Costa Rica

Ethnosphere Travel is so excited to share the 2019 Costa Rica Adventure Trip! Please join us on this 9 day trip, we will be traveling from San Jose to Arenal, Monteverde and our final destination will be Guanacaste. With this itinerary, you'll explore the best of Costa Rica.

About this Trip

The Costa Rica trip is for travelers looking for adveture that combines a fun and active itinerary, a mindful experience and meeting an incredible group of people! the retreat will be hosted by Ethnosphere Travel founder Andrea Kreps, who will guide you through this experience.

Trip Length: 9 days

Trip Style: Active 

Group Size: 10-12 total

Meals: Breakfast Daily & 2 Dinners Included

Hosts: Andrea Kreps

Price: US $1600 

(Travel protection Insurance available for purchase) 

A nonrefundable deposit of $250 is required to reserve your spot by July 21, 2018

And most importantly you will be meeting other amazing humans!

Sample Itinerary

 

Day 1 Friday, January 18, 2019 ARRIVE SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA

Welcome to Costa Rica, arrive in San José and transfer to your hotel, this evening enjoy a welcome dinner and drink and you will be met by your Host Andrea Kreps.

Day 2 Saturday, January 19, 2019 SAN JOSÉ–ARENAL

Start your day with breakfast, this morning, transfer to the town of La Fortuna in the Arenal Volcano area, where you will stay two nights. This afternoon, visit the famous TABACÓN HOT SPRINGS and take a dip in the natural springs and pools of mineral waters surrounded by lush, tropical forest. Enjoy dinner at the hot springs.

Overnight: Arenal

Meals: Breakfast-Dinner

Day 3 Sunday, January 20, 2019 ARENAL

Today is at leisure to explore on your own. Perhaps visit the Arenal Hanging Bridges, a network of suspension bridges, platforms, and trails built in the cloud forest. From here, explore the forest canopy with a bird’s-eye view, giving you a different perspective of the forest’s wildlife.  Alternatively, you may choose a rafting adventure, horseback riding, or a caving experince in nearby Venado Caves.

Overnight: Arenal

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4 Monday, January 21, 2019 ARENAL–MONTEVERDE

This morning head up to experience a different side of Costa Rica, begin with a short BOAT ride across Arenal Lake and admire different species of birds that visit and call the area home. Continue through incredible mountain scenery and the MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST. This evening, venture into Monteverde’s Cloud Forest just before nightfall with an expert Naturalist for a guided NATURE WALK to search for the jungle’s nocturnal creatures, like sloths, foxes, agoutis, frogs, and many more!

Overnight: Monteverde

Meals: Breakfast

Day 5 Tuesday, January 22, 2019 MONTEVERDE

Enjoy a day to do as you please. Maybe wake up early and visit Santa Elena Cloud Forest to best experience the animals in their natural forest habitats. Discover this misty and surreal wildlife sanctuary full of mosses, ferns, flowers, and other indigenous plant life. Also notice how the combination of climatic and geographic factors create temperature and humidity gradients, changing dramatically over just a short distance, or you could visit a local family’s farm to learn about sugarcane, coffee, and tilapia farming.

Overnight: Monteverde

Meals: Breakfast

Day 6 Wednesday, January 23, 2019 MONTEVERDE–GUANACASTE

Journey to the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. This part of the North Pacific region of Coast Rica offers hundreds of unspoiled beaches lining the shores, but Guanacaste is surprisingly far from being a traditional beach destination. During your time here you may choose a rainforest canopy tour, river rafting or a float trip down the Corobici River, horseback riding, fishing, snorkeling in the Pacific Ocean, or just relaxing on the beach.

Overnight: Guanacaste

Meals: Breakfast

Day 7-8 Thursday, January 24 25, 2019 GUANACASTE

You will have two days to explore this beautiful part of Costa Rica, take a yoga class or a surf lesson, in the evening, watch the sun slip behind the coast and then the starry night skyfree! Tamarindo Diria is one of the only hotels in Tamarindo conveniently situated on the shoreline giving guests direct access to beach activities and sunsets. 

Overnight: Guanacaste

Meals: Breakfast

Day 9  Friday, January 26, 2019 GUANACASTE

Your vacation ends after breakfast this morning. Schedule flights out of Liberia International Airport.

Meals: Breakfast

Package Details:

• Starting land price is per person based on double occupancy 
• Travel protection and international air bookings are available
• A nonrefundable deposit of $250 is required to reserve your spot by July 21, 2018
• The total  balance is due on or before November 10 2018

Not included:

• Airfare to and from Costa Rica, estimate $400-$700
• Optional Tours 
• Extra Meals: Lunch and Dinners, 

Where do I stay?

• San Jose:      Wyndham Herradura
• Arenal:           Magic Mountain Hotel
• Monteverde:  El Estable Mountain Hotel                                  
• Guanacaste:  Tamarindo Diria Beach & Golf Lodge                                                                                                                       

 

 

Space is limited! If you’d like to make a reservation or just want additional information, contact Andrea Kreps 

andrea@ethnospheretravel.com