
Costa Rica - Ultimate Adventure Itinerary
(Host City: San Jose, Costa Rica)Day 1: San Jose
Day 2: Orotina, bike descent to the Pacific
Day 3: Hacienda Baru Refuge, canopy tour
Day 4: Whale Bay, Cano Island snorkeling
Day 5: Cañon to Copey mountain bike
Day 6: Cerro de la Muerte hike
Day 7: Pacuare River rafting
Day 8: San Jose airport, flights home
From the Field: Costa Rica Vacations
At Austin-Lehman Adventures, our guests are our best ambassadors. Here’s an excerpt from one traveler’s journal about her Costa Rica vacation:"This was one of my favorite vacations! It was an active trip coupled with tons of cultural awareness and nature. This is my idea of a great vacation!"
~ Gail DiLisio, North Salem, New York – 2006 Costa Rica Adventure
Costa Rica Ultimate Adventure

With nearly 1/3 of its land protected as National Park and wildlife refuges, Costa Rica sets the perfect stage for nature, wildlife and adventure-lovers. Hike through sub-alpine meadows and ancient oak forests. Bike back roads, past hidden villages and picturesque farms. Tackle the Pacuare River rapids, recognized as one of the Top 10 rafting adventures in the world. Watch for whales and dolphins on a catamaran sail to Cano Island and soar with the birds through the rain forest canopy by zip line.
Austin Lehman's 8-day tour from Pacific beaches to the heart of the jungle is truly the ultimate Costa Rica Adventure.
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Distinctive Accommodations
8 days / 7 nightsNights 1 & 7: Hotel El Rodeo
Set in tropical gardens with a swimming pool and Jacuzzi, Hotel El Rodeo boasts views of the spectacular Poas and Barva volcanoes.
Night 2: Hotel Villa LapasLocated on the banks of the Tarcoles River at the edge of the Carara Reserve, this all-inclusive resort has 47 comfortable, adobe style rooms surrounded by wooded gardens. An openair restaurant and bar has a deck overlooking the river and there's a swimming pool, minigolf, a butterfly garden and hiking trails. There's a trail leading from the Villa to a jungle waterfall as well as a 280hectare private reserve with abundant wildlife.
Nights 3 & 4: Hotel Cristal Ballena
Perched on a hillside with an 180 degree view of Bahia Ballena (Whale Bay), Hotel Cristal Ballena is situated in a 30acre garden between the Pacific Ocean and a rainforest covered mountain inside the Ballena Marine National Park. Cristal Ballena offers 19 suites, all with balcony and ocean views. The Pura Vida bar and restaurant serve mouthwatering Costa Rican cuisine with an international twist.
Nights 5 & 6: Savegre Mountain Lodge
Located off the Pan-American Highway between Cartago and San Isidro de General, Savegre Mountain Lodge is surrounded by highland cloud forest, home of the rare Quetzal. Its 26 charming cabins are nestled inside a private nature reserve with a trout stream, fishing pond and meandering nature trails.
A few more reasons why you've gotta go:
- The canopy tours: in your wildest dreams did you ever think you'd be cruising from treetop to treetop dangling from a zip line?
- Cano Island: it not only offers wonderful snorkeling but also an inland hike to check out mysterious pre-Colombian stone spheres.
- The Hotel Cristal Ballena: luxuriate by its 4,300 square foot pool overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
- The bird watching: high in the Talamanca cloud forest is the object of every birdwatcher's quest – the Resplendent Quetzal.










