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Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica
7 Days from $2099
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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean Coast
- Watch a nesting sea turtle lay her eggs in the sand
- Kayak through canals and see monkeys, cayman, birds and more
- 6 nights lodging, including two nights at the Rios Lodge
- Raft the world-class Pacuare River as it flows through jungle rainforest
- Hold on for a zip line canopy tour or hike on a secluded nature preserve
Adventure Overview
A week-long escape to Costa Rica to raft the best river in Latin America, explore the unique wildlife of Costa Rica’s rainforest canopy and the coastal beaches of Tortuguero National Park. What, in the vicinity of paradise, could be a finer juxtaposition than mixing the pulse-quickening of a world-class wild river, the Pacuare, with the quiet awe of one of the greatest natural phenomena on earth: the annual turtle nesting on the Caribbean beaches of Costa Rica? Join us for the best of super-natural “Pura Vida” Costa Rica on a tropical lodge-based adventure.
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Itinerary & Map
- Arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica and transfer to the hotel
- Shuttle to Tortuguero National Park which is only accessible by boat or light aircraft
- Spend the next two nights at the Mawamba Lodge on Costa Rica’s northeast coast, near an important turtle nesting site
- Enjoy a leisurely kayaking tour in the rainforest creeks near the lodge
- Relax at the lodge and enjoy the surroundings—great green macaws, spider monkeys, howler monkeys, white-faced capuchin and three-toed sloths inhabit the region
- Top it all off with a guided excursion to possibly (fingers crossed) encounter a 300-pound green sea turtle laying 80-100 eggs on the beach
- Transfer to Pacuare River
- Raft the world-class Pacuare River, hike to a Costa Rican jungle waterfall and swim in the pool at the base of the falls
- Overnight at the charming Rios Lodge on the banks of the Pacuare River
- Relax at the lodge or explore the 2000-acre private rainforest reserve or try the zip line tour
- Hop back in a raft for paddling through the Pacuare River Gorge—a whitewater classic
- Transfer back to San Jose for flights home
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Dates & Prices
Price:
2023
$2099 to $2359
2024
$2199 to $2499
Per person based on double occupancy
Deposit: $500
Single Supplement: $239
Join OARS on any of our multi-day adventures abroad and receive a rebate worth 5% of your international trip fees, redeemable on select adventures throughout the American West.
Departure Dates:
2023
Sundays
• July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
• August 6, 13, 20, 27
• September 3, 10, 17, 24
2024
Sundays
• July 7, 14, 21, 28
• August 4, 11, 18, 25
• September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
*Based on the turtle nesting season in Tortuguero
*Our July through September dates are based on the turtle nesting season in Tortuguero. Costa Rica is a year-round destination with alternative activities available in place of the turtle nesting tour. Please call us to discuss the dates that work for you.
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Our Costa Rica trips are run by an affiliate company and arranged through O.A.R.S. International, Inc.
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