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Real Affordable Costa Rica 2017 14-Day Land Tour{Tripoperatedby} Real Affordable Costa Rica 2017 14-Day Land Tour{TRIPOperatedBy} EXTEND YOUR TRIP PRE-TRIPS Guatemala: Antigua & Tikal OR Nicaragua's Colonial Cities & Volcanic Landscapes POST-TRIP Tortuguero National Park: Ultimate Rain Forest Experience Your Day-to-Day Itinerary OVERSEAS ADVENTURE TRAVEL Overseas Adventure Travel, founded in 1978, is America’s leading adventure travel company. The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, The Los Angeles Times, Travel + Leisure, The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, and others have recommended OAT trips. But our most im- pressive reviews come from our customers: Thousands of travelers have joined our trips, and 95% of them say they’d gladly travel with us again, and recommend us to their friends. INCLUDED IN YOUR PRICE » International airfare, airport transfers, government taxes, fees, and airline fuel surcharges unless you choose to make your own air arrangements » All land transportation » Accommodations for 13 nights » 31 meals—daily breakfast, 9 lunches, 9 dinners (including 1 Home-Hosted Lunch) » 10 small group activities » Services of a local O.A.T. Trip Leader » Gratuities for local guides, drivers, and luggage porters » 5% Frequent Traveler Credit toward your next adventure—an average of $176 Itinerary subject to change. For information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-955-1925. WHAT THIS TRIP IS LIKE PACING ACCOMMODATIONS & FACILITIES » 6 locations in 14 days with one 1-night » Some of our lodgings may be quite small stay and some early mornings or family-run » While this is a mobile trip, the pace is not » In rural areas, our lodgings may have demanding limited services; rooms may not include TV, phone, or air-conditioning PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS » Not appropriate for travelers using wheelchairs, walkers, or other mobility aids » You must be able to walk 3 miles unassisted and participate in 6-8 hours of physical activities each day » We reserve the right for Trip Leaders to restrict participation, or in some circumstances send travelers home, if their limitations impact the group’s experience ALTITUDE » 2 days at altitudes of 6,000-8,884 feet CLIMATE » Costa Rica has a tropical climate with high temperatures reaching 90°F, high humidity, and moderate-to-heavy rainfall » As a narrow isthmus, Costa Rica is influenced by many meteorological systems, making weather prediction difficult TeRRAIN & TRANSPORTATION » Travel over rural streets, unpaved roads, and rugged paths and trails » Travel via 22-passenger air-conditioned minibus, river raft, and horseback Itinerary subject to change. For information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-955-1925. Real Affordable Costa Rica 2017 EXTEND YOUR TRIP PRE-TRIPS Guatemala: Antigua & Tikal OR Nicaragua's Colonial Cities & Volcanic Landscapes POST-TRIP Tortuguero National Park: Ultimate Rain Forest Experience For a country roughly the size of West Virginia, there’s an incredible amount of biodiversity to be seen and adventures to be had in Costa Rica. Swirling white-water rivers thrill, hot springs soothe, and tropical forests enthrall, making Costa Rica an adventure-seeker’s paradise. With the help of our resident Trip Leader, we’ll travel its hidden paths by horseback, raft, and trail. We’ll also discover Costa Rica’s other great natural resource—its people, the warm and gracious Ticos— as our small group dines with a local family, visits rural farmers and traditional artisans, and meets children at a village school. From the rapids of the Río Sarapiquí to the tropical forests of Tirimbina, from the mountains of Guanacaste to the sun-drenched shores of the Pacific coast, this peaceful little nation beckons us with countless wonders, all summed up by a popular saying: Pura vida—this is the life. Itinerary subject to change. For information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-955-1925. DETAILED ITINERARY An important word about your adventure Our Real Affordable Costa Ricatrip is designed for people who want a different kind of travel experience. We seek out unusual experiences in out-of-the-way places where ordinary tours don’t go. Costa Rica is a developing country, and the quality of travel services may not always be similar to what you would find in the United States and Europe. This is an adventure travel trip. Part of the adventure is the possibility that things may change, which makes it impossible for us to follow this trip itinerary exactly. When we are confronted with changing circumstances, this itinerary is the one we strive to follow. But, it’s important for you to know in advance that we may not be able to follow this plan verbatim. The sequence of places visited may vary. When we are forced to make variations, we make every attempt to use