rondreis.expert Nederlands

Pura vida in 10 days

My trips

Make it your own trip

Choose when you go and with how many, change the nights at each stop (0 skips it) and tick the tours you want. The route, the kilometres and the costs follow.

Back to the original tour

Day by day

Map view
Day 1 · 10 km · 10 min Day 2 · 120 km · 2 h 30 min Day 5 · 110 km · 2 h 40 min Day 7 · 190 km · 4 h 10 min Day 10 · 160 km · 3 h 10 min 1Alajuela 2La Fortuna 3Monteverde 4Manuel Antonio

Big map and driving plan →

Map: Natural Earth (public domain) · roads © OpenStreetMap contributors

  1. Day 1 Land at San José (SJO), drive to Alajuela About 10 km, 10 min

  2. Alajuela, Alajuela

    Day 1 · 1 night

    Alajuela, Alajuela

    Poás crater, an hour from the airport

    Highlights

    • Poás volcano crater
    • La Paz waterfall gardens
    • Coffee farm in the hills of Alajuela

    Another night here? With an extra night: La Paz waterfall gardens, or a day in San José with the Gold Museum and the Mercado Central.

    Tours to book

    Hotels in Alajuela

    Casa Cafetal Aeropuerto Two Bedrooms Casa Cafetal Aeropuerto Two Bedrooms ★★★★★ · 10.0 Hotel Bamboo Aeropuerto Hotel Bamboo Aeropuerto ★★★★★ · 9.4 Las Carmelas, Airport Juan Santamaría, Alajuela, San José Las Carmelas, Airport Juan Santamaría, Alajuela, San José ★★★★★ · 9.4 Hildas Bed and Breakfast Hildas Bed and Breakfast ★★★★★ · 9.2 Hostal Casa Azul Hostal Casa Azul ★★★★★ · 8.5

  3. Day 2 Alajuela, drive to La Fortuna About 120 km, 2 h 30 min

  4. La Fortuna, Alajuela

    Days 2–4 · 3 nights

    La Fortuna, Alajuela

    The cone of Arenal volcano

    Highlights

    • Lava trails in Arenal National Park
    • La Fortuna waterfall
    • Hanging bridges through the rainforest
    • Hot springs at the foot of the volcano

    Another night here? With an extra night: canyoning or rafting on the Balsa, or a day along Lake Arenal.

    Tours to book

    Hotels in La Fortuna

    Alojamientos N&S Alojamientos N&S ★★★★★ · 10.0 Cabañas Litos Cabañas Litos ★★★★★ · 10.0 Jarabacoa Family Hostel Jarabacoa Family Hostel ★★★★★ · 10.0 Natural Green Lodge Natural Green Lodge ★★★★★ · 10.0 Fortuna Retreat Fortuna Retreat ★★★★★ · 9.8

  5. Day 5 La Fortuna, drive to Monteverde About 110 km, 2 h 40 min

  6. Monteverde, Puntarenas

    Days 5–6 · 2 nights

    Monteverde, Puntarenas

    Walking in the cloud forest

    Highlights

    • Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
    • Hanging bridges through the canopy
    • Hummingbirds at the Hummingbird Café

    Another night here? With an extra night: the Santa Elena reserve, or a coffee and chocolate tour.

    Tours to book

    Hotels in Monteverde

    El Nido Lodge El Nido Lodge ★★★★★ · 10.0 ÉWA Homes Monteverde ÉWA Homes Monteverde ★★★★★ · 10.0 Finca Aquarius Finca Aquarius ★★★★★ · 10.0 The Green Tree Lodge The Green Tree Lodge ★★★★★ · 10.0 Villa Golondrina Villa Golondrina ★★★★★ · 10.0

  7. Day 7 Monteverde, drive to Manuel Antonio About 190 km, 4 h 10 min

  8. Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas

    Days 7–9 · 3 nights

    Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas

    Sloths and monkeys above white bays

    Highlights

    • Manuel Antonio National Park
    • Espadilla beach
    • Sunset over the Pacific

    Another night here? With an extra night: a catamaran along the coast, or kayaking in the Damas mangroves.

    Tours to book

    Hotels in Manuel Antonio

    Apto Cielo Azul Apto Cielo Azul ★★★★★ · 9.0 Hotel Playa Espadilla Hotel Playa Espadilla ★★★★★ · 9.0 Mango Moon Villa Mango Moon Villa ★★★★★ · 8.8 Hotel Planeta Sano Hotel Planeta Sano ★★★★★ · 8.7 Natural Pacific Suites, private family rooms Natural Pacific Suites, private family rooms ★★★★★ · 8.7

  9. Day 10 Manuel Antonio to San José airport (SJO), fly home to Amsterdam About 160 km, 3 h 10 min

Tours: €0 The trip, roughly: €3,650 (€1,830 a person)

Arrange something yourself

A few days with family or friends, a train ride, local transport: a part of the trip you arrange yourself. No hotel and no tours of ours; without the car, no kilometres and no hire those days. Enter what it costs and it counts in the total.