Barefoot Romance Costa Rica Escape

Barefoot Romance Costa Rica Escape

Turn your romantic dreams into reality and discover your perfect affordable luxury honeymoon when you let Costa Rica be the backdrop for your honeymoon. With beautiful and diverse landscapes, pristine beaches, warm ocean water, and all kinds of fun and adventurous things to do together at each destination, it is easy for active couples to plan their perfect romantic escape. Featuring volcanoes, numerous nature reserves, and abundant wildlife, tons of adventures to embark on, and the tropical white sand beach backdrop, a honeymoon in Costa Rica goes beyond the traditional honeymoon!

Trip Code: FMCR7-2812

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Price published based on low season pricing May 1st,2025 to December 15th, 2025.
Price based on Low Season on a Mid-Range Hotel Option.
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8 Days /7 Nights
From San José to Arenal
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What's Included

  • 1 night at San Jose Hotel
  • 2 nights at Arenal Volcano Hotel
  • 2 nights at Monteverde Cloud Forest Hotel
  • 2 nights at Manuel Antonio Beach Hotel
  • Private transfer from San José International Airport to San José Hotel
  • Private transfer from San José to Monteverde
  • Shared Van – Boat – Van Service Monteverde to La Fortuna across Lake Arenal
  • Private transfer from La Fortuna to Manuel Antonio
  • Private transfer from Manuel Antonio to San José
  • Round trip transportation for all included tours
  • Choice of Monteverde Adventure: Canopy Zip Line, Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden OR Guided Cloud Forest walk with Coffee Tour.
  • Choice of two (2) Arenal Adventures: Hanging Bridges Guided Hike, White Water Rafting, Arenal Volcano Hike, Bean to Bar Chocolate Tour, Rainforest Night Walk, La Fortuna Waterfall, Sloth Walk
  • Guided Natural History Walk – Manuel Antonio Park
  • Breakfast (7)
  • Visit Sarchí to see the painted oxcarts
  • Access to the onsite thermal hot springs at your Arenal Volcano hotel
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Is this trip right for me?

Travel Style: Honeymoon & Romance

Activity Level: Moderate

Accommodations: Value, Superior or Luxury

Accommodations can range from refreshing cloud forest to warm ocean breezes

Temperature check: Yes

We will check your temperature before each transport

Mask Wearing: Yes

We will ask you to wear a mask in transport and other places

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Trip Designed by Travel Expert Vanessa Willing
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Why you’ll love it

  • Breathe in the rainforest beauty
  • Breathtaking sunset
  • Exploring trails!
  • Lots of beach to enjoy
  • Romantic cloud forest
  • Volcanic hot spring pools at Arenal
  • Walk on golden-sand beaches
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Itinerary

DAY 1:

Welcome to Costa Rica!

  • Arrival at the international airport in San José
  • Transferred to your hotel
  • Overnight in San José Hotel

DAY 2:

San José – Monteverde Cloud Forest

  • Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the hotel
  • Private transfer to Monteverde Cloud Forest
  • Visit to the town of Sarchí
  • Overnight Monteverde Hotel

DAY 3:

Monteverde Cloud Forest – Your Day, Your Rhythm

DAY 4:

Monteverde Cloud Forest – Arenal Volcano

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Private transfer to Arenal Volcano area
  • This scenic route includes a boat trip across the stunning Lake Arenal
  • Check into your Arenal Volcano hotel
  • Have the afternoon at leisure to relax and enjoy the onsite volcanic hot springs
  • Overnight Arenal Volcano

DAY 5:

Experience Arenal Volcano

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Choose TWO (2) thrilling Arenal experiences:
  • Hanging Bridges Guided Hike
  • White Water Rafting
  • Natural History Arenal Volcano Hike
  • Bean to Bar Chocolate Tour
  • Rainforest Night Walk
  • La Fortuna Waterfall
  • Sloth Walk
  • Overnight Arenal Volcano

DAY 6:

Arenal Volcano – Manuel Antonio Beach

  • Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before leaving the majestic Arenal Volcano
  • Private transfer to the stunning Manuel Antonio area
  • Check into your beach home for the next few days
  • Get your flip flops out and your bathing suit and get ready to spend the afternoon relaxing
  • Overnight at the Manuel Antonio hotel

DAY 7:

Manuel Antonio National Park Guided Walk

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Guided nature walk through the Manuel Antonio National Park
  • After your tour, you can choose to head back to the hotel or spend the day swimming and relaxing at the spectacular beaches inside the park
  • Overnight at the Manuel Antonio hotel

DAY 8:

Departure – “Hasta Pronto” (See you soon!)

  • Depending on your departure flight, enjoy breakfast and that last cup of Costa Rican coffee before you return home
  • Private transfer to the airport for your departure flight

DAY 1:

Welcome to Costa Rica!

(Arrival / San José): Welcome to Costa Rica! Upon arrival, you will be met by one of our representatives to greet you and hand over your welcomes package. Upon arrival at the international airport in San José, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Places of interest include the Teatro Nacional, the Legislative Assembly building, and the Parque Central, east of which is the Cathedral. The National Museum and the Museum of Gold are also worth a visit.

Overnight in San José Hotel.

DAY 2:

San José – Monteverde Cloud Forest

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the hotel before a private transfer from San José to the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Along the way, we will make a stop at the small town of Sarchí known for its beautiful and colorful oxcarts that have been made in the area for over a century. The oxcarts, once used for coffee transport, are hand-painted with bright colors and have been a tradition passed down from generation to generation.
After leaving the central valley you will climb up the slopes of the Continental Divide to the Monteverde Cloud Forest and the small mountain town of Santa Elena. Spend the next two nights enveloped in nature in this unique misty and mysterious eco-destination.

