Trip Duration: 7 days, 6 nights

Difficulty Rating: Beginner

Join Ma’wa Collective on our most popular international destination: Costa Rica! Designed with beginner travelers in mind, this week-long trip combines guided activities, comfortable accommodations, and seamless logistics throughout. From volcanic landscapes and rainforests to cloud forests and waterfalls, you'll experience the best of Costa Rica alongside a supportive community of Muslim women.

🗺️ Itinerary Highlights (Please review the complete itinerary at the bottom of this booking page or via the downloadable PDF)

• ☕ Guided visit to the famous Doka Coffee Estate, including a walk through the plantation and working coffee mill

• ♨️ Relax in the volcanic hot springs of the Arenal region, surrounded by tropical rainforest

• 🌋 Adventure at the base of Arenal Volcano, including a guided zip-line experience and a walk across the Arenal Hanging Bridges

• 🚤 Scenic boat crossing of Lake Arenal, offering panoramic views of the volcano and surrounding countryside

• 🌫️ Explore the Monteverde Cloud Forest, including guided walks through Curicancha Reserve

• 🐎 Guided horseback riding through rolling hills and forested trails in Monteverde, suitable for beginners

• 💧 Visit the iconic La Paz Waterfalls, with access to wildlife sanctuaries, gardens, and nature trails

Flights to San Jose (SJO) are *not* included with your booking. We highly recommend when selecting flights that you ensure ample time to catch connecting flights to ensure there are no missed flights due to delays. 

Airport transfer from SJO to the hotel on April 10th will only be coordinated for arrivals between 7am - 3pm. Any arrivals outside of this window may need to coordinate their own transfer.

The hikes planned on this trip take place on easy to moderate trails, and each day has a different combination of sightseeing and activities. Good physical fitness and proper clothing and shoes are essential. Below is additional safety information for the higher intensity activities:

Zip Line:

• Maximum weight allowed: 254 pounds/115 kilos

• Not suitable for participants who are: pregnant, have back, neck, or spine injuries, heart problems, recent surgeries

Horseback Riding Tour

• Maximum weight allowed: 220 pounds/100 kilos (for safety and comfort of the horse) 

• Not suitable for participants who are: pregnant, have back, neck, or spine injuries, heart problems, circulatory disorders, recent surgeries, sprains, or muscular injuries.

While the Zip Line and Horseback Riding tour are included activities in the itinerary, you may opt out if you are not comfortable participating.

Services + Inclusions

• Private airport transfer from Airport to hotel (for arrivals between 8am - 3pm)

• Briefing for the trip

• Accommodation: Rancho Lodge, standard room with private bath

• Meals included: Welcome Dinner with Ma'wa  

Your tour guide will be waiting at the airport for you and pick you up in our private transport and take you to your hotel where you will spend the night. Upon arrival, the guide will meet your group at the designated location, welcome you, and provide a brief orientation about your upcoming itinerary. After the introduction, the guide will escort the group to the transportation arranged for your transfer to the hotel or next destination.

Services + Inclusions:

• Tour Guide: Spanish/English

• Excursion: Full Day (9 hours)

• Entrance Fees Included: Doka Cofee Tour + Pura Vida Hot Springs

• Overnight: Hotel to be confirmed, accommodation in a Standard Room with private bath.

• Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Located on the fertile slopes of the Poás Volcano, Doka is one of Costa Rica’s most famous coffee plantations. On this guided tour you’ll walk through lush coffee fields, visit the working coffee mill (beneficio) — the oldest wet mill in the country — and learn every step of the production process, from seed to cup. Discover how coffee is planted, harvested, processed, and roasted using traditional methods.

Leaving La Guácima taking the Route 141 toward San Ramón, depending on your preferred route. Continue through rural towns and scenic highlands, passing coffee plantations and small villages. Heading toward La Fortuna. This road climbs into the northern highlands, with winding sections and beautiful mountain views. Descend toward La Fortuna, the gateway to Arenal Volcano and nearby attractions.

Pura Vida Hot Springs in the Arenal area offers a natural hot springs experience fed by volcanic activity from the Arenal Volcano. The mineral-rich thermal waters flow through pools and small natural areas surrounded by lush tropical vegetation, creating a peaceful and relaxing environment. Visitors can enjoy soaking in warm mineral waters known for their therapeutic benefits, helping to relieve stress and muscle tension while immersed in nature.

