Retired Educators Association of Minnesota 1129 Heritage Drive Northfield, MN 55057

Retired Educators Association of Minnesota presents

9 Days February 12, 2020

Costa Rica Coast Selvatura Park Sarchi Artisan Village Retired Educators Association of Minnesota presents

9 Days February 12, 2020

Highlights • Poas Volcano National • • Sarchi Artisan Village Park • Selvatura Park & Hanging • Three Multi-Night Stays • Coffee Plantation Visit Bridges including - 2-Night Coastal • Jungle Crocodile Safari • Butterfly Garden & Resort stay Cruise Hummingbird Gallery • National • Carara National Park Park • Orchid Garden Tour

Booking Discount - Save $200 per couple!* Contact Information Retired Educators Association of Minnesota • Attn: Charles Hellie 1129 Heritage Drive • Northfield, MN 55057 507.301.3609 Booking #131940 (Web Code) [email protected] • www.mnream.org Adventure

DAY 1: Depart USA - Arrive San Jose, Costa Rica Day 7: Morning at Leisure - Crocodile Cruise Arrive in San Jose, meet your Professional Naturalist Tour Director Enjoy the morning at leisure to relax and enjoy the amenities of the and transfer to your hotel. On the 4th voyage of Christopher resort complex. Maybe take an optional excursion via Tranopy or Zip Columbus in 1502, the explorer and his crew discovered the Line. Later set out for an exciting Jungle Crocodile Safari Cruise. The Caribbean side of a beautiful territory he called, “Costa Rica” or 2-hour cruise highlights crocodiles and spectacular bird-viewing while “Rich Coast”. Costa Rica is ’s greatest hidden gem, a cruising the Tarcoles River. haven for eco-tourism featuring lush forests, magnificent waterfalls, (B,D) Overnight: Jaco Beach/ rumbling volcanoes and diverse ecosystems. Overnight: San Jose Day 8: Jaco Beach/Puntarenas - San Jose This morning enjoy a bit of leisure time before departing for San Jose. Day 2: San Jose - Poas Volcano National Park Enroute visit an Orchid Garden and gain insight into the stunning Today enjoy the scenery of the Central Valley, surrounded by soaring diversity of orchids. Tonight enjoy a special Farewell Dinner. mountains, strawberry plantations and flower farms. Visit a Coffee (B,L,D) Overnight: San Jose Plantation to sample fresh Costa Rican coffee and learn about the history and cultivation of the coffee bean. Later travel past tropical Day 9: San Jose - Return to USA landscapes for a visit of Poas Volcano National Park to view the Fly home filled with wonderful memories of Costa Rica. dramatic mile wide crater from an overlook. Also stop at the Sarchi (B) Artisan Village, known as the cradle of craftsmanship and an ideal place to shop for an oxcart, Costa Rica’s best known craft & souvenir. Overnight in the area (La Fortuna) for Arenal Volcano National Park the next two evenings. Tonight join your traveling companions for a Welcome Dinner. (B,D) Overnight: La Fortuna

