The classic in 15 days

Driving plan

1. Day 1 Land at San José (SJO), drive to San José
   About 20 km, 20 min
2. 1 San José, San José · Day 1 · 1 night
3. Day 2 San José, drive to Tortuguero
   About 130 km, 3 h
4. 2 Tortuguero, Limón · Days 2–3 · 2 nights
5. Day 4 Tortuguero, drive to La Fortuna
   About 180 km, 3 h 50 min
6. 3 La Fortuna, Alajuela · Days 4–6 · 3 nights
7. Day 7 La Fortuna, drive to Monteverde
   About 110 km, 2 h 40 min
8. 4 Monteverde, Puntarenas · Days 7–8 · 2 nights
9. Day 9 Monteverde, drive to Manuel Antonio
   About 190 km, 4 h 10 min
10. 5 Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas · Days 9–11 · 3 nights
11. Day 12 Manuel Antonio, drive to Uvita
    About 70 km, 1 h 30 min
12. 6 Uvita, Puntarenas · Days 12–13 · 2 nights
13. Day 14 Uvita, drive to Alajuela
    About 210 km, 4 h
14. 7 Alajuela, Alajuela · Day 14 · 1 night
15. Day 15 Alajuela to San José airport (SJO), fly home to Amsterdam
    About 10 km, 10 min

In all: about 920 km, 19 h 40 min, 8 days with a drive.