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Custom Departures: Customized private departures can be arranged for this destination. Please contact an Adventure Specialist at 800-543-8917 for more information.
The trip pairings listed above line up within 1-4 days of our Natural Jewels of Costa Rica adventure. Combine them for a comprehensive Costa Rican experience.

Custom Departures:
Customized private departures can be arranged for this destination. Please contact an Adventure Specialist at 800-543-8917 for more information.
The trip pairings listed above line up within 1-4 days of our Natural Jewels of Costa Rica adventure. Combine them for a comprehensive Costa Rican experience.

Custom Departures:
Customized private departures can be arranged for this destination. Please contact an Adventure Specialist at 800-543-8917 for more information.
The trip pairings listed above line up within 1-4 days of our Natural Jewels of Costa Rica and Kingdom of the Monarchs adventures. Combine them for a comprehensive Costa Rican experience.

Custom Departures:
Customized private departures can be arranged for this destination. Please contact an Adventure Specialist at 800-543-8917 for more information.
We're still in the process of confirming 2021 dates, which we plan to announce soon. Contact an Adventure Specialist for more details: 800-543-8917.
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  • Trip Price
    $6795 to $6995 (+internal air)
Internal Air Cost: $597 (this will be listed separately on our invoicing)
Single Occupancy: $1495. Click here to learn how you can avoid the single supplement.
Deposit: $500 per person

 
Trip prices are per person based on double occupancy and are given in U.S. dollars. Guests who reserve their space prior to final pricing confirmation will receive the lowest rate within the range offered for that date. Please read our Payment and Refund Policy here.
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  • Trip Price
    $7795 to $7995 (+internal air)
Internal Air Cost: $992 (this will be listed separately on our invoicing)
Single Occupancy: $1595. Click here to learn how you can avoid the single supplement.
Deposit: $500 per person (nonrefundable)


Trip prices are per person based on double occupancy and are given in U.S. dollars. Guests who reserve their space prior to final pricing confirmation will receive the lowest rate within the range offered for that date. Please read our Payment and Refund Policy here.
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  • Trip Price
    $7795 to $7995 (+internal air)
Internal Air Cost: $992 (this will be listed separately on our invoicing)
Single Occupancy: $1595. Click here to learn how you can avoid the single supplement.
Deposit: $500 per person (nonrefundable)

 
Trip prices are per person based on double occupancy and are given in U.S. dollars. Guests who reserve their space prior to final pricing confirmation will receive the lowest rate within the range offered for that date. Please read our Payment and Refund Policy here.
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We're still in the process of confirming 2026 pricing. Please contact an Adventure Specialist for more details: 800-543-8917.
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Group Size
Limited To ~10 Travelers
A very important feature of this Costa Rica adventure is the limited group size, since fewer travelers ensures a quieter, more intimate experience of nature, as well as a lighter footprint on the environment.
Make It Private
Take this trip on a private basis, traveling exclusively with your immediate family, multi-generational family or group of friends. Please note that on Make It Private departures we have a minimum group size of half the maximum size of our regularly scheduled departures. Click for details.
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  • Trip price includes: Accommodations, services of Nat Hab's professional Expedition Leader(s), local guides and lodge staff, all meals from dinner on Day 1 through breakfast on final day, private boat tour in Golfo Dulce, private transfers throughout the itinerary, some gratuities, airport transfers on Day 1 and final day, all activities and entrance fees, all taxes, permits and service fees.
  • Internal air cost includes: Two private charter flights. One from San Jose to Golfito and the second from Golfito to San Isidro (this will be listed separately on our invoicing).
Not Included
Travel to and from the start and end point of your trip, alcoholic beverages, some gratuities, passport and visa fees (if any), optional activities, items of a personal nature (phone calls, laundry and internet, etc.), airline baggage fees, airport and departure taxes (if any), required medical evacuation insurance, optional travel protection insurance.
Physical Requirements
Moderate
This trip does not require a high degree of physical fitness, however, in order to participate, travelers should be able to walk 2-3 miles unassisted over uneven terrain with potentially muddy, slippery surfaces, up inclines involving some altitude gain, and at altitudes of up to 10,000 feet above sea level. We will be traveling by boat in the Golfo Dulce. In order to participate in this excursion, travelers will need to be able to enter and exit the boat in potentially unstable conditions. Travelers should be aware that the heat and humidity may be very high in Tiskita and temperatures may be quite cold in the Talamanca Mountains, especially at night, and conditions are often damp.  Roads throughout the trip are often bumpy and sometimes winding. Travelers prone to motion sickness may wish to take precautions, both on drives and on the small plane flights to/from Golfo Dulce.

On custom or private departures with smaller groups, our ability to accommodate varying levels of physical abilities or interests is limited, since these trips are staffed with a single Expedition Leader who may be assisted, pending availability, by local guides.
Important Information About This Trip
This carefully designed Costa Rica nature expedition offers a small group of travelers an intimate journey into three distinct ecosystems—lowland rainforest, mountain cloud forest and tropical beaches—for a diverse sampler of Costa Rica's natural habitats. Varied activities and visits with local people offer a deep and unique view into this legendary ecotourism destination. Please be aware that some fairly long drives along poorly maintained roads are often an unavoidable part of the itinerary, with our focus on less-visited locales.
Mandatory Insurance
Since the areas we travel to are remote and wild (that's why we go there!), we require that all guests have, at minimum, medical evacuation insurance for this program. This is for the safety of all guests. We require that your chosen independent insurance plan includes at least $250,000 in medical evacuation coverage.

To protect your investment and to provide peace of mind while you travel, we also strongly recommend purchasing comprehensive travel insurance. Plans may cover everything from medical treatment to trip cancellations and delays and lost luggage. Please contact our office if you would like more information about the medical evacuation and comprehensive travel insurance policies we offer by calling 800-543-8917.
Getting There & Getting Home
Arrive in San Jose by 4:30 pm in order to make it to the hotel in time for a 6 pm welcome dinner on Day 1. You may depart anytime after 1:30 pm on the final day.

We can best serve you if our Natural Habitat Adventures Travel Desk makes your reservations, as our staff is intimately familiar with the special requirements of this program and can arrange the most efficient travel. Please call us at 800-543-8917. Note that while we offer you the best possible rates available to us on airfare and additional nights' accommodations, you may find special web rates or better fares online.
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