Summary
Get off the beaten track on this two-week family holiday in Costa Rica, exploring all the best highlights and hidden secrets. Starting in subtropical San Jose, you'll explore Tortuguero National Park – home to 13 of Costa Rica’s 16 endangered mammals and the nesting ground of the green turtle. Spend some time in biodiverse Sarapiqui and maybe take on a few fun, active adventures with the kids. Stay in La Fortuna under the mighty gaze of Arenal Volcano and soak in your onsite hot springs before heading to the cloud forest in Monteverde. Learn how to cook authentic local Costa Rican food in Dominical with three generations of locals and then take a day trip to the popular Manuel Antonio National Park. After a huge adventure full of natural wonders and wildlife, meet the Indigenous community along the Terraba River and learn about their matriarchal society before ending it all back in San Jose.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- San Jose
- Day 2
- Tortuguero
- Day 3
- Tortuguero
- Day 4
- Sarapiqui
- Day 5
- Sarapiqui
- Day 6
- La Fortuna
- Day 7
- La Fortuna
- Day 8
- Monteverde
- Day 9
- Monteverde
- Day 10
- Dominical
- Day 11
- Dominical
- Day 12
- Terraba Community / Dominical
- Day 13
- Manuel Antonio National Park / San Jose
- Day 14
- San Jose
Travel Cities (6): Arenal Volcano, Manuel Antonio National Park, Monteverde Cloud Forest, San Jose, Sarapiqui, Tortuguero