YOUR HONEYMOON ADVENTURE IN COSTA RICA
PROVIDES MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME
Why choose Costa Rica for your honeymoon
Costa Rica is known for its beaches, volcanoes, and biodiversity. Roughly a quarter of its area is made up of protected jungle, teeming with wildlife including spider monkeys and quetzal birds. The country of Costa Rica is also a water sports paradise, with beaches optimal for snorkeling, sailing, and kayaking. And for accommodation, the Central American country provides a plethora of unique boutique hotels and beautiful eco-lodges for all budgets – making it ideal for a Costa Rica honeymoon adventure.
If you are looking for something a little more ‘adventurous’ on your honeymoon, but don’t want to sacrifice luxury and indulgence, then our adventure honeymoon package is perfect for you! This customizable Costa Rica vacation gives you the best of both worlds!
Our Costa Rica Honeymoon Adventure tour is an awesome mix of adventure, fun, and relaxation. It offers accommodation in nice boutique hotels, a great choice of excursions, plenty of relaxed romance time, and organized transportation. No need to drive so just lean back and relax!
What’s included in your Costa Rica Honeymoon Adventure
Your tour package includes all transfers (both shared and private), accommodation in nice boutique hotels, daily breakfast, all meals during your stay at Pacuare Lodge, and the following excursions:
- Rafting tours incl. professional guides and equipment
- Two experiences per overnight at Pacuare Lodge:
- Pacuare Canopy Adventure (easy to intermediate, 2 hours)
- Canyoning El Tesorito Creek (moderate, 2.5 hours)
- Cabecar Indigenous Hike (medium to difficult, 4-5 hours)
- Ancient Trail & Hidden Waterfall Hike (difficult, 6-7 hours)
- Sustainable Tour (easy, 1.5 hours)
- Early Morning Birdwatching (easy, 1.5 hours)
- Rural Experience (easy to moderate, 2.5-3 hours)
Where will you be staying during your Costa Rica Honeymoon Adventure
You start your honeymoon at boutique hotel Grano de Oro in San Jose. From here, you travel by minibus and raft to the beautiful riverfront lodge of Pacuare Lodge, one of the most luxurious eco-lodges in Costa Rica, if not the world. The lodge’s idyllic location, nestled between the Pacuare River and pristine rainforest, facilitates an array of outdoor options. After your rafting adventure, you’ll enjoy a luxurious stay in the Caribbean beach town of Puerto Viejo. Here, the characterful Hotel Aguas Claras will be your home for 3 nights.
You will surely love the eco and adventure tours, the exploration in the rain forests, and at the end the beach time in Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean coast.
From/To
Tour start & end: San Jose International airport (SJO)
Hotels
- Grano de Oro Boutique Hotel ****, Superior Room – San Jose, 1 night
- The Pacuare Lodge ****, Linda Vista Suite – Pacuare, 2 nights
- Hotel Aguas Claras ****(*), One Bedroom Bungalow – Puerto Viejo, 4 nights
TOUR MAP
TOUR ITINERARY
DAY 1
SAN JOSE – TRANSFER IN (-)
Individual arrival at the international airport of San Jose (SJO). Reception by our airport guide. He/she will hand you over your travel documents. Afterward private transfer to your boutique hotel Grano de Oro. The rest of the day is all yours to spend it as you please and to get a good rest because tomorrow the adventure begins.
DAY 2
SAN JOSE – PACUARE LODGE (B/L/D)
You will be picked up in a comfortable minibus and transported through the old capital city of Cartago and the lush green farmlands blanketing the slopes of the Irazú and Turrialba volcanoes. After arriving at the Pacuare River, expert guides will provide you with the necessary rafting gear before you set off on your rafting adventure. The river passes through scenic canyons where crystal clear waterfalls plummet down into the rapidly coursing river below. After about 1.5 hrs you’ll arrive at your lodge that blends in perfectly with the surrounding nature. The afternoon is at leisure. Relax or go on a jungle hike.
DAY 3
PACUARE LODGE (B/L/D)
Wake up to the sound of hundreds of different animals. The lodge’s own resident naturalist guide will provide you with unique insights into the native plant and animal world. Later you can choose from various optional tours, e.g. guided hikes through lush rainforest, a visit to the Cabecar Indians where visitors may participate in a cultural exchange with a shaman, or the Adventure Canopy Tour where visitors glide through a tropical rainforest canopy.