Day 3: La Fortuna - Day of Leisure Today enjoy the amenities of your resort and spa hotel. The resort features a wonderful viewing angle of the Arenal Volcano and is surrounded by lush gardens, walking paths, excellent bird watching, Accommodations swimming pools and hot springs. Enjoy dinner at the resort. 8 Nights Hotel Accommodations 1 Night - Wyndham Garden Escazu or Park Inn by Radisson, (B,D) Overnight: La Fortuna • San Jose • 2 Nights - Arenal Paraiso, Lavas de Tacotal or Montana de Fuego, Day 4: Arenal Volcano Nat’l Park - Monteverde La Fortuna This morning visit the Arenal Volcano National Park, one of the • 2 Nights - Hotel El Establo, Montana Monteverde or Hotel 10 most active volcanoes in the world. Its constant emissions of Haliconia, Monteverde gases and lava will amaze you. Later check into your hotel in the • 2 Nights - Best Western Jacó or Oceano Jaco, Jaco Beach Monteverde Cloud Forest area for a two night stay and enjoy dinner. • 1 Night - Wyndham Garden Escazu or Park Inn by Radisson, (B,D) Overnight: Monteverde San Jose Tour Activity Level Easy 1 2 3 4 Active Day 5: Monteverde Today experience the conservation project at Selvatura Park. Enjoy Inclusions a unique opportunity to walk across Hanging Bridges & discover first • Roundtrip Airfare - MSP • Motorcoach Transportation hand the natural beauty of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, • Int’l Air Departure Taxes/Fuel • Hotel Transfers one of the largest and most enchanting wildlife sanctuaries in the • 16 Meals: 8 - Breakfasts, • Admissions per Itinerary Americas. Enjoy interesting visits to the Butterfly Garden, home to 1 - Lunch, 7 - Dinners • Comprehensive Sightseeing Professional Naturalist Tour Baggage Handling at Hotels 50 different species, and the Hummingbird Gallery, home to many • • Director species from the cloud forest. (B,D) Overnight: Monteverde Tour Rates Booking Discount*: $3375 pp double Day 6: Monteverde - Jaco Beach/Puntarenas Regular Rate: $3475 pp double This morning travel west via motorcoach to the Jaco Beach/ Single Supplement: +$725 Puntarenas Beach area, located on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica *See Reservation Info for Booking Discount details for a two night resort stay. Jaco Beach/Puntarenas area is one of the most visited coastal destinations in Costa Rica and is well known for NOTES wildlife viewing, sport fishing and surfing. Enjoy a visit to the Carara •Local airport departure taxes of approximately $32 must be paid at the airport in local , a tropical bird and wildlife sanctuary and one of the currency upon departure from Costa Rica (subject to change) National Park •Some Day 1 flights may depart just after midnight/early am. world’s few nesting places for the scarlet macaw. •Visit to Poas Volcano has an elevation 9,000 feet. (B,D) Overnight: •Hotels on this tour are smaller & maybe considered rustic. Hotel properties are selected Jaco Beach/Puntarenas for location. Elevators & Air Conditioning may not always be available. Premier World Discovery Reservation Form (International) Reservation Form Contact Information/Mail Reservation Form to: Costa Rica Adventure Retired Educators Association of Minnesota • Attn: Charles Hellie February 12, 2020 1129 Heritage Drive • Northfield, MN 55057 Booking #131940 (Web Code) 507.301.3609 Make Checks Payable to: Premier World Discovery [email protected] • www.mnream.org Enclosed please find a deposit in the amount of $ ______($500 per person) to secure reservations for ______# of people. Premier’s Travel Protection Plan (TPP): Yes, I (we) wish to purchase travel protection (TPP) No, I (we) decline travel protection (TPP) Enclosed please find payment in the amount of $ ______($350 per person) to secure the Premier’s Travel Protection Plan (TPP).

