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Thursday - April 26

6:50pm BOS - FLL
FLL - SJO Cancelled, overnight Holiday Inn

Friday - April 27

1:30pm FLL - SJO, (delayed from 10:40am)
3:15pm Economy rental car

4pm Drive to La Fortuna

7:30pm Eco Termales hot springs
9pm Dinner at Lava Lounge
10:30pm Princesa de la Luna eco lodge

Sat - April 28

morning at hotel

10am Desafio Lost Canyons Canyoneering

1:30pm Drive to Punta Uva
8pm Korrigan Lodge

Sun - April 29

9:30am Punta Uva hike with Pierre, Andres

1pm BriBri waterfalls with Pierre, Andreas

6:30pm Dinner at Maxi's
8pm Walk around Puerto Viejo

Mon - April 30

9:30am Jaguar Rescue Center

11am Punta Uva beach
1:30pm Drive to Cahuita Reserve with Pierre, other guests
7:30pm Dinner at El Refugio with Laura and Wes

Tue - May 1

10am Arechipu beach
12:30pm Picked up Laura and Wes from lodge
1pm Cocoa farm shop
1:30pm Arechipu beach
3pm Dropped off Laura and Wes in Puerto Viejo
4pm Back to Arechipu beach
7pm Walk around Puerto Viejo
8:30pm Dinner at Maxi's

Wed - May 2

4:30am Drive to SJO (3:45 record time!)
8:15am Return car rental
2pm SJO - FLL (delayed from 12:30pm)

TO DO

Canyoning (around La Fortuna)Desafio $90 7am/10am/1pm (4hrs)

El salto/ la fortuna waterfalls $10


Arenal volcano (currently inactive)

Eco Termales hot springs $34/pp
05:00 PM - 9:00 PM

BEACHES

Punta Uva (Caribbean)

Cahuita (Caribbean)

Puerto Viejo (Caribbean)

Caribbean overview

WILDLIFE

Howler Monkeys


Sloths

Chestnut-Mandibled Toucans


White-nosed coati


Eyelash Viper (venomous)

Jaguar Rescue Center (Manzanillo)

closed Sunday, 9:30am and 11:30am tours - $15

Gandoca-Manzanillo (Manzanillo)
4hr guided tours $35

Abel Bustamante (Manzanillo)
4hr guided tours $35

Jaguar Rescue/Chocolate/Waterfall tour (Puerto Viejo)

9am half day $55

FOOD (Puerto Viejo)

Sodas

Malbec
South of Puerto Viejo on the Main Road, Costa Rica

Jungle Love
Playa Chiquita, 98990, Costa Rica

El Refugio Grill

200mts Sur Hotel Suerre Caribe - A little further from Punta Uva beach towards Manzanillo, Costa Rica

Bread & Chocolate (breakfast/lunch)

50 m south of post office, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica

HOTELS

Princesa de la Luna, La Fortuna (Tripadvisor)

Korrigan Lodge, Punta Uva, Puerto Viejo (Tripadvisor)

TIPS

-take B12 for a few weeks before (repels mosquitos?)

-bring bug spray

-eat at Sodas (local fast food)

-can use $USD
-La Fortuna directions and driving tips
- satellite map of Puerto Viejo

US Dept of State infoTravel registration

road services/delays


Shuttle Puerto Viejo to Bocas del Toro shuttle

or 1 night/snorkel tour