Costa Rica is Calling with Two New Friendly Planet Travel Tours

JENKINTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Costa Rica’s lush rainforest makes it the greenest country in the world, and travelers who book one of Friendly Planet Travel’s new tours to Costa Rica will make you green with envy—unless you’re one of them, that is! You can experience the tropical beauty of Costa Rica for $799 on Friendly Planet Travel’s new seven-day Captivating Costa Rica tour, or for $999 on the nine-day Costa Rica Pura Vida tour. From its jungles, cloud forests, and active volcanoes, to its rivers and Caribbean and Pacific coasts, you’ll get a taste of everything that makes Costa Rica the jewel of Central America.

“It’s a quaint and untrammeled place where 25 percent of the country is preserved as national parks. With our two new tours, we’re able to offer travelers a slice of paradise at a price that is as stunning as the country itself.”

Included in the prices are round-trip flights from Miami; all transfers via air-conditioned, chauffeur-driven minivans; superior hotel accommodations and daily breakfast; In Tortuguero, Friendly Planet provides all meals; comprehensive sightseeing with a naturalist, bilingual guide; entrance fee to the Tortuguero National Park; and more.

“Costa Rica is an exciting new destination for Friendly Planet Travel,” says Peggy Goldman, President of Friendly Planet Travel. “It’s a quaint and untrammeled place where 25 percent of the country is preserved as national parks. With our two new tours, we’re able to offer travelers a slice of paradise at a price that is as stunning as the country itself.”

Both tours begin in San José, the capital and largest city in Costa Rica, which is nestled in a green valley, surrounded by mountains. If you choose the Captivating Costa Rica tour, you will travel to the Arenal region next. It is home to one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Watch the smoke rise from the cone and lava flow down the hills. If seeing an active volcano isn’t adventurous enough for you, go on the canopy tour complete with zip lines.

Both tours then continue on to Monteverde. Settle into your air-conditioned mini-van that transports you to the Monteverde Reserve where over 300 species of birds and mammals and many varieties of orchids can be found. Get a better view of its Cloud Forest Reserve on the suspension bridges that span from one mountaintop to another. If you opt for the Costa Rica Pura Vida tour, you spend two extra days exploring the Caribbean coastal area and Tortuguero before you head to Arenal. Lastly, you’ll drive back to San José to see two of its famous landmarks, the National Theater and Edificio Correos buildings.

For more information on the Captivating Costa Rica or Costa Rica Pura Vida tours, visit Friendly Planet Travel’s website at www.FriendlyPlanet.com, the blog at blog.friendlyplanet.com, or contact Jackie Zima at Gregory FCA at 610-228-2138 (office), 215-534-2973 (mobile), or write to Jackie@GregoryFCA.com.

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