Experience the highlights of the natural wonders of Costa Rica’s rainforests, volcanoes, and beautiful views of waterfalls, rivers, and beaches. Discover the wonderful world of wildlife and vegetation refreshed by gentle tropical rains. Learn about the rich Costa Rican culture and history by experiencing the beautiful museums and historical sites of San José.
Flight from Israel to Costa Rica. Transfer to the hotel in San Jose.
Flight to Costa Rica from the USA. Upon arrival at San Jose Airport, you will be met by our local guide, who will take us to our hotel – Lands-In-Love. On the way, visit Sarchi, the arts and crafts town of Costa Rica.
After breakfast, we will go Horseback riding and discover the wonderful world of wildlife and vegetation, the amazing canyon, the Balsa River, the hidden lake, and the Cacique Mountain with its magnificent view.
READ MOREEarly afternoon we will watch the wonders of Costa Rica’s nature, rich vegetation, birds, and animals from above, with a Canopy Tour, where you will see the forest from the top of the trees – more than 500 acres of forest with an amazing view. In the early evening, we’ll go for a “night walk” through the forest.
Close thisAfter breakfast, depart to Arenal, which is located in the northern part of the Alajuela province, close to the Nicaraguan border. This region possesses beautiful and varied scenery. Refreshed by gentle tropical rains, this land stays green and humid almost all year round.
READ MOREThe lowlands host gushing rivers, hot springs, lagoons, remote national parks, and plentiful wildlife. Upon arrival, we will start our hanging bridges tour. We will hike through the humid tropical forest. Pass many bridges from 5 to 100 meters long and up to 60 meters high: spectacular scenery of birds, reptiles, mammals, and insects. At the end of the day, enjoy the thermal water hot springs for a few hours, then return to the hotel for dinner.
Close thisToday we will depart early for Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfall tour. This volcano has some of the world’s largest geysers with an awesome crater over 1.5 km wide. The volcano is active but completely safe for viewing. Then, visit La Paz Waterfall Gardens, which are absolutely spectacular!
READ MOREThis large property features the world’s largest butterfly observatory, hummingbird and orchid gardens, safe trails along the La Paz River and 5 large waterfalls. Check-in at the hotel in San Jose. Shabbat services are followed by Shabbat dinner.
Close thisFollowing Shabbat Services at the Synagogue and lunch at the community center, enjoy a walking tour of the area.
Start the day with the City Tour of San Jose, this tour immerses you in the rich Costa Rican culture and history by experiencing the beautiful historical sites of San José. We will drive along the beautiful Sabana Park.
READ MORENext, we will take a walking tour through the historic National Theater, completed in 1897. The theater is a masterpiece in art and architecture. Afterward, we will visit one of the most unique Museums of Costa Rica – the Gold Museum. After the City Tour, depart to the central pacific coast where Manuel Antonio is located. Manuel Antonio is undoubtedly one of the most luxuriant locations in Costa Rica, with spectacular white-grey sandy beaches fringed by thickly forested green hills. On the way, we will stop for the crocodile tour – a close-up encounter with various types of crocodiles, some of them up to 5 meters in length.
Close thisIn the morning we will visit Manuel Antonio National Park. Spectacular natural beauty and peaceful atmosphere attract many visitors to Manuel Antonio Park, which preserves not only beautiful beaches and the unique formation of Punta Cathedral but also mangroves, a setting of islands offshore, and a humid tropical forest.
READ MOREThe park has four beaches, each with its special characteristics. You will follow a professional guide through one of Costa Rica’s most famous National Parks that gathers numerous species of butterflies, monkeys, raccoons, coatis, agoutis, two–toed sloths, snakes, orchids, etc. In the afternoon, the Catamaran island adventure begins at Quepos Harbor; cruising through the aquamarine waters toward the spectacular and scenic coastline of Manuel Antonio Park. Soon you will be in open water and on the lookout for spotted dolphins, migrating humpback whales, sea turtles, and manta rays. You will be captivated by the sight of dolphins frolicking at the boat’s wake or the inimitable sound of a whale’s song. These are the nesting grounds and home for numerous species of marine birds, including pelicans, boobies, and ibises. After touring the coastline, you will anchor in a protected cove within the pristine Biesanz Bay for snorkeling. Back at sunset.
Close thisTransfer back to the int’l airport for your flight home.
Entrance fees to all sites included in the program.
Superior Tourist Class and First Class (3 and 4 stars) hotels and resorts.
