Costa Rica Family Experience
9 days/8 nights
Family Guided Small Group Adventure Tour
Guide Price €5,256 per family (based on 2 adults & 2 children)
This week-long trip’s engaging lesson plan gives your kids an education in biology and ecology they’ll never get in a textbook. Here, you’ll spend five life-changing days studying the flora and fauna that inhabit the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve and Manuel Antonio National Park. Elsewhere, you’ll get in touch with the land by rappelling, rafting, swimming, horseback-riding and even surfing all over it.
- Kayaking and paddle-boarding in La Fortuna
- Tortilla-making and a typical lunch with a local family
- Guided hike in the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve (Monteverde)
- Guided hike in Manuel Antonio NP
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Itinerary
Day 1 San José
Arrive at any
time. Arrival transfer included.
Day 2 San José/La
Fortuna
Set off from the
capital and enjoy the countryside of the Central Valley. Stop for a tortilla-making
lesson, along with a typical Costa Rican lunch.
Day 3 La Fortuna
Take to the lake
for a morning of stand-up paddle boarding and kayaking on Lake Arenal,
before a free afternoon.
Day 4 La Fortuna/Monteverde
Travel by bus
and boat through the stunning Costa Rican scenery up into the cloud forest.
Take an included guided night walk to learn about nocturnal life in the
jungle firsthand.
Day 5 Monteverde
Enjoy a free day
in this lush cloud forest region. Opt to fly above the trees on a canopy
zipline tour, go horseback riding in the hills or visit the butterfly garden.
Day 6 Monteverde/Manuel
Antonio
Take a guided
hike through the national park keeping an eye out for the wildlife that
can be seen through the trees.
Day 7 Manuel
Antonio
Enjoy a free day
for several optional activities like mangrove kayaking, surf lessons, a
sunset catamaran tour, or take some time to relax on the beach.
Day 8 Manuel
Antonio/San José
Free morning to
enjoy more time at the beach. Return to San José in the afternoon. Free
evening in San José.
Day 9 San Jose
Your trip ends
this morning after breakfast.
Departs: Selected departures from Feb - Dec.
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Price & Inclusions
- 8 nights hotel accommodation
- 8 breakfasts & 1 lunch
- Allow USD380-495 for meals not included
- International flights
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The tour itinerary, inclusions and departures are based on travel from 01/02/2022 to 31/03/2024. Guide prices are based on twn/dbl share, are subject to availability and may vary by departure date. For travel outside of these dates, the itinerary and inclusions may vary to that shown above - please ask for details.Offers are subject to availability and restrictions may apply.
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