facilities that are equivalent in quality. DAY 1 Depart U.S. • Arrive San José, DAY 2 Explore San José • Visit Costa Rica; Transfer to Santa Ana Lifting Hands Center Upon arrival at the airport, an O.A.T. After breakfast and a Welcome Briefing with representative meets us and assists with our Trip Leader, we’ll embark on a city tour the transfer to our hotel, where we meet of San José. Here, we’ll see the National our Trip Leader and our fellow travelers, Theatre, considered one of the country’s including those arriving from the pre-trip most impressive architectural accomplish- extensions to Guatemala: Antigua & Tikal ments. We’ll also visit the National Park, San and Nicaragua’s Colonial Cities & Volcanic José’s largest park. Landscapes. The evening is free to relax or You’ll have time for lunch on your own in explore on your own. San José before we transfer to the Lifting Hands Center in the nearby suburb of Escazú. The Lifting Hands foundation invites Itinerary subject to change. For information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-955-1925. volunteers to bring education to impov- DAY 4 River rafting • Optional Pineapple erished communities by teaching English, Farm tour • Discover Tirimbina’s bats computer, and mathematics classes to After breakfast at our lodge, we’ll drive to children and adults. We’ll take a tour of the the nearby Río Sarapiquí. Flowing into the Lifting Hands Center and speak to volunteers San Juan River and the Lake of Nicaragua, and participants to see the difference the the Sarapiquí is one of several rivers that organization is making in the area outside of run down from Costa Rica’s mountainous San José. central highlands, the Cordillera Central. Later, we’ll return to our hotel, where The surrounding land varies in altitude from we’ll have some time at leisure before our 112 to 9,500 feet, which is a big reason so Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant. many migratory birds congregate in the region—more than 300 species of them at Breakfast, Dinner last count. Here you have a choice: rafting on Class I-II rapids of the Sarapiquí, or learning about tropical flora and fauna during a walk DAY 3 Explore Poás • Visit coffee along its banks. finca • Overland to Sarapiquí Costa Rica is a destination for rafters from We will explore the town of Poás through its around the world, and we surveyed several people and their livelihood. We will visit with of its rivers before selecting the Sarapiquí a local family, and then visit the Central de for the quality of its rapids, which are sporty Flores, a local flower shop. Then, we’ll visit a enough to be fun, but mild enough to be 70-year-old coffee finca, or farm, located on enjoyed by first-timers. Those who opt to the fertile slopes of Poás Volcano. Here, we’ll raft will get a complete introduction to river enjoy lunch as well as a tour of the finca, safety from our professional boatmen before learning how it grows, harvests, processes, we board the raft and enjoy the ride. and packages its world-renowned coffee. For those who prefer not to raft, a local Later, we’ll embark on our journey to guide will lead a nature walk through the Sarapiquí. We arrive at our comfortable jungle and pasturelands that surround the lodge outside the town of La Virgen in the Sarapiquí. This walk will provide the op- late afternoon. Our eco-friendly lodgings portunity to spot some of the region’s more here are situated alongside the Tirimbina elusive animal species, and to view the rich Biological Reserve. A lush tropical rain forest flora of this verdant environment up close. teeming with native fauna, this habitat is a Both the river rafting and the nature walk seasonal home to migratory birds from the last about two hours, after which the two northern U.S. and Canada. groups will come together for lunch at a Tonight we’ll have dinner together at our local restaurant, where we can relax in the hotel. mid-day sun and compare notes about our morning’s discoveries. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner After lunch together, you can choose to join us for an optional visit to a family-owned pineapple finca. On this excursion, we’ll enjoy an in-depth look at the finca’s fields Itinerary subject to change. For information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-955-1925. and facilities, learn about pineapple cultiva- DAY 6 A Day in the Life of a Costa tion techniques throughout history, discover Rican village • Home-Hosted Lunch • how the Sarapiquí region’s fertile, volcanic Optional The Source of Chocolate tour soil nurtures these tropical plants, and enjoy After breakfast at our lodge, we’ll enjoy a a taste of the “Fruit of Kings.” unique opportunity to spend A Day in the Life Tonight, after dinner at our hotel, we’ll of a Costa Rican village, including a visit to a enjoy a presentation on Costa Rica’s bats.
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