Costa Rica Hidden Gems

• Day 1:

  Welcome to Costa Rica! Meet and greet at Juan Santamaria International Airport and private transfer to your hotel in San Ramón Overnight at Villa Blanca

• Day 2:

  Breakfast included in the hotel. Guided visit to Arenal Volcano National Park and then, rest and relax at the hot springs. Beautiful and impressive, Arenal Volcano will definitely amaze you. Overnight at Villa Blanca Cloud Forest & Nature Reserve

• Day 3:

  Breakfast included in the hotel. Step into the heart of the mountain cloud forest, part of a unique and precious biosphere that comprises a mere 2% of the world’s remaining woodlands. Beginning right on the edge of the hotel property, this auto guided tour takes you into the 2,000-acre Los Angeles Cloud Forest Private Biological Reserve. You’ll move within this secret world of lush, colorful tropical life along well-designed, user-friendly trails, each showcasing the incredibly diverse tropical flora and fauna of this stunning, private mountain cloud forest. Travel Excellence supports the protection and conservation of nature reserve. You’ll see first-hand the layers of dense, diverse plant life clinging to every tree trunk and branch as they reach to the heights of the canopy. Overnight at Villa Blanca Cloud Forest & Nature Reserve

• Day 4:

  After a delicious breakfast, private transfer to Nosara. Transfer duration: 5 hours approximately. Nosara is a place of stunning natural beauty tucked into the jungle surrounding three of Costa Rica’s finest beaches. The area is teeming with wildlife and boasts some of the best and most consistent surf in the country. Homes, hotels, restaurants and businesses are spread out over several miles–often hidden among the trees and dense vegetation. A large community of international residents lives here. The beaches of Nosara area includes the beachside communities of Playa Guiones and Playa Pelada, as well as Nosara downtown. Overnight at Lagarta Lodge

• Day 5:

  Today is at leisure. Perhaps take a shuttle to Pelada and Guiones Beaches. Overnight at Lagarta Lodge

• Day 6:

  Turtle Nesting Tour Ostional Wildlife Refuge - Ostional’s beach which is about a 25-minute drive from Nosara. This is the world’s second-largest nesting ground for the olive ridley see turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea). The mass arrival of turtles is called “arribadas.” Depending on the season (mainly from July to December), innumerable olive-colored turtles arrive on the beach. Overnight at Lagarta Lodge

• Day 7:

  Today is at leisure. Overnight at Lagarta Lodge

• Day 8:

  Breakfast included in the hotel. Transfer to Nosara airstrip to take a local flight to Juan Santamaria International Airport – connecting with your international flight.

Package includes:

• Private transfer in
• Daily breakfast
• Ground transfers as detailed in day-by-day description
• 3 nights at Villa Blanca Cloud Forest & Nature Reserve, Superior Casita
• 4 nights at Lagarta Lodge, Jungle Suite
• Guided visit to Arenal Volcano National Park & Hot Springs – lunch included
• Auto guided hike at Los Angeles Cloudforest Biological Reserve
• Guided visit to Ostional Wildlife Refuge
• Hotel taxes

Not Included:

• Departure tax (US$29 per person)
• Tips
• Optional tours
• Alcoholic beverages
• Personal expenses
• Air tickets to/from Costa Rica