Short and Complete Costa Rica

Day 01: San José / Poas Volcano / La Paz Waterfall Gardens / Arenal Volcano

Arrival at Juan Santamaría International Airport. A transfer will meet you at the airport. This morning you will be picked for your journey towards the Central Mountain Range to visit La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Poas Volcano. As we ascend toward the Poas Volcano we will notice the change in temperature and vegetation; we will see coffee plantations and fern, flower, and strawberry farms along the way, creating a beautiful landscape. In the Poas Volcano, we will admire the impressive main crater with its sulfur fumaroles and learn about the different ecosystems in this beautiful national park. Following the visit to the volcano, we will continue to La Paz Waterfall Garden for lunch and a tour. On arrival in La Paz, we will walk through a trail, leading to a spectacular waterfall in the middle of the rainforest. Inside the park, we will also visit the hummingbird gallery, the serpentarium, the birdhouse, the butterfly garden, and the frog exhibit. Continue to the northern lowlands of Arenal Volcano and La Fortuna town. Relax in the best hot springs of the area. Overnight at Hotel Arenal Paraíso Resort & Spa. (Meals: L)

Day 02: Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge

Breakfast at the Hotel. You will enjoy the Caño Negro & Río Frío Boat Tour, especially for Nature Lovers! This tour highlight is a boat ride on the Frío River, starting at Los Chiles, a little town located 4 km from the Nicaraguan border. This river is part of the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge – a Ramsar site- here you will find one of the most diverse flora and fauna habitats in Costa Rica. Along the river, it is possible to observe a great number of birds like the snakebird, herons, cormorants, and animals such as howlers, spiders or even white face monkeys, three-toed sloths, and some reptiles like caimans, Jesus Christ lizards, and turtles. After lunch, back to Arenal. Overnight at Hotel Arenal Paraíso Resort & Spa. (Meals: B, L)

Day 03: Celeste River

Rio Celeste National Park Guided Hike - In search of the blue waterfall in Costa Rica! The Rio Celeste National Park is a beautiful 1.5-hour scenic drive from the Arenal Volcano through rural villages. The Río Celeste waterfall is near the Tenorio and Miravalles Volcanoes and is becoming an increasingly popular area to visit in Costa Rica for hiking. Once we arrive, we will begin hiking through the dense, lush, tropical rainforest surrounding the Tenorio National Park. You and your nature guide can go at your own pace, and you'll learn interesting things about the rainforest along the way. When we arrive at Los Tenideros, where two rivers come together, you'll be amazed at the celestial turquoise blue watercolor that comes from the waterfall. Local legend explained by members of the Maleku indigenous group of the area claims that God was painting the sky a celestial blue color and reached down to dip his brush to turn the river its magical blue color. But for a more scientific explanation, the celestial blue color is created when the minerals in the water: aluminum, silicon, and oxygen are suspended in the water and refract light from the sun so that the flow looks blue. (Meals: B)

Day 04: Arenal Volcano / Tamarindo Beach

The Arenal Hanging Bridges at Mistico Park is a beautiful, environmentally friendly nature project located near the Arenal Volcano for walking tours. This is considered one of the best nature walks in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. Some trails and bridges bring you as close as you could ever hope to get to the birds, flowers, and lush vegetation of this primary rainforest. This is the perfect tour for nature enthusiasts visiting Costa Rica! The trails are designed for all ability levels and cover a total of about 2 miles. Once you are walking along, you will be able to admire the great diversity of flora and fauna typically found in the tropical rainforest and also have the opportunity to see many different birds and plant species for approx. 2.5 hrs. Walk right into the forest along several stretches of hanging bridges overlooking the tree canopy along easy, safe, and beautiful trails with views of the Arenal Volcano. Appreciate the wildlife as you cross the 15 different bridges, 6 of them are the ones hanging.
Transfer to Tamarindo Beach.

Day 05-06: Tamarindo Beach

Free Days. Overnight at Wyndham Tamarindo. (Meals: B)

Day 07: San José

Transfer to Juan Santamaria International Airport. (Meals: B)

REVIEW №1- Ryan Cowden

Hey there! Just about to land in Chicago! What a journey home lol. Slept like a baby on the flight regardless of the screaming babies in front of us!
The trip was altogether wonderful. Honestly, 10x better after we arrived in Paraty. Loved that hotel and especially the vibe of the town altogether was so alive and exciting, all while very relaxed feeling. Probably my most favorite place I’ve ever been to for down time, but fun stuff to do easily accessible.
The first tour in Paraty wasn’t that great for us bc the guide was repeating things in English, but seemed like he wasn’t considering the entirety of what he was saying in Portuguese bc we missed some vital information I know I didn’t hear that led us to walking 1.5hrs and half of it on a muddy, slippery and just an obviously unmaintained trail barefoot. It wasn’t that bad, but I obviously never would have chosen to do that lol. Altogether I’d still consider the tour wasn’t bad though.
Second tour in Paraty was great. Enjoyed literally everything about it.
The last day we hired a nice big private boat and that was extra special to end our last experience with.
I’m excited to visit Brazil again - it’s a must. It’s the most beautiful landscapes I’ve ever seen.
Thanks,
Ryan

REVIEW №2- Shari Silverstein

I’ve been meaning to write you along the way, but just want to let you know that we have been having the most amazing time. Everything has been fabulous.
Thanks so much for all of your help with the planning.

