Family Close to Nature
8 Days / 7 Nights
Make this year’s family vacation a unique one. Children will delight in Costa Rica’s flora and fauna and, Mom & Dad, you’ll be pretty amazed as well. The Family Close to Nature Package is a safe and educational adventure that will appeal to all members of your family.
Day 1 Arrival - San Jose
Meet and greet at the international airport and transfer to Bougainvillea for your first night in Costa Rica. Breakfast included.
Day 2 Shared Puerto Viejo River floating - Sarapiqui
After breakfast, you will be picked up for your transfer to the Puerto Viejo river put-in where your floating tour will start. The Puerto Viejo River skirts important biological reserves that contain a large variety of animals and birds as well as flora and fauna. Ideal for the whole family and recommended for all ages. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at the Sueño Azul Hotel located in the Sarapiqui area.
Includes: Transportation from San Jose, guide, equipment & box lunch.
Overnight at Sueño Azul Resort. Breakfast included.
Day 3 Shared Hike at the OTS (Organization for Tropical Studies)
La Selva has been a pioneer site in Education, Research, Conservation and Eco-tourism in Cost Rica since 1953 and one of the first private protected areas in the country. It is located in the Caribbean foothills of Costa Rica and comprises 1,614 hectares (3,988 acres) of old growth and disturbed tropical wet forest. Species diversity is spectacular, including more than 1,850 species of plants, 350 species of trees, 448 species of birds, and approximated 500 species of ants.
Excellent bilingual naturalists lead the walks that give a glimpse of the leading-edge research conducted at La Selva as well as the Natural History of the Tropical Rain Forest. Each walk is approximately 3 1/2 hours, principally on cement or wood trails suitable for people of all ages. Includes: RT Transportation from hotel, entrance fee & guide.
Overnight at Sueño Azul Resort, breakfast included.
Day 4 Sarapiqui - Arenal
The next morning, after breakfast, depart for the north plains where the Arenal Volcano is located. Private transfer to Arenal area.
One of the most active volcanoes of the world, cloud forests, a lake world-famous for windsurfing and an incredibly diverse population of wildlife is what you will find in this area. The flawless silhouette of Arenal Volcano, its loud rumblings and frequent explosions of lava and ash are a sight not to be missed by any visitor to Costa Rica.
Shared Arenal Volcano Hike & Ecotermales Hot Springs
The Arenal Volcano is active since 1968, it constantly ejects gases, water, fumaroles and explosions with pyroclastic material emissions, and sometimes the eruptions are accompanied with powerful thunders. The lava flows come out of the crater with a temperature up to 1 000 Centigrade. As the lava flows down it slowly cools off. A short hike in one of the trails close to the volcano area will give us the chance to enjoy some forest and the activity around it.
At the Ecotermales hot springs, you can enjoy a healthy and relaxing soak.
Includes: Transportation, naturalist guide, entrance fee to hot springs & dinner.
Overnight at the Arenal Paraiso Hotel, superior room. Breakfast included.
Day 5 Shared Monteverde Cloud Forest
Afternoon depart to the Monteverde Cloud Forest, one of the most diverse and richest tropical cloud forests in the New World and home to the resplendent Quetzal and the rare bellbird. Monteverde is not only interesting for the Cloud Forest Reserve’s inhabitants, but also for its founders, the Quakers. Sapo Dorado or a similar hotel will be your home base for two nights.
Overnight at the Sapo Dorado, Fountain suite. Breakfast included.
Day 6 Shared Walkways, Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden
These Tree Top Walkways are the best system of suspension bridges that exist in Costa Rica. The bridge system is located along a 1 .7 mile trail designed to be walked by people of all ages and consists of 8 suspension bridges going 90% through primary cloud forest. In the Butterfly Garden, you can observe more than 50 species of butterflies from different altitudes and climates on a guided tour. In the Hummingbird Garden the visitor can observe more than 14 species of hummingbirds surrounded by waterfalls and natural floral arrangements.
Overnight at the Sapo Dorado. Breakfast included.
Day 7 San Jose
Return in the afternoon to San Jose and check-in at the Country lnn & Suites for your last night in Costa Rica.
Day 8 Departure
Transfer to airport or take advantage of one of the many beach extensions available
Day 1 Arrival - San Jose
Meet and greet at the international airport and transfer to Bougainvillea for your first night in Costa Rica. Breakfast included.
