 Trip Description: The Costa Rica Connoisseur |
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| Highlights: Featuring light charter flights into remote Tortuguero National Park with boat trips through the rain forest, a walk on a canopy walkway with views of the active Arenal volcano, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and Butterfly Garden and Café Britt's coffee tour. | |||||||||
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We will travel by many different methods including van, boat, chartered light plane, and on foot. Some days we will spend exploring the forested lazy rivers than wind their way through the forest. On another day we will find ourselves padding listening to Howler Monkeys and the calls of Scarlet Macaw parrots. We will gaze into the bubbling cauldron of an enormous volcano and thrill at the vistas of moving clouds. The trip begins in the capital, San José, and in our travels we will discover countless small treasures like local markets, a butterfly farm, and lovely vista after vista of mountains and the sea. We will visit several different regions of the country giving us the opportunity to observe many of the fascinating environments of this lovely country. We visit several National Parks including Monteverde Cloud Forest and Arenal Volcano. We will also spend some days at the beautiful Tortuga Reserve on the Caribbean Coast. Though we get a comprehensive view of the natural environments of Costa Rica, there is plenty of time at each stop to observe the flora and fauna. We will have a guide with us throughout the trip and when we are in the natural areas, enthusiastic naturalist guides that help us identify the great profusion of wildlife around us. For a detailed itinerary please go to this page: Itinerary: Costa Rica Connoisseur |
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Included In the Price Accommodations: Nine nights lodging as featured in the itinerary or similar. Meals: 21 meals, as indicated in the itinerary. (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) Transfers: Included in Fixed Departure programs, on arrival and departure days only Porterage: The handling of two bags per person. Baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk throughout the tour. Hotel taxes, entrance fees to National Parks, museums and places of interest in effect at the time of booking are included unless otherwise specified. Tax increases or new taxes charged for services that were not taxed in the past will be charged to the client. Sightseeing as specified in the itinerary. |
and Altitudes 69°F; 3,500 ft. Poás Volcano: 61°F; 8,865 ft. Monteverde: 65°F; 5,000 ft. Arenal Volcano: 65°F; 5,000 ft. Tortuguero: 79°F; sea level |
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Prices for
Single Travelers For Reservations or additional
information call us toll free: 800-688-1822 Extend your stay to Costa Rica: Consider a side trip to the Osa Peninsula and Corcovado National Park! The Costa Rica Connoisseur combines well with another of our trips in Costa Rica, the Pacific Rainforest Lodge. A visit there can be added before or after the program. It very well complements the Explorer since the lodge offers the opportunity to explore a lovely rainforest not visited in the standard itinerary: Corcovado National Park. This lodge lies in the most pristine region of all of Costa Rica. The cabins are perched high on a hill overlooking the turquoise blue waves of the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rainforest Lodge offers not only the chance to explore the largest rainforest in Costa Rica, but also the fascinating marine environment of the Pacific Ocean. Ecotour Expeditions, Inc. EMAIL: info@naturetours.com |
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The Connoisseur is a
ten day trip that visits many of the most spectacular natural
areas of Costa Rica. It offers participants a comprehensive view
of the country and the very different and astoundingly beautiful
natural environments. Costa Rica has tall mountains, bubbling
volcanos, broad beaches on both the Caribbean and the Pacific
Ocean, mangrove forests, misty cloud forests, and lowland rainforests
teeming with life. On the Explorer we visit all of these environments
and observe the flora and fauna along with our expert guides.
Not included in the Price