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The Best of Costa Rica (From Caribbean Coast to Pacific Side)

13 days
Start and end in San Jose
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In-depth Cultural
Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English, Spanish
Age range 2 to 75
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Highlights

  • Experience the vibrant city of San Jose
  • Explore the beautiful Arenal Volcano
  • See the Monteverde Cloud Forest
  • Visit the Manuel Antonio National Park

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Arriving Costa Rica, exploring San Jose
  2. Day 2 Tortuguero National Park
  3. Day 3 Tortuguero Jungle
  4. Day 4 Travel to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
  5. Day 5 Walk at Cahuita National Park
  6. Day 6 Pacuare River
  7. Day 7 Arenal Volcano
  8. Day 8 Monteverde Cloud Forest
  9. Day 9 Monteverde Zip Line Tour
  10. Day 11 Manuel Antonio Beach
  11. Day 12 Return to San Jose
  12. Day 13 See you again, Costa Rica!
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  • The Best of Costa Rica (From Caribbean Coast to Pacific Side) reviewer 1
    · June 2nd, 2025
    The tour of Costa Rica was well organized and gave us the opportunity to see a large portion of the country. The price paid was a good value.
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    Green World Adventures commented on this review
    Hey Michael! Thank you very much for your kind words. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the tour and had the chance to see a large part of Costa Rica. We strive to provide a well-organized experience with great value for your investment. We look forward... Show more
    Trip date: April 2025
  • The Best of Costa Rica (From Caribbean Coast to Pacific Side) reviewer 2
    · December 17th, 2023
    We had the most fantastic trip, everything was so well organised and we had such a variety of activities and trips - lots of hiking and wildlife along with the white water rafting, zip-lining, coffee plantation and some relaxation time. Accommodation, locations and guides all brilliant. Wouldn't have changed a thing - a truely wonderful experience in the most beautiful of countries. Can't recommend this highly enough
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    Green World Adventures commented on this review
    Hi Dear Kate!!! Thank you very much for your fantastic feedback, it is very important for us. Also thanks for sharing with us how happy you are with your trip to Costa Rica. For us, it has been a pleasure to assist you! Hope to have you again with us,... Show more
    Trip date: November 2023
  • PR
    · March 24th, 2023
    Well organised quick response, everything that was promised was done
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    Trip date: March 2023
  • JH
    · December 3rd, 2021
    Fabulous experience; well organised and so easy… be here at this time for the next part of your adventure! Took all the stress and effort out of completing a tour. Highly recommended.
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    Trip date: November 2021
  • SO
    · December 16th, 2019
    Everything worked really well from when Felipe picked us up from the airport in San Jose to our departure. You will spend quite a lot of time travelling but this is essential if you want to see as much of Costa Rica as you can and this tour really gave as so much more than others on offer. The drivers of the shared transport minibuses were punctual, drove carefully and were very pleasant and helpful. All of our tours and guides were really great and we saw and learned so much more than people who tried to explore the national parks by themselves. Some of the descriptions of our itinerary in Arenal were not completely accurate - it is 500 steps and not 300 down to the La Fortuna waterfall, and the nature walk in the Arenal Volcano Park is not on mostly flat trails - there is even a sign at the start of the trail which warns that it is a steep incline! At 65 with dodgy knees I decided to give the waterfall a miss but enjoyed the volcano walk with the aid of a walking pole, proper walking shoes and a guide who was careful to go at a pace within my ability. Felipe had recommended that we visit the Jaguar Rescue Centre in Puerto Viejo - they don't actually have any Jaguars there but this was a real highlight of our tour - you must go there to see baby sloths and monkeys!! Tortuguero at Mawamba Lodge was great even in terrible weather and storms (the worst they had had for years apparently) and Laura our guide was amazing - so enthusiastic, informative and fun.We even saw turtles hatching on the beach and scuttling down to the sea. Accommodation and meals provided as part of the tour were generally very good - we particularly loved the eco lodges we stayed in and especially Cala Lodge in Monteverde. Hotel Los Lagos in La Fortuna is a big commercial hotel but its series of hot springs and thermally heated swimming pools more than made up for that! However, on our first evening there we ate a la carte in their restaurant and the food was terrible! Much better and cheaper to get a taxi to the nearby town for $8 where there are lots of restaurants. We had chosen to stay at El Faro Hotel in Manuel Antonio but this was rather disappointing compared to everywhere else we stayed - the location is very close to the National Park, and the hotel staff and swimming pools were great but the hotel is up a steep hill, the accommodation itself was very tired and breakfast was the worst we had whilst in Costa Rica. Overall, we had a brilliant time and would definitely recommend Green World Adventures.
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    Green World Adventures commented on this review
    Sally thank you for your feedback. I am glad that you enjoyed your time here in Costa Rica, and I hope we can have you soon again. Thanks a lot. Alberto
    Trip date: November 2019
  • HW
    · July 26th, 2019
    Well organised w more luxurious hotels than used to - not sure I needed a whole family room to myself! Potential choice w organised trips may have improved it? Pre booking...
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    Green World Adventures commented on this review
    Dear Helen, Thank you very much for your comment and feedback. I hope you can come back someday, there are many more things you can visit and discover in Costa Rica. PURA VIDA!!!
    Trip date: July 2019
  • GH
    · May 29th, 2018
    Loved everything about our trip - it was all organised really well and we felt like we were able to experience many different sides to Costa Rica during our time there
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    Green World Adventures commented on this review
    Thanks you Graham for your feedback it was a pleasure to have you here in Costa Rica. Alberto
    Trip date: May 2018
  • EA
    · May 17th, 2017
    Everything marched our expectation, breakfast and lunch ta Guapiles we re however of pour quality.
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    Trip date: January 2017
  • DM
    · May 11th, 2017
    Great Company! Better deals than when is done directly to the hotel or tour company and more importantly a very different approach towards custom made tours.
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    Cheers Diego!
    Trip date: January 2015
  • L
    · May 11th, 2017
    A big thank you to Green World Adventures. My family and I did a vacation in Costa Rica through them. After the long flight from Europe we were really exhausted and were even more happy about the hearty welcome from Felipe. He was our driver and guide and took us directly to our hotel while explaining us the most important facts of the buildings we were passing by. Also during the next days he took really great care of us. We enjoyed most Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and the Canopy Tour. That was lots of fun! But we loved this package in general because of the combination of beautiful beaches, cloud forests, volcanos, national parks and Costa Rican cutlure. We would definitely do it again!
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    Green World Adventures commented on this review
    Thanks Lena it was great to have you here in Costa Rica, Pura vida!
    Trip date: February 2017

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The Best of Costa Rica (From Caribbean Coast to Pacific Side)
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