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Real Guatemala to Costa Rica (including Santa Ana)

17 days
From Antigua to San Jose
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Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Group Size 12 - 16
Age range 18 to 35
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Highlights

  • Explore Antigua's restored vibrant buildings
  • Learn to make chocolate at ChocoMuseo
  • Hike to Santa Ana's volcanic crater
  • Enjoy a pupusa-making demonstration
  • Cross Lake Nicaragua by ferry to Ometepe

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Antigua
  2. Day 2 Cerro Verde
  3. Day 3 Cerro Verde
  4. Day 4 San Miguel
  5. Day 5 San Miguel to Leon via Honduras
  6. Day 6 Granada
  7. Day 7 Granada
  8. Day 8 Ometepe Island
  9. Day 9 Ometepe Island
  10. Day 10 San Juan del Sur
  11. Day 11 San Juan del Sur
  12. Day 12 Monteverde
  13. Day 13 Monteverde
  14. Day 14 La Fortuna
  15. Day 15 La Fortuna
  16. Day 16 San Jose
  17. Day 17 San Jose
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What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

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Number of tours

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Age Range

5 to 99 years old

Response time

10 hours

Response rate

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Customer Reviews

  • Antonela
    · June 9th, 2025
    A great tour overall. I would recommend including a volcano hike around Antigua as part of this tour. At least offer it as an optional activity. As well, include an official city tour from a local guide. Antigua is such a beautiful city, it merits a few hours with an expert to tell you about it's history. I would also suggest extending the tour by a day and staying one extra night in San Ignacio, so that people have time to do more optional tours. As is, we only had time to visit the ATM cave. Intrepid offers a few optional activities, but there's no time for them. The tour guide, Reyes de Leon was wonderful, a very knowledgeable and friendly man! Hotels were good too, centrally located.
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  • Daniel
    · May 21st, 2025
    I enjoyed the trip even though it started out rough with a very early departure from Antigua. Rayes was a good tour guide and I had alot of fun.
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  • Miguel
    · May 29th, 2025
    An excellent superb tour!! I saw more animals and nature on this tour than the most of the Central America tour! If you’re into an adventure and love nature and unique animals this is your tour!
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Dates & Availability

17 days
Real Guatemala to Costa Rica (including Santa Ana)
From Antigua to San Jose

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  • R

    Richard

    Asked on November 14th, 2024

    I would like to do the Central America tour and see all of Costa Rica as a guided tour. I'm willing to fly to Guatemala from San Jose. What do you suggest? Can you give me the list of hotels for the attached tour. I'm a solo traveller. What are my options? I don't want to share the room with more than one person and mostly want to have private bathroom for the room. If private bathroom is not possible for a couple of nights, it can be OK. I would like to have the price for a non-shared room too.

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    Single supplement
    Tour Details
    • Intrepid TravelOperatorWritten November 2024

      This trip is an 18 - 29's itinerary and the accommodations will be a mix of hotels, camping, and multi share hostels. A single supplement is available if you'd prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement excludes Days 10 & 11 Hostel in San Juan del Sur (Multishare with shared facilties) where you will be in shared accommodation and is subject to availability. Trip cost at the moment is $1,900 CAD - Twin share. If you wanted to add on a single supplement the cost would be $1,035 CAD.

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      Richard

      TravelerWritten November 2024

      Can you please send me the travel time from one destination to another?

    • Intrepid TravelOperatorWritten November 2024

      Here's a breakdown of the approximate travel times between destinations on the Real Guatemala to Costa Rica tour: Antigua to Rio Dulce: Approximately 8–9 hours by private vehicle. Rio Dulce to Flores: Around 5–6 hours by private vehicle. Flores to San Ignacio: About 3–4 hours by private vehicle (includes a border crossing). San Ignacio to Tikal and back: A day trip, roughly 2–3 hours each way. San Ignacio to Bacalar: Approximately 8–9 hours by private vehicle (includes a border crossing). Bacalar to Tulum: Around 3 hours by private vehicle. Tulum to Playa del Carmen: About 1–1.5 hours by private vehicle. These travel times are approximate and might vary depending on road conditions, traffic, and any stops we make along the way for breaks or sightseeing.

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    Carrie

    Asked on August 24th, 2024

    Is it possible to have a private room if two of us are travelling?

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    • Intrepid TravelOperatorWritten August 2024

      If you are travelling with another passenger, and if you book the trip under the same booking, you will be roomed in a twin share room together. Upon request, we can arrange a double room as well.

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    Bruce

    Asked on June 27th, 2024

    can i book a slot on this tour? keen to join on the specific dates. Also, do you offer a single supplement/ private option on this?

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      Bruce

      TravelerWritten June 2024

      Is there an option for a single supplement? Also, any chance to accommodate me on the tour starting from 10 Jul, instead of 17 Jul?

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      Bruce

      TravelerWritten June 2024

      Thanks! So how do I pay for the single supplement? On the booking page, I only see the standard option.

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      Bruce

      TravelerWritten July 2024

      Hey there, I'm trying to book this tour but getting an age-related error (I'm 39). I'd love to join the tour starting on 7 Aug, so would appreciate your help!

    • Intrepid TravelOperatorWritten July 2024

      This trip is for the 18 to 35 year olds, unfortunately you will not be able to join this due to the age criteria, however you can look for a list of tours available on our website which will suit you.

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      Bruce

      TravelerWritten July 2024

      Okay! Can you recommend any other tour which has the exact same itinerary as this one?

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Good to Know

Tour ID: 267589

  • Currencies
    Costa Rican Colon
    Costa Rica
    SVC
    El Salvador Colon
    El Salvador
    Q
    Quetzal
    Guatemala
    C$
    Cordoba Oro
    Nicaragua
  • Plugs & Adapters

    As a traveler from New Zealand you will need an adaptor for types A, B, G.

    Type A
    El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua
    Type B
    El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua
    Type G
    Guatemala
    Type I
    Guatemala
  • Vaccines
    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Typhoid - Recommended for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an area with a risk of yellow fever transmission for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Guatemala and Nicaragua. Ideally 3 months before travel.
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    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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    • For any tour departing before August 14th, 2025 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after August 14th, 2025, a minimum payment of $400 is required to confirm your booking with Intrepid Travel. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 60 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
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