After breakfast you will enjoy a guided hike into Rincón de la vieja National Park. Where you will know from a dry forest to a cloudy one in the middle of a volcanic environment in a short journey. Emanations of boiling mud, boiling water and vapors that resonate in the environment. You can witness all this volcanic activity and, in addition, you can visit a dry forest, a wet one, a very humid one and a cloudy one.

During the afternoon you will feel the exhilaration of a zip line experience that has a total of 8 cables and 16 platforms that travel from one end of the Colorado River canyon to the other, offering an impression view of the nature below. There are cables that vary in length from 150m to 360m long and 75 m high. Safety is paramount, guides are always part of the tour to ensure our visitors safety and the latest equipment is used. The journey lasts approximately 1 hour.

Included activities: Rincon de la Vieja guided hike, zip lining adventure.

Optional activities: Tubing adventure, waterfall hike rappelling, horseback ride, rafting,

Transportation: 30 minutes from Cañon de la Vieja to Rincon de la Vieja National Park or 1 hour from Borinquen Mountain Resort. Zip lining on site of both hotels.

Accommodations Options: Borinquen Mountain Resort & Spa (4 star hotel) or Cañon de la Vieja Lodge (3 star hotel)

On the way to your beach destination you will visit the community of Santa Barbara (approx. 1.5 hours).

Santa Barbara, is the birthplace of the marimba, an instrument that is a national symbol of Costa Rica. In addition, it is the only part of the country where the ancient tradition of ceramics is maintained, a tradition inherited from our indigenous people.

When you arrive you will try your culinary skills and learn how to create a local dish for lunch from the hands of the local experts.

After lunch you will experience a complete demonstration of the pottery process, starting with making the mud with your feet, cooking it in a mud oven. You will learn from the history of the family whose modus vivendi has been transmitted from generation to generation.

From Santa Barbara you will continue to the beach location you choose: Hermosa Beach, Negra Beach or Potrero Beach for dinner and a relaxing evening

Included Activities:  Cooking and pottery lessons.

Optional activities: Sunset Catamaran.

Transportation: 1. 5 hours from Rincon de la Vieja to Santa Barbara and 1 hour from Santa Barbara to any of the beach locations.

Accommodation Options:  Mangaby- Playa Hermosa (3 star hotel) or Bahia del Sol- Playa Potrero (5 star hotel)  

Today you will have the option to relax at the hotel and beach for the day, or choose one of two exciting activities below.

Option #1: Surfing Lessons The Guanacaste region is a great central place to use as home base to explore many of the area breaks to the north and south. There are several breaks in the area including the famous spot of Playa Negra, and the untouched wave of Playa Junquillal. To learn how to surf all you need is the ability to swim and a good sense of humour. You’ll be paired with an instructor who will show you the ropes and teach you how stand up on your surfboard and ride your first wave in your first class.

Included Activities:  Two hour surfing lessons.

Option #2: Snorkeling Explore the Pacific marine life on a snorkeling tour. Off the shores of Tamarindo, you will travel by boat to your snorkeling destinations. This excursion includes all equipment as well as an experienced guide, soft drinks and fresh tropical fruits.

Included Activities:  Two hour snorkeling tour.

Accommodations Options: Mangaby- Playa Hermosa (3 star hotel) or Bahia del Sol- Playa Potrero (5 star hotel)

Explore a fascinating intricate system of calcareous caves at Barra Honda.

Hiking through the Barra Honda National Park lead you to an intricately large system of limestone caverns which house a multitude of capricious forms and figures.  Reef rocks constitute Barra Honda hill, of 300 meters tall, which means, by old reefs that sink caused by an elevation provoked by tectonics faults 60 millions of years ago. You will be gear up with special rock climbing equipment to explore and enjoy these caves and see the flora and fauna of this place, you can see coatis, agoutis, anteaters and monkeys also point out species of tree and medical plants. This hike takes around one hour approx. and may be difficult depending on your physical condition.

Included Activities: Barra Honda Caves Tour.

Transportation: 1. 5 hours from any of the beach hotels.

Another day option if you feel that Barra Honda is not for you:

Option #2: Ostional sea turtle nesting One of Costa Rica’s most beloved seaside visitors is the sea turtle. And you could say that sea turtles love Costa Rica right back. Year after year, they return to the same Costa Rica beaches to lay their eggs. One of the most spectacular displays of this is the arribada, or the annual arrival of hundreds of thousands of sea turtles to lay their eggs under the new moon.  

Included Activities:  Ostional turtle nesting tour (seasonal activity from August to November for nesting and hatching from December to February).

Transportation: 1. 5 hours from any of the beach hotels.

Accommodation Options:  Mangaby- Playa Hermosa (3 star hotel) or Bahia del Sol- Playa Potrero (5 star hotel)

Your amazing trip is coming to an end! You will take an early private ground transfer from your chosen beach location to Liberia Airport where you will connect to your flight home. We hope you enjoyed your trip and will come visit again soon!

Transportation: 30 minutes to 1.5 hours from your beach hotel to the Liberia International Airport.