Beaches & Rainforest - Full Itinerary
- Day 1 : Arrive San Jose
- Days 2 - 4 : Rainforest Adventure
- Day 5 : Off to the Beach
- Day 6 : Caribbean Free Day
- Day 7 : Pacuare River Rafting
- Day 8 : Return Home
- Pacuare Whitewater
- Selva Bananito Lodge
- La Amistad Biosphere
- Caribbean beach
- Additional Tour Options
- $95 - Triple room discount
- $120 - Quadruple room discount
- $1855 - Want to spend an extra day along the river? Click here...
Days 2 - 4 Rainforest Adventure 
(B,L,D) The morning of day two, head east towards the Caribbean to Selva Bananito Reserve for a few days of jungle discovery and adventure. 
While exploring one of Costa Rica’s most pristine rainforests, you’ll have the chance to climb a giant kapok tree and enter the fascinating world of the rainforest canopy. There’s also horseback riding through the adjacent family farm to learn about organic tropical farming techniques. For the adventurous you can spend a day hiking deep into the jungle to a 70 foot waterfall and then take a dip in it’s cool waters. For those who prefer a more relaxed day, Selva Bananito offers plenty of smaller excursions too. At the end of each day, locally grown food is served by candlelight before you retire to the tranquil retreat of your jungle cabana.
Day 5 Off to the Beach
(B,L,D) After a morning of rainforest adventures, it's off to the white sand beach of Playa Cocles for some fun in the sun!
Day 6 Caribbean Free Day
(B,D) Surrounded by thick jungle, you might be lucky to wake this morning to the loud roar of howler monkeys. Look carefully into the canopy surrounding the lodge and you might be treated to the site of these loud tropical creatures. The day is yours to enjoy. Go snorkeling, sea kayaking, take a rainforest walk, or just hang around the beach and swim in the surf. Your hotel can arrange everything from a trip to a nearby indigenous village to sea kayak and boogie board rentals. You might also choose to just walk along the miles of near deserted beach.
Day Excursions at the beach »
Day 7 Pacuare River Rafting
(L) 
This morning you will be picked up and head to the Class III-IV whitewater of the Pacuare River. One of Costa Rica’s most exciting whitewater trips, the Pacuare plunges through spectacular mountain gorges and passes through virgin rainforest filled with howler monkeys, toucans, sloths, ocelots and more. For younger travelers or those looking for a slower pace, you can opt to raft a tamer river. After lunch make your way back to San Jose to complete your Costa Rica travels. Spend the evening enjoying one of San Jose's finer restaurants or just relax in your colonial style hotel.
5 nights comfortable cabanas, 2 nights comfortable hotels. Note that Selva Bananito Lodge does not have electricity, and uses solar-heated water.
All meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner); most of our hotels offer free continental breakfast.
minibuses, 4x4 vehicle, raft
Min 2, 12 Max; bilingual naturalists, local guides
Allow $40 for meals not included, $65 optional excursions, $27 international departure tax, gratuities
Share US$60, Single US$110
An itinerary filled with beach and adventure, and flexible enough to accommodate the most adventurous souls and those who prefer a more relaxed time. An easy trip for any age. For those not comfortable with Class III-IV rapids, they may switch to a tamer river.
1 person US$50 each
2 or more people US$25 /person
2009 Weekly Departures, please inquire
