Walking In Costa Rica

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Overview
Highlights
- Visit San Jose
- Explore Arenal Volcano and Diamante Waterfall , La Fortuna Waterfall
- Visit Nauyaca Waterfalls, Bagaces and Dominical
- Discover Buena Vista Mountain and Turrialba Volcano
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- Specified guided walks included
- Transfer option available on request.
Itinerary

You will be met at San Jose Airport and transferred to this capital city in the Central Valley region, with the Talamanca Mountains to the south and volcanoes to the north.
Check into your hotel and relax in this modern city.
This morning your hire car will be dropped off at your hotel. After taking delivery of your vehicle, drive 3.5-hours from San Jose through beautiful Costa Rican scenery to the Arenal Volcano - one of the most active in Central America.
Your route crosses a larg...
This morning explore with your private guide the Arenal National Park, with its volcano and hot springs.
We start with a tour of the Hanging Bridges, a series of suspension bridges that offer wonderful views of Lake Arenal and the volcano. The bridges form part...
Today enjoy a full day of hiking with your private guide, exploring Chato Hill and walking to La Fortuna Waterfall.
Chato Hill is a domant volcano, known locally as Arenal's brother. We hike up its west side and down into the crater, which has a beautiful lake....
Today drive 2.5-hours from Arenal and travel westwards towards San Bernardo de Bagaces, situated on the PanAmerican Highway in the province of Guanacaste.
Here you will find the Rio Perdido (meaning 'Lost River'), a thermo-mineral gorge that draws energy from deep magma flows. Along the riverbed there are 8 active hot springs that produce dozens of soothing pools of varying temperatures.
This morning enjoy a guided walk from Las Tumbas to the magnificent Diamante Waterfall. You can either walk the shorter 5 km route, or add on the 10 km loop for a more challeng hike.
As you walk through this primary rainforest you will learn more about the flor...
Leave San Bernardo de Bagaces today and drive 4.5-hours to the Pacific coast town of Dominical, popular with surfers because of its year-round waves.
Check into your hotel and explore the town and its splendid beaches.
Today enjoy a 6-hour guided hike through the dense jungles of Dominical to the impressive Nauyaca Waterfalls.
Walk through a canyon surrounded by tropical rainforest, to the point where the Barucito River plunges down in a series of waterfalls, into a spectacul...
Drive 2.5-hours today, travelling inland from Dominical to San Gerardo de Dota in the beautiful Savegre River Valley.
Check into your hotel close to the cloud forest of Los Quetzales National Park, which is a haven for walkers and bird watchers.
Today enjoy a 6-hour guided hike down Buena Vista Mountain.
Your morning starts with a drive to the top of the mountain, where a stunning panorama awaits. On a clear day it is possible to see the central and southern Pacific, as well as some of the volcanoes of...
This morning drive 2-hours from San Gerardo de Dota to Turrialba - the gateway to Tuirrialba Volcano National Park.
Check into your hotel in this beautiful but lesser known region of Costa Rica.
Spend 6-hours today on a guided hike along the Turrialba Jimenez Biological Corridor on the Finca Monteclaro estate.
Discover many hidden spots unreachable by car and enjoy beautiful views of the valley and meadows below filled with cattle. Keep an eye out for ...
After a morning at leisure, drive 2-hours to San Jose Airport for your flight home.
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- A non refundable deposit of 15% of your total land arrangements or £200 per person
- Please note there is an airport tax of approx. $29 per person payable on departure.
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