Costa Rica: Jungles & Rainforests 2023

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From the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, Tauck Bridges introduces your family to the amazing biodiversity of Costa Rica's beach, rainforest and jungle on this family vacation!
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

    • Life is pretty colorful on a Costa Rica family vacation
    • where even butterflies like the electric-blue morpho make visitors gape in awe.More than 850 different species of birds make their homes here
    • from emerald-green parrots
    • scarlet macaws and bright-billed 'flying banana' toucans to purple-throated hummingbirds
    • orange-bellied trogons
    • and red and green plumed quetzals. Green turtles and iguanas
    • red frogs and white-faced monkeys are also a big draw too
    • as you'll find out when you explore tropical rainforests and jungles on a rafting trip and a nature hike during overnight stays in riverfront lodges. Want to get the ultimate hands-on Costa Rica family vacation experience? Soar on a zip-line adventure through the rainforest
    • learn all about living along a jungle river
    • take a pineapple tour

What's this trip about?

    From the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, Tauck Bridges introduces your family to the amazing biodiversity of Costa Rica's beach, rainforest and jungle on this family vacation!

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Details

Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start City San José, Costa Rica
End CityGuanacaste

Travel Themes

  • Family Friendly

Destinations

  • Central America
  • Costa Rica

Attractions

  • Guanacaste
  • La Fortuna

Activities

  • Kid-friendly activities

Trip includes

    • TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Explore the wilderness with wildlife experts who help you spot sloths, monkeys, and other local creatures on a jungle river-rafting adventure and a canal boat cruise in Tortuguero National Park Go coastal during your two-night stay on the Gulf of Papagayo where snorkeling adventures open your eyes to an underwater world alive with tropical fish, manta and eagle rays, coral, sea urchins, pufferfish, turtles, trumpetfish – and dolphins On-tour air included (1 flight). Zip line adventure for extraordinary views of Arenal Volcano and the lush rainforest canopy Guided pineapple tour includes tastings of field-fresh pineapples and pineapple treats Hands-on demonstration in making chocolate

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1 Arrive San José

Tour begins: 6:00 PM, InterContinental Costa Rica.
A transfer is included from San José's Juan Santamaria International Airport to InterContinental Costa Rica in the heart of Costa Rica's capital city, San José. Meet your fellow eco-adventurers at this evening's welcome reception followed by dinner at your hotel, where y...
Day 2 Toucans, chocolate & Tortuguero

A day of fun awaits your family today as you depart the capital, San José, and make your way to Tortuguero National Park, a tropical paradise in the heart of the coastal rainforest and your first taste of Costa Rica's incredible bio...

Day 3 The natural treasures of Tortuguero

Wake up today in your rainforest lodge near the entrance to Tortuguero National Park, where 11 different habitats have been identified in the surrounding wilderness – providing homes to 60 kinds of mammals, 57 species of amphibians,...

Day 4 Fly to Arenal & a Sarapiqui River rafting trip

This morning, fly to Arenal; first up, a visit to a pineapple farm to learn about growing and harvesting techniques and how sweet just-picked fresh pineapple tastes. An exciting river-rafting excursion on the historic Sarapiqui Rive...

Day 5 Zip lining at Arenal & a pineapple tour

In Costa Rica's Arenal region, get an extraordinary bird's-eye view of cone-shaped Arenal Volcano, an actively "restless" volcano, on a thrilling zip-line ride* at Sky Trek Adventure Park, where you'll soar over and through the cano...

Day 6 Across Costa Rica to coastal Guanacaste

Head out from Arenal and across Costa Rica's interior today to Guanacaste on the Pacific coast, stopping for lunch on the way. Then continue on to your eclectic oceanfront resort, El Mangroove, on the shores of the Pacific in Guanac...

Day 7 Dolphin spotting, snorkeling & a beachfront farewell

Enjoy a full day at your seaside resort today, either relaxing or taking an included dolphin spotting and snorkeling cruise in the morning or afternoon. Continue your personalized adventure today with lunch at the hotel, then join u...

Day 8 Adios, Costa Rica!

Tour ends: Guanacaste.
Fly home anytime. A transfer from El Mangroove to Liberia International Airport is included. You should allow a minimum of three hours for check-in at the airport.

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PORTOFCALL : Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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Dates & Availability

Price From $3,860
Price per day$483
Last Updated: 10/19/2023

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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It's easy to see the world's sights. To stand in long lines, push through the crowds, and generally have the same standard-issue vacation as everyone else. But that's not good enough for us, and it's not good enough for you. We believe that travel should be easy. It should be fun. It should be worth your time and the price you paid. It should re-energize and transform. And above all else, it should be beyond the ordinary. Because how you see the world matters.

In 1882, Herman Tauck arrived in New York City from Germany in search of the American dream. His determination and values were passed on to his son, Arthur Tauck, who would realize that dream. With ingenuity and an innovative spirit, Arthur started Tauck Motor Tours, a travel company that would give birth to a new industry. The first tour, through the back roads of New England, was created by this 27-year-old in 1925. It embodied the same successful formula used by Tauck today: do the right thing. Craft a life-enriching travel experience; provide it at a single all-inclusive price; ensure there is great value for money; and rely on recommendations of satisfied customers to build a following and grow the business.

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