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Monteverde Cloud Forest & Arenal Volcano Cruise Tour

Puerto Caldera to Colón

Thu Mar 12, 2026 - Thu Mar 19, 2026,

7 days

on Star Pride

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Thu Mar 12

San José

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Arrive in San José where a private transfer will be waiting at the airport to take you to your deluxe room at the Costa Rica Marriott Hotel. You will have the rest of the day on your own to explore the sights of San José like La Sabana Park, Museo del Jade Marco Fidel Fristan Castro and San José Central Market.

(Includes overnight at hotel)

Fri Mar 13

San Jose to Arenal

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Breakfast at the hotel. Take your city tour with lunch downtown. Visit the National Theater, an icon for Costa Rican people and an architectural jewel representing the progress and the fruits of the labors of their ancestors. Continue on an easy walk to Democracy Square then to the National Park featuring the bronze National Monument of Costa Rica. After the tour you will continue to Arenal area. Following a buffet-style dinner the rest of the evening is at your leisure. Enjoy unlimited access to the hotel’s Hot Springs.

(Includes breakfast lunch, dinner and overnight at Arenal Hotel

Sat Mar 14

Arenal

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Today includes the option of ziplining through the trees or walking a series of impressive bridges in the treetops. Start your day with breakfast at your hotel. Then it’s off on adventure. If you’re ziplining you’ll head to Arenal Park for a 20-minute gondola ride to see the rainforest, the Arenal Volcano and Arenal Lake. Then you’ll zipline, traveling 600 feet in the air to see nature from a truly different perspective. Or if you’re walking the bridges, you’ll start your adventure at Mistico Park. You’ll want to bring your binoculars to look for the birds and howler monkeys in the trees around you. Then on to Arenal Park to take the gondola ride. Enjoy lunch at the park before transferring back to your hotel for an afternoon at your leisure. Your guide will recommend some optional activities before dinner at the hotel’s main restaurant.

(Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at Arenal Hotel)

Sun Mar 15

Arenal to Monteverde

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Enjoy breakfast at your hotel to fuel you for your lake crossing. On the way, stop at Rancho Heliconia for a tour of world-famous Costa Rican coffee plantation, take a cooking class on local cuisine, and leave your green footprint by planting a tree. Lunch is served at Rancho Heliconia. Then enjoy the scenic drive to Monteverde as your English-speaking guide introduces you to the wildlife you might encounter at the Monteverde Reserve. The evening brings Curi-Cancha Reserve, part of 210-acre private wildlife reserve in the very heart of Monteverde, covering both lower, and wet montane, and premontane wet virgin cloud forest. The night allows for possible sightings of mammals and sleeping birds. Enjoy the nightly symphony of frogs and insects. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

(Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at Monteverde hotel)

Mon Mar 16

Monteverde to Puerto Caldera

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After breakfast, you will start with a visit to the Monteverde Reserve. This tour is a must for all visitors in Costa Rica. Founded in 1972, the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve is among the most famous reserves in the world for its biodiversity, conservation, contributions, and scientific research. (entrance fee included). Transfer to the waiting yacht to begin your cruising adventure.

(Includes breakfast and transfer to yacht)