2-Week Costa Rica Holiday Itinerary - Including Tortuguero & Samara Beach

After a long flight you’ll be pleased to see a representative from our local office waiting to whisk you away to your modern hotel. The next morning you’ll visit the office of our local partner where you’ll be greeted with a Costa Rican coffee. We’ll organise a two hour walk for you around the city with an English speaking guide to discover the secret sights of the city.

The amazing landscape of Tortuguero is not accessible by road. Instead you’ll find rivers meandering through the pristine rainforest to the famous nesting ground of countless turtles. You’ll spend a couple of nights in a jungle lodge, with all of your food and boat trips included. Fill your senses with the sounds of the rainforest, listen to howler monkeys in the distance, smell the tropical hibiscus or spot tiny red frogs in the grass.

As you head towards La Fortuna, at the foot of Arenal volcano, you’ll notice the landscape becoming more mountainous and the winding road becoming more pot-holed. The mighty volcano and beautiful countryside is one of the most iconic images of Costa Rica. We’ll arrange for you to stay in a comfortable wooden cabin hotel, just outside the popular tourist town. During your stay, you will take a hike through the lush landscape, with the volcano as a beautiful back-drop before being transferred to the hot springs where you can unwind.

Feel the magic of the dense cloud forest of Monteverde. Take a guided canopy walk through the forest where ferns, mosses and orchids bloom amongst the hanging tree branches and beautiful birds dart through the trees. Due to the humid climate the forest gives off a fairytale-like atmosphere, especially in often-present mist. You’ll stay in a comfortable Swiss-style chalet, set amongst wooded surroundings.

Samara is a cosy village with a long, sandy beach complete with palm trees and a calm sea that slopes gently from the sand. There are no large hotels and the surroundings here are beautiful. You’ll stay in a small scale lodge just a few minutes’ walk from the beach and Samara village. At night you can hear the hundreds of sounds of the jungle and the roar of the sea.

During your stay you’ll hop in a kayak to paddle over to Isla Chora with a guide and group, about 20 minutes away from the coast. Here you’ll find an uninhabited white sand beach, the perfect spot for snorkelling and spotting tropical fish darting past your mask. After a buffet of fresh local fruits you’ll kayak back to the mainland.