakfast you will enjoy the boat tours along the canals of Tortuguero.

Visit the canals within the National park to discover a large variety of birds and receive detailed information on the flora and fauna of the area.
Return to the lodge for lunch.

Afterwards take an optional hiking trip around the hotel property. It is amazing how so nearby your room you can find different kinds of monkeys, sloths, iguanas, poison arrow frogs and many birds and insects including the blue butterfly (Morpho peleides).

Overnight at Laguna Lodge, standard room. Full board included.

Day 4 Tortuguero - Sarapiqui :
After breakfast, return by boat to the dock near Limon. Then the excursion proceeds on ground transportation and lunch is served on the way. After lunch a private transfer will be provided to Sarapiqui area.

Overnight at La Quinta de Sarapiqui, Superior room w/ A-C. breakfast included.

Day 5 Private Pozo Azul Hike - transfer to Arenal :
After breakfast, time to explore under private basis with a naturalist guide the rainforest at the Pozo Azul trails.

Hiking is an excellent way to both exercise and be closed to the environment. On the 2000 acres of tropical rain forest of Hacienda Pozo Azul you can use many hiking routes design to give you exactly what you want or need, Hiking does not require you to have be special physical condition or a particular age. Hacienda Pozo Azul has submitted all its 400 acres of forested areas to the Costa Rican government program for natural resource protection and conservation, therefore great part of our trails are located within this forests, because of their nature we request that you use a naturalist guide on some of the trails to help take full advantage of the fascinating and rich neotropical biodiversity during your hike. We know you will be fascinated with your experience.
Includes: RT transportation, entrance fee, guide & lunch.

Afternoon private transfer to the Arenal area will be provided.

Arenal’s perfectly symmetrical shape makes it a sightseer’s dream, while its abundance of outdoor activities makes it an easy place to check things off your “must-do in Costa Rica” list.

Visit one of the nicest volcanoes in Costa Rica, cloud forests, a lake world-famous for windsurfing and an incredibly diverse population of wildlife is just part of what you will find in this amazing area of Costa Rica.

Overnight at the Arenal Paraiso Hotel, superior room. Breakfast included.

Day 6 Shared Arenal Hanging Bridges :
Located in a 250 hectare (618 acre) reserve of primary forest. Visitors will walk through 15 bridges from 5 to 100 meters long, along 3 km rain forest circuit of trails built with paving blocks to prevent slipping. Tour is guided by a naturalist, who will open the doors of a fascinating and colorful Tropical Rain Forest world. The imposing vistas of the Volcano from the hanging bridges over the forest, make a perfect combination for an unforgettable experience.

Arenal Volcano Hike & Ecotermales Hot Springs
The Arenal Volcano is active since 1968, it constantly ejects gases, water, fumaroles and explosions with pyroclastic material emissions, and sometimes the eruptions are accompanied with powerful thunders. The lava flows come out of the crater with a temperature up to 1 000 Centigrade. As the lava flows down it slowly cools off. A short hike in one of the trails close to the volcano area will give us the chance to enjoy some forest and the activity around it. At the Ecotermales hot springs, you can enjoy a healthy and relaxing soak.
Includes: Transportation, naturalist guide, entrance fee to hot springs & dinner.

Overnight at the Arenal Paraiso, superior room. Breakfast included

Day 7 Don Carlos Farm - San Jose :
Do you want to learn how to milk a cow? What a chapulin is? Yes, you can now do it at Don Carlos Farm, with over 30 years doing dairy farm labours. The Vargas family awaits you to share the wonder experience of been a real ''Costa Rican Lechero''. The farm has 70 ha with lakes, gardens, rivers, medicinal plants, species, roots and fruit trees; and of course de grasslands where approximately 400 caws have their home and food. After de visit to the stable we will do a tour in a trailer pull by a ''chapulin'', the guide will tell you about the flora & founa of the area. And for the last part of the tour we'll do a visit to the cheese factory and the dairy, you will learn the milk process for products such as: cream, cheese, yogurt, etc.; and the best of all: delicious snacks and cheese from the house.

Return in the afternoon to San Jose under private basis and check-in at the Rodeo Country Inn for your last night in Costa Rica . Breakfast included.

Day 8 Departure :
Departure. Transfer to international airport.
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Enjoy nature and help the environment taking a green tour in Costa Rica.