Day 2 Shared Puerto Viejo River floating - Sarapiqui
After breakfast, you will be picked up for your transfer to the Puerto Viejo river put-in where your floating tour will start. The Puerto Viejo River skirts important biological reserves that contain a large variety of animals and birds as well as flora and fauna. Ideal for the whole family and recommended for all ages. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at the Sueño Azul Hotel located in the Sarapiqui area.
Includes: Transportation from San Jose, guide, equipment & box lunch.
Overnight at Sueño Azul Resort. Breakfast included.
Day 3 Shared Hike at the OTS (Organization for Tropical Studies)
La Selva has been a pioneer site in Education, Research, Conservation and Eco-tourism in Cost Rica since 1953 and one of the first private protected areas in the country. It is located in the Caribbean foothills of Costa Rica and comprises 1,614 hectares (3,988 acres) of old growth and disturbed tropical wet forest. Species diversity is spectacular, including more than 1,850 species of plants, 350 species of trees, 448 species of birds, and approximated 500 species of ants.
Excellent bilingual naturalists lead the walks that give a glimpse of the leading-edge research conducted at La Selva as well as the Natural History of the Tropical Rain Forest. Each walk is approximately 3 1/2 hours, principally on cement or wood trails suitable for people of all ages. Includes: RT Transportation from hotel, entrance fee & guide.
Overnight at Sueño Azul Resort, breakfast included.
Day 4 Sarapiqui - Arenal
The next morning, after breakfast, depart for the north plains where the Arenal Volcano is located. Private transfer to Arenal area.
One of the most active volcanoes of the world, cloud forests, a lake world-famous for windsurfing and an incredibly diverse population of wildlife is what you will find in this area. The flawless silhouette of Arenal Volcano, its loud rumblings and frequent explosions of lava and ash are a sight not to be missed by any visitor to Costa Rica.
Shared Arenal Volcano Hike & Ecotermales Hot Springs
The Arenal Volcano is active since 1968, it constantly ejects gases, water, fumaroles and explosions with pyroclastic material emissions, and sometimes the eruptions are accompanied with powerful thunders. The lava flows come out of the crater with a temperature up to 1 000 Centigrade. As the lava flows down it slowly cools off. A short hike in one of the trails close to the volcano area will give us the chance to enjoy some forest and the activity around it.
At the Ecotermales hot springs, you can enjoy a healthy and relaxing soak.
Includes: Transportation, naturalist guide, entrance fee to hot springs & dinner.
Overnight at the Arenal Paraiso Hotel, superior room. Breakfast included.
Day 5 Shared Monteverde Cloud Forest
Afternoon depart to the Monteverde Cloud Forest, one of the most diverse and richest tropical cloud forests in the New World and home to the resplendent Quetzal and the rare bellbird. Monteverde is not only interesting for the Cloud Forest Reserve’s inhabitants, but also for its founders, the Quakers. Sapo Dorado or a similar hotel will be your home base for two nights.
Overnight at the Sapo Dorado, Fountain suite. Breakfast included.
Day 6 Shared Walkways, Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden
These Tree Top Walkways are the best system of suspension bridges that exist in Costa Rica. The bridge system is located along a 1 .7 mile trail designed to be walked by people of all ages and consists of 8 suspension bridges going 90% through primary cloud forest. In the Butterfly Garden, you can observe more than 50 species of butterflies from different altitudes and climates on a guided tour. In the Hummingbird Garden the visitor can observe more than 14 species of hummingbirds surrounded by waterfalls and natural floral arrangements.
Overnight at the Sapo Dorado. Breakfast included.
Day 7 San Jose
Return in the afternoon to San Jose and check-in at the Country lnn & Suites for your last night in Costa Rica.
Day 8 Departure
Transfer to airport or take advantage of one of the many beach extensions available
- Meet and greet at the airport.
- All ground private transfers described (except transfer on day 2)
- 1 nt / Bougainvillea Hotel / standard room / B.
- 2 nts / Sueño Azul /standard room / B
- 1 nt/ Arenal Paraiso Hotel/ superior room /B
- 2 nts/ Sapo Dorado Hotel/ Fountain suite / B
- 1 nt/ Country Inn & Suites / Superior room / B
- Daily Breakfast
- 1 dinner
- Puerto Viejo River Floating
- OTS half day hike
- Arenal Hike & Ecotermales Hot Springs
- Monteverde Cloud Forest hike
- Walkways, Butterfly & Hummingbird Gardens
- All taxes and service charges