Costa Rica & Nicaragua

12 days
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This journey takes you into the rainforest of Costa Rica and the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua for an exceptional adventure full of learning opportunities and nature activities for a wonderful family vacation.
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Explore Panama City, the oldest Spanish settlement on the Pacific, and its famous Panama Canal zone
    • Meet members of the traditional Ella Drua Emberá Community, who share customs with you
    • In Costa Rica, savor outstanding whitewater rafting on the Pacuare River, ranked as one of the top five rivers in the world for whitewater rafting with its Class III-IV rapids
    • See the rainforest treetops during the Arenal Ecoglide canopy experience, with its 15 cables and 18 platforms, kayak Lake Arenal or hike a volcano
    • Explore Nicaragua’s Emerald Coast with coastal hikes, stellar sport fishing or beachcombing from a luxury beachfront resort

What's this trip about?

    This journey takes you into the rainforest of Costa Rica and the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua for an exceptional adventure full of learning opportunities and nature activities for a wonderful family vacation.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySan Jose
End CitySan Jose

Travel Themes

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Family Friendly
  • Hiking & Walking
  • National Parks
  • High Adventure

Destinations

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding & Equestrian
  • Kayaking
  • Nature
  • Scuba Diving
  • Short Cruise
  • Skiing, Snowboarding & Snow Sports
  • Snorkeling
  • Surfing
  • Whale Watching
  • Wildlife Viewing

Trip includes

    • All Meals as mentioned in the itinerary

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: San Jose, Costa Rica / Central Valley

Accommodation: Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation Resort - Suite

Welcome to Costa Rica. Upon clearing immigration and customs, exit the airport to meet your driver, who will be waiting to take you into the Central Valley.  On the way, stop to tour Doka Coffee ...

Day 2: Central Valley / San Jose / Puerto Jimenez / Osa Peninsula

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Lapa Rios Eco Lodge

Today you are transferred to the local airport for your flight to Puerto Jimenez.  (Note that there is a 40lb luggage + 10lb carry on weight limit per person.)  You are then driven to Osa...

Day 3: Osa Peninsula

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Lapa Rios Eco Lodge

Today, you have the opportunity to share this unique property with the local community. With your guide, you can hike up through virgin rainforest to pristine waterfalls, splash back alon...

Day 4: Osa Peninsula/ Puerto Jimenez / Quepos / Manuel Antonio

Meals: Breakfast

Fly this morning to Quepos, where you will be met and privately transferred to Manuel Antonio. After you check into your hotel, the rest of the day to enjoy the hotel facilities and the area.  Manuel Antonio National Park (Closed Mondays) is th...

Day 5: Manuel Antonio

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel Costa Verde – Studio Room

Today you explore the Santa Juana Mountain to discover Costa Rican rural heritage.  This guided nature, conservation and cultural journey takes you along the lush, jungle-shrouded slopes of ...

Day 6:  Manuel Antonio / Bagaces

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Rio Perdido - 2 Junior Suites

This morning, set out to visit Kids Saving the Rainforest, which was begun in 1999 by two 9-year-old girls, who wanted to save the rainforest that they saw disappearing around them.  They bega...

Day 7: Bagaces

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Rio Perdido - 2 Junior Suites

Costa Rica is known worldwide for its canopy zip-lines tours. The Canyon Adventure here is innovative and was created with guidance of renowned adventure designers. Rio Blanco Canyon is the ma...

Day 8:  Bagaces / Rivas, Nicaragua

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Mukul Luxury Resort & Spa

This morning, your guide transfer you privately to Mukul Resort (2 ½ hours). You will cross the border into Nicaragua. Mukul a luxury boutique hotel at Guacalito de la Isla a 1,670-acre...

Day 9: Rivas

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Mukul Luxury Resort & Spa

Mukul can offer you an exclusive escape to the Pellas family’s Cocibolca Lake House. “El Descanso” – or “resting place” – has been in the family since 1930. Here, you can enjoy a serene...

Day 10: Rivas

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Mukul Luxury Resort & Spa

Begin your day with a visit to the home of Doña Lupe in El Tambo, a community nearby. She demonstrates how she bakes traditional rosquillas, a typical Nicaraguan bread, for sale in the ...

Day 11: Rivas

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Mukul Luxury Resort & Spa

Connect with the local community today by visiting the neighboring fishing village of Gigante, where local beachside restaurants and small businesses benefit from grants and micro loans...

Day 12: Rivas / Managua / Depart

Meals: Breakfast

Your guide privately transfers you to the international airport (about three and a half hours) for your flight home.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $4,820
Price per day$402
Last Updated: 8/2/2018

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International airfare
    • Passport and visa charge
    • Personal expenses

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Meals Included

13 Breakfast, 5 Lunches and 2 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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