Services + Inclusions

• Tour Guide: Spanish/English

• Entrance Fee: Zip Line and Arenal Hanging Bridges

• Overnight: Hotel to be confirmed - Accommodation in a Standard Room with private bath.

• Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Soar through the rainforest canopy on Adventure’s Zip Line, located just minutes from downtown La Fortuna at the base of the Arenal Volcano. This tour features a series of cables of varying lengths and heights, giving you a bird’s-eye view of lush jungle, rivers, and the volcano itself.

Experience the rainforest from above at Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, one of the most beautiful nature reserves in the Arenal region. This guided walk takes you through a 3.2 km (2-mile) trail that winds through lush tropical rainforest, featuring 16 bridges, including 6 long suspension bridges that offer breathtaking views of the forest canopy and the majestic Arenal Volcano. As you explore, your naturalist guide will help you spot wildlife such as sloths, toucans, monkeys, and tropical frogs, and explain the fascinating relationships between plants and animals within this rich ecosystem. The combination of hanging bridges, scenic views, and abundant wildlife makes Mistico Park a highlight for nature lovers and photographers alike. It’s a safe and educational adventure suitable for all ages and fitness levels.

Services + Inclusions

• Tour Guide: Spanish/English

• Entrance Fee: Boat Ride

• Overnight: Hotel to be confirmed - Accommodation in a Standard Room with private bath.

• Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

The Arenal Lake Crossing is a scenic and time-saving transfer between La Fortuna/Arenal and Monteverde. Instead of driving the long road around the lake, travelers take the transportation to the edge of Lake Arenal, board a boat for a 30–40 minute ride across the water, and then continue on the other side to their

destination.

• Duration: About 3–3.5 hours total

• Scenery: Stunning views of Arenal Volcano, lush hillsides, and rural villages along the lake.
  

Services + Inclusions 

• Tour Guide: Spanish/English

• Entrance Fee: CuriCancha Cloud Forest Reserve

• Horseback riding reservations, equipment, and guide

• Overnight: Hotel to be confirmed - Accommodation in a Standard Room with private bath.

• Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
  

Curicancha Reserve is a private wildlife sanctuary located between the Monteverde and Santa Elena Cloud Forests. Covering about 205 acres of cloud forest, transitional forest, and open meadows, it’s one of the best places in Costa Rica for peaceful nature walks and birdwatching.

• Trails: Well-marked paths (easy to moderate) that wind through dense forest, gardens, and open clearings.

• Wildlife: Frequent sightings of hummingbirds, toucans, motmots, trogons, howler and capuchin monkeys, and sometimes the resplendent quetzal.

The horseback riding tour at Monteverde is a guided, approximately 2-hour scenic ride through private trails and rolling hills in the Monteverde area. On this experience, you will ride well-trained, calm horses that are suitable for both beginners and more experienced riders, allowing everyone in the group to enjoy the activity safely. During the tour, you’ll travel through lush landscapes, including forested areas and open countryside, with beautiful views of the surrounding hills and nature. (Note: max weigh limit is 220 lbs/

Services + Inclusions

• Tour Guide: Spanish/English

• Entrance Fee: La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park

• Overnight: Rancho Lodge, Accommodation in a Standard

  Room with private bath.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

La Paz Waterfall is one of Costa Rica’s most impressive waterfalls, located in the lush cloud forest near Poás Volcano. Surrounded by dense tropical vegetation, the waterfall plunges dramatically into a deep canyon, creating a stunning natural landscape. Visitors access the waterfall via well-maintained trails with stairs and scenic viewpoints, allowing them to admire the falls from different angles. Along the way, it is common to observe rich flora and wildlife typical of the region. Lunch is included at La Paz

Wildlife & Nature Exhibits: Butterfly observatory , Hummingbird garden, Aviary, Serpentarium , Ranarium & frog ponds, Monkey areas and sloths, Jungle cat exhibits

Botanical & Other Attractions: Orchid and heliconia gardens, Cloud and rainforest trails through lush vegetation andTraditional Costa Rican casita (old house), trout lake and photo spots.

Services + Inclusions:

• Transfer back to San Jose Airport 

• Meals Included: Breakfast