Volcanoes, Rainforest Lodge and Beach Resort

Saturday, 30 September 2023

Departure from UK

Take a daytime direct BA flight to San Jose in business class, arriving the same evening, where you will be met by our representative and taken to your hotel for 3 nights on a bed and breakfast basis. This is also the opportunity for our guide to provide you advice, explain your programme and answer any questions you may have.

Sunday, 01 October 2023

Poas Volcano and coffee plantation

A full day with your guide visiting Alajuela and the Doka coffee plantation owned and run by pioneers of Costa Rican coffee. Continue through colourful landscapes to the Poas Volcano, of the most spectacular volcanoes in Costa Rica. The enormous crater measures one km in diameter and 314 meters in depth. Our final stop is the La Paz Waterfall Gardens over 3.5 kms of walking trails leading to the beautiful White Magic Waterfall. Poas 

Monday, 02 October 2023

Irazú Volcano

With our local guide visit the Irazú Volcano, with its impressive green crater lake rising out of a desolate grey moon landscape. Continue to the stunning Orosí Valley, where the Reventazón River cuts through the surrounding mountains. We visit the Lankester Botanical Gardens, housing thousands of species of plants endemic to Costa Rica.

Tuesday, 03 October 2023

Transfer to Arenal

Our journey continues with a drive to Arenal, in the northern tropical lowlands, dominated by the picture-perfect cone of Arenal volcano. Transfer to the Kioro Hotel for a 4-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. In the evening, weather permitting, witness the colourful lava flows from the volcano, quite a spectacle

Arenal Volcano has been considered one of the most active in the country, and was previously been believed to be dormant until a major eruption in 1968 which destroyed a local town. It neighbours Lake Arenal, a picturesque man-made lake built to provide water the the country's largest hydroelectricity project, the Arenal Dam.

Wednesday, 04 October 2023

Arenal volcano hike and Tabacon hot springs

Few sites in Costa Rica inspire more respect and admiration than Arenal Volcano. At 5437 feet, its tall and conical shape stands imposing over the pastured green hillsides that surround its base. Although currently in a resting phase, Arenal remains Costa Rica's most active volcano for the past 43 years. 

This tour will allow you to enjoy the most extraordinary views of Arenal Volcano during a gentle hike along the lower slopes of the colossus. The walk begins in one of the trails close to the volcano and continues through the forest until reaching the area destroyed in its first eruption, back in 1968. 

After the hike, a relaxing soak into the natural mineral waters of the Tabacon Hot Springs will finish a perfect day. Thanks to geothermal activity beneath Arenal, the area surrounding the volcano is home to a number of natural hot springs. Geologically, Tabacon Resort's thermal natural springs are 97% rain-based and 3% magma-based. Rainwater enters the earth through fissures on the surface and is then heated by magma found in the earth's core. 

Once heated, the waters rise to surface, taking with them minerals found in the earth's rocky stratus and it flows by gravity throughout the property, forming in-river pools, waterfalls and cascades, filling in the pools throughout the resort. 

Thursday, 05 October 2023

Explore Arenal National Park

Today explore Arenal Volcano National Park on a choice of optional excursions. You might spot deer, tapir, howler monkeys, white-faced capuchin monkeys and snakes, or birds like parrots, orioles and brown magpies. Plants include various species of palms and bromeliads, ceiba, cirri, laurel, higuerones, fungi, orchids, and ferns. Excursions available to enhance your visit:

• Hanging Bridges Hike
• Sky Tram & Trek Zipline
• Rafting on the Rio Balsa
• River Safari Float at Rio Frio or Penas Blancas
• Waterfalls Hike at Rio Celeste
• Cycling Mountain Bikes to Arenal Lake & El Castillo Villages
• Full Day Butterfly & Fauna Garden at Eco-Centre
• Coffee & Chocolate Tour
• Maleke Indigenous Village, Cultural visit
• Sloths & Birding Nature Tour 

Friday, 06 October 2023

Arenal National Park

A final day to enjoy Arenal National Park.

Saturday, 07 October 2023

Travel to Tamarindo

This morning we drive to the famous surfers beach resort of Tamarindo, in the state of Guanacaste. Here, check into the beachside located Cala Luna Boutique Hotel for a 7-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. The rest of the day is at leisure

Tamarindo is a small surfer town on the beach, on Costa Rica's North Pacific coast. With a long sandy beach, it is the perfect place to relax at the end of your trip. It is a small town which attracts a young crowd, with surf lessons available on the beach, and main street lined with restaurants, bars and souvenir shops. Should you wish to explore the area a little more, there are excursions into the mangroves in search of local wildlife. 

Sunday, 08 October 2023

At leisure

At leisure at your hotel or on the beach.

Monday, 09 October 2023

At leisure

At leisure. Perhaps take a bike ride into Tamarindo or enjoy a yoga class at the hotel.

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

At leisure

Perhaps try your hand at surfing today.

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

At leisure

Relax on the beach.

Thursday, 12 October 2023

At leisure

Enjoy the fine facilities of the hotel.

Friday, 13 October 2023

Final day in Tamarindo

At leisure enjoying your last day by the Pacific Ocean.

Saturday, 14 October 2023

Fly back to the UK

Transfer to San Jose Airport for your overnight British Airways flight back to the UK in business class.

Sunday, 15 October 2023

Arrive in the UK