Travel details
USD 1,477
/ per person
Note: The displayed price is a reference price converted from the local price using our exchange rate at the time this plan was proposed.
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Duration |
Departure in 2026/11 | 6 days |
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Participants |
2 person(s)（Adults 2 person(s)、Children 0 person(s)） |
Travel story
A six-day journey through the forests of Costa Rica in search of colorful birds, including the resplendent quetzal.
At Carara National Park, take time to observe the diverse wildlife sustained by its tropical rainforest and tropical dry forest.
Explore the quetzal’s habitat twice—once in the early morning and again in the afternoon—to increase your chances of spotting one.
In Sarapiquí, search for creatures beyond birds, including sloths, frogs, butterflies, and the rare Honduran white bat.
From boat trips to forest walks, experience Costa Rica’s rich ecosystems as you explore a variety of environments.
Signature points
Search for the quetzal on two excursions, morning and afternoon
Head to the mountain town of San Gerardo de Dota in search of the resplendent quetzal, often called “the most beautiful bird in the world.”
Join two guided excursions at different times of day: one in the early morning and another in the afternoon.
The time spent walking through the forest and looking for the bird is itself a special part of the journey.
It’s a full day of carefully seeking out this much-admired bird—a dream for birdwatching enthusiasts.
Search for diverse wildlife in forests, along rivers, and at the lodge
In Carara, take a forest walk and cruise along the Tárcoles River by boat to spot crocodiles and waterbirds.
In Sarapiquí, look for sloths, frogs, butterflies, toucans, and hummingbirds.
You may even encounter the rare, pure-white Honduran white bat.
By exploring different places and habitats, you can fully experience Costa Rica’s rich ecosystems.
Birdwatching from the moment you wake up
In nature-rich areas, you can expect to see wild birds even on the grounds of your hotel or lodge.
Stay amid the habitats of colorful birds such as macaws, hummingbirds, tanagers, and woodpeckers.
An early-morning birdwatching tour is also included on the final day, so you can enjoy searching for wildlife right up to the end of your trip.
This itinerary makes staying in nature itself part of the experience—not just visiting wildlife-viewing destinations.
Other plans at this destination
Itinerary
Welcome to Costa Rica
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Costarica - San José
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Arrival in Costa Rica
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(Not included)
Private Transfer
Upon arrival in Costa Rica, your local Costa Rican driver will be waiting for you at the airport exit. After meeting your driver, transfer to your hotel in San José.
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Radisson San Jose-Costa Rica
Upon arrival at the hotel, check in.
Tárcoles River Boat Tour
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Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel.
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Private Transfer
Your driver will pick you up. Please check out and wait near the reception. Depart San José and transfer to Carara.
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Costarica - Carara
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Lunch
Lunch upon arrival at the Tárcoles River boat tour site near Carara.
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Tárcoles River Boat Tour
After lunch, join a private boat tour on the Tárcoles River (approximately 2 hours).
Look for giant crocodiles and reptiles such as basilisk lizards and iguanas, as well as waterbirds and seabirds such as kingfishers, sandpipers, herons, ibises, brown pelicans, and magnificent frigatebirds.
[English Guide]
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Private Transfer
After the tour, transfer to your hotel in Carara in the vehicle waiting for you.
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Hotel Cerro Lodge
Arrive at the hotel and check in. You may be able to see a variety of wild birds, including macaws, on the hotel grounds.
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：×
Visit to Carara National Park
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Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
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Visit to Carara National Park
Your guide will pick you up at the hotel. Explore Carara National Park with your guide. Known as a major breeding ground for macaws, the park is also where two ecosystems—tropical rainforest and tropical dry forest—meet, offering opportunities to observe birds that inhabit each environment. You may also spot monkeys, frogs, snakes, and other wildlife.
After the tour, return to the hotel.
[English Guide]
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Private Transfer
Your driver will pick you up. Please check out and wait near the reception. Depart Carara and transfer to San Gerardo de Dota (approximately 4–4.5 hours).
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Costarica - San Gerardo de Dota
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Hotel de Montaña Suria
Upon arrival at the hotel in San Gerardo de Dota, check in.
