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All Costa Rica holidays include visits to San Jose, Tortuguero, Arenal and Monteverde.All Guatemala holidays include visits to Tikal, Antigua, Lake Atitlan and Chichicastenango.
Day 1 (Tuesday) San Jose Fly from the UK to San Jose, where you are met and transferred to your hotel (2 nights).
Day 2 (Wednesday) San Jose Take the optional San Jose & Coffee Plantation excursion to see how coffee is produced and to discover the history of Costa Rica.
Day 3 (Thursday) Tortuguero A beautiful 3 hour coach journey through the Braulio Carillo National Park. Then take a 2-hour boat ride to your jungle lodge in Tortuguero (2 nights). The boat cruises down jungle waterways inhabited by monkeys and varied birdlife. After lunch, you can visit the community of Tortuguero to learn about efforts to protect the turtles.
Day 4 (Friday) Tortuguero Explore the secondary canals of the jungle. From July to September, you can arrange a turtle-watching tour to see sea turtles arriving to lay eggs at night.
Day 5 (Saturday) Arenal A morning boat ride to Caño Blanco. After lunch, take a beautiful road journey, arriving in Arenal in the late afternoon. Enjoy views of the volcano, active since 1968.
Day 6 (Sunday) Arenal Take the optional Arenal Volcano & Tabacon Hot Springs excursion to explore the base of the volcano on foot, then relax in the hot springs.
Day 7 (Monday) Monteverde A 3-hour transfer, some on bumpy roads, to your hotel in the Monteverde cloud forest, including a beautiful boat ride across Lake Arenal, offering wonderful views of the volcano (2 nights). In the afternoon, take the optional Monteverde Sky Walk excursion.
Day 8 (Tuesday) Monteverde Take the optional morning Monteverde Cloud Forest excursion to explore the beautiful national park. Afternoon free to try one of the adventure activities or explore on your own.
Day 9 (Wednesday) San Jose A 3-hour journey from Monteverde to San Jose (1 night). Do some final shopping or perhaps visit the Gold Museum.
Day 10 (Thursday) Fly overnight to the UK.
Day 11 (Friday) Arrival in the UK.