REVIEW №3- Stacey

Pantanal and Bonito were fantastic. We loved all the tours and our driver was wonderful.
Thanks for a great trip!

REVIEW №4- Sandra Fahed Eliane

Hello ANNA!
I didn’t have the chance to thank you yet, for all your efforts, I had received very good reviews about all the package from my clients and they were satisfied thanks again for everything,

Kisses and hugs from Beirut ????

REVIEW №5- Shamali De Vaz

Dear Anna, Alexandra, Iona and the rest of the team at Ada Tours
Feed-back from a happy, satisfied customer!
A very big thank you for your very efficient services, Hospitality and most importantly your patience throughout the tour of my client. Dr. Chrysantha Mendis is very happy with the entire Tour. You did a fantastic job by organizing a detailed tour package covering 7 countries, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, and Brazil. Dr. Mendis has enjoyed all the countries though he could not do a few tours in Peru which is understandable due to political unrest. We will recommend Ada Tours to all our clients in Sri Lanka and will start promoting your tours in our website.
Best wishes and kind regards,
Shamali

REVIEW №6- Dr. Chrysantа Mendis (SriLanka)

THANK YOU ADA TOURS AND ANNA AND THE TEAM ORGANIZING MY SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP.
IT WAS FLAWLESS. I ALWAYS FELT SAFE.
HATS OFF TO YOU GUYS
Dr. CHRYSANTHA MENDIS (SRILANKA)

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REVIEW №7- Carol

Hi Anna, thank you for the update on the glasses. I’ll wait and see what happens! Alan and I are now back in the UK. We loved our trip to the Pantanal and Bonito. Our guide, Alessandra was brilliant with lots of knowledge and very considerate and helpful. The only hitch we had was on our flight back to Rio because the second leg of the trip was cancelled and we were rescheduled to a later plane and our luggage was mislaid. Fortunately it arrived in Rio a day later, before we flew home. Thank you for arranging the trip.
Best wishes Carol

REVIEW №8- Stacey Robertson

Hello Anna and Natalia,
Thank you for all your help with our trip! I know our group was difficult, and I appreciate your patience with us. We loved the tours, the horseback ride, and the absolutely beautiful lunch at the vineyard. Our guides and drivers were fantastic, especially Luis. And the hotels were perfectly located. It was such a convenience to be centrally located in both Lisbon and Madeira.
I hope you enjoy a wonderful holiday and I look forward to working with you in the new year!

REVIEW №9- Maria Paz R. Alberto

Dear Anna
Greetings from Ark.
Allow me to thank you for the fun trip we had, it was very memorable. Your guide , Francisco and driver Ernesto
are very good, kind and knowledgeable.

Maria Paz R. Alberto
President Philippine IATA Travel Agents Associatio

REVIEW №10- Farzana

Dear Team,
Gaur x 5 are back home safely and they enjoyed the trip immensely. I would like to thank each of you for all your efforts and hard work.
Please to help me promote more can you send me a list of countries we can work on together so that I am aware for which all places I can come to you for help and planning ?
Regards
Farzana

REVIEW №11- Stacey

Anna, I had a wonderful time. The guide, Aldinei, was incredible!
My husband and I would love your help planning future trips to Buenos Aires, Peru and the Azores in Portugal.

REVIEW №12- Matt, Adventurebug Worldwide Ltd.

Everything went really well. As always we had to make some adjustments and the local guide and team on the ground were very responsive and took action professionally. I have no complaints about this :)
The clients were very pleased with the tour and all arrangements.
Changing the few meals at the end on Isabela was not an issue and the local team did a good job organizing this for me.

Many thanks again Ana!

Matt

Adventurebug Worldwide Ltd.

REVIEW №13- Zhanna Zaitseva

Dear Juliana!

Dear Bianca!

Дорогая Анна!

Our 6 men-tourists have come today from your tour : Iguassu + Amazonia + Rio & Carnaval.

They are glad very much

Thank you for the tour!

Best regards,

Zhanna Zaitseva

"Indian Holiday"

REVIEW №14- Anna Zboranska

The brilliant excursions!
Dear Richele!

I am writing you with gratitude for organizing the brilliant excursions for our group of 16 people!

They came back from Brazil very happy and really satisfied!
So, many-many thanks to you and your wonderful team!
Looking forward to our next cooperation)

Kind Regards,

Anna Zboranska
Exotic Department

TRAVEL PROFESSIONAL GROUP

REVIEW №15- Evyn

Great tour!
This tour is amazing and shows you a lot of sights in Rio de Janeiro.

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