Most meals included – (B,L,D) denotes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 1 (Travel Day) (D)
If you are joining this trip as a standalone photo safari this will be your travel day to Costa Rica. If you are continuing your adventure in Costa Rica and joining the Tortuguero trip as an extension from our Wildlife of Costa Rica excursion this is the day you travel from the Osa Peninsula back to San Jose. We will have a welcome dinner for everyone and a pre-trip orientation this evening.

Day 2 (B,L,D)
On the morning following our return from the Osa Peninsula, we’ll head back to the regional airport to board our flight to the Caribbean coast. There are no roads to Tortuguero, so we’ll be heading to a remote location accessible only by air or boat.

Day 3 (B,L,D)
We’ll rise early, heading out to the river systems in the area in search of wildlife. Keep your long lenses ready and your batteries charged as we’ll likely encounter wildlife such as Capuchin and Howler monkey, as well as Spectacled caiman, and Southern river otter during our river cruise. Dinner, served each night after a long day of wildlife photography, will feature a glorious blend of contemporary and traditional Costa Rican delights.

Day 4 (B,L,D)
We will awake early this morning and once again set out again in search of wildlife. Wildlife is abundant in Tortuguero National Park. In fact, there are sixty species of mammals that inhabit the park, and our goal for the day is to frame as much of them as possible. This day will feature two sessions of boat travel through the maze of jungle canals that is Tortuguero National Park.

Day 5 (B,L,D)
We’ll photograph all the wildlife we can find once again this morning prior to packing up and readying for our departure from Tortuguero. This afternoon we’ll board a flight back to San Jose where we’ll settle in to our rooms again at the Courtyard by Marriott. Capping off our fantastic stay in Costa Rica this evening will be a celebratory dinner at a great local restaurant near our hotel. We schedule a ‘travel day’ here because there are not many flights out of San Jose as late as you’d need to leave on this day. One more day in Costa Rica? Sounds GREAT to us!

Day 6 (Travel Day)
Enjoy your last morning in Costa Rica with a leisurely breakfast by the pool and as much Costa Rican coffee as you can drink! Flights home can be booked for anytime today, and there is a complimentary 24-hour airport shuttle at the hotel – make sure to arrive at the airport three hours prior to your scheduled flight time.