Costa Rica - Suggested Itinerary

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Costa Rica

10 Days days This adventure starts and finishes in San Jose, and enables you to help care for animals at a wildlife rescue center, and takes you to a Fair Trade coffee farm, Poas Volcano, zip lining, Arenal Volcano, hot springs, and white-water rafting, all in eco-luxury style. Highlights

- Caring for and learning a lot about Costa Rica's wildlife
- Eco-luxury hotels
- Fair Trade coffee tour
- Be in awe of Poas volcano
- Hike around Arenal volcano
- Go zip lining through the rainforest
- Thrill with white-water rafting in the Pacuare River

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive San Jose, Costa Rica You are met at the airport and transferred to your luxury boutique hotel, Finca Rosa Blanca

Day 2 Learn all about coffee production in a private guided walk through a Fair Trade coffee farm and then head to be amazed by Poas Volcano before arriving in Arenal, where you can round-off by relaxing in one of the hot springs

Days 3-5 These are sure to be the most fulfilling days as you help conserve and care for Costa Rica's indigenous wildlife, including monkeys, macaws, sloths and peccaries.

Day 6 Today you can choose from a range of options, such as zip lining, hiking around Arenal Volcano, kayaking, or a floating safari

Day 7 Your white-water rafting adventure begins today, in gentle rapids to get you accustomed, finishing up at the fabulous Pacuare Lodge, deep in the jungle, accessed by raft.

Day 8 You can choose from a variety of activities on offer at Pacuare Lodge, including hiking to a waterfall, zip lining, canyoning, visiting an indigenous village, or indulging in the spa.

Day 9 You raft out this morning, and from here the rapids are more exciting, but nothing crazy (Grade 3 max), and you are driven back to San Jose for a taste of city life, Costa Rican style, staying at Grano de Oro.

Day 10 You are transferred to the airport in time for your flight home. Price Guide From $6,650 (£5,374, €6,306) per person, based on a minimum of two people, twinshare. This price includes:

5* luxury hotels throughout
Airport transfers
Expert local guides
Lunches whilst volunteering
A donation to the charity you help
All breakfasts

This price excludes:

International flights
Visas
Gratuities
Travel insurance (compulsory)

Plan My Trip

Customizing your trip

This itinerary is designed to give you a flavor of what is possible in Costa Rica

You can customize this trip to suit your specific requirements
Any aspect of the itinerary can be altered, from excursions to accommodation

Our suggestions to customize this itinerary:

Head into the jungle to spot widlife such as sloth, monkeys, puma and even the elusive jaguar
Visit Tortuguero for a floating safari, plus observe turtle hatching
Soak up the sun with some time on any of the countless beaches
Experience yet another biosphere in the Monteverde cloud forest

Start planning your tailor-made trip to Costa Rica by contacting one of our specialists