Two Quetzal-Watching Tours
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Early Morning Quetzal-Watching Tour
Your guide will pick you up in the early morning, around 5 a.m. Get ready and wait in the parking lot. Set out on the first quetzal-watching tour to look for the quetzal, sometimes called the most beautiful bird in the world.
[English Guide]
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Breakfast
After the tour, have breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
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Free Time
After breakfast, enjoy free time until the second quetzal-watching tour in the afternoon.
You can also see wild birds such as hummingbirds, tanagers, and woodpeckers on the hotel grounds.
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Second Quetzal-Watching Tour
Your guide will pick you up in the afternoon, around 3 p.m. Get ready and wait near the parking lot for the second quetzal-watching tour.
[English Guide]
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Hotel de Montaña Suria
Upon arrival at the hotel in San Gerardo de Dota, check in.
Exploring Sarapiquí
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Breakfast
Breakfast at the lodge restaurant.
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Private Transfer
After breakfast, your driver will pick you up. Please check out and wait near the reception. Transfer to a nature reserve in Sarapiquí, in the Caribbean lowland rainforest region (approximately 4–4.5 hours).
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Costarica - Sarapiquí
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Lunch
Upon arrival at the nature reserve, have lunch at the restaurant.
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Nature Reserve Walk
After lunch, take a private walk through the nature reserve with a guide. Look for sloths, colorful frogs, toucans and hummingbirds, brightly colored birds such as tanagers, tropical butterflies such as morpho and owl butterflies, and other insects, as well as the Honduran white bat, an exceptionally rare pure-white bat.
[English Guide]
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Transfer by Private Vehicle
After your walk in the nature reserve, transfer to your lodge in Sarapiquí.
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Selva Verde Lodge
Upon arrival at the lodge, check in.
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：×
Birdwatching
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6:00am
Early Morning Birdwatching Tour
Join the lodge's early morning birdwatching tour (approximately 2 hours, shared with other guests). Look for rainforest birds such as toucans, hummingbirds, tanagers, woodpeckers, and trogons.
[English Guide]
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Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel.
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Transfer by Private Vehicle
Your driver will pick you up. Please check out and wait near the reception. Transfer to the airport.
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Costarica - San José
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Departure from Costa Rica
Welcome to Costa Rica
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Costarica - San José
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Arrival in Costa Rica
-
(Not included)
Private Transfer
Upon arrival in Costa Rica, your local Costa Rican driver will be waiting for you at the airport exit. After meeting your driver, transfer to your hotel in San José.
-
Radisson San Jose-Costa Rica
Upon arrival at the hotel, check in.
Tárcoles River Boat Tour
-
Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel.
-
Private Transfer
Your driver will pick you up. Please check out and wait near the reception. Depart San José and transfer to Carara.
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Costarica - Carara
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Lunch
Lunch upon arrival at the Tárcoles River boat tour site near Carara.
-
Tárcoles River Boat Tour
After lunch, join a private boat tour on the Tárcoles River (approximately 2 hours).
Look for giant crocodiles and reptiles such as basilisk lizards and iguanas, as well as waterbirds and seabirds such as kingfishers, sandpipers, herons, ibises, brown pelicans, and magnificent frigatebirds.
[English Guide]
-
Private Transfer
After the tour, transfer to your hotel in Carara in the vehicle waiting for you.
-
Hotel Cerro Lodge
Arrive at the hotel and check in. You may be able to see a variety of wild birds, including macaws, on the hotel grounds.
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：×
Visit to Carara National Park
-
Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
-
Visit to Carara National Park
Your guide will pick you up at the hotel. Explore Carara National Park with your guide. Known as a major breeding ground for macaws, the park is also where two ecosystems—tropical rainforest and tropical dry forest—meet, offering opportunities to observe birds that inhabit each environment. You may also spot monkeys, frogs, snakes, and other wildlife.
After the tour, return to the hotel.
[English Guide]
-
Private Transfer
Your driver will pick you up. Please check out and wait near the reception. Depart Carara and transfer to San Gerardo de Dota (approximately 4–4.5 hours).
