Itinerary | 6 Days in Costa Rica

Day 1 | Travel Day - Arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica

• Pick up rental car (National Car Rental)
• Stay at Courtyard San Jose Airport Alajuela
  • Radial Francisco J. Orlich, Plaza Los Mangos, Alajuela 20109

Day 2 | La Fortuna Waterfall, Tabacon Hot Springs and arrival to Coco Beach

• Buffet breakfast at hotel
   
• Drive 3 hours to:
  • La Fortuna Waterfall [open 7am-5pm] - $15/person
    • off of Diagonal 301, Provincia de Alajuela, La Fortuna
  • Fusion Grill Restaurant La Fortuna, El Castillo [open 7am-11pm]\
    • La Fortuna – El Castillo, Provincia de Alajuela, El Castillo
  • Arenal Volcano - $15 entry, open 8am-4pm, 2-3 hour walk
    • Calle Real El Castillo, Alajuela Province, San Carlos, Costa Rica
       
• Tabacon Hot Springs Resort & Spa (close to Arenal) – 1pm lunch
  • purchased directly through resort website
  • $85/person with a 3-course lunch included
     
• Drive to AirBNB in Coco Beach (Playa Hermosa) - about 3 hours from Arenal Volcano
  • acifico, Coco, Provincia de Guanacaste

Day 3 | Excursion Day

• Breakfast – Panaderia Tico’s Bakery, Coco, Guanacaste
   
• Guachipelin Adventure Combo Tour - Departs – all day adventure combo on Rincon de la Vieja Volcano that includes ziplining, horseback riding, river tubing, full buffet lunch, hot springs, and volcanic mud bath (10-12 hours long) - $135/person – booked through Trip Advisor / Viator
  • perated by Native’s Way Costa Rica
  • Rincon de la Vieja National Park
  • Hacienda Guachipelin
     
• Dinner – Citron Restaurante, Coco, Guanacaste
   

Day 4 | Animal Sanctuary & Beach 

• Breakfast & coffee– Ticoffia, Coco, Guanacaste
   
• Diamante Eco Adventure Park
  • $42/person for Discovery Pass to see the animal sanctuary
     
• Lunch – La Casita del Marisco, Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste
   
• Beach – Playa Hermosa
   
• Dinner – Zi Lounge, Coco, Guanacaste – live music, club at night
   
• El Coco Casino, Coco, Guanacaste
   

Day 5 | Cloud Forest, Arrival to San Jose, & Walking Tour of San Jose

• Check out of AirBNB -5am
   
• Breakfast – Panaderia Jimenez, 620, Provincia De Puntarenas, Monteverde
   
• Drive 3 hours to Monteverde
  • sky walk and sky tram tour 8am-11am, $67/person
  • Sky Adventures Monteverde Park – Guanacaste Province, Monte Verde, CR
  • Booked through Anywhere
     
• Lunch –gas station cuisine! :)
   
• Drive 2.5 hours to Residence Inn San Jose
  • Ave. Escazu Complex Prospero Fernandez Hwy, San Jose 10203
     
• San Jose evening walking tour with 3 course dinner and wine pairing (4pm-8pm)
  • Urban Adventures – Latin America, booked through Trip Advisor, $77/person
  • Meet Location: San Jose Central Market. Tour departed from San Jose Central Market entrance – Central Avenue South East Corner Street number 6, San Jose
  • Dinner at Restaurante Silvestre
    Ave. 11 Calle 3A - 955, Barrio Amón, San José Province, San José, 10101
     

Day 6 | Travel Day - Departure

• Flight home to Raleigh, North Carolina

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