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We would be happy to assist you with a customized itinerary based on your clients' preferences. We can offer an itinerary including Arenal and Guanacaste, featuring activities such as the Hanging Bridges at Mistico Park, ziplining with Sky Adventures, a sloth tour, a coffee tour, and the Río Celeste tour. In Guanacaste, we can include a sunset catamaran tour; however, we do not offer the Las Baulas National Park tour.

Would it be possible for me to get a shuttle to San Jose instead of Liberia? I am looking at March 4-11. I arrive late night on the 4th and would depart March 11th from San Jose at 7:35 AM

Yes, we can certainly arrange a shuttle from Guanacaste to San José for an additional cost. The price will depend on whether the drop-off is at a hotel or directly at San José Airport as well as the number of passengers. Please note that our shared shuttles operate on specific morning schedules. Based on the flight details you sent (departure at 7:35 a.m.), we would offer a private transfer because the departure from Guanacaste would have to be around 10:00 p.m. the night before. The drive from Guanacaste to San José takes approximately 4–5 hours. For this reason, we would recommend adding one night in San José to make your departure more comfortable.

We are looking for a guided tour starting 12/23 through 12/30 2024 from San Jose ending in Liberia.

Unfortunately, most of the hotels included in this package and the rest of the packages we offer are sold out for Christmas and New Year Season 2024. In case you can consider new travel dates for your family trip, please feel free to let us know and we will be more than happy to assist you.

wanted to know can you tell me exactly what hotels are included

The hotels included are indicated on the tour package description. However, here below you can find the options: San Jose area: Country Inn & Suites or similar Arenal area: Arenal Paraiso or similar Guanacaste area: Tamarindo Diría or similar Hotels are subject to availability at time of booking.

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Operator: Central American Tours
Nature & Wildlife: Explore untamed landscapes teeming with wildlife
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Partially Guided: Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Low Intensity: Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English: Other languages on request: Spanish
Group Size 1 - 20
All Ages Welcome

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Itinerary

Intro
Introduction
Day 1
San José
San José
Day 2
San José to Arenal
San José to Arenal
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at a cozy restaurant with stunning views of the volcano in La Fortuna), Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Sarchi - tour of artisan town with world's largest ox cart
- Arenal Volcano viewing
- Baldi Hot Springs - access to 25 natural mineral pools
Landmarks
Arenal Volcano
Baldi Hot Springs
Sarchi
Day 3
Arenal
Arenal
Meals
Breakfast
Included Activities
- Jungle Safari Floating on Peñas Blancas River - approximately 1.5 to 2 hours with naturalist guide
Landmarks
Peñas Blancas River
Day 4
Arenal to Guanacaste
Arenal to Guanacaste
Meals
Breakfast
Landmarks
Tropical Dry Forest
Day 5
Guanacaste
Guanacaste
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Zip line course (canopy tour)
- Guided horseback ride with volcano views
- Thermal pools access
Landmarks
Vida Aventura Ranch & Nature Park
Day 6
Guanacaste
Guanacaste
Meals
Breakfast
Day 7
Guanacaste
Guanacaste
Meals
Breakfast
Day 8
Guanacaste to Liberia
Guanacaste to Liberia

Landmarks
Arenal Volcano
Baldi Hot Springs
Sarchi

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Peñas Blancas River

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Tropical Dry Forest

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Vida Aventura Ranch & Nature Park

