Tour 7: Macaws & Quetzals!
(Monteverde & Carara)
Scarlet Macaws and Resplendent Quetzals are just two
of the spectacular species you can see on this tour to the Pacific
lowlands and Pacific cloud-forest. For avid birders we highly
recommend Tarcol Lodge option while in the Pacific lowlands as
a resident bird guide and local transport are included.
1 nt: San Jose upon arrival or before departure at Hotel
Bougainvillea depending on air schedule
3 nts: Villa Lapas OR Tarcol Lodge near Carara in the Pacific
lowlands
3 nts: Monteverde in the Pacific cloud forest at Trapp Family
Lodge
Price per person double occupancy:
Low Season: $649 Add $66/person if staying at Tarcol Lodge rather than Villa Lapas.
High Season: $680 Add $36/person if staying at Tarcol Lodge rather than Villa Lapas.
Single Supplement: $258 in the Low Season, $266 in the High Season
Private transportation between lodges: Add $481 divided by number of participants
(Airport pick-up -> Hotel Bougainvillea -> Villa Lapas OR Tarcol Lodge -> Trapp Family Lodge -> Airport drop-off)
Price includes:
- Lodging for 7 nights
- All meals except arrival dinner
- All taxes on meals and lodging
Optional extras:
- Private transport from and to airport and between lodges;
total is divided by number of guests
- Optional extras mentioned in the description of each lodge
- Boat trip on the Tarcol River with “Mangrove Birding
Tours” while staying in Carara area
- Entrance fees to Carara NP, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve,
and Finca Ecologica Reserve
- Guide service at Monteverde
- Additional night in San Jose before departure
