8-Day Best of Northwest Costa Rica from San Jose: Arenal Volcano National Park, Alajuela and Guanacaste

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8 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Discover the best of northwest Costa Rica on this 8-day tour including Arenal Volcano National Park, Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge and the super combo tour in Guanacaste. Visit some of the most popular destinations and explore the wonders of nature in this small country inhabited by approximately six percent of the world’s biodiversity. You’ll see Arenal Volcano as you relax in a thermal hot spring, enjoy a floating safari through a tropical rainforest, go horseback riding and try a mud bath – with two days to relax at your leisure or continue adventuring with multiple options.

What's Included

Shared airport transfer
4 nights accommodation in Tamarindo
2 nights accommodation in La Fortuna
Lunch (Optional[3])
Lunch
Dinner
Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
Breakfast (Optional[6])
Breakfast
1 nights accommodation in San Jose
Transport by air-conditioned minivan in Arenal/Guanacaste
Food and drinks, unless specified

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

During all the package, clients will be picked up at their hotels for activities and transfers, pick up times will be according to itinerary.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Welcome to Costa Rica

    1 stop
  • 1

    After your arrival at the San José airport, you’ll be greeted by your driver and transferred to your selected hotel.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • Day 2

    Arenal Volcano Area

    1 stop
  • 2
    Arenal Volcano National Park

    Head north to explore the impressive Arenal Volcano, stopping first in the town of Sarchí, known for its family-operated woodworking factories and artisan craftsmanship. Choose from more than 200 stores to see the wooden bowls, rocking chairs and traditional carretas – elaborately painted oxcarts that once carried coffee from the highlands to the coastal port. Next, travel past cattle ranches and diverse plantations growing agricultural products and ornamental plants. When you arrive in La Fortuna, enjoy lunch in a cozy restaurant. After lunch, enjoy a short nature hike. In the afternoon, unwind in one of the best thermal baths in the area at the Hot Springs. Later, savor dinner while admiring another magnificent view. Please wear: comfortable clothes, tennis or hiking shoes. Please bring: bathing suit, extra clothes, sunscreen, camera. Overnight at Arenal Hotel Services: ground transportation, tour guide, entrance to Hot Springs.

    10 hours Admission ticket free
  • Day 3

    Arenal Area

    1 stop
  • 3

    Get ready for your adventure at Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, considered one of the most biologically diverse in Costa Rica! Begin your journey in the village of Los Chiles, a border town just two miles (4 km) from Nicaragua. From here, embark on a 2-hour floating safari along the Rio Frío through tropical rain forest and pastures until you arrive at the marsh, Lago Caño Negro. Within the refuge, view a variety of resident and migratory birds plus iguanas, sloths, turtles, caimans and three different species of monkeys. Please wear: comfortable clothes, tennis shoes. Please bring: sunscreen, mosquito repellent, hat, camera, binoculars and valid passport. Overnight at Arenal Hotel Services: ground transportation, tour guide for the activity.

    8 hours Admission ticket free
  • Day 4

    Guanacaste Area

    1 stop
  • 4
    Tamarindo Beach

    Start your day with breakfast, and then take a 3-4hour trip to Guanacaste, a province known for its beaches and its dry tropical forest.

    4 hours Admission ticket free
  • Day 5

    Guanacaste area

    1 stop
  • 5

    Vida Aventura Ranch is the perfect mix of adventure and pleasure in one day. You will experience zip lining, horseback riding and thermal pools, all in one day in our exclusive Ranch. Adventure seekers will enjoy this full-day tour at Vida Aventura Ranch and Nature Park, nestled in the scenic mountains of Guanacaste. Fly through the treetops on a series of zip lines, and then return to solid ground for a horseback ride complete with stunning vistas of two active volcanoes. Unwind after your adventure at the thermal pools. Minimum 5 yrs old – canopy (zip line) – maximum 250-275 pounds. Maximum 250 pounds – horseback Please wear: Comfortable clothing, t-shirt, long pants for the horseback ride, tennis shoes. Please bring: bathing suit, extra clothes, towel, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, hat and a camera. Overnight at Guanacaste Hotel Services: ground transportation and driver, staff at the tour destination.

    8 hours Admission ticket free
  • Day 6

    At leisure

    1 stop
  • 6
    Tamarindo

    Enjoy a day off to explore the wonders of the area, relax at the hotel or take an optional activity.

    Admission ticket free
  • Day 7

    At Leisure

    1 stop
  • 7
    Tamarindo

    Enjoy a day off to explore the wonders of the area, relax at the hotel or take an optional activity.

    Admission ticket free
  • Day 8

    Departure

    1 stop
  • 8
    Liberia

    You will be picked up at the lobby of your hotel and transferred you to Liberia International Airport (LIR) for your departing flight.

    1 hour Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please note: you can book the optional tours while in destination
  • Note: single rooms are only available for 1 person, double rooms for 2 and triple rooms for 3. If you book additional passengers in the rooms, your booking will be rejected and a full refund will be processed
Supplied by Central American Tours

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Nature and Wildlife Tours
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Sustainable Tours
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Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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