Transfers & transportation by private A/C buses.
Tips for service providers abroad
Kosher full board: Breakfast & Dinner + Sandwiches for lunch
English speaking guide
International round trip flights
Personal expenses, any other item which is not included
Travel and luggage insurance
Tip for the tour guide (accepted $ 5 per person per day trip)
Anything not specified in the “Price includes”
There may be changes to the order of places visited. We will make every effort to visit every place mentioned in the itinerary.
The tour organizers have no control over airline services such as seating, special meal requests, changes in departure times or delays. These remain the sole responsibility of the airline company.
Only strictly kosher food is provided to our travelers on all our tours. On some of our tours we are able to provide glatt meals. Kashrut is of utmost importance to us and we take special measures to ensure that everything served is kosher.
Breakfast is prepared using our utensils. We use local fresh fruits and vegetables, and we use milk products when they are permitted. We use kosher cereals, and bread. We usually serve hard boiled eggs and sometimes scrambled eggs or omelets. At breakfast, we prepare our lunches so that people have their choice as to what they eat for lunch. We bring food from Israel to supplement what is served in the hotel such as cheeses, peanut butter, tuna, etc.
For dinners, we serve either fish or meat (usually chicken) as our main course. In areas where meat is not available nor readily acquired, we will have fish. When possible, we acquire the meat locally from Chabad or other reliable kosher source, and in some cases we fly the meat in from Israel. We try to provide as many meat meals as possible. The main course at dinner is preceded by soup and salad and accompanied by freshly prepared vegetables. Dessert typically consists of fresh fruits.
We do not guarantee Pat Israel and Chalav Israel for all destinations.
In many destinations we have our own dishes and silverware. Where we don’t, we provide disposables at the meals. When we cook in hotel kitchens, we use our own knives, cutting boards, pots and pans, cooking implements and disposable metal trays. All food preparation is done on covered surfaces under the strict supervision of our trained staff/guides who function as our mashgichim.
We make great efforts to assure that our travelers will experience local foods first-hand, while maintaining stringent observance of Kashrut laws on all occasions.
It is our aim to provide the finest hotel possible in each area we visit. We require our hotels to allow us to work in the kitchen and to supervise the cooking and there are many hotels that are not willing to cooperate. They simply have no desire for us to be “meddling” in their cooking process nor are they happy about our bringing our equipment into their kitchens. We work very hard to find the best hotel in the area that will meet our requirements. We are pleased to be able to offer you on this tour two nights stay at “Lands in love” (https://landsinlove.com/). This is a very special rustic eco resort and adventure center, in the middle of a cloud forest. As their philosophy is “care and love for animals and nature”, they cater to vegetarian and vegan guests. They do not serve any kind of meat or fish (including Tuna). Ingredients used by the kitchen are neutral and from kosher sources. The vegetables used are checked for bugs, their dishes were checked to be new, and are used to cook and serve vegetarian and vegan dishes only.
Terms of Payment
• From the time of registration $300 per person.
• From 35 days before departure- Full payment
Important Information
• Fridays and Saturdays, holidays and holidays in Israel, Sundays and holidays abroad are not counted as a working day.
• If any flight tickets were issued or additional services such as visas were purchased, etc., their prices will be added to the above cancellation fees
• The price of the trip is based on a minimum of 20 paying travelers
• The passenger is responsible for the final updates, all the many changes that are made in the final route after updating domestic flights, and changes of travel agents abroad. Tour itineraries undergo changes according to the above, as well as due to serious climatic changes or hazards which require necessary changes. As travel agents, we do not have control over many changes that are required, which are made many months after the tour was originally planned. In the event that the passenger finds it necessary to cancel registration for the tour due to these changes in the itinerary, the passenger will be refunded all his/her money.
• The trip is subject to the conditions and responsibilities as they appear on the website
• Passports must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date from the tour
• There may be changes in the itinerary due to changes in internal flight times and other objective reasons
Terms of cancellation
• From the time of registration, US $ 47 per passenger for cancellation fees which will be charged in any case
• From 45-60 working days before embarking on the trip: 30% of the price of the trip to the traveler
• From 21-44 working days before embarking on the trip: 50% of the price of the trip to the traveler
• From 7-20 working days before embarking on a trip: 75% of the price of the trip to the passenger
• Less than 7 working days before departure: 100% cancellation fee, including all associated costs such as visa.
• If any flight tickets were issued or additional services such as visas were purchased, etc., their prices will be added to the above cancellation fees.
