Caravan's all-inclusive 10-day tour of Costa Rica covers all of your expenses except airfare to and from San Jose International Airport. This tour includes stops at Tortuguero National Park with visits to a butterfly garden, trips down a canal and nature viewing, including seeing the green-faced monkeys who make their home in the forest. Tour a pineapple plantation, sugar cane fields and visit Cano Negro, a migratory bird habitat. Your trip will take you through the rain forests, traversing one of six hanging bridges for a close up view of waterfalls, exotic birds and unusual animals. Your Pacific Ocean stay is in Guanacaste, whose exquisite beaches are in proximity to a nature reserve featuring howler monkeys and tropical birds. End your tour in the nation's capital, San Jose, with time to take in shopping for handicrafts, dinner and local entertainment. As of September 2010, packages are from $995 per person, double-occupancy.
Caravan Tours Inc.
401 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-321-9800
caravan.com
This century-old four-story, 70-room hotel is located in the heart of San Jose, Costa Rica's capital. The Hotel Europa is near the National Theater, National Museum and Simon Bolivar Zoo. Hotel amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, concierge services, tour assistance, Internet access, room service and free breakfast. Each room includes one or two double or king beds, bathrobes, air conditioning, cable television service, a work desk and in-room safes. Restaurants, shopping and entertainment are nearby. As of September 2010, rooms are priced from $48 per night. Arrange your own airfare and airport transfers. Take one of many day trips including to Guayabo National Monument, site of pre-Columbian era ruins.
Hotel Europa
Central street, 5ft avenue,
San Jose, 4258-1000
Costa Rica
011-506-2-222-1222
hoteleuropacr.com
Fly from New York's LaGuardia Airport to San Jose International Airport on Spirit Airlines, transferring to the Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort located 42 miles from the capital. Situated in a rain forest in Costa Rica's central beach region, this four-story, 191-room Marriott hotel features room service, a business center, an outdoor pool, a fitness facility and many activities, including swimming at Herradura Beach, hiking, an 18-hole golf course, miniature golf, tennis and volleyball. This resort includes a casino. Each room features one king or two double beds, bottled water, a minibar, a coffee maker, sitting area, patio, a safe, a DVD player and cable television service. As of September 2010, your one week stay is from $974 per person, double-occupancy and includes your flight to and from New York, hotel and most services and taxes.
Spirit Vacations
2800 Executive Way
Miramar, FL 33025-6542
407-583-5216
spiritvacations.com
