ITINERARY | HIGHLIGHTS | WEATHER | ACCOMMODATION and ADDITIONAL INFOCosta Rica at Your Own Pace - 2012
A holiday with private driver and guide
Costa Rica is unique - a Latin American country with no army, comparatively little crime, and with a profound interest in preserving its very beautiful landscapes and its exceptional variety of flora and fauna.
This is not exactly a walking or hiking holiday. Your visits to the rain forests, however, are on foot, and there is scope for introducing more walking if you so wish. Above all it is a chance to discover a wonderful country with your own driver/guide at very reasonable cost, giving you the freedom to enjoy the visit at your own pace but without having to worry about driving on foreign roads. Accommodation is in comfortable lodges or small hotels with private bathrooms. This is also an excellent holiday for families with children who are interested in seeing animals in a natural and exotic but safe environment - large triple rooms/ family rooms are available. Below is a possible itinerary - other itineraries are possible throughout Costa Rica.
PRICE
From £875 per person based on 2 people sharing. £825 per person in a triple room. Prices variable according to level of accommodation available at time of booking.
INCLUDED
7 nights B & B in lodges and small hotels with private facilities guide/driver and transportation from arrival to departure. Visits as specified in the programme.
NOT INCLUDED
Flights to/from San Jose. Lunches or dinner except where specified in the programme. Transfers, transportation or visits outside the scope of the programme.
DEPARTURE DATESOn request
To book email:
info@worldwalks.com T: (44)
(0)1242 254353
THE FOLLOWING IS A POSSIBLE ITINERARY - WE CAN ADAPT IT TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS
Day 1. Arrive San Jose, the Costa Rican capital. You are welcomed at the airport and transferred to your hotel for overnight.
Day 2. After breakfast, drive to active ARENAL VOLCANO where on clear nights you can see fiery lava shooting from the crater. Lunch. Optional horseback ride to a pounding waterfall in a tropical forest. In the evening - Hot Springs and dinner (entrance fee and dinner included). Overnight.
Day 3. Breakfast. Continue to to MONTEVERDE, a community in the cloud forest, world-renowned for its conservation efforts. Free afternoon to relax, explore, or shop for crafts. Spend the night at comfortable mountain hotel.
Day 4. Hike in Monteverde Reserve (guide), home of the resplendent quetzal, sloths and many other birds and animals.
Day 5. In the morning, drive to Manuel Antonio National Parkon the Pacific Coast. Spend the afternoon at the beach or in your hotel's pool.
Day 6. Visit Manuel Antonio Park (guide) where you can swim in the warm ocean and are almost sure to see iguanas and Costa Rica's smallest monkeys.
Day 7. Breakfast. Free morning to enjoy the beach and relax. Transportation back to San Jose.
Day 8. Transfer to the airport.
DIFFICULTY OF WALK
This holiday has only very little walking in it and what there is is very easy
GROUP SIZE
2 or more
A peaceful and colourful country. Friendly people. Good (and varied) climate. Fascinating wildlife.
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ACCOMMODATION
Comfortable lodges with private bathrooms
GETTING THERE
Several daily flights via the USA or Madrid. Some direct flights now operating from the UK.
WHAT TO TAKE:
Ask at time of booking
WHEN TO GO
Any season
INSURANCE
We recommend that you take out appropriate holiday insurance covering you against illness, injury, and loss or damage to luggage. This insurance should also cover the possibility of your having to cancel your holiday for any reason.
To book, contact
worldwalks at:
email:
info@worldwalks.comT: (44)
(0)1242 254353