Arenal~Caño & Corcovado

Introduction

This vacation package gives you a touch of spa treatment and a very remote destination, the Corcovado National Park. If you're into birdwatching or scuba diving, look for the options!

Travel Package Details

Highlights - 8 days, 7 nights in some very remote areas, with all air, boat, and land transport included Itinerary: - 2 nights in Arenal @ Arenal Kioro (includes suite room, taxes, full breakfast buffet and unlimited access to hot springs) - 1 night in San José @ Don Carlos Hotel (includes superior room) - 3 nights in Osa Peninsula (Golfo Dulce) @ Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge (includes deluxe bungalow, air, boat, and land transportation, all meals, park fees and tours below:) - Corcovado National Park Tour - Tour to Caño Island - optional Birdwatching Tour - 1 night in San José @ Don Carlos Hotel (includes superior room) Customize: change hotels in Arenal | Matapalo | San José change adventures in Arenal | Matapalo | San José Available Dates: This vacation package runs all year. Call for more details.

*prices include all sales and tourism taxes

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1-2

Drop into San José international airport, grab your bags, and grab a air-conditioned van to the Arenal Volcano region! You first few days will be spent enjoying the majestic views of an active volcano at a very special hot springs hotel, Arenal Kioro. The Kioro is located a mere 10 kilometers from La Fortuna in San Carlos, smack dab in front of the Arenal Volcano. What a view! This is a family-run hotel with friendly personal service. It's surrounded by two streams with clear waters that flow from the nearby National Park. Only 53 chalet suites with international restaurant on premises, and a breathtaking panoramic view (every room has two terraces. Arenal is an active volcano, sometimes with spectacular lava flows at night!

Your stay includes unlimited access to their local hot springs nearby.

If you feel more adventurous, may we suggest attaching one of our featured Arenal tours which include biking, horseback riding, ecoTours and fishing in Lake Arenal!

Day 3

Then it's back to San José to catch an in-country flight to Osa. But before you do, you'll stay at the Don Carlos Hotel, a historical hotel. Completely renovated in 1996, this hotel is located in the "oldest" residential area of the city. This area is currently being redesigned as a refined French Quarter, like New Orleans.

It is directly across the street from the World renowned "Pre-Columbian Jade Museum". Nearby attractions within walking distance from the local zoo, a 150-year-old liquor factory (now a cultural museum), and numerous other museums and parks.

Get ready... it's time to delve into the heart of Costa Rica!

Day 4-6

Next you'll be traveling to the Osa Peninsula, which is south and west of San José. This is a very remote region as well. How remote? Well, you take a flight from San José to Palmar Sur, then land transport from Palma Sur to the town of Sierpe, and THEN you take boat transport from Sierpe to Casa Corcovado. You can't get much farther from civilization than that.

You will be staying at the Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge, a lodge built upon a 170-acre private reserve right on the border of the Corcovado National Park. There are only 14 bungalows and suites. Accommodations at this "Lost World" adventure resort are artfully-appointed individual bungalows offering unpretentious comfort, mosquito-netted beds, ceiling fan, tiled floors, lounge area, dry mini bar, safety deposit box, hammock, and ample closets. Roomy private bathrooms have hot water showers and designer fixtures.

Corcovado is an amazing rainforest, and a protected region of Costa Rica. It is the backpacking experience of a lifetime.

It encompasses the only remaining old growth wet forests on the Pacific coast of Central America, and 13 major ecosystems including lowland rain forest, highland cloud forest, jolillo palm forest, and mangrove swamps, as well as coastal marine and beach habitats.

Two tours will take your breath away. The first one is the Corcovado National Park Tour, a full day hiking trip with lunch and snacks. A bilingual guide will show you how the ecosystems work, and why it's a protected region. Breathe in beauty, learn about nature, and see some of the most beautiful flora and fauna in the world.

Next, it's a Tour to Caño Island by boat! Caño Island has some of the most abundant marine life in the world. There are also pre-Columbian artifacts ("bolas", basically big spheres of rock) that dot the island. Boat to the island, then hike your way through the lushness of nature.

Because Casa Corcovado is a remote destination, all meals and tours are included. Relax, hike, boat, and explore land known to only a few!

OPTIONAL: If you're a scuba diver, and have an extra day, then you simply MUST take the Caño Island Diving adventure tour. Caño Island offers some of the most exciting diving anywhere in the world, and it's marine diversity is unmatched on earth.

OPTIONAL: If you're a bird watcher, then this place is paradise for you! Over 350 SPECIES OF BIRDS can be found in Corcovado. Click here for a complete list of birds.

Day 7-8

Back to the Don Carlos Hotel and civilization. Do some shopping, eat at a wonderful restaurant (we can suggest many) and breathe deeply.

Finally, Board your plane knowing you've seen Costa Rica from the mountains to the jungles!

Pricing

$1545 per person.

Remember: we can customize any of our standard Costa Rica Vacation Packages!