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Costa Rica Escape

9 days

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Start and end in San Jose

5.0

1 traveler review

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Excellent service, tour, tour guide and driver.
KM
Kathie, traveled in November
5.0
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Platinum Operator: Expat Explore Travel
Explorer: Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Group Tour: Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Fully Guided: An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 50
Ages 10+

Places You’ll See

San Jose
Arenal Volcano National Park
Monteverde

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Highlights

Enjoy a welcome dinner in San José
Explore Arenal Volcano and hot springs
Walk through Monteverde Cloud Forest
Discover wildlife in Manuel Antonio Park
Tour San José's historic sites and museums

Itinerary

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Introduction

Day 1 Start of tour in San José
Day 2 San José - La Fortuna
Day 3 La Fortuna: Free Day
Day 4 La Fortuna - Monteverde
Day 5 Monteverde: Free Day
Day 6 Monteverde - Quepos
Day 7 Quepos
Day 8 Quepos - San José
Day 9 End of tour in San José

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What's Not Included

Flights
Insurance
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Additional Services

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Expat Explore Travel

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(5,614 reviews)

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Age Range

10 to 80 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

92%

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Customer Reviews

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Excellent
5.0
Itinerary
Excellent
5.0
Guide
Excellent
5.0
Transport
Excellent
5.0
Accommodation
Good
4.0
Food
Good
4.0
Tour Operator
Expat Explore Travel
4.5

KM
Kathie
· November 3rd, 2024
Excellent service, tour, tour guide and driver
Expat Explore Travel commented on this review
Thank you for the fantastic feedback! We’re thrilled you enjoyed the overall tour. We hope to see you on another adventure soon!
Trip date: November 2024

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Good to Know

Tour ID: 278507

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Costa Rican Colon
Costa Rica
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Vaccines
- These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
- Typhoid - Recommended for Costa Rica. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
- Hepatitis A - Recommended for Costa Rica. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
- Hepatitis B - Recommended for Costa Rica. 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. Ideally 10 days before travel.
Visa
- 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.
- Here is an indication for which countries you might need a visa. Please contact the local embassy for help applying for visas to these places.
Payment information
- For any tour departing before December 4th, 2025 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after December 4th, 2025, a minimum payment of 10% is required to confirm your booking with Expat Explore 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.
- Some departure dates and prices may vary and Expat Explore Travel will contact you with any discrepancies before your booking is confirmed.
- The following cards are accepted for "Expat Explore Travel" tours: Visa, Maestro, Mastercard, American Express or PayPal. TourRadar does NOT charge you an extra fee for using any of these payment methods.
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