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DEPOSIT & FINAL PAYMENT Death & Dismemberment ($25,000); Emergency Travel Assistance (24/7). Claims & Inqui- ries under Part B will be administered by USI. Deposit of $500 per person is due with Reservation Form to secure For full Part A and Part B policy details visit: premierworlddiscovery.com/TPP reservations. Final Payment Due Date is 75 days prior to departure. CANCELLATION FEES *BOOKING DISCOUNT Cancellations not covered by the Travel Protection Plan (TPP) or if the TPP is not purchased, Make your Final Payment by check prior to the Final Payment Due Date are subject to the following per person fees: & receive $200 per couple/$100 per person Booking Discount! - Cancel more than 180 days prior to departure: Full Refund •Initial Deposit can be made by check or credit card to be eligible. - Cancel 179-75 days prior to departure: Deposit or TPP* is Retained •Payments after Initial Deposit are considered part of Final Payment & must be made by check. - Cancel 74-45 days prior to departure: 25% of total price ONLINE BOOKING OPTION - Cancel 44-15 days prior to departure: 50% of total price Save time, postage & secure your seat for this group departure. Simply type - Cancel 14 days or less prior to departure/no shows: No refunds *If purchased with Initial Deposit https://res.premierworlddiscovery.com into your web browser & use the RESPONSIBILITY Booking Number (Web Code) from this flyer to make your Deposit online in Premier World Tours LLC dba Premier World Discovery (hereafter PWD), whose vouchers are just a few minutes. No need to submit a Reservation Form if booking online. used by respective agents for the passenger in all matters pertaining to hotel accommodations, PREMIER’S TRAVEL PROTECTION PLAN (TPP) $350 per person sightseeing tours and transportation, hold themselves free of responsibility for any damages The Pre-Departure Cancellation Fee Waiver (Part A – I & II) is provided by Premier World occasioned from any cause whatsoever. PWD will not be responsible for any damages or Discovery (PWD) and is not an insurance benefit. The Post Departure Travel Insurance inconvenience caused by late arrivals, departures and change of schedule or other conditions Plan (Part B) is provided by USI Affinity Travel Insurance Services (USI). nor will they be responsible for any act, omission, or event during the time the passenger is Part A – Cancellation Waiver provided by PWD not on board their conveyance. The passage contract in use by the airline concerned, when I. Trip Cancellation Waiver (TCW) - Guarantees full refund on all payments, except the issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the airline and the purchaser of this tour/ TPP Fee itself in case of cancellation up to the time and date of departure due to the cruise, and/or passenger. PWD does not hold any responsibility for the conduct of any of its passenger’s personal illness or death of a member of the immediate family; or, if the members, hotel, motorcoach, cruiseline, train, airline or other personnel. PWD reserves the passenger must return early due to the passenger’s personal illness or death of a mem- right to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of a tour/cruise at its discretion. ber of the immediate family, a refund for the unused land services. Medical/official PWD &/or its Tour Director retain the right to require any participant to withdraw from a tour/ documentation required. cruise at any time, if determined to be in the best interests of health, safety & general welfare II. Premier “Any Reason” Cancellation Waiver (ARCW) - Reimburses 75% of the cancel- of the tour/cruise group or of the individual participant. Arbitration - I/We agree, any and all lation fees in the form of a future travel credit certificate (FTCC) valid for 1 year, if you disputes concerning this contract or any other material concerning the trip, or the trip itself cancel more than 48 hours prior to scheduled departure for any reason not eligible for must be resolved exclusively pursuant to binding arbitration in the state of California, pursu- cash refund under the TCW (Part A – I.). FTCC is non-transferable, may not be redeemed ant to the then current rules of the American Arbitration Association. Payment of the deposit for cash and does not include any credit for the TPP Fee. The TPP Fee (if chosen) is for this tour/cruise constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions. CST #2048841-40 refundable until 180 days prior to departure & cannot be added after Final Payment. IMPORTANT CONDITIONS/NOTES The TPP does not cover any single supplement charges due to an individual’s traveling •A valid US passport is required for this tour and is the responsibility of each passenger. companion cancelling prior to departure. The TPP is non-transferable and valid for each Passports should be valid for up to six (6) months beyond the travel dates. All names must applicant only. The TPP does not cover any services such as airline tickets not purchased be submitted to Premier exactly as they appear on passenger passports. through PWD. Cancellations, Claims & Inquiries under Part A will be administered by •Itinerary and hotels are subject to change. PWD. Certain Exclusions and Restrictions apply. •Local airport departure taxes of approximately $32 must be paid at the airport in local Part B – Post Departure Travel Insurance Plan provided by USI currency upon departure from Costa Rica (subject to change) Includes coverage for: Trip Interruption ($1,000); Trip Delay ($100/Day-Max $500); Bag- •Some Day 1 flights may depart just after midnight/early am, Poas Volcano visit has an gage & Personal Effects ($2,000); Baggage Delay ($500); Emergency Accident/Sickness elevation 9,000 feet. Hotels on this tour are smaller & maybe considered rustic. Hotel Medical Expense ($30,000); Emergency Evacuation/Repatriation ($150,000); Accidental properties are selected for location. Elevators & Air Conditioning may not be available.