MacVicar Family Adventure 2013 Costa Rica

Don't worry Janice we have modernized our transportation

Day 1 -- Arrive and Travel to Grano de Oro Hotel (Grano de Oro)

Today your private guide and driver will meet you outside the airport and transport you to your first hotel. The first hotel will be Grano de Oro and is one of the nicer hotels in the San Jose area. After a long day of traveling this will give you a good night's rest before we begin the week long adventure. We plan on keeping the kids active and having fun and adventures from start to finish. One interesting fact the kids like is that the Grano de Oro Hotel was the former home of the family that makes all the cookies here in Costa Rica. They were known as the Pozuelo Family and their cookies are still around. Its a small boutique hotel. (Meals: None)

Day 2 --  Travel to Central Pacific & Deep Sea Fish (Cuna del Angel)

Today we will make the drive to the Central Pacific. We will make some stops along the way and enjoy the scenery as we make our way south. This is a beautiful area of the country. If the kids are interested we can plan on doing some surf classes today but we have it as a travel day. We could also have the option of including Deep Sea Fishing today if we left the hotel early. If your flight arrives not too late on Day 1 then we can make the drive to the Central Pacific on Day 1. (Meals: Breakfast)

Day 3 -- Zipline (Cuna del Angel)

Cuna del Angel

One of my favorite ziplines in the country. Not only are the cables high and fast but the views are amazing. Here you get to zipline on 16 different cables that take you high into the tree canopy.  There are platforms in the trees that will allow us to rappel down the trees. It is a real tarzan experience and in my opinion the best views of any zipline in all of Costa Rica. After the zipline we plan on showing you one of our favorite spots. It is a small hidden waterfall with a rope swing that allows the kids to swing out into a beautiful pool surrounded by jungle. In the evening the kids will have time to enjoy the pool at the hotel and we can take you out for dinner if you desire or the hotel has an excellent restaurant. (Meals: Breakfast)

Day 4 -- Rappel Nauyaca (Cuna del Angel)

Now it is time for some adventure. Today the kids will have the opportunity to rappel a 140ft waterfall. This without question in the most beautiful waterfall in all of Costa Rica. The Nauyaca Falls has breath-taking scenery and many people hike in just to view it. We add a little extra excitement. We have a rappelling system set up at top that allows our guests to rappel and literally walk down the side of the waterfall. It's something you can't say you do everyday and we have taken kids as young as 6 to do this.

After the rappel we will just relax in the very large and pristine pools below and enjoy the site of the large waterfall.

In the afternoon it is back to the hotel where you will have time to relax or we can take you on a hike with your naturalist guide to learn about the different species of the nearby rainforest. (Meals: Breakfast & Lunch)

Day 5 -- Travel to Turrialba (Casa Turire)

Today is a travel day. We will make some stops along the way and enjoy one of the most scenic drives in all of Central America. The drive will take us down the Central Mountain range at an elevation of 10,000ft. Here we will be able to see the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Ocean from the same spot. This drive also takes us into a unique ecosystem of the tropics called the Paramo. Its a fun day of traveling with some stops along the way to learn and see the beautiful sites.

Riding the Duckies

When we arrive to Turrialba we will be staying in the picturesque Casa Turire Hotel. Here you will have astonishing views of the smoking Turrialba Volcano. (Meals: Breakfast)

Day 6 -- Duckie Adventure  (Casa Turire)

Personally this is probably my favorite day for young kids. We'll visit a nearby river called Pejibaye. Here we will have mini two man rafts. Each boy will be in his own raft with a guide. The adventure takes us down the river steering in and around the rocks and rapids. It is a great experience and really allows the kids to get soaked and feel like the waves are big from start to finish. Its a small river and easy for our guides to steer the boats. You and the kids just hold on and enjoy the ride and paddle when needed! In the afternoon it is back to the hotel and we can take you to nearby local village where the kids can maybe play some soccer with the locals and you can enjoy a meal and experience some of the dance and culture of Costa Rica. (Meals: Breakfast & Lunch)

Time in the Waterfalls!

Day 7 -- Raft Pacuare River (Grano de Oro)

Today is without question the best of the best. We save the best for last for a reason and the Pacuare River is listed as one of the top five most scenic rivers on the planet by National Geographic. Because you will be visiting in the dry season we can operate this tour with your children. We will have two extra guides in the raft as we always do when we have kids under the age of 12 as it adds to safety and the personalised attention as compared to a larger commercial operation. It is an amazing river filled with waterfalls, rapids, and virgin rainforest from start to finish. Our guides will prepare a lunch on the river for you allowing you to enjoy some time on the river bank just soaking in the scenery. 

Janice, Ready for Pacuare?!

After the river we will make the drive back to San Jose through a beautiful National Park called Braulio Carrillo and arrive back at the Grano de Oro Hotel to get you ready for your Day 8 flight home.

Day 8 -- Fly Home! 

Today we will transfer you to the airport with three little ones that are now Professional Adventure Kids! (Meals: Breakfast)