Costa Rica & Panama Discovery

Guide

All group trips are accompanied by one of our group leaders. The aim of the group leader is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. Intrepid endeavours to provide the services of an experienced leader however, due to the seasonality of travel, rare situations may arise where your leader is new to a particular region or training other group leaders. Your leader will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense, you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the places visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious, and social aspects. At Intrepid we aim to support local guides who have specialised knowledge of the regions we visit. If you are interested in delving deeper into the local culture at a specific site or location then your leader can recommend a local guide service in most of the main destinations of your trip.

Others

Puerto Viejo - Leader-led orientation bicycle ride Informal Spanish Lesson Boquete - Orientation walk Panama City - Leader-led walk along part of the Cinta Costera (Causeway) including a visit to the Fish Market

Transport

Private vehicle,Public bus,Taxi,Shared boat

Accommodation

The style of accommodation indicated in the day-to-day itinerary is a guideline only and may change. On some occasions, alternative arrangements may need to be made due to the lack of availability of rooms in our preferred accommodation. In these cases, we will use a similar standard of accommodation. Throughout the trip, we request that our properties prepare rooms in time for our arrival, especially if we're arriving prior to normal check-in time. However, this isn't always possible which means we won't be able to check-in immediately on arrival at some hotels. Instead, we can store our luggage and explore our new destination or on some trips, have use of shared day rooms until all rooms are available. Hotel (8 nights),Cabins (2 nights) Hostel Multishare (2 nights)

Meals

1 dinner

Others

Other activities and services not included

Flights

International flights not included.

Insurance

Insurance is not included. Travel insurance is required for this tour. Please make sure you are adequately covered. If you require travel insurance, TourRadar has partnered up with World Nomads to provide a hassle-free experience. More information can be found here (https://www.tourradar.com/travel-insurance).

Optional

San Jose - Gold Museum - USD11 Puerto Viejo de Talamanca - Cahuita National Park - USD5 Puerto Viejo de Talamanca - Jaguar Rescue Centre - USD15 Puerto Viejo de Talamanca - Surf lesson (1 hr) - USD30 Boquete - Guided tour of hidden waterfalls - USD50 Boquete - Mini canyons - USD30 Boquete - Guided bike tour - USD55 Boquete - Calderas hot springs - USD35 Boquete - Zipline - USD65 Boquete - Coffee Plantation tour - USD35 Santa Catalina - Surf lesson (2 hrs) - USD35 Santa Catalina - Coiba Island & Grano de Oro snorkelling trip - USD100 Santa Catalina - Fishing trip (half day) - USD100 Santa Catalina - Surfboard rental (per day) - USD15 Panama City - Panama Canal (Miraflores Locks) - USD15