Costa Rica Vacation Costs: Tarzan and Jane Adventures

This itinerary will show you how many great things you can do in only 8 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 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.

This (SAMPLE) itinerary includes:

• 3-4 Star quality hotels. We design your travels with you, so if you have a special hotel request, we can include it with a cost adjustment.
• Breakfast each day, and lunch while you are with your Serendipity Adventures guide (DAY 2 through DAY 5) plus interesting things we encounter en route with your Serendipity guide - 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 for DAY 2 thru DAY 5 -- 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 until you reach the coast, always pushing you to try something new, challenge you physically, or mentally, or both.

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 8 day Tarzan and Jane adventures 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 tree climbing 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 on almost any day (when you are staying in the area near Arenal volcano) 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.

 

8 DAY Tarzan and Jane adventure (honeymoon?) Itinerary prices per person for 2012
Number of participants, sharing number of rooms	High Season (U.S.$)	Low Season (U.S.$)
Six or more persons, two per room	2,215	1,995
Five persons, two rooms	2,195	1,975
Five persons, three rooms	2,455	2,210
Four persons, two rooms	2,400	2,160
Three persons, one room	2,435	2,195
Three persons, two rooms	2,870	2,585
Two persons, one room	2,995	2,695
One person, one room	5,340	4,810
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: hotels, all the adventures listed in your custom itinerary, and your dedicated Serendipity adventure leader for some of the trip, plus internal flight from beach back to San José. Not included: government exit visa tax ($26 per person), alcoholic beverages, and (optional) tip for the guides.

The hotels we've selected for this trip would be classified as 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.

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.