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Carolyne4.3•September 2026
My trip with Catours was excellent and well organised. It was at 'luxury' level and very expensive for what it was...
My trip with Catours was excellent and well organised. It was at 'luxury' level and very expensive for what it was but I had the security of knowing it was all organised and safe for my first trip to Central America. The trip to Tortuguero was like a proper guided tour and our guide Alex was excellent, managing logistics, spotting animals and looking after the guests. We could book additional trips with the hotel which included transport, or it can be cheaper to organise it yourself and pay extra for a boat taxi (in this case) or an Uber elsewhere. The rest of the trip to the Fortuna and Monteverde areas was not guided. Catours had just booked the hotels, transport and a couple of activities. Ana Rojas in their office was excellent, helping me to modify the activities due to my daughters issues with walking, although I ended up paying twice as I was the only person on the volcano hike and there is a trip minimum. What I would like the company to do is to put in more accurate timings into the schedule and give the options for additional activities in the available time slots. I spent a lot of time researching activities on Trip Advisor. We travelled in rainy season (August) but had enough dry times for most activities and a couple of beautiful sunny days (out of 8). However, we couldn't see the Arenal Volcano, due to cloud but this can happen in dry season too. Do take a poncho, especially in Tortuguero and Monteverde where wet clothes do not dry due to the humidity and lack of aircon in the hotels. Coats don't stop your bottom half and shoes getting soaked. The hotels were all lovely, as was the transport and drivers. Beware - taxis will charge a lot to take you to e.g. Mistico bridges as they 'wait' for you to finish. Use an Uber. However, book it in separate trips. Many big operations e.g. hanging bridges/zip lining etc have buildings with wifi so you can book one on the way back. My Uber driver added the stops to one big journey. Although, he left and did jobs between my pick-ups, it registered as one long trip with hours of waiting. I came home to a £140 bill for the morning ! You will need a little Spanish or Google translate as the drivers speak varying amounts of English. However, I felt safe travelling alone using Ubers in Costa Rica. In general, it is as safe a country to travel around as at home.Show more
Kaitlyn5.0•March 2024
The trip was amazing and everyone was very helpful. We had an excursion cancelled due to road closures, they provided...
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Courtney
Asked on May 4th, 2026
How do you create customized package
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- Central American ToursOperator•Written May 2026
  We would be happy to assist you with a customized itinerary based on your clients' preferences. We can offer an itinerary including Arenal and Guanacaste, featuring activities such as the Hanging Bridges at Mistico Park, ziplining with Sky Adventures, a sloth tour, a coffee tour, and the Río Celeste tour. In Guanacaste, we can include a sunset catamaran tour; however, we do not offer the Las Baulas National Park tour.
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Alyssa
Asked on February 19th, 2026
Would it be possible for me to get a shuttle to San Jose instead of Liberia? I am looking at March 4-11. I arrive late night on the 4th and would depart March 11th from San Jose at 7:35 AM
Flights / Transfers
- Central American ToursOperator•Written February 2026
  Yes, we can certainly arrange a shuttle from Guanacaste to San José for an additional cost. The price will depend on whether the drop-off is at a hotel or directly at San José Airport as well as the number of passengers. Please note that our shared shuttles operate on specific morning schedules. Based on the flight details you sent (departure at 7:35 a.m.), we would offer a private transfer because the departure from Guanacaste would have to be around 10:00 p.m. the night before. The drive from Guanacaste to San José takes approximately 4–5 hours. For this reason, we would recommend adding one night in San José to make your departure more comfortable.
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Jenna
Asked on November 8th, 2024
We are looking for a guided tour starting 12/23 through 12/30 2024 from San Jose ending in Liberia.
Tour Details
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- Central American ToursOperator•Written November 2024
  Unfortunately, most of the hotels included in this package and the rest of the packages we offer are sold out for Christmas and New Year Season 2024. In case you can consider new travel dates for your family trip, please feel free to let us know and we will be more than happy to assist you.
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  Jenna
  Traveler•Written November 2024
  We just need private transportation and not hotels or anything else.
- Central American ToursOperator•Written November 2024
  We are sorry, but this is not a service we offer.
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Brittany
Asked on April 28th, 2024
wanted to know can you tell me exactly what hotels are included
Accommodation
- Central American ToursOperator•Written April 2024
  The hotels included are indicated on the tour package description. However, here below you can find the options: San Jose area: Country Inn & Suites or similar Arenal area: Arenal Paraiso or similar Guanacaste area: Tamarindo Diría or similar Hotels are subject to availability at time of booking.

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