Costa Rica Vacation Costs: 10 day Eclectic Voyager SAMPLE itinerary

National Geographic Adventure Magazine selected Serendipity's Eclectic Voyager as their Costa Rica Best Vacation.

This is your trip with your departure dates. We do not add you to a set itinerary, combine you with other people, or suggest that other people join your trip.

We created the sample itinerary to show you how many great things you can do in only 10 days and what it would cost. What you decide to do on your Costa Rica vacation with Serendipity can include anything, or everything (plus more!) we have illustrated here.

This (SAMPLE) itinerary includes:

• All hotels -high three star or four star (best available within reasonable distance of the adventures). We design your travels with you, so if you have a special hotel request, we can include it.
• All meals, snacks, and interesting things we encounter en route - fruits you pick from trees, fish you catch, home made candies or home made beer. We are expert with dietary requirements like Kosher or vegan -- and the opposite extreme as well.
• Serendipity's strong 4x4 adventure vehicle -- no rigid schedules, no cramped bus. Our vehicles give you access to places closed to tourists.
• Completely private adventures in places you sometimes simply can't reach without our 4x4's or our amazing guides - from a remote river on horseback or camping on a riverbank to tree top lunch, or finding turtles on a deserted beach, or a frog farm on a dirt road. Even popular tours like canopy zip lines are private for Serendipity guests - not traveling while bunched with 30 people is a real treat.
• Serendipity's amazing support, before and during your travels - paddle jackets to keep you warm, helmets with sun visors on the river, well equipped first aid kits, communication equipment, comfort items like clean towels, sunscreen lotion and bug spray for your convenience. Just arrive here with your essentials - we have all the extras.
• The key to your enjoyment is your Serendipity leader, who is with you throughout the expedition, always pushing you to try something new, challenge you physically, or mentally, or both.

Remember that this is your trip with your departure date, your private activities. We do not add you to a set itinerary, combine you with other people, or suggest that other people join your trip.

To better understand the logistics of "group size" and to give you a rough idea of what a custom private vacation with Serendipity will cost, here's what the 10 day Eclectic Voyager itinerary would cost per person for the following size groups and room sharing, in peak and non-peak seasons. We accommodate larger groups by adding guides and vehicles and equipment as needed, which gives you great flexibility in designing a trip with different action for different people in your group. The important thing to remember is that everything we do, from rafting to horseback to canopy zip lines -- is private for you. No lines, no buses, no compromising how hard you want to push, or how softly.

OPTIONAL BALLOONING

A sunrise activity you can enjoy in the Arenal area before the activities listed in the sample itinerary. Sunrise is the best time for ballooning, and for rainforest animals to greet the day from the treetops. Serendipity's hot air balloon flies low over treetops, dips low over rivers and lakes, flies within shouting distance of passing farm workers and small villages.

 

10 DAY Eclectic Voyager itinerary Prices per person for 2015 - 2016
Number of participants, sharing number of rooms	High Season (U.S.$)	Low Season (U.S.$)
Six or more persons, two per room	4,620	4,160
Five persons, two rooms	4,650	4,185
Five persons, three rooms	5,035	4,530
Four persons, two rooms	5,130	4,620
Three persons, one room	5,415	4,875
Three persons, two rooms	6,055	5,450
Two persons, one room	6,785	6,105
One person, one room	12,995	11,695
LOW SEASON: May, September - October HIGH SEASON: November - April, June - August PEAK SEASONS: add 10 % to high season rates (Christmas, New Years, Spring Break and Easter) BALLOON FLIGHT: add $345 per person (1 to 3 people)or $1200 for charter (4 or 5 people)

Prices depend on how many people will be in your self formed group, your preferences for action, and what tourist season or holidays are involved. Included: everything you'll want or need in Costa Rica: hotels (our sample itinerary assumes four star average), all food (from anything offered on the menu), snacks and beverages while on the road or in your hotel, all the adventures listed in your custom itinerary, and your full time, dedicated Serendipity adventure leader. Not included: government departure tax ($28 per person), alcoholic beverages, and (optional) tip for the guides.

The hotels we've selected for this trip would be classified as high 3 star. In each location we've selected the hotel which provides the best service, and is most central to the activities. This reduces the time spent getting places, and allows more time away from tourist centers. Hotels are remote from road traffic, with gardens and trails and intrinsic natural beauty. If you prefer other accommodations, we are pleased to use them, with a price adjustment.

To reduce Costs....

Since each Serendipity itinerary is custom designed, we can reduce costs by leaving you for a part of your travel time on your own - at some beaches, where there is good infrastructure so you can get about and to restaurants on your own. We still make all arrangements for hotels and transportation, and are available to discuss local tours.

Care to compare costs?

These are other reputable travel companies offering tours in Costa Rica of varying lengths, with varying activities and included items (meals, guides, etc.). All have good reputations in Costa Rica and the United States, with adequate infrastructure to assure their tour groups operate with minimal problems.

The first step to enjoying a Serendipity adventure is to contact us.