8 Days Costa Rica Highlights Tour Package Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights Priced From: $3,150 pp dbl. occ. Date: Jan - Oct 

Highlights:
- Cruise the jungle waterways of an incredible biological diverse rainforest. - Hike the crater-rim of an active volcano, and enjoy walks & canopy zip lines through a misty cloud-forest. - Relax or independently explore the Pacific coast beaches, at one of the country’s distinctive hideaways.
Itinerary
Day 1, USA / San Jose Begin your holiday with a flight to San Jose, where upon arrival, you are met and transferred to your prestigious resort. Melia Cariari
Day 2, San Jose / Tortuguero Your expedition into the wild begins at Tortuguero, a vast network of lowland forest-lined waterways teeming with wildlife. Fly into your eco-lodge and spend the day exploring by riverboat, and a naturalist-guided walk along jungle trails and turtle beaches. Mawamba (B,L,D)
Day 3, Tortuguero / Poas Volcano / Monteverde Begin a 2-day adventure in Costa Rica’s cloud forests, among the most beautiful and biologically rich of environments. Travel by air back to San Jose and overland to the smoldering crater of Poas Volcano, and hike in the surrounding cloud forest to an extinct crater and sea-green lake. Continue to your cozy lodge at Monteverde. Fonda Vela (B,L,D)
Day 4, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve Step into the primeval world of Monteverde, a great greenhouse of old-growth cloud forest, full of birds and splendid trees heaped with orchids, ferns, and lianas. With an expert guide, scope out the unusual flora and best views. Later, glide through the treetops on the Sky Trek cable-and-harness system for an adventurous, bird’s eye view of the canopy. Fonda Vela (B,L,D)
Day 5, Monteverde / Tamarindo Depart with your driver to the coast. Arrive in Tamarindo, and your serene hideaway on a perfect crescent of beach. Capitan Suizo (B)
Day 6, Tamarindo Take it easy on the beach, under the spell of your lush, harmonious resort. Or get active today with an optional fishing, diving or snorkeling outing, a cultural tour, horseback ride, or nature trip to another distinctive environment. Capitan Suizo (B)
Day 7, Tamarindo / San Jose Depart your elegant beach oasis as you fly to San Jose, where the rest of the day is at leisure for shopping and independent activities. Melia Cariari (B)
Day 8, San Jose / USA Transfer to the airport for your departing flight back to the USA. (B)
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