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Family Costa Rica Rainforest and Wildlife Adventure

14 days
Start and end in San Jose
4.7
10 traveler reviews
Family Costa Rica Rainforest and Wildlife Adventure - Explore!
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Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 7 - 16
Age range 7 to 85
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Highlights

  • Witness active volcanoes and gigantic craters
  • Look out for howler monkeys, sloths and bird
  • Cruise along the waterways of the Tortuguero
  • Share the beach with capuchin monkeys

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Join trip in San Jose
  2. Day 2 Drive to Turrialba via the former capital Cartago and Irazu volcano
  3. Day 3 In Turrialba Free morning with optional white-water rafting, afternoon visit to a local farm for cheese-making tour
  4. Day 4 Drive and boat cruise through the jungle waterways to Tortuguero
  5. Day 5 Full day to explore Tortuguero National Park in search of wildlife
  6. Day 6 Boat transfer to Cano Blanco, drive to Sarapiqui. Visit La Tirimbina for a chocolate tour
  7. Day 7 Drive to the Arenal area via a nature reserve at the foot of Arenal volcano
  8. Day 8 Free time in Arenal with optional whitewater rafting, wildlife tour or walking to a waterfall
  9. Day 9 Drive to Monteverde cloud forest, cooking lesson and optional forest walk
  10. Day 10 Visit Santa Elena Reserve with free time to try a canopy tour or wire walkways
  11. Day 11 Drive south to the Pacific coast
  12. Day 12 Free day to enjoy the beautiful beaches of the Pacific Coast
  13. Day 13 Full-day trip to explore the wildlife haven of Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula
  14. Day 14 Drive to San Jose Airport where the trip ends
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What's Included

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  • Transport
  • Optional Extras

What's Not Included

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Where You'll Stay

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Number of tours

453

Age Range

16 to 85 years old

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Customer Reviews

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    4.7
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    4.5
  • Guide
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Transport
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Accommodation
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    4.7
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    4.6
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  • Family Costa Rica Rainforest and Wildlife Adventure reviewer 1
    · August 18th, 2024
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    This trip was a dream! Costa Rica is a nature lover's paradise, the group was small and very friendly, our teenagers got along fabulously and Allan, the tour guide, did a great job of organizing everything and had an extensive knowledge of Costa Rica's wildlife and culture. Every day was a highlight and the abundance of scenery and animal sightings was hard to beat: wild tapirs, toucans, pumas, crocodiles, an abundance of exotic birds, monkeys, whales, dolphins. It is not for nothing that Costa Rica accounts for 5% of the world's biodiversity. The hotels were also fabulously selected and the transportation by minibus was comfortable and ideal. Costa Rica attaches great importance to environmental protection and sustainability and you can feel it. A fabulous trip through a great country full of natural beauty and friendly people!!!
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    Explore! commented on this review
    Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us! It sounds like an incredible trip. Costa Rica truly is a nature lover's paradise, and I'm thrilled to hear that everything from the wildlife sightings to the accommodations exceeded your... Show more
    Trip date: August 2024
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    · August 11th, 2023
    Highlights were the zip-lining, white water rafting, last hotel, boat ride and seeing whales at the end of the trip, hearing the howler monkeys at the turtle hotel, the early morning boat trip at the turtle Hotel, the fruit tasting, the hummingbirds, the lunch and kids dancing, the walk in the cloud forest, the view from monteverde, seeing huge lizards wandering around everywhere, the hotel with amazing butterflies (second hotel), the cheese making. Also the kids loved playing together in the swimming pools.
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    Trip date: July 2023
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  • A
    · August 20th, 2023
    Turtle egg laying in Tortuguero; rafting on Sarapiqui River and boat trip to Corcovado NP
    Trip date: August 2023
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  • A
    · August 23rd, 2023
    So much...the wildlife, the boat trips, the volcanoes.
    Trip date: August 2023
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  • A
    · September 3rd, 2023
    - Our guide, who made the trip exceptional. His knowledge, expertise and love of his country and Explore made this a very special experience and created some incredible family memories. - Corcovado; whale watching and rain forest walk, seeing the tapir and humpbacks. - White water rafting (option). - Watching the turtle egg laying (option). - Monteverde canopy walk (option).
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    Trip date: August 2023
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  • A
    · January 11th, 2022
    All good, everyone had a great time and the whole package was great. One minor comment, and perhaps this is actually about CR itself, but none of the places we ate at seemed to do much in the way of kids portions. So, we seemed to waste a lot of food!
    Trip date: December 2021
  • A
    · January 24th, 2020
    It is a wonderful trip but I would suggest spend a bit less time doing the city trips and a bit more time at the wildlife areas as they were the star and the city trips were much less interesting.
    Trip date: December 2019
  • A
    · May 17th, 2019
    EXPLORE HAVE SET UP AN AMAZING TRIP IN COSTA RICA. WE LOVED IT.
    Explore! commented on this review
    Thanks for your review. Glad you had a good trip.
    Trip date: March 2018
  • A
    · May 17th, 2019
    Be clearer on what is included & what optional trips are available. Towards the end there seemed more free time
    Explore! commented on this review
    Thanks for your review and feedback.
    Trip date: August 2018
  • A
    · May 17th, 2019
    think it was less good value compared with other trips we have been on. however, overall, we all had a wonderful trip
    Explore! commented on this review
    Thanks for your review.
    Trip date: July 2018

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Family Costa Rica Rainforest and Wildlife Adventure
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