Afternoon

• Arrive at San Jose’s Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and get ready to begin your adventure at 3:00 p.m.
• Your Trip Leader will be waiting for you at the airport, welcoming you to Costa Rica.
• After meeting your new friends, take included transportation to the Caribbean Coast (~4.5-hour drive) with some stops along the way for snacks and dinner.

Evening

• Settle into your beautiful beach hotel.
• Try your first traditional Costa Rican meal, a casado, with your new friends at a local restaurant.

Morning

• Wake up for a delicious Costa Rican breakfast and coffee at your hotel.
• Visit the Cahuita National Park, well known for its part in preserving the coral reef on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.

Afternoon 

• Spend your afternoon swimming and relaxing in the crystalline water of Puerto Viejo.
• You can rent a bike and explore the colorful town of Puerto Viejo as an optional activity.

Evening

• Call it an early night after a fun day in the sun, or keep the night going and go dance to Caribbean soca music with your new friends.

Morning

• Wake up for a delicious Costa Rican breakfast while you look out for some sloths and monkeys.
• After breakfast, visit the Gandoca-Manzanillo National Refuge. This refuge is a beautiful combination of several different ecosystems and environments made up of nearly  12,500 acres (5,000 hectares), protecting almost 70 percent of the southern Caribbean Coast.

Afternoon 

• Spend the afternoon exploring Puerto Viejo with an optional bike ride, surf lessons, or visiting the Jaguar Rescue Center.

Evening

• On your last night in town, practice your dance moves and enjoy some gallo pinto, a traditional Costa Rican dish of rice and beans.

Tonight, you’ll need to pack an overnight bag that you’ll bring with you for the next two days of rafting. The rest of your luggage will remain in the hotel, which we’ll return to at the end of day 5.

Morning

• Wake up to the sounds of the rainforest and head to breakfast with your group.
• Enjoy your last moments in the lodge by posing for photos on the hanging bride, or hiking to the natural waterslides before returning to the river.
• Continue rafting down the river as the rapids become more powerful and fun with Class III and IV rapids.
• Feel the refreshing river hit your smiling face as you paddle through the waves.
• End your rafting adventure at the whitewater rafting company headquarters with a shower and a tasty meal.

Afternoon

• Drive to the beautiful town of Turrialba. (30-45 minute drive)
• Spend your free afternoon relaxing at the hotel after an intense two days in the wilderness.

Evening

• Opt for drinks at the hotel bar or relax on a hammock.

Morning

• This morning is all adrenaline! Start your day rappelling down stunning waterfalls hidden in the rainforest.
• Trek across hanging bridges as your guide spots toucans, poison dart frogs, and other wildlife native to Costa Rica.
• Next, zipline through the jungle on multiple canopy lines and admire the beautiful greenery surrounding you.

Afternoon

• For lunch, enjoy an included traditional meal provided by your adventure guides.
• Spend the afternoon learning how people live off the land on the outskirts of Turrialba. 
• Learn about what it means to be sustainable in Costa Rica and take an interactive tour through a local coffee plantation.

Evening

• Enjoy one final dinner with your new friends and reminisce on the epic adventure you just had.

Morning

• Enjoy one final breakfast in paradise with your group of friends before departing to the airport to catch your flight back home.
• Take included transportation back to Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), where you will arrive by 11:30 am., and your trip will, sadly, come to an end.
• We look forward to welcoming you into our close-knit travel community.

*Select dates can be extended to our Costa Rica trip if you’d like to see the Pacific side of the country.