Oak Hall Round 3!

Itinerary Option #1

Day 1 ------ Arrive & Drive to Arenal (Casa Luna)

Irazu Crater

Today we will meet you at the airport and make our way to the Arenal area. This is really the spot we need to be in order to make the Cano Negro trip. We will stay at the Casa Luna hotel or if you wanted to mix it up a little bit we could stay somewhere different like the Arenal Observatory Hotel. (Meals: Dinner)

Day 2 ------ Visit Cano Negro (Casa Luna)

Today will be the day trip to Cano Negro. It is a full day on a private boat with a chance to see plenty of wildlife. We will spend around 3 hours on the boat just floating around the wetlands seeing different birds, mammals, and reptiles. In the evening we will head back to the hotel in the Arenal area. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

Day 3 ------ Canyoneering Drive to Tirimbina (Tirimbina Sarapiqui)

Today we will start the day with the canyoneering as I feel everyone would like to get that in since it was scratched last year. The morning will be filled with the canyoneering adventure and the afternoon making the 2 hour drive to the Tirimbina rainforest area. This is another area where wildlife is plentiful and an excellent learning environment for students. When we arrive we will get situated and then take part in the night hike. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

Day 4 ------ Travel to Casa Turire (Casa Turire)

When we wake up we will do some of the best birding in the country along with another nature hike looking for some critters and animals of all types. After lunch we will make the drive to the Casa Turire hotel which is one of Turrialba's finest. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

Day 5 ------ Raft Duckies to Camp (Camp Pacuare)

Today is your day for rafting in Dukies. Here everyone will get their own duckie or they will have the option to raft with a guide. You can decide to do a full day of duckie rafting and we return to the Casa Turire hotel for another night or we can do the night on the river and raft out in rafts on day 2 of the river. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

Day 6 ------ Raft Out and Travel to San Jose (San Jose Hotel)

Today we will raft out and travel back to the San Jose area. If you decided just to do the day trip of rafting we can get up in the morning and head to the Irazu Volcano crater which is at 9,000ft and has some excellent views of looking into the crater. If you decided to camp on the river we will raft the big rapids of Pacuare and then head straight back to the San Jose area. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

Day 7 ------ Fly Home!

Today we will catch your flight and go back home!!! Always hate to see Maria Leave!!!


Itinerary Option #2

Day 1 ------ Arrive & Drive to La Cusinga (La Cusinga)

Today we will meet you at the airport and make the 3 hour drive to La Cusinga. This is one of the most unique spots in Costa Rica. It is a true ecolodge developed by one of the pioneer conservationist that came down to Costa Rica from the US 40 years ago. When it comes to views of the Pacific this place can not be beat. (Meals: Dinner)

Day 2 ------ Zipline & Nature Hike at La Cusinga (La Cusinga)

Today you will zip probably my second favorite zipline in the country. One part about it that beats all other ziplines is that it has a tarzan swing. This swing is amazing and the kids will love it with a view of 1,000ft above sea-level it gets the adrenaline going. After the zipline we will head back to La Cusinga where we will take a hike on the reserve and look for some wildlife. In the evening we can do a bon-fire on the property and do one of Maria's great ideas of who knows what you will come up with next for evening activities for outdoors! (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

Day 3 ------ Raft Savegre River (La Cusinga)

Why Raft when you can TUBE!!!

Today we will raft the Savegre River. This is a great day trip and something different than Pacuare. We  have a section of it that is class IV where we will raft in rafts and then at the bottom section where it is just class II's we will let everyone get their private inner-tube and we will make our way down on tubes that are actually made for whitewater. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

Day 4 ------ Travel to Drake Bay (Drake Bay Lodge)

Nature Hike

Today we will leave La Cusinga and make our way down to the Osa Peninsula. Here we will drive for around 1hour and then be transported by boat. We will make our way through mangroves where we have a chance to see wildlife and then out into the Pacific getting through the mouth of the river is an adventure in itself. We will then arrive at Drake Bay where we will be staying for the next few nights among complete jungle and wildlife. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

Hola Maria!!!

Day 5 ------ Nature Hike (Drake Bay Lodge)


You will wake up to the sound of the Scarlett Macaws that are everywhere down here flying in pairs up and down the coastline. After we get some breakfast we will get into the jungle and start to learn about the rainforest. We have developed some great games that I think you would enjoy when we have a full day like this in the jungle we have teams and different activities where they compete against each other while finding different species and things of such and then we tally up in the afternoon. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

Day 6 ------ Activities at Lodge (Drake Bay Lodge)

Eyelash Pit-Viper

After a full day in the jungle today we can plan on doing some water activites. You have the option of renting kayaks or we can do a Cano Negro Trip where we head out to the island and do some snorkeling. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

Day 7 ------ Fly to San Jose Airport to catch flight home!


Today we will fly off the peninsula and into the San Jose airport where you will connect to your international flight. (Meals: Breakfast)