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Costarica - San Gerardo de Dota
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Hotel de Montaña Suria
Upon arrival at the hotel in San Gerardo de Dota, check in.
Two Quetzal-Watching Tours
-
Early Morning Quetzal-Watching Tour
Your guide will pick you up in the early morning, around 5 a.m. Get ready and wait in the parking lot. Set out on the first quetzal-watching tour to look for the quetzal, sometimes called the most beautiful bird in the world.
[English Guide]
-
Breakfast
After the tour, have breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
-
Free Time
After breakfast, enjoy free time until the second quetzal-watching tour in the afternoon.
You can also see wild birds such as hummingbirds, tanagers, and woodpeckers on the hotel grounds.
-
Second Quetzal-Watching Tour
Your guide will pick you up in the afternoon, around 3 p.m. Get ready and wait near the parking lot for the second quetzal-watching tour.
[English Guide]
-
Hotel de Montaña Suria
Upon arrival at the hotel in San Gerardo de Dota, check in.
Exploring Sarapiquí
-
Breakfast
Breakfast at the lodge restaurant.
-
Private Transfer
After breakfast, your driver will pick you up. Please check out and wait near the reception. Transfer to a nature reserve in Sarapiquí, in the Caribbean lowland rainforest region (approximately 4–4.5 hours).
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Costarica - Sarapiquí
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Lunch
Upon arrival at the nature reserve, have lunch at the restaurant.
-
Nature Reserve Walk
After lunch, take a private walk through the nature reserve with a guide. Look for sloths, colorful frogs, toucans and hummingbirds, brightly colored birds such as tanagers, tropical butterflies such as morpho and owl butterflies, and other insects, as well as the Honduran white bat, an exceptionally rare pure-white bat.
[English Guide]
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Transfer by Private Vehicle
After your walk in the nature reserve, transfer to your lodge in Sarapiquí.
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Selva Verde Lodge
Upon arrival at the lodge, check in.
Meals B/F：⚪︎ LUN：⚪︎ DIN：×
Birdwatching
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6:00am
Early Morning Birdwatching Tour
Join the lodge's early morning birdwatching tour (approximately 2 hours, shared with other guests). Look for rainforest birds such as toucans, hummingbirds, tanagers, woodpeckers, and trogons.
[English Guide]
-
Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel.
-
Transfer by Private Vehicle
Your driver will pick you up. Please check out and wait near the reception. Transfer to the airport.
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Costarica - San José
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Departure from Costa Rica
Price Includes / excludes
Accommodation
As stated in the itinerary
Car
As stated in the itinerary
Guide / Assistant
As stated in the itinerary
Activity
As stated in the itinerary
Meal
B/F：5 LUN：2 DIN：0
As stated in the itinerary
Includes (Others)
・Accommodation: Accommodation costs for the portions indicated in the schedule above.
・Meals: Meals for the portions indicated in the schedule above.
・Transportation: Transportation and driver arrangement costs indicated in the schedule above. Costa Rican driver and private vehicle for the entire itinerary.
・Admission fees: Admission fees and tour costs for the attractions indicated in the itinerary.
・Guide fees: Local Costa Rican spot guides (English and Spanish) will accompany you on each tour.
Excludes (Others)
・International airfare and airport taxes.
・Personal expenses, such as laundry service and international calls, and any costs incurred when requesting services.
・Tips for drivers and guides. *Not required.
・Any stops or admissions at places not shown in the itinerary, as well as facility usage fees, service charges, and other such costs.
・Porter fees at airports, hotels, etc.
・Meals for the portions not indicated in the schedule above.
Accommodation list
| 1 |
San José
Radisson San Jose-Costa Rica
2person(s) 1rooms ツイン
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1 night
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| 2 |
Carara
Hotel Cerro Lodge
2person(s) 1rooms ツイン
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1 night
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| 3 |
San Gerardo de Dota
Hotel de Montaña Suria
2person(s) 2rooms ツイン
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2 nights total
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| 4 |
San Gerardo de Dota
Selva Verde Lodge
2person(s) 1rooms ツイン
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1 night
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