Marine conservation journey, Costa Rica

Sample day-by-day itinerary

The outline below is an example, not a fixed departure.

1. Day 1

   Arrive San Jose, Costa Rica. You are met at the airport and transferred to your connecting flight to Osa Peninsula. Check-in to Drake Bay Eco-lodge (D)

   
2. Day 2

   Wildlife safari - jaguars, tapirs, monkeys, macaws, harpy eagles, and peccaries (B,LD)

   
3. Day 3

   Transformational Hammerhead Shark encounter: tagging and tracking with Marine Biologists and researchers (B,L,D)

   
4. Day 4

   Wildlife safari during day, turtle nesting at night (B,L,D)

   
5. Day 5

   Transformational dolphin encounter - spot and swim with a mega-pod of thousands of dolphins (B,L,D)

   
6. Day 6

   Heli-rafting to your jungle eco-luxury Pacuare Lodge on the Pacuare River. Zip-lining, canyoning, or simply relax in the afternoon (B,L,D)

   
7. Day 7

   Transformational jaguar encounter - hike through the jungle in search of this elusive cat. Collect camera traps and analyze videos at camp (B,L,D)

   
8. Day 8

   Free day - choose from adventure activities, or visit a Cabecar Indian palapa or hike to a farming community for a taste of rural life (B,L,D)

   
9. Day 9

   You raft out this morning, and fly over volcanoes to Tortuguero. Canoe safari with local experts, and after lunch fly to The Four Seasons Papagayo (B,L,D)

   
10. Day 10

    Exploration aboard your private yacht (B,L,D)

    
11. Day 11

    Transformational encounter with a biodiversity expert - explore the forest and observe the team's work collecting specimens, taking photographs and documenting DNA samples; perhaps this will be a day that a new species is discovered (B,L,D)

    
12. Day 12

    Observe by helicopter the geothermal activity of both live and dormant volcanoes that make up this incredible ridge dividing the Caribbean & Pacific coasts (B,L,D)

    
13. Day 13

    Submarine exploration with a marine biologist to explore the wonders of the underworld to a depth of up to 1,500ft (B,L,D)

    
14. Day 14

    Folkloric fiesta - interact with farmers & cattle ranchers as they share their stories through traditional dance, folklore and cuisine (B,L,D)

    
15. Day 15

    You are transferred to the airport in time for your flight home (B)

    

Note: This is a sample itinerary only which is to be customized to your exact requirements