DAY 4
PACUARE – PUERTO VIEJO (B/L)
After a delicious buffet breakfast, you will launch the rafts again. Rafting the second portion of the river is even more thrilling as you experience a mixture of class III and class IV rapids, surrounded by spectacular scenery. You may stop to explore side streams that lead to striking waterfalls and pools with a natural waterslide that tempts you to jump right in. How do you feel to have conquered one of the wildest and most scenic rivers in the world? You continue via 4WD and later private transfer to the Caribbean coast.
DAY 5
PUERTO VIEJO DE LIMON (B)
Day at leisure.
Relax at your beautiful hotel or dive deep into all the activities this magical area has to offer. The most important nature reserves in the region are Cahuita (pictured above) and the southern Gandoca Manzanillo National Park. They have beautiful beaches and rainforest trails with excellent bird and wildlife watching opportunities. Or how about snorkeling in the crystal clear coral reefs nearby, learning to surf, or just riding a bicycle around the beach town.
DAYS 6-7
PUERTO VIEJO DE LIMON (B)
Days at leisure.
Enjoy the last days of your honeymoon doing what you love. Be it relaxing at the beach, the pool, in your bungalow. Or how about cooking Caribbean style with a local Afro-Caribbean family. An unforgettable and authentic experience. Or visit a local indigenous village of the Bribri tribe and learn about their culture. You decide!
DAY 8
PUERTO VIEJO – SAN JOSE (B)
Today your Costa Rica honeymoon adventure comes to an end. You will be taken back to San Jose airport for your departure flight. We hope you had a wonderful time in Costa Rica. Pura Vida!
YOUR COSTA RICA HONEYMOON ADVENTURE INCLUDES ACCOMMODATION AT THESE BEAUTIFUL HOTELS:
Hotel Grano de Oro ****
The original tropical Victorian home in San Jose was a private family residence, built at the turn of the 20th century. The Hotel Grano de Oro opened its doors in December of 1991, with 21 guest rooms, and has become a landmark within the city.
A rooftop garden terrace with lawn beds and 2 Jacuzzis provides secluded lounging. Great for relaxing after a long flight. Restaurante Grano de Oro is a fine dining restaurant and popular with locals and tourists alike. It has a unique charming ambiance of a magnificent period home with an elegant inner courtyard.
Your cozy room will let you experience a turn-of-the-century mansion, with the luxuries of a fine hotel.
Pacuare Lodge ****
Whether you prefer the exhilaration of an adventure tour, the diversity of tropical flora and fauna, or simply want to savor the tranquility of the rainforest, Pacuare Lodge offers experiences to make your Costa Rica vacation dreams come true. The lodge’s idyllic location, nestled between the Pacuare River and pristine rainforest, facilitates an array of outdoor options. Most of these experiences are included in the lodge’s all-inclusive rates.
Perched on a ridge amidst exuberant tropical greenery, the Linda Vista Suites offer unforgettable views of the Pacuare River and surrounding rainforest. Bright and spacious (2500-square-feet) suites, with a simple, natural design and exquisite décor that perfectly complement the verdure and profusion of the surrounding jungle. Each suite was built with special attention to the topography so that guests enjoy gorgeous views of the river and forest from every area – the bedroom, living room, bathroom, deck, and pool.
Hotel Aguas Claras ****(*)
Set just a hop and a skip from the golden sands of Playa Chiquita in Puerto Viejo, Aguas Claras is the only luxury hotel on Costa Rica’s sunkissed Caribbean Coast. Nuzzled amidst tropical gardens beside the ocean, it is a sustainable luxury destination where nature, arts, and community harmoniously intertwine.
All of the bungalows are modernized Caribbean-Victorian style houses, with recycled or re-used objects and furniture, surrounded by exquisite vegetation that also ensures absolute privacy. Each of them counts with an ample, semi-open shower, a/c in the bedrooms, minibar, fans, amenity gift bag, potable water, and solar-powered batteries.
Price: from US$ 2,830 per person
Included services
- Transfers (private and shared) as mentioned in the itinerary in comfortable, air-conditioned vehicles with a local driver
- 7 overnight stays at the mentioned lodges and boutique hotels
- Excursion package at Pacuare Lodge
- Daily breakfast and all meals at Pacuare
Not included
- International airfare to/from San Jose (SJO)
- A departure tax of currently US$ 29 per person (often included in your airfare)
- Voluntary tips
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