Letter codes: (BG) bilingual guide, (B) breakfast, (L) lunch, (D) dinner.

Day 1: Flight to San José, Costa Rica (BG)
You will board your flight for San José, where you will be met on arrival and without delay. You will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight at Bougainvillea Hotel.

Day 2: InBioparque & La Paz Waterfall Gardens Tour (BG) (B, L,D)
After breakfast, our guide will pick you up to take you to InBioparque, located in the province of Heredia. This educational and recreational center exposes visitors to samples of the vast world of biological diversity, that can be found in Costa Rica and its National Parks. Some of the things that InBioparque offers are modern and interactive exhibition pavilions, interpreted trails, groups of plant species from the three different forests of Costa Rica (pre-montane, tropical humid, and tropical dry forests), a lagoon with native species of plants, fishes, and water insects, crops of ornamental, aromatic and medicinal plants, as well as fruit trees, and much more. After this tour we will go to La Paz Waterfall Gardens, where you will discover the power and beauty of nature with the 5 magnificent waterfalls, the Hummingbird Gallery, and the Butterfly Observatory present in this place. Overnight at Selva Verde Lodge.

Day 3: At Sarapiqui. Tour to La Selva Biological Station (BG) (B,L,D)
This day, you will have the opportunity to visit La Selva Biological Station, home to many species of plants and animals and one of the most important research centers owned by the Organization of Tropical Studies (OTS). Overnight at Selva Verde Lodge.

Day 4: Sarapiquí / Tortuguero (BG) (B,L,D)
Our guide will take you to Suerre Hotel, located in Guápiles, where Pachira Lodge’s bus will pick you up to transfer you to Freeman Dock. Enjoy the boat ride through the exotic jungle of Tortuguero National Park and arrive at Pachira Lodge in time for lunch. Free afternoon to relax or explore the area with your guide. Overnight at Pachira Lodge.

Day 5: At Tortuguero (BG) (B,L,D)
This day you will visit Tortuguero National Park, originally protected as a major nesting beach for the Atlantic Green Turtle. The Park preserves 21.000 hectares of tropical rainforest in its natural state. Silently paddling through the jungle lagoons and waterways, searching for wildlife and listening to "jungle sounds" make this experience memorable. After this, you will visit the town of Tortuguero and the Green Turtle Museum. Free afternoon. Overnight at Pachira Lodge.

Day 6: Tortuguero / San José (BG) (B,L)
You will be transferred by boat and then by bus back to Guápiles where you will have lunch. After this, Pachira Lodge’s bus will take you back to your hotel in San José, arriving there approximately at 4:00 pm. Overnight at Bougainvillea Hotel.

Day 7: San José / Manuel Antonio (BG) (B)
Our guide will pick you up in the morning to take you to Manuel Antonio, located in the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. On the way, you will visit Carara Biological Reserve. Free afternoon to explore the area on your own or just relax beside the pool. Overnight at Villas Si Como No.

Day 8: At Manuel Antonio. (BG) (B)
This morning you will visit Manuel Antonio National Park, where you will have a very close contact with nature while you walk along the trails and monkeys surprise you and welcome you to this beautiful place. Free afternoon to do activities on your own. Overnight at Villas Si Como No.

Day 9: Manuel Antonio / San José (BG) (B)
Our guide will take you back to your hotel in San José. Overnight at Bougainvillea Hotel.

Day 10: Back Home (BG) (B)
Our guide will pick you up in your hotel to take you to Juan Santamaría International Airport approximately two hours before your flight’s scheduled departure time.

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