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Featured Adventure
| Tour: |
Costa Rica Quest (CRQ) |
| Duration: |
9 Days |
| Cost: |
$819 CDN per guest |
An
action-packed tour of some of Costa Rica's must-see highlights, with amazing
wildlife, intense volcanic landscapes and superb Pacific beaches. If you are a
traveller with limited time and a desire to explore Costa Rica's lush interior,
this is the tour for you.
| Includes: |
8 nights
accommodation, transportation, excursions, tour leader, taxes. |
Itinerary:
| Day: |
Description: |
| 1 |
Arrive San José
Arrive in San José at any time. There are no planned activities so check
into our hotel and enjoy the city.
Start your exploration of the city in the main plaza, a great place to
people-watch. A mime, juggler, marimba band, magician, or storyteller may be
performing for whatever is collected when the hat is passed. Artisan booths
are common, creating a regular arts and crafts fair atmosphere.
The best and least expensive places to buy souvenirs in San José are the
markets. The two main ones are the ones in Plaza de la Cultura, which is an
outdoor open market, and the Central Market, where handicrafts are sold
along with boots, fish, flour, herbal remedies, shirts and everything else
you can imagine. Always watch your belongings and be ready for crowds. If
you plan on spending a few days in San José after your tour, there are a
number of activities within the city and area that you can participate in,
many of them outdoors.
Probably the hardest thing you will do in San José, other than get safely
across busy streets, is keep the street numbering systems straight. Street
and avenue numbers are posted on buildings at the corners of some
intersections. Keep looking as you walk, and you will eventually find one. |
| 2-3 |
La Fortuna / Arenal
La Fortuna, the town near the foot of Arenal Volcano is an excellent base
for adventure. Optional activities in this area abound! Take an
unforgettable hike around the base of the volcano to see the top glowing an
eerie red, accompanied by a soundtrack of monkeys and the rumblings of the
volcano in the distance. Hike the area’s nature trails, swim in chilly La
Fortuna waterfall or go canyoneering (rappelling) and catch a bird’s eye
view of the forest greenery. Other optional activities include full-day
white water rafting on the Toro or Balsa Rivers, mountain biking, caving,
horseback riding, or a tour of the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge. Like much of
Costa Rica, the area is a birders’ paradise, with over 600 species as
permanent residents. Finally, after a long day of exploring, take a relaxing
soak in the lush, cascading hot springs of Tabacón Resort or Baldi Hot
Springs. Soak in one of the natural thermal baths and rivers under the shade
of the surrounding canopy. |
| 4-5 |
Monteverde
From La Fortuna travel by jeep to the shores of Lake Arenal for the half
hour boat ride across the lake. Vans will drive you up the picturesque
mountains into the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Once there jump on your horse
and enjoy a guided two hour tour through coffee fields and forests maybe
exchanging a few words with the friendly locals of the community. Don't
forget your camera because the backdrop for this adventure is the stunning
Nicoya Peninsula. Spend two days exploring Monteverde and the Forest
Reserve, truly a nature lover's paradise. Local guides are extremely
knowledgeable about the area and passionate about conservation of this
precious ecosystem. The unique community has several local co-operatives
worth visiting including artist collectives and a cheese factory. If you're
there at the right time of year, you may be lucky enough to see the
Resplendent Quetzal, one of the most beautiful and elusive birds in the
world. Optional activities include the Sky Walk, a series of suspension
bridges through the jungle canopy, a butterfly garden and a thrilling canopy
zip line. |
| 6-7 |
Quepos / Manuel Antonio National Park
This small town on the Pacific coast is a great place to relax and enjoy the
sun and nearby sea. A short distance away, Manuel Antonio National Park
offers excellent hiking, spectacular views, and abundant wildlife viewing.
As well as beautiful white sand beaches and the warm turquoise water is
ideal for swimming, fishing, kayaking, boogie boarding, sailing or surfing. |
| 8 |
San José
A day's travel on local buses takes us back to the capital, San José, in
time to shower and head out for a final night on the town. |
| 9 |
Depart San José
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Price is in $CDN, per person. Valid for
departures Jan 16, Feb 24, Mar 20, Apr 21, 2010. Additional: departure
tax US$26. Price does not include airfare. Ask us for details. |
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