Arrival at the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO). After customs and enter Costa Rica, a representative of GWA will be waiting for you outside the airport. You will have a private transfer to the area of Arenal Volcano.

• Meals: none
• Arenal Paraíso Resort Spa & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs, or similar (Standard Hotel, 3 Stars).

The Arenal Volcano area is the habitat of a variety of birds that make their permanent or temporary home near Lake Arenal. Enjoy a half-day birdwatching tour with a naturalist guide. Expect to see toucans, parrots, oropendolas, colorful tanagers, and parakeets. With more experienced birdwatchers, the naturalist guide will focus on spotting Royal Flycatchers, White-fronted Nunbird, Cinnamon Woodpeckers, and other less commonly seen species.

• Meals: none
• Arenal Paraíso Resort Spa & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs, or similar (Standard Hotel, 3 Stars).

The trip combines comfortable door to door minivan transfers with a fun and scenic cruise across the tranquil Lake Arenal, where you will experience beautiful views of the majestic volcano and the forested Tilaran Mountain Range. You will also have the chance to see a variety of wetland birds such as kingfishers, flycatchers, waders and other exotic species that abound on the lakeshore. You will be picked up from your hotel in Arenal and be driven to the Lake Arenal dam, where you will board a covered boat.
This is where the scenic 45-minute cruise across the lake begins. Next, you will begin the impressive 1.5-hour journey up the mountainside on a steep road offering stunning views of the lush, green valley. You will be driven directly to your Monteverde area hotel.

• Meals: breakfast.
• Monteverde Country Lodge, or similar (Standard Hotel, 3 Stars).

Monteverde is home to some 400 species of birds, which are scattered among the forests and mountains of the region. During this tour, you will spend the morning hiking the Curi-Cancha trails and searching for birds. It is one of the area’s best birding sites, offering visitors the opportunity to see birds like the orange-bellied trogon, keel-billed toucan, blue-crowned motmot, resplendent quetzal, and blue-throated golden tail.

• Meals: breakfast.
• Monteverde Country Lodge, or similar (Standard Hotel, 3 Stars).

After breakfast, you have a private shared transfer to Tarcoles Area. Tarcoles River is located in the Central Pacific on the way to Jaco beach and Manuel Antonio National Park. The river is 111 kilometers long and its watershed covers an area of 2,121 square kilometers, which encompasses around 50% of the country’s population.

• Meals: breakfast.
• Hotel Villa Lapas, or similar (Standard Hotel, 3 Stars).

Carara National Park, just north of Jaco, not only has impressive jungle and easy trails, but this park is considered one of the country’s best birding destinations. Even if you aren’t a serious birder, it’s hard not to appreciate that over 400 species have been identified here.

• Meals: breakfast.
• Hotel Villa Lapas, or similar (Standard Hotel, 3 Stars).

It is not a “good-bye” but a “see you again” as you take your private transfer to Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) to travel back home and reunite with family and friends.
In Costa Rica, you must be at the airport 3 hours before the departure time.
THANK YOU for choosing Green World Adventures as your partner for making out of this trip a memorable experience!

• Meals: breakfast.