Tour Inclusions
(A) LOGISTICAL SERVICES • Round trip flights on regularly scheduled airlines (including departure Illinois Wesleyan U. tax and fuel surcharge allowance) • 8 nights accommodation in 3 star Men’s Basketball hotels in triple bedded rooms • 2 meals per day (breakfast and dinner) • 9 days ground transportation in a private motor coach • 9 days service by a Full-Time Quest Sports Travel Tour Manager • Group Travel Insurance
(B) BASKETBALL RELATED SERVICES • 3 competitive matches against local club teams
(C) SIGHTSEEING & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES • Excursion to Poás Volcano National Park • Sightseeing in Arenal Volcano National Park • Zipline Canopy Adventure • Sightseeing at Arenal Volcano • Sightseeing in Guanacaste and The Gold Coast • Excursion to experience Arribada at Ostional Beach • White Water Rafting on the Pacuare River • Free time for individual sightseeing in San José
Tour Exclusions
• Airline departure tax and fuel • Twin / single room upgrades surcharge above quote allowance • Gratuities for Tour Manager • Beverages (soda) with meals • Attractions not specified above Costa Rica
August 8th - August 16th, 2013 Copyright Feb. ’13 • Quest Sports Travel • Box 419, Malverne, NY 11565 • 1-800-351-5580 •www.questsportstravel.com Daily Itinerary
DAY 3: SATURDAY 10th AUGUST, 2013 DAY 1: THURSDAY 8th AUGUST, 2013 • Breakfast at the hotel then check out and travel • Depart Chicago O’Hare International Airport at north into the Arenal Volcano National Park 7:50 a.m. on American Airlines flight #1048 to Miami International Airport • The 29,692-acre Arenal Volcano National Park is located within the larger 504,094-acre Arenal • Arrive in Miami at 11:45 a.m. and transfer to AA Conservation Area, which protects some 16 flight #937 to San José Juan Santamaría reserves between the Tilarán and Guanacaste International Airport, departing at 12:30 p.m. mountain ranges. This area contains a great • Arrive in San José at 1:20 p.m. where our full time wealth of geologic and biological complexity Traditional house in San José Quest Sports Travel CR meets the group to including Costa Rica’s most active volcano transfer by private transportation to check in to (Arenal) and Chato Volcano which has been the Aloft Hotel for a 2 night stay Arenal Springs Resort inactive for nearly 3,500 years and has a collapsed • Settle in to the hotel and enjoy a Welcome crater containing a picture-perfect lagoon Dinner then relax after the travel day • Arrive in La Fortuna and check in to the Arenal Springs Hotel for a 2 night stay • Dinner at the hotel this evening DAY 2: FRIDAY 9th AUGUST, 2013 • After breakfast take the short journey to visit the Poás Volcano - an active volcano that has DAY 4: SUNDAY 11th AUGUST, 2013 erupted 39 times since 1828! • After breakfast enjoy a magnificent Zipline • There are two crater lakes near the summit. Canopy Adventure - discover the tropical rain Laguna Caliente ("Hot Lagoon") is one of the forest from platforms positioned high in the trees world's most acidic lakes and consequently it • This afternoon transfer to visit the magnificent supports little or no aquatic life. Lake Botos fills Arenal Volcano, one of the world's most regularly an inactive crater which last erupted in 7500 active volcanoes. In 1968, after being dormant for BC and is cold and clear, and is surrounded by a hundreds of years, the volcano suddenly erupted cloud forest located within the Poás Volcano and destroyed the nearby village of Tabacón. National Park Today, frequent explosions send cascades of red- • This afternoon return to the capital city to prepare hot lava rocks tumbling down the western slope, for the tour’s first friendly game against a local and during the day the lava flows steam and San José area club team rumble. At night, the sky is turned red by lava • Dinner at a pre-selected restaurant after the game spewing from the crater! • Dinner at the hotel this evening Poás Volcano near San José
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DAY 5: MONDAY 12th AUGUST, 2013 DAY 7: WEDNESDAY 14th AUGUST, 2013 • After breakfast check out and head west to • Check out of the hotel and transfer to Ostional the Pacific Coast and the remarkable Beach for a chance to enjoy the remarkable Guanacaste and The Gold Coast Turtle “Arribada” as hundreds of Olive Ridley Turtles come ashore to lay their eggs • Guanacaste is home to several active volcanoes and some beautiful national parks, • From Ostional Beach return to San José and including Santa Rosa National Park, the check in to the Aloft Hotel for a 2 night stay • Dinner at the hotel this evening home to massive sea turtle nestings and the Arribada at Ostional Beach Paya Espadilla Sur, Dominical site of a major battle to maintain Note - if weather conditions don’t allow the turtle independence; Rincón de la Vieja National activity, depart early for the capital and enjoy a Park, which features hot springs and bubbling Guided Tour of San José - Chepe, as it’s called mud pots, pristine waterfalls, and an active by Ticos, is the most cosmopolitan capital in volcanic crater; and Palo Verde National Central America. The markets are vibrant, San Park, a beautiful expanse of mangroves, José is home numerous museums and there are a wetlands, and savannah few neighborhoods where colonial stylings still • Arrive in Guanacaste and check in to the radiate Flamingo Beach Resort for a 2 night stay • Settle in to the hotel then enjoy the afternoon relaxing on a nearby beach DAY 8: THURSDAY 15th AUGUST, 2013 • Dinner at the hotel this evening • After breakfast depart for a wonderful experience white water rafting on the Pacuare River - learn the basics with professional instructors then take on the rapids in a once in DAY 6: TUESDAY 13th AUGUST, 2013 a lifetime experience • Breakfast at the hotel and free morning to relax • This afternoon return to the hotel to prepare for on either Flamingo or Conchal Beach, or maybe the tour’s third friendly game against a local venture to visit one of the local National Parks San José area club team • This afternoon transfer to Liberia for the tour’s Rafting the Pacuare River • Dinner at the hotel after the game second friendly game against a local club • Dinner at the hotel after the game Beautiful Flamingo Beach DAY 9: FRIDAY 16th AUGUST, 2013 • Check out after breakfast and depart for San José Juan Santamaría International Airport for the return journey to the United States • Depart San José at 11:35 a.m. on American Airlines flight #988 to Miami Copyright Feb. ’13 • Quest Sports Travel • Box 419, Malverne, NY 11565 • International Airport, arriving in Miami at 4:25 p.m. 1-800-351-5580 •www.questsportstravel.com • Transfer in Miami to American Airlines flight #1253 to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, departing at 6:00 p.m. and arriving in Chicago at 8:25 p.m.