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Magic Costa Rica

Caribbean :	Tortuguero
Central Pacific :	Manuel Antonio; Monteverde
Central Valley :	Poas; San José
Northern Plains :	Arenal
Caribbean :	Guapiles
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Day 1

Our representative will meet you at the airport and then, you will be transfered to the hotel.

Day 2

(B-L-E) Today we will visit the Poas Volcano; this impressive volcano has a crater 300 m. deep and 1500 m. wide, usually active with smoke discharges. A trail leads us to a crystal blue lagoon, amidst tropical ferns and forest filled with exotic flowers and brilliantly plumed birds. On the way back we will visit Sarchi, where the center of production for the colorful oxcart that graced Costa Rican fields is located. Here we will take lunch. Once in San Jose City, we will visit the National Museum once home to the abolished army, the National Theater finished in 1897 and view the Central Park.

Day 3

(B-L-D) Early morning pick-up to the Tortuguero Canals. There you will find the Tortuguero National Park, the most important nesting area for the Green Sea Turtle in the west sector of the Caribbean Sea. The park contains a unique natural channel system, which is used for transportation and exploration. The fauna and flora is extremely rich, for which it is possible to observe tropical rain forest in his splendour. In the same time you will observe exotic species like tucanes, trogones, monkeys and crocodiles. On the way to Tortuguero we will stop for having a delicious tipical breakfast. At our arrivalpoint for the embarkation we will take a boat which will take us to the lodge. In the afternoon wi will visit the museum (entrence fee is not included) and the village of Tortuguero.

Day 4

(B-L-D-E) At about 9:30 a.m. small boats will bring us to the canals and lagoon, offering an exploration of many secondary canals, to ensure good visibility and a chance to have close contact with amazing surroundings of those canals. In the afternoon we offer an optional excursion to the Tortuguero Hill, where boats will bring us to the closest surroundings of it, and with the help of our guide we will hike up to the top on small footpaths to finally enjoy the panoramic view over the Tortuguero National Park.

Day 5

(B-L)Our guide will meet you at Rio Danta Restaurant in Guapiles at approximately 13:00, and will continue with you to the Arenal Volcano. This volcano is the main volcanic attraction of the country’s northern region. Dating back 2-3 million years, this peak has an almost perfect cone-shape. We will enjoy a thermal bath at the nearby Tabacon Resort Complex, famous for its medical hot subterraneand mineral–waters spreading out from the volcano, canalised in different pools. Depending on the wheather conditions, you might have the opportunity to see a volcanic eruption.

Day 6

(B-E)At about 10:00 a.m. we will continue our adventure driving to Monteverde Cloud Forest. There we will visit the Monteverde’s Biological Reserve, which is a private property with almost 12.150 hectares covered with humid cloud forest, is located at the continental division between Caribbean and Pacific Sheds. This Reserve is protected by a dense foliage, where we can find near 400 birds species (including the Quetzal), 100 mammals species and 300 orchids varieties.

Day 7

(B) Early in the morning we will experience the exciting adventure of Sky Trek. This adventure is a system of trails of suspension bridges and zip lines where you will have the opportunity to observe and appreciate tropical forest from different vantage points.

Extensions

Manuel Antonio

North Pacific Guanacaste : Samara;

Guanacaste

North Pacific Guanacaste : Playa Langosta; Samara;