This is the perfect journey for you who is looking for beautiful, untouched rainforest and who wants to visit and interact with the indigenous people of Costa Rica. Your trip starts in the capital of San Jose where you spend your first night. The second day your transportation to Tortuguero picks you up early in the morning to take you on roads with amazing scenery and massive banana plantations. Tortuguero means “Place of the turtle” in Spanish and is often referred to as “Little Amazonas” because of its immense diversity and nature and wildlife.

While in this amazing place you will get to participate in three tours that will show you the great nature and hopefully you will get to see animals such as crocodiles, monkeys, iguanas, sloths, and many different beautiful species of birds. You will get to spend 3 nature-filled days here before your journey continues on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. Next stop is Barbilla, a beautiful untouched rainforest where you will have 5 incredible days of experiencing the untouched nature and get to interact with the local indigenous people from the first nation Cabecar tribe. This is truly a magical place and absolutely one of the most untouched areas of Costa Rica. During your stay here, you will get to visit and meet the local indigenous people. You will get to sit down with them and have meals and coffee and listen to their stories.

The itinerary also includes one of the most breathtaking hikes that Costa Rica has to offer as we hike down to the Tapir River in untouched rainforest. If we are lucky we get to see many birds and smaller animals and if we are really lucky we can see one of Costa Rica’s beautiful cat animals. Our visit here also includes a visit to a rural farm to get to know how they locally produce their food. We will also visit the ranger station, the local school, the local hospital, and the small village of Las Brisas de Pacuarito. If you feel like giving back to the Cabecar community you can use one of the days to show the children at school a special talent like playing an instrument or instructing a sport. When you have enjoyed your 5 days in this magical place it’s time to start moving to San Jose again. We will make sure you get to the airport well in time and safe and we hope to see you soon again in Costa Rica!