Tour of Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Province – 7 Days

The Guanacaste region of Costa Rica boasts incomparable landscapes, coastal ecosystems, and rich heritage. Canopy-zipline tours pump adrenaline while natural thermal baths offer relaxing powers, and white-sand, intense-blue water beaches tempt sunseekers. Birdwatchers, flora enthusiasts and wildlife photographers have ample opportunity while exploring from natural tropical dry forests to lowland mountain forests.  Local cuisine like “tayuyas” & “la chicha de maiz”, dancing the “El Punto Guanacasteco” or learning about 5,000 years of traditional ceramic techniques from the Chortega indigenous people, will make your visit to Guanacaste unforgettable!

Day 1: Travel to Costa Rica

Bienvenidos a Costa Rica! Meet your Costa Rican Prométour Tour Director upon arrival at the airport in Liberia.

Transfer to Rincón de la Vieja. The indigenous people of the Guatuso tribe have two versions of how the volcano of the region, Rincón de la Viejo – ‘the old woman’s corner”, got its name. Some say that there was an old witch living on top of the mountain who sent columns of smoke into the air when she was angry, while some say that it was a kindly old woman, and the smoke was from her cooking fire as she prepared meals for weary travelers.

Check-in at your hotel and enjoy some leisure time to settle in and refresh.

Dinner and overnight accommodation in Rincon de la Vieja.

Day 2: Rincon De La Vieja

Breakfast at the hotel.

Enter the Rincon de la Vieja National Park, location of the Rincon de la Vieja volcano, its dormant sister cone Santa Maria, and the older dormant Cerro Von Seebach.

Enjoy horseback riding through the Rincon de la Vieja National Park. With over 34,000 acres, Rincón de la Vieja has two volcanoes, 32 rivers and streams, and an incredible variety of flora and fauna.

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Canopy Zip-Line Tour: 70% of forest life takes place at the tree canopy level, enjoy a zip line tour and fly through the forest from platform to platform built on 60 to 90 foot trees and sense the thrill first hand.

Lunch with your group in a local restaurant.

At the Rio Negro Hot Springs & Mud Baths experience the rejuvenating and therapeutic properties of thermal waters rich in minerals and naturally heated by the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, the largest and most active volcano in Guanacaste.

Dinner and overnight accommodation in Rincon de la Vieja.

Day 3: Rincon de la Vieja

Breakfast at the hotel.

Visit Las Pumas Center where they rescue, rehabilitate, and ensure good conditions for endangered wildlife in Costa Rica, and encourage society’s respect and appreciation for wildlife. It is the largest shelter of its kind in Latin America, housing big cats and other animals who were orphaned or injured.

Lunch with your group in a local restaurant.

Embark on the Corobici River Float. In these class I waters, leisurely floating down the river makes it ideal for spotting monkeys in the tree tops, iguanas on the riverbanks, and admiring the numerous species of birds.

Dinner and overnight accommodation in Rincon de la Vieja.

Day 4: Tamarindo

Breakfast at the hotel.

Board your bus and travel to the region of Tamarindo, known for its beaches

Discover the Baulas National Marine Park, it supports the largest nesting colony of leatherback sea turtles on the Pacific who come to lay their eggs between October & May.

Lunch with your group in a local restaurant.

Head out to Flamingo beach, one the most beautiful beaches in Guanacaste.

Dinner and overnight accommodation in Tamarindo

Day 5: Tamarindo

Breakfast at the hotel.

Embark on a Catamaran & Snorkeling Tour from Tamarindo, it’s a relaxing and fun way to explore Guanacaste’s coast line of some of the most idyllic beaches and islets that you’ll ever see.

Lunch with your group in a local restaurant.

Participate in a cooking class to learn how to make a traditional Costa Rican dish On a Pineapple Tour discover (and taste) how this organic plantation is cultivating pineapples in harmony with nature.

Dinner and overnight accommodation in Tamarindo.

Day 6: Guaitil De Santa Cruz & Liberia

Breakfast at the hotel.

Travel to Guaitil de Santa Cruz, known for its beautiful ceramics.

Learn about the Chortega indigenous people who once lived in this area and how 5,000 years of traditional techniques to create beautiful ceramics from clay have been passed down from family to family.

Lunch with your group in a local restaurant.

Fulfill your Costa Rican coffee experience at a coffee plantation and roastery, breathe in the aroma of freshly-roasted beans while learning about the process.

Travel to Liberia, the capital and largest city in the Guanacaste province.

Dinner and overnight accommodation in Liberia.

Day 7: Travel back Home

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer by motor coach from your hotel to the airport.

Say a fond Hasta Luego to your Costa Rican Prometour Tour Director.