Summary
Calling all nature lovers! Spend a week in Costa Rica beginning in San Jose – the thriving urban centre abundant with colourful markets, vibrant nightlife and spontaneous art fairs. Explore Monteverde’s Cloud Forest at your own pace, keeping your eye out for sloths and the elusive quetzal bird. Head to La Fortuna, shadowed by the immense Arenal Volcano, and enjoy free time to chase waterfalls and soak away your worries in the natural thermal hot springs. Explore Cahuita National Park with a hike and a swim, then enjoy some beach time on the Caribbean coast in Puerto Viejo. If you're lucky, spot sloths, hummingbirds, iguanas, monkeys, toucans, coatimundis, quetzals and racoons, then take a cooking class to learn the local cuisine. With a local leader with insider knowledge and a likeminded group of travellers – what better way to dive into Costa Rica?
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- San Jose
- Day 2
- Monteverde
- Day 3
- La Fortuna
- Day 4
- La Fortuna
- Day 5
- Cahuita National Park - Puerto Viejo De Talamanca
- Day 6
- Puerto Viejo De Talamanca
- Day 7
- San Jose
- Day 8
- San Jose
Travel Cities (4): Arenal Volcano, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, San Jose