The grand tour in 21 days

Driving plan

1. Day 1 Land at Liberia (LIR), drive to Rincón de la Vieja
   About 40 km, 1 h
2. 1 Rincón de la Vieja, Guanacaste · Days 1–2 · 2 nights
3. Day 3 Rincón de la Vieja, drive to Bijagua
   About 50 km, 2 h
4. 2 Bijagua, Alajuela · Days 3–4 · 2 nights
5. Day 5 Bijagua, drive to La Fortuna
   About 100 km, 1 h 30 min
6. 3 La Fortuna, Alajuela · Days 5–7 · 3 nights
7. Day 8 La Fortuna, drive to Monteverde
   About 110 km, 2 h 40 min
8. 4 Monteverde, Puntarenas · Days 8–9 · 2 nights
9. Day 10 Monteverde, drive to Santa Teresa
   About 180 km, 4 h 10 min
10. 5 Santa Teresa, Puntarenas · Days 10–12 · 3 nights
11. Day 13 Santa Teresa, drive to Manuel Antonio
    About 320 km, 6 h 40 min · a long driving day
12. 6 Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas · Days 13–14 · 2 nights
13. Day 15 Manuel Antonio, drive to Uvita
    About 70 km, 1 h 30 min
14. 7 Uvita, Puntarenas · Days 15–17 · 3 nights
15. Day 18 Uvita, drive to San Gerardo de Dota
    About 110 km, 3 h 10 min
16. 8 San Gerardo de Dota, San José · Days 18–19 · 2 nights
17. Day 20 San Gerardo de Dota, drive to Alajuela
    About 110 km, 2 h 50 min
18. 9 Alajuela, Alajuela · Day 20 · 1 night
19. Day 21 Alajuela to San José airport (SJO), fly home to Amsterdam
    About 10 km, 10 min

In all: about 1,100 km, 25 h 40 min, 10 days with a drive.