Arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica

Meet your fantastic Trip Leaders Paul & Amanda at the airport (SJO)

Travel to the hotel, enjoy dinner and relax for the evening

Drive to the Caribbean

Enjoy a traditional local lunch at the lodge

Walk down to the beach and enjoy the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea

Explore Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge with an expert local guide

Relax at the lodge for the afternoon

Dine at one of the best restaurants in Puerto Viejo and experience the vibrant night life of the Caribbean 

Optional morning activities:

• ​Kayak the Punta Uva River

• Easy Yoga at a local studio

• Dolphin watching boat ride

• Bird watching tour​​

• Relax on the beach

​​​Visit the ARA Project

Epic Night Hike through Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildife Refuge​

Hike Cahuita National Park with an expert local guide

Eat lunch and explore the town of Cahuita

Relax for the afternoon or explore the jungle around the lodge

Depart the Caribbean and travel by dugout canoe to an indigenous BriBri community on the Costa Rica/Panama border

Explore the community and learn how to make chocolate by hand 

Travel by dugout canoe back down the river to our vehicles

Drive to the Guayabo Lodge, enjoying an amazing lunch with a spectacular view along the way

Check into the lodge, have a gourmet dinner, and relax for the evening 

A hot cup of local coffee and an early morning nature walk to a nearby waterfall before breakfast

Explore the Guayabo Monument, the oldest pre-columbian ruins in Costa Rica

Relax at the lodge or explore the private nature reserve next door for the afternoon

Journey to the top of the Irazu Volcano, the tallest volcanic peak in Costa Rica (and is not currently erupting)

Travel to the Savegre Valley, where we will spend the last part of our trip

Bird Watching Tour in search of the Resplendent Quetzal (and many other amazing birds)

Lunch at Mirriam's, which has the best trout ever and a world famous bird feeder out back

Visit the Batsu Garden to an up close look at some incredible hummingbirds 

Explore the Paramo, the highest peaks in Costa Rica, home to birds found nowhere else on earth and if the weather permits, a view of both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

A quick stop at a local hummingbird hot spot

Lunch at Mirriam's