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Fly & Drive Costa Rica
Package Includes:
*Add-ons from other cities available upon request. |
Optional Add-On Tours
- Hiking to Rio Celeste
Pricing as indicated valid January 20, 2024, based on two passengers travelling together. Subject to availability at time of booking.
Blackout periods apply. For alternative dates, inquire for pricing. Itineraries are fully customizable. Optional tours and activities not included.
**Airport and departure taxes are included, subject to change at any time.
***Shuttle option instead of car rental available – inquire for details.
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Ongoing monitoring of the Zika virus continues around the world including Central, South America and the Caribbean. Please evaluate your risks before travelling.
Fly & Drive Costa Rica
Photo gallery
Have a sneak peak of what your trip might look like.
Costa Rica Monteverde Cloud Forest
Dormant Arenal Volcano
Fly and Drive Costa Rica
Squirrel Monkey in Manuel Antonio National Park
Manuel Antonio National Park
Surfboards, Manuel Antonio
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Travel itinerary
Day 1
TORONTO – SAN JOSE Depart from Toronto to San José, Costa Rica’s largest city and cultural capital. Meet and greet by our local representatives and take a private transfer to your hotel.
Hampton Inn & Suites, Standard
★★★Day 2
Breakfast
SAN JOSE – ARENAL Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Pick-up your rental car and self-drive to the Arenal area. Although the volcano is dormant, you will marvel at the Arenal Volcano’s majesty. Your hotel is surrounded by gardens, pastures and animals with panoramic views of the volcano.
Arenal Manoa & Hot Springs Resort, Junior Suite
★★★Day 3
Breakfast
ARENAL After breakfast, enjoy your day exploring the Arenal area on your own. Suggested activities include spa treatments and relaxing in thermal waters; raft on the Toro River, or perhaps hike to stunning Río Celeste and see the Tenorio Volcano. Optional activities not included.
Arenal Manoa & Hot Springs Resort, Junior Suite
★★★Day 4
Breakfast
ARENAL – MONTEVERDE Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Checkout of your hotel and self-drive to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, one of the most beautiful nature reserves in the world, and among the most exceptional wildlife sanctuaries in the New World Tropics. The area protects birds, butterflies, mammals and thousands of species of plants across an area spanning six distinct ecological zones. Nestled in the misty cloud forest your hotel offers an unforgettable experience.
El Establo Mountain Hotel, Deluxe
★★★Day 5
Breakfast
MONTEVERDE Enjoy your day in Monteverde to explore the area. Suggested activities include canopy tours and incredible hanging bridges. Be sure to take a magical night walk in the cloud forest which begins with a magnificent sunset and an intimate encounter with the biodiversity Monteverde has to offer, not included.
El Establo Mountain Hotel, Deluxe
★★★Day 6
Breakfast
MONTEVERDE – MANUEL ANTONIO After breakfast at your hotel, self-drive to Manuel Antonio National Park, popular for its expansive white sand beaches often visited by dolphins and migrating whales, backed by a tropical, luscious evergreen rainforest. Your hotel offers an award-winning 360-degree view overlooking the blue Pacific Ocean, the city of Quepos and the National Park.
La Mariposa Hotel, Standard Sunrise Ocean view
★★★Day 7
Breakfast
MANUEL ANTONIO After breakfast at the hotel, take today to relax or continue exploring. Naturalist guides can lead you on an exciting jungle experience, to perhaps spot a variety of monkeys who call Manuel Antonio National Park home, tour not included.
La Mariposa Hotel, Standard Sunrise Ocean view
★★★Day 8
Breakfast
MANUEL ANTONIO – SAN JOSEEnjoy breakfast at your hotel. Check-out and drive back to San José for your last night in Costa Rica. Return your rental car at your hotel.
Hampton Inn & Suites, Standard
★★★Day 9
Breakfast
SAN JOSE – TORONTO After breakfast, transfer to the airport to board your homebound flight.
Fly & Drive Costa Rica
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Fly & Drive Costa Rica
Not included
- Soft drinks, bottled water, alcoholic beverages, spa treatments, optional tours and activities are not included.
- Gratuities to guides and drivers
- Items of a personal nature
- Travel insurance
- Reciprocity and/or local taxes if applicable
- Visas required for entry into the country as necessary. Please discuss this with your travel agent to determine your requirements prior to departure.
9 days
from$3299cad
Comments to her travel agent on her recent trip:
“We had an amazing trip! I highly recommend Gateways International! Their guides were excellent and drivers were punctual. The Galapagos, Quito and Peru were all outstanding. Thank you for your help in organizing my trip of a lifetime!”
P.M., Toronto
March 17, 2020