5 Day Coast-to-Coast Rainforest Beach & Turtles
5 Days | 4 Nights - From $1,050 USD* per person
Immerse yourself in the Pacific and Caribbean rainforests of Costa Rica. Chase wildlife and play in the waves in Manuel Antonio National Park. Bask in the sun at Espadilla Beach. Try your luck searching for recently born turtles sprinting to the ocean or see big turtles nesting , and kayak or drive around on a motorboat searching for wildlife in the canals around the Tortuguero National Park.
Highlights
- 4-night standard mid-range accommodation
- 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner per person
- Ground transportation from San Jose airport to hotel, hotel to airport strips, and in between airports
- Round-Trip water transportation from Tortuguero air strip to eco lodge
- Two local airfares included: Manuel Antonio - Tortuguero & Tortuguero - San Jose. When it's time to make the local flight reservations we will use your credit card to pay for it directly to the airline and the airfare will be deducted from the total price of your trip
Activities Included
- Manuel Antonio National Park Guided Hike
- Tortuguero Village Self-Guided Walk
- Turtle Nesting Night Tour (Jul 1 - Sep 30)
- Tortuguero National Park kayak or Motorboat Tour
Optional Activities
- ATV Manuel Antonio Tour
- Waterfall Jumping Tour
- Caño Island Snorkeling Excursion
- Sunset Sails Trimaran Nature Tour
- Corcovado National Park - San Pedrillo Ranger Station Boat Tour
- Manuel Antonio Touch-Less Zip Line Tour
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Escape to Manuel Antonio
Meet your bilingual driver at Juan Santamaria Airport (SJO) near San Jose and jump in a private van that will whisk you away on three-hour ride through the mountains, coasts, to your hotel in Manuel Antonio.
Check in your hotel!
Overnight: Manuel Antonio
Meals: None
Day 2 – Manuel Antonio National Park Guided Tour
Grab a towel, a pair of binoculars and some hiking shoes and discover Manuel Antonio National Park on a guided nature walk and end it playing in the waves; you'll want to cover as much ground as you can to explore the park's beaches, secondary and primary rainforests, mangroves, marshlands and rocky islands. Manuel Antonio Beach, the park's most popular destination, is a stunning tropical cove featuring white sands, and crystal blue waters.
Overnight: Manuel Antonio
Meals: None
Day 3 – Explore Espadilla Beach & Biesanz Cove
Traverse the town of Quepos, get caught up in the local flavors by eating at a soda. Walk along the waterfront of Espadilla beach with awesome views of the coastline in the afternoon. Hike and climb to Biesanz Beach's hidden cove where the tropical rainforest camouflages its cream-colored sand.
Overnight: Manuel Antonio
Meals: None
Day 4 – Discover Tortuguero Village, Your Resort Trails & Try Your Luck Seeing Turtle Nesting
Discover the trails of your eco-lodge! Then, head into Tortuguero village for a self-guided walk. Walk from one side of the village to the other while taking a look at the town's present. Usually, you will can buy souvenirs from the shops or take a stroll down the beach behind the village to test your luck seeing baby turtles sprinting to the ocean at sunset.
The remnants of soft white shells litter the tops of the beach between craters where nesting sea turtles have laid their eggs along the 22-mile shoreline of Tortuguero Beach. Each year from July 1 to September 30, sea turtle nests crowd the top of the beach. Inside the nests, baby green sea turtles mature for 60 days then break out of their shells using their temporary egg tooth and begin their ascent to the beach. Every day during turtle season, visitors can see these baby turtles breaking free and scampering over the sand to the sea.
Overnight: Tortuguero
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Day 5 – Tortuguero National Park Canal Tour & Fly Back Home
Float down Costa Rica's bayou looking for monkeys, sloths and toucans among the rainforest foliage of Tortuguero National Park. Slip into a canoe or a kayak for a stealthy wildlife adventure or wait until nightfall and join a nighttime canal tour looking for bats, birds, tapirs and elusive kinkajous. Bird watchers will relish waking up early for the more than 375 bird species that frequent Tortuguero including egrets, herons, anhingas, jacanas, king fishers, trogons and endangered species like the green macaw.
Enjoy the last moments of relaxation in Tortuguero and get ready to get for your trip back home.
Meals: Breakfast
* Price is for reference only, subject to availability and the confirmation at the time of booking.
All prices are per person (8 years old & above) based on double occupancy in standard rooms & traveling during a year except on Easter Week, the last two weeks of December and first two weeks of January.
Prices do not include airfare, fuel surcharges, airport taxes and fees, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks.
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