COSTA RICA: A FAMILY ADVENTURE ITINERARY:
DAY 1: USA or Canada/San José, Costa Rica
Arrive in San José and transfer to your hotel. Real
InterContinental Hotel D
DAY 2: San José/Rafting program/ Tortuguero
Families with children from age five to 11 join the Class I
- II rafting excursion, Pejibaye River; and those with children
12 and older participate in the Class III - IV Pacuare River
program. On the Pejibaye trip, there's plenty of time for
swimming and tubing on the seven-mile run through Class I and II
rapids. Stop for a picnic lunch along the riverbank lined with
strangler figs and kapok and poro trees. On the Pacuare program,
soak in the natural beauty of the surrounding rainforest as the
currents sweep you through the Pacuare Gorge. Stop for a gourmet
riverbank lunch prepared by your guides, and then continue to
float and paddle downriver to Siquirres. After your rafting
adventure, board a private boat from the Caño Blanco dock and
travel to Tortuguero and your lodge. Tortuga Lodge B L D
DAY 3: Tortuguero
Early this morning join your naturalist guide for a bird walk,
or sleep in until breakfast. Depart by boat for Tortuguero
National Park, one of the last large areas of tropical
rainforest in Central America and home to spider, howler and
white-faced monkey; three-toed sloth; and river otter. Look for
caiman, iguana, river turtle, basilisk lizard and poison dart
frog along with a multitude of bird species as you cruise
through the backwater canals. This afternoon visit the village
of San Francisco. Tortuga Lodge B L D
DAY 4: Tortuguero
Head north by boat to Caño Palma (Palm Canal) for a day of
adventure and exercise in kayaks. Choose your vessel and row
through the wildlife-rich canal. Later, join your guide for a
garden walk, then spend time at the pool. Tortuga Lodge B L D
DAY 5: Tortuguero/Jaco/Quepos (Manuel Antonio)
Fly by private charter to Jaco, where a van waits to drive you
to the waterfalls canopy tour (minimum age is eight). Begin your
safety-certified canopy tour with a short walk along a trail.
Search for toucan, aracari and scarlet macaw, white-faced monkey
and the blue morpho butterfly. Just past the waterfalls, take to
the trees where from a three-story tree house, you cross the
rainforest suspended by cables. Adventure seekers have the
option to rappel down 90 feet at the end of the tour. After
lunch in a local restaurant, drive to Manuel Antonio. Arenas del
Mar B L D
DAY 6: Manuel Antonio
Find white-sand beaches, cliffs, points, ravines, rivers,
rainforests, varied wildlife and a hot climate in Manuel Antonio
National Park on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast. Join your guide for
a visit to this region, which is home to white-faced capuchin,
paca, white-nosed coaty, sloth and monkey. Among the airborne
inhabitants are brown pelican, laughing falcon, white ibis,
green kingfi sher and jacana. This afternoon, relax and cool off
at the beach. Arenas del Mar B L D
DAY 7: Manuel Antonio
Join your guide to explore the Manuel Antonio coast along the
route Christopher Columbus travelled. The difference is that you
climb aboard a fast-sailing catamaran and glide through
crystal-clear Pacific waters. Marvel at unspoiled beaches and
explore the mysterious islands that rest off shore. See jagged
rock formations and towering cliffs that host nesting marine
birds and watch spotted dolphin and migrating humpback whale
jumping in the wake. Stop in a protected bay for a swim, and
snorkel along the coral reefs near the gentle coastline. While
you're enjoying the surf and scenery, your crew prepares a meal
from fresh local ingredients. Arenas del Mar B L D
DAY 8: Manuel Antonio/San José
After a morning at leisure on the beach, drive to the Quepos
Airstrip for a short private charter flight to San José. A
private van is available to take you shopping in San José.
Tonight's farewell dinner is in a local restaurant. Real
Intercontinental Hotel B L D
DAY 9: San José/USA or Canada
Board your homebound flight. B
This program contains some active elements, and a minimum level
of fitness is required.
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