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Tropical Family Vacation
| Our fully guided 9-day adventure takes you to some of the most spectacular places Costa Rica has to offer! You'll see incredibly beautiful scenery, unbelievable wildlife, all the while engaging in a multitude of exotic, tropical adventures.
As always, included in the cost of our trips are our bilingual guides, hotels, transportation within Costa Rica, tours and entrance fees, and some meals. It does not include airfare, alcoholic beverages, shopping, airport tax or the optional gratuity for your primary guide. |
Day 1 - Welcome
Arrive at Juan Santa Maria International Airport where your friendly guides will be waiting to transport you to your first exotic destination. Form San Jose we'll head up into the highlands of Costa Rica into the Los Angeles Cloud Forest. Our Hotel sits atop a beautiful mountain and offers a spectacular panoramic view of the surrounding forest. This area, in our opinion, is one of the most serine, tranquil places on earth... |
A road cuts its way through the Costa Rican Rainforest |
Always active Arenal Volcano
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Day 2 - Forest Hike, Toro Waterfall
& Arenal Volcano
Wake at your leisure and after a delicious breakfast we'll spend the day morning exploring the incredible natural beauty that is all around us. The forest has a multitude of trails that cater to all ability levels and you're guaranteed to see hundreds of exotic creatures that call this paradise home. After the hike we'll start making our way to La Fortuna - home of Costa Rica's most active volcano, Volcan Arenal. En route, we'll stop at one of the highest waterfalls in Central America. The Toro Waterfall is an amazing spectical that can be viewed from the top or from the base after a short hike. That evening we'll settle into our hotel and enjoy an authentic Costa Rican dinner. After diner, enjoy a delicious tropical cocktail and gaze up at the exploding volcano.
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Day 3 - La Fortuna Falls & Canopy Tour
Wake early for your next exotic adventure. We'll start the day with a beautiful hike/scramble to La Fortuna falls, one of Costa Rica's tallest and most spectacular waterfalls. Swim in one of the many pristine pools at the base of the falls, or just relax and take in the incredible natural beauty around you. Next, I hope you're not afraid of heights because after lunch it's up into the trees for a thrilling canopy tour. See amazing creatures that spend their entire lives in the canopy as you dangle hundreds of feet above the forest floor. But remember, what goes up must come down! We'll zoom down at break-neck speeds using a series of eight 300ft zip lines |
 La Fortuna Waterfall
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The Hanging Bridges |
Day 4 -
Hanging Bridges & Wildlife Float
Arenal Hanging Bridges is one the most beautiful environmental friendly projects in Costa Rica. Located in front of the Arenal Volcano, within the corridor followed by birds migrating between North and South America, the trails and bridges of this project will bring you as close as you could ever hope to get to the birds, the flowers and the lush vegetation of the primary rainforest. Walk right into the forest, thanks to the imposing hanging bridges overlooking the canopy and our easy, safe and beautiful trails with views of the Volcano. Next, after lunch, we'll take a wildlife float trip on the Corobici River. You'll see hundreds tropical bird species, monkeys and sloth, reptiles of all sorts including caimans and huge iguanas, and tons of other exotic creatures. |
Day 5 - Canyoning & Hotsprings
Today we'll head up one of the nearby mountains to do some Canyoning. Once we summit, we'll put on our dry gear and start hiking down one of the many creeks that cascade down the steep slopes. In no time at all, we'll come to our first waterfall, a beautiful 50 footer! The only way down is to repel. Your guides will rig the ropes, give you a good demonstration, then, it's into the abyss for you! You'll descend through the ruggedly beautiful canyon, repelling down one waterfall after another to the vehicles waiting below. That evening, soak your weary bones in one of the steaming thermal pools at the resort located at the base of the volcano. Sip on a rum filled coconut at the swim up bar while you watch the volcano explode. Soak long into the evening then settle in for a well deserved night's sleep. |
 Natural hotsprings coming from the Arenal Volcano |
 The sun sets over the Pacific
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Day 6 - Playa Hermosa
Today we'll rise early and start heading toward Playa Hermosa, one of Costa Rica's most beautiful beaches. You'll be basking under the tropical rays on the white sandy beach and swimming in the warm, crystal blue-green Pacific in no time at all. That evening, you can take a delightful walk along the beach and watch the sun as it slowly descends into the sea. Then, it's back to the hotel to get cleaned up for dinner and maybe a night on the town! |
Day 7 - Sea Kayaking & Snorkeling
Today we'll start the day with a sea kayaking trip along the beautiful pristine shoreline. You may see dolphins, sea turtles and if you're very lucky maybe even a humpback whale. We'll stop for a bit of lunch on one of the many deserted beaches accessible only by the sea. While there we'll do some snorkeling and get up-close-and-personal with the incredibly beautiful tropical fishes that call this paradise home.
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Sailing towards the setting sun |
Day 8 - Beach & Sunset Sailing
Today you can spend on the beach just working on your tan or engaging in one of the many activities Playa Hermosa has to offer. That evening we'll take an incredible sunset sail along the coast. We'll see dolphins, turtles and maybe a whale or two but mostly you'll be awed by the spectacular sunset as the sun slowly dips into the warm blue-green Pacific. |
Day 9 - Adios
After breakfast, depart for the airport where you'll return home with great memories of a perfect tropical vacation. |
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