




Classic Costa Rica: Quest for the Quetzal
Jan 22 - Feb 01, 2024
11 days | Costa Rica | Quest Nature Tours
What’s included: Accommodations based on double occupancy in hotels listed or similar; all activities as described in the detailed itinerary; ground transportation and park entrance fees; airport transfers, if travelling as per the group flight itinerary; meals as specified in itinerary; services of local English-speaking guides; bottled water on bus; taxes and gratuities of US$275; services of your Quest leader Kyle Horner
Itinerary at a Glance
Day | Activity |
1 | Arrive in San José |
2 | Travel to the Caribbean Lowlands |
3 | Exploring the Arenal region |
4 | Travel to the Pacific lowlands |
5 | Day trip to Hacienda Solimar |
6 | Travelling along Pacific Coast |
7 | Mangrove Tour and the Pacific Coast |
8-9 | Los Quetzales National Park and Paraiso del Quetzal |
10 | Travel to San José via Tapantí National Park |
11 | Depart San José |
Optional Extension: Four nights in the Osa Peninsula |
Your Tour Leader

A consummate environmental educator and well-travelled, lifelong naturalist, Kyle Horner can proudly say he’s been birdwatching since before he could walk! Over the years, he has also worked as a field technician for a variety of research projects including boreal songbirds in Newfoundland, rattlesnakes in British Columbia and neotropical migrant birds in Arizona. He is currently the Education Coordinator for Wild Ontario at the University of Guelph, a program that he helped build.
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What’s included: Accommodations based on double occupancy in hotels listed or similar; all activities as described in the detailed itinerary; ground transportation and park entrance fees; airport transfers, if travelling as per the group flight itinerary; meals as specified in itinerary; services of local English-speaking guides; bottled water on bus; taxes and gratuities of US$275; services of your Quest leader Kyle Horner
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