Volcano and Beach Family Adventure

This Volcano and Beach Family Adventure itinerary is ideal for families who want to explore the best that Costa Rica has to offer: its waterfalls, rainforests, volcanoes, wildlife, hot springs, adventure and culture, but without traveling to several destinations. On this trip you will visit 2 of the Main Destinations of Costa Rica: Arenal Volcano and Tamarindo Beach; and we have chosen some of the Best Accommodations of Costa Rica for this Vacation package: the Tabacon Resort & Thermal Spa in Arenal and the Tamarindo Diria Beach front Resort in Tamarindo Beach; both of them are considered by us as the best in each of these areas.

The Tabacon Resort and Thermal Spa is a one of a kind experience, a Rainforest Resort completely out of the ordinary that is surrounded by lush tropical jungles, with an impressive conic shaped volcano nearby and with a completely natural hot water river that comes from the volcano and crosses right in the middle of this property. Tabacon is one of those places that you cannot miss when visiting a new country, because as mentioned before, it is completely out of the ordinary. At Tabacon you will have full unlimited access to their hot springs’ thermal spa, where you can spend the time that you wish there. The Tamarindo Diria Beach Resort it’s also a unique accommodation, located right in the charming town of Tamarindo this is the only beach front resort in this town, providing the convenience of being steps away from the Pacific Ocean in one of the most iconic beaches of Costa Rica.

Your vacation starts by arriving at the San Jose International Airport, where one of our reps will be awaiting at the gate of the airport to then take you to your hotel in San Jose; here you will spend the first night in our country so you can start your great adventure on the following day.

The next morning one of our guides will pick you up at your hotel in a private vehicle that will be exclusively for your party, to start traveling out of the city to the beautiful country sides of Costa Rica, where you will pass many farms, local towns and plantations. As part of this transfer-tour we will stop in a coffee plantation to do what we call a “mini coffee tour”, where your guide will show you the coffee plants, will tell you the ways we grow it and harvested and will tell you a little bit about the history of coffee in Costa Rica, which is the most important crop of our country. Continuing with your tour, your guide will take you to the amazing “La Paz Waterfall Gardens”, the most visited private attraction of Costa Rica. Here at La Paz you will visit the largest animal sanctuary in Costa Rica, where you will be able to see more than 100 species of animals native to Costa Rica, including a large bird house where exotic birds could fly right over your head; an insects exhibit; the largest butterfly garden of Central America; a monkeys exhibit; a natural hummingbirds observatory; an snakes’ exhibit; a frogs ‘exhibit; and a jungle cats exhibit that includes jaguars, pumas, ocelots and margays. After the animal sanctuary your guide will take you on a 1 hour easy hike in the rainforest, where you will be able to admire this unique eco-system and visit 4 of the most beautiful waterfalls of Costa Rica for you to take pictures of them. Your trip will continue towards Arenal and your guide will take you to a bridge where we normally see lots of iguanas at eye level in their natural habitat. Once in Arenal you will check-in at Tabacon Resort for you to spend the rest of the day on your own.

On the third day of your vacation you will visit the famous Rainforest Aerial Tram at Sky Adventures; this is a ride where you will get great views of the nearby jungles, the Arenal Lake and the impressive Arenal Volcano on clear days. Here at Sky Adventures you will also take a natural history walk on their hanging bridges, where you will learn a little more about our rainforest and be able to admire it this time from the top! Most of the rainforest animals live in the canopy of the forest, so you will have good chances of seeing some animal species of Costa Rica in their natural habitat. On this day you will have the afternoon on your own for you to fully enjoy of the hot springs at Tabacon Resort.

On the 4th day of your vacation you will do Costa Rica’s most popular adventure activity: zip lining. This zip lining tour is done in the rainforest jungles of the Arenal River Canyon, where you will get beautiful views. This zip lining adventure is appropriate for the whole family, which includes a total of 9 cables, 1 rappel line over the Arenal River (optional) and a short indigenous tribe presentation, where you will learn a little bit about the customs, traditions and art of the native tribes of Costa Rica; this presentation is performed by some members of the Maleku Tribe, which is the native group from this part of our country. On this day you will also have the afternoon on your own for you to fully enjoy of Tabacon Thermal Spa.

On the 5th day of your Volcano and Beach Family Adventure Package, one of our guides will pick you up in the morning to take you to the famous Tamarindo Beach, located in the North Pacific Region of Costa Rica. This drive to Tamarindo is very scenic too, where you will get great views of the Arenal Lake, the mountains of the Tilaran Mountain Range, the flat lands of the Guanacaste Province, the Tenorio Volcano, the Miravalles Volcano and the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano. As part of this transfer-tour we will also stop by the “Llanos del Cortes Waterfall”, which is the most beautiful waterfall in the entire Guanacaste Province; for some people this is actually the Most Beautiful Waterfall of Costa Rica. Once in Tamarindo you will check-in at the Tamarindo Diria Resort, where you will spend the rest of the day on your own.

On the 6th day of your vacation you will have the morning off to enjoy of the Tamarindo Beach with your family; and in the afternoon you will take a Catamaran boat to go on a snorkeling sunset tour. This boat ride will take you to explore a good portion of the Tamarindo Coast line, from where you will get great views of the mountains, cliffs and forests of this area. The snorkeling part of the tour is done in a secluded bay where you will be able to see some of the many colorful species of fish that we have in Costa Rica. On this tour you will enjoy of delicious snacks and the amazing Pacific Ocean sunset on your way back to Tamarindo.

On the 7th day of your vacation your own private local guide will take you to explore many of the most beautiful beaches of this area. This is what we call a beach hopping tour, where we will take you to multiple beaches for you to explore more areas of our country. At this beaches we will give you time to take pictures and we will give you time for you to swim in one of them. As part of this tour you will visit Conchal Beach, which is considered as the most beautiful of our country by many Costa Rican people. You will also visit the famous Flamingo Beach, which is one of the most developed coastal areas of Costa Rica.

On the last day of your vacation your private shuttle will take you to the Liberia International Airport for your flight back home, after a great Adventure in Costa Rica!