Birdwatching

Driving plan

1. Day 1 Land at San José (SJO), drive to Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí
   About 100 km, 2 h
2. 1 Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Heredia · Days 1–3 · 3 nights
3. Day 4 Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, drive to La Fortuna
   About 80 km, 1 h 10 min
4. 2 La Fortuna, Alajuela · Days 4–5 · 2 nights
5. Day 6 La Fortuna, drive to Monteverde
   About 110 km, 2 h 40 min
6. 3 Monteverde, Puntarenas · Days 6–8 · 3 nights
7. Day 9 Monteverde, drive to San Gerardo de Dota
   About 230 km, 5 h 20 min · a long driving day
8. 4 San Gerardo de Dota, San José · Days 9–10 · 2 nights
9. Day 11 San Gerardo de Dota, drive to Alajuela
   About 110 km, 2 h 50 min
10. 5 Alajuela, Alajuela · Day 11 · 1 night
11. Day 12 Alajuela to San José airport (SJO), fly home to Amsterdam
    About 10 km, 10 min

In all: about 630 km, 14 h 10 min, 6 days with a drive.