Tarcoles Beach

Expereince the stunning beauty of the Manuel Antonio National Park on this day trip from San Jose. Visit Crocodile Bridge and Tarcoles Beach. Discover the abundant wildlife on the park’s rainforest trails and eat breakfast and lunch at local restaurants.  Enjoy being picked up from the comfort of your accommodation in the San Jose area. Travel aboard an airconditioned coach on the way to have breakfast in a local restaurant located next to the biggest fruit market in the country.  Visit the market to observe a large variety of tropical fruits. Continue your journey with a stop at the popular crocodile bridge where you will have the chance to observe one of Costa Rica’s biggest crocodile’s populations.  Search for scarlet macaws in their natural habitat on Tarcoles Beach where they like to gather. Stop at the Jaco Bay lookout point and take pictures of Costa Rica’s most popular coastal town.  Travel to the Manuel Antonio National Park, hike the rainforest trails with your guide for about and hour and search for monkeys, sloths, toucans, and agoutis. Spend some free time relaxing on the park's pristine beaches or hiking to along rainforest trails. Savor a delicious lunch of local cuisine in a restaurant that provides great jungle and ocean views. Lunch is served in the early afternoon around 2 PM, after which you will be taken back to your hotel in San Jose.

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DAY 1 San José You are met on arrival and driven to a comfortable hotel to relax after your international flight. DAY 2 BLD Tortuguero National Park Early this morning travel with others by road and then boat to the wildlife rich forest of Tortuguero on the north Caribbean coast where you stay for 2 nights. Wildlife opportunities are great here with chances to see sloth, monkeys, basilisk lizards, iguanas, tree frogs and birds. Turtles nest on ocean beaches between July and October. DAY 3 BLD Tortuguero National Park Today you join a boat trip through the narrow rivers and channels of the flooded forest while your naturalist guide helps to point out wildlife and birds. Three tours included: Kayaking, Turtle Watching & Night Nature Walk DAY 4 BD Sarapiquí Lowland Forest Fly back to San José and travel on to Sarapiquí for 3 nights. Night walk is included to search of nocturnal animals such as porcupines, frogs, opossums and kinkajous. DAY 5 BLD OTS La Selva - Sarapiquí Today you spend the day at OTS La Selva Biological Reserve–widely considered one of the world’s most important sites for tropical forest research and conservation. DAY 6 BD - Sarapiquí Free day to relax in your lodge’s grounds or take an optional excursion, such as a nature boat trip on the Sarapiquí river or tubing. DAY 7 BLD Remote Nature Retreat - Boca Tapada Today you travel across the plains for a 3 night stay in the remote lowlands at Boca Tapada in northern Costa Rica. DAY 8 BLD Boca Tapada Your Guide will offers three excellent experiences such as nature safaris by boat or on trails or night walks in the forest which you choose. DAY 9 BLD Boca Tapada - La Fortuna A free day to relax and enjoy the grounds of your lodge or visit La Fortuna and Arenal Volcano Lake. Two experiences included: Kayaking, Guided Nature Walk, SUP, or Waterfalls. DAY 10 BLD Cloud forest Travel this morning to the quiet of the cloud forest where you stay for 2 nights at Bajos del Toro or Los Angeles. DAY 11 BLD Bajos del Toro - Los Angeles A day to enjoy trails through the extraordinarily rich habitat of the cloud forest. There are great birding opportunities. DAY 12 BLD Tarcoles - Carara National Park We are staying in the Pacific Central and we will explore the famous Carara National Park and Tarcoles River. Three experiences are included: National Park Guided Walk, Kayak, Horseback riding, Tarcoles River Boat Tour or Zip Lining. DAY 13 BLD Jaco - Playa Herradura We will visit several beaches in the area where we will do surfing, SUP, waterfall exploring, and trekking in beautiful view points. DAY 14 BLD Manuel Antonio National Park We drive 1 hour to Manuel Antonio and explore this beautiful National Park. DAY 15 B San Jose After a final dawn in the Central Pacific, you return by road to San José airport for your international flight home.