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Tropical Rainforest

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Location
  • Start: La Tigra
  • Arrival: La Fortuna
Duration
6 days / 5 nights
Category
Nature
Starting from
$609 Per person

Itinerary

The tropical rainforest package is the second and longer of our combination packages of the La Tigra Rainforest Lodge with various tour options around the Arenal Volcano area. 

Make your own contribution to reforestation, hike over cooled lava rocks and rush through the rainforest on steel cables. Are you in?

Day 1 Welcome to la Tigra and Night walk

Welcome to la Tigra and Night walk

Today you will arrive at the rainforest lodge la and enjoy lunch. Of course we can optionally take care of your transfer to the lodge if you are not traveling in a rental car. A four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended, but not a requirement (it does make the last 2km or so more pleasant). Opened in 2014, the first trees were planted on the grounds of the lodge as early as 2004 to bring new life to the former cow pasture. In the afternoon you can explore the trails of the lodge on your own, relax in the pool or even your hammock in a dreamlike rainforest scenery. In the afternoon you can have a delicious coffee and around 7 pm you will have a tasty dinner in the restaurant "Canta Rana". Around 8 pm a small night walk follows, because around the restaurant you can hear the frogs singing. Surely, poison dart frogs, red-eyed tree frogs and various toads can be seen tonight!

Day 2 Tree planting at La Tigra

Tree planting at La Tigra

You start the day at the restaurant with a hearty campesino breakfast. This typical breakfast includes rice with beans, egg, a delicious coffee, juice and often some tropical fruit. Strengthened, you prick up your ears and learn from one of the employees more about the project la Tigra and the reserve Bosque la Tigra, how it all began and what has already been achieved. The walk to the new reforestation area in the Reserva Bosque la Tigra takes about 30-45 minutes, passing also different nature trails. With your own local tree you contribute to the reforestation. Thanks to the certificate including coordinates you will be able to find your tree even in years to come. The rest of the day is free for optional activities, independent exploration of the lodge trails, or simply relaxation.

Tree Planting in La Tigra Lodge
Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

Day 3 Transfer to la Fortuna

Transfer to la Fortuna

At la Tigra Lodge you will be awakened by the sounds of nature, such as different chirping birds. Before or after breakfast you can use the trails again. Around lunchtime you will continue to La Fortuna, about an hour away, at the Arenal Volcano. After check-in, you can relax in the four jacuzzis, book an optional night tour in the area, or stroll through the various stores and restaurants in the center.

Day 4 Ziplining, Arenal Volcano and Hot Springs

Ziplining, Arenal Volcano and Hot Springs

Today you will experience a lot - we hope you slept well! Right after breakfast, you'll head out in an international group towards la Fortuna waterfall. You will receive your canopy equipment and after the first view of the Pino Blanco waterfall you will whiz past the La Fortuna waterfall on seven steel cables of different lengths, through the rainforest and over canyons - tractor ride to the starting point included. After this adventure you will get an introduction to the indigenous culture of the Maleku. A tribal member will greet you in traditional dress and tell you more about the culture, language and traditions. Before returning to the hotel, you will have a short excursion to see butterflies and frogs.
After the rest break at noon, there will be more activity and we will go to Arenal Volcano. At the foot of the dormant volcanic cone, we hike over cooled lava rocks in search of dazzling birds, roaring monkeys and relaxed sloths. After about two hours and a visit to the viewpoint, we'll head to Paradise Hot Springs for the "day's finale." Dinner is also included! Here you can relax in peace before going back to the hotel in the late evening. Such an eventful day!

Day 5 Day at your disposal!

Day at your disposal!

This day is at your disposal, so you can explore the Venado Caves with other explorers or swim in the La Fortuna Waterfall, which you could already see yesterday during the zipline tour. Hungry for more action? Then you can raft down rapids up to class lV, float across the river while tubing, or rappel down waterfalls.
But don't worry, there are also calmer activities for everyone such as sloth & wildlife observations! Feel free to get inspired on our website.

Day 6 Check-Out in La Fortuna

Check-Out in La Fortuna

You have been traveling with us for almost a week now and have gained an insight into the diversity of the region. Today it's time to check out and either continue your trip on your own or extend it with one of our other packages. Do you just want to stay a little longer at Casa Luna Hotel? We can organize that for you as well.

Breakfast

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6 days / 5 nights
Departure: La Tigra
Arrival: La Fortuna
Additional info
Notes:
  • - Price is per person with a minimum of 2 adult participants
  • - In peak season higher prices may apply
  • - The package is also available for single travellers (please ask for the rate)
  • - Child rate (from $308) is for children 5-11 years old (in same room with adults)

Policies:
  • - All cancellations must be submitted in writing via e-mail and have received a confirmation by the same means in order to be accepted.
  • - Cancellations of confirmed services may generate automatic charges stipulated as a percentage of the total value for each time period in the booking confirmation.
  • - Charges for cancellations are subject to the policies of each supplier and to the expenses incurred in the preparation of the program, attributable to the prepayments received and which are summarized as follows:
  • • Cancellations received twenty-one (21) days prior to the program start date will incur minimum charges of 25% of the total.
  • • Cancellations received between twenty (20) and eleven (11) days prior to the program start date will incur a minimum charge of 50% of the total.
  • • Cancellations received ten (10) days or less prior to the start of the program will be charged 100% of the total.
  • • No refunds will be made if all or part of the program is cancelled after the start date.
  • - All reserved services are subject to the impossibility of offering as a consequence of natural disasters as well as governmental acts, strikes, delays or any other cause beyond the control of Costa Rica Insider.
  • - Costa Rica Insider will not be responsible for, nor will it bear any additional expenses for impediments of any kind that make it impossible for a tourist to continue or finish the program according to the planned itinerary.

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