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Costa Rican Family Adventure

7-day/6-night Family Vacation: Trip begins in San Jose, CostaRica and ends in Liberia, Costa Rica

Lush landscapes ripe with activities await families who sample Costa Rica’s scenic beauty and spectacular wildlife. Kids and their parents will revel in this outdoor paradise as they choose from six unique and exciting wildlife adventure tours, along with plenty of time for beachside fun and relaxation.

From $1,243* per adult; $412* per child
Through November 15, 2009

AAA Member Benefit: AAA Sojourns embossed leather photo album/scrapbook. (1 per person)

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  • Detailed Description
  • Itinerary

Delight the whole family with this once-in-a-lifetime adventure to amazing Costa Rica where you'll have a chance to hike lava flow trails, experience a rainforest canopy tour, check out Arenal Volcano, enjoy a float trip on the Corobici River, and much more! There's also plenty of time for leisure, relaxing with family and new-found friends, and soaking up the sun.

Start your adventure at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, then spend two days of delicious leisure at Tabacon Hot Springs, famed for its mineral pools and springs fed by nearby Arenal Volcano, an active volcano that erupts every 15 minutes.

From here choose from six unique and exciting wildlife adventure tours, including a horseback riding trip and a visit to a wildlife reserve. Continue your Costa Rican experience with two more days in Tamarindo Beach, an outdoor paradise with plenty of fun: surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, golf, boat tours, and more!

Price includes:

• 6 nights accommodations; 1 night in San Jose, 2 at the Tabacon Resort and 3 at the Tamarindo Diria Resort
• 4 breakfasts and 2 lunches
• Meet and greet at San Jose International Airport
• Transfers and transportation throughout itinerary
• Visit to La Paz Waterfall Gardens and a Corobici River float rafting trip
• In Tabacon, your choice of 2 half-day tours or 1 full-day tour
• All applicable taxes

Day 1 - San Jose
Depart home city for San Jose, Costa Rica. Meet & greet at the San José International Airport, transfer to the Crowne Plaza Corobici.
Accommodation: Hotel Crowne Plaza Corobici - 1 night

Day 2 - San Jose to Tabacon
Enjoy a breakfast buffet at the hotel before a transfer to La Paz Waterfall Gardens. You'll have plenty of time to explore the butterfly and hummingbird gardens and walk the waterfall trails. After lunch (included) in La Paz you have a transfer to Tabacon Hot Springs Resort.
Accommodation: Tabacon Resort - 2 nights

Day 3 - Tabacon
After breakfast on your own this morning you have a choice of included tours to select from:

Choose 2 half-day tours:

• Arenal Hike Old Lava Flow Trails - On this outing you may possibly observe the exotic inhabitants of Arenal National Park including toucans, monkeys, oropendolas, eyelash viper, boa and frogs. You will also have the opportunity to see lava paths, cross a stream and if conditions permit, you may catch a glimpse of a shower of bright volcanic rocks. (3.5 hours)

• Canopy Tour - The tour consists of a series of platforms mounted in the trees of the nearby rainforest. You move from platform to platform using high-angle equipment and techniques. There are a variety of platforms; 2 horizontal traverses (zip lines), 2 rappels and an inclined glide from the treetops to poolside. (2 hours)

• Horseback riding to Fortuna Waterfalls - This tour encompasses the perfect combination of light exercise: first a horseback ride to the reserve entrance, then a short hike to the falls followed by a refreshing dip in the crystalline waters at the foot of the waterfall. (4 hours)

• Arenal Suspended Bridges - Experience the rainforest from 3 perspectives: from the ground, from the midst of a canopy like a white-faced monkey, and high above like an eagle. Follow 3kms of hanging bridges, one of which extends 98 meters and crosses a waterfall. (4 hours)

OR

Choose 1 full-day tour:

• Caño Negro Wildlife Reserve - This visit to the Caño Negro Refuge is designed for true wildlife lovers. Iguanas, sloths, 40 bird species, caimans, turtles, alligators, bats and monkeys, greet you in their natural habitat - don't forget your camera! You will also have the opportunity to enjoy a traditional Costa Rican lunch and appreciate the tropical aquatic beauty. (9 hours incl. lunch)

• Maleku Indian Reserve - Centuries ago, The Maleku Tribe, a branch of the Chibchas, were divided into 23 different groups, but in the last hundred years, their population has decreased substantially. Today we can find only three tribes, one each at Palenque El Sol, Margarita and the bigger one: Tonjibe, whose reserves are located in Los Guatuzos lowlands. The Malekus at Palenque Tonjibe have opened their hearts and community to all visitors, thereby sharing with us a little of their culture, language and traditions. By Taking a hike with a Maleku guide through enchanting rainforest and pre- Columbian burial grounds, you'll get to learn about medicinal plants, nature from the Maleku's point of view and also visit one of their cemeteries. This hike is narrated in the Maleku language and translated into English. (Full day with lunch)

Day 4 - Tabacon / Tamarindo Beach
Transfer to the Tamarindo beach area, stopping en route for the Corobici River float rafting trip. The Corobici River is a Class I river so the trip is very easy and is more like a nature float with opportunities to view monkeys and tropical birds. Lunch is included after the float trip. Continue on to Tamarindo Beach.
Accommodation: Tamarindo Diria - 3 nights

Days 5 & 6 - Tamarindo Beach
Free days to enjoy the beautiful beaches of Tamarindo. The resort offers numerous outdoor activities for you to choose from: surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, sport fishing, golf, horseback riding, ATV tour, mangrove boat tour, canopy tour, Arenal volcano tour, turtle tour, or a Rincon de la Vieja volcano tour. Or, relax and enjoy one of the pools at the resort.

Day 7 - Tamarindo Beach / Home City
Transfer to the Liberia International Airport to the Liberia International Airport for your return flight home.

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