Meeting Place
Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica
7 Days from $1999
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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 Tropicales Eco-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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- Arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica and transfer to your hotel
- Journey overland to Caño Blanco with a stop at the popular Rio Danta Restaurant in Guapiles for a Costa Rican style breakfast
- Take a refreshing 1-hour boat ride through canals to the Caribbean coast and Tortuguero
- Spend two nights at the Mawamba Lodge nestled in the tropical jungle between the Tortuguero Canals and the Caribbean Ocean
- Enjoy a leisurely kayaking tour where the forest merges with the canals as monkeys and brightly-colored birds look on
- Experience the magic of the rainforest as it turns dark on a naturalist-guided evening walking tour
- Explore the canals of Tortuguero National Park, home to 350 different bird species, caimans, sloth and monkeys
- Experience a guided excursion to possibly (fingers crossed) encounter a 300-pound Green Sea Turtle laying 80-100 eggs on the beach
- Raft the world-class Pacuare River, hike to a Costa Rican jungle waterfall and swim in the pool at the base of the falls
- Spend two nights at the award-winning Rios Tropicales Rainforest Eco-Lodge on the banks of the Pacuare River
- Relax at the lodge or explore the 2000-acre private rainforest reserve on self-guided trails or with a naturalist guide, relax in a hammock or try the zip-line tour
- Relax at the lodge and enjoy the surroundings—Great Green Macaws, Spider Monkeys, Howler Monkeys, Whitefaced Capuchin and Three-toed Sloths inhabit the region
- After breakfast, hop back in a raft for more paddling through the Pacuare River Gorge to the operations base where showers and changing rooms are available
- Transfer back to San Jose for flights home the next day
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Dates & Prices
Prices
2020/2021: $1999 to $2199
Per person based on double occupancy
Deposit: $500
Single Supplement: $205 – $260
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
2020:
Sundays
- July 5, 12, 19, 26
- August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
- September 6, 13, 20, 27
2021:
Sundays
- July 4, 11, 18, 25
- August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
- September 5, 12, 19, 26
Our Costa Rica trips are run by an affiliate company and arranged through O.A.R.S. International, Inc.
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