Overnight Monteverde Hotel (B)

DAY 3:

Monteverde Cloud Forest – Your Day, Your Rhythm

One of the country’s main attractions is the dense cloud forest. Today you can pick the way you want to explore this natural paradise. You can choose between one of two great adventure options. Adventurous couples may opt to fly across the canopy on a zip line treetop adventure that includes a visit to the butterfly and hummingbird gardens. Nature lovers may choose to take the guided walk through the cloud forest reserve with a coffee plantation visit. Whichever of these two great options you choose, you will be sure to experience the magic of this mountain-top wonder. In the evening, you will have two more options to choose from to customize your day. Check out the best “nightlife” with a local naturalist guide on the cloud forest night tour or perhaps you might prefer to enjoy fresh local fare in a tree-house restaurant in the lively town of Santa Elena.

Insider Top Pick! – For an over-the-top night together add on the ultimately culinary experience on the treetops. This intimate and incomparable experience offers a 7-course tasting menu designed by the renowned Costa Rican Chef Santiago Fernandéz Benedetto incorporating and food journey of natural local products from Monteverde and Costa Rica. Each couple will enjoy a private and secluded dinner on the glass platform raised above the trees with stunning views. There are only 5 tables so book your experience in advance.

Overnight Monteverde Hotel (B)

DAY 4:

Monteverde Cloud Forest – Arenal Volcano

After breakfast begins your descent down through coffee plantations to the Arenal Volcano. This scenic route includes a boat trip across the stunning Lake Arenal with the iconic Arenal Volcano in the backdrop. You will check into your Arenal Volcano hotel and have the afternoon at leisure to relax and enjoy the onsite lush tropical gardens or soak in the natural volcanic hot springs at your hotel

Overnight Arenal Volcano (B)

DAY 5:

Experience Arenal Volcano

After breakfast, you will experience the majesty of Costa Rica’s most famous active volcano and its surrounding natural wonders and highlights. Choose TWO (2) thrilling Arenal experiences for your adventurous spirit.

  • Hanging Bridges Guided Hike
  • White Water Rafting
  • Natural History Arenal Volcano Hike
  • Bean to Bar Chocolate Tour
  • Rainforest Night Walk
  • La Fortuna Waterfall
  • Sloth Walk

Overnight Arenal Volcano (B)

DAY 6:

Arenal Volcano – Manuel Antonio Beach

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before leaving the majestic Arenal Volcano behind and heading west to the Pacific Ocean. Be met by impressive landscapes with palm tree-lined beaches and lush rainforest that spills into the ocean. The area is well known for its stunning Manuel Antonio National Park with stunning beaches and a diversity of wildlife including the endemic squirrel monkey. You will be met with a warm welcome and a fresh fruit tropical drink and spectacular ocean views as you check into your beach home for the next few days. Get your flip flops out and your bathing suit and get ready to spend the afternoon relaxing by the pool followed by an amazing Pacific sunset.

Overnight at the Manuel Antonio hotel (B)

DAY 7:

Manuel Antonio National Park Guided Walk

Get an early start on the day with your guided nature walk through the Manuel Antonio National Park. Your local guide will pick you up at the hotel and head to the park where you will spend the morning visiting a charming combination of rainforest, beaches, and wildlife. Diverse fauna includes coati, sloths, white-faced monkeys, howler monkeys, toucans, tanagers, kingfishers, iguanas, and lizards. Your naturalist guides have an eye and an ear for locating wildlife that most people miss. After your tour, you can choose to head back to the hotel or spend the day swimming and relaxing at the spectacular beaches inside the park.
Spend your last afternoon together on one of the hotel terraces to enjoy one last tropical sunset together.

Overnight at the Manuel Antonio hotel (B)

DAY 8:

Departure – “Hasta Pronto” (See you son!)

Depending on your departure flight, enjoy breakfast and that last cup of Costa Rican coffee before you return home. Your driver will pick you up at the hotel and take you back to the airport for your departure flight. Pura Vida (B)

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Participants are responsible for obtaining proper entry documentation. All foreign nationals including infants are required to possess a valid passport to enter Costa Rica. All passports must have at least six months remaining before expiration at time of departure from Costa Rica. Visitors from the US traveling with a passport issued by a US agency are not required to have a visa or shots when traveling from the US, but visa and/or shot records may be required by travelers from other countries or US travelers when the US is not their point of embarkation before arriving in Costa Rica. It is each traveler’s responsibility to ascertain whether a visa or shots will be required and to secure necessary documentation prior to travel. No refunds will be given for missed flights or denied entry caused by failure to carry proper documentation or for any other reason. If travel documents are lost or stolen or other issues need to be resolved with the participant’s embassy once in Costa Rica, there will be no refund for forfeited transfers, hotel rooms, or tours. We will gladly provide assistance, but any incurred expense would need to be paid at time service is rendered and are at the guest’s sole expense. Visitors to Costa Rica may carry a copy of their passport in lieu of the original while traveling within the country.

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Departure Tax is now included in ticket price for most airlines, but please verify with your air carrier prior to travel.

DEPOSITS & PAYMENTS

A deposit of $100 per person is required at time of booking. Deposits are non-refundable unless stated differently at time of booking. If you are not paying in full at the time you make your reservation, you will receive an invoice with a final payment due date specified. If we have your credit card on file, it will automaWilllly be charged for any balance on the due date specified, if payment has not been made in full in advance of due date. It is your responsibility to notify us if your credit card expires or is cancelled. If you are making payment on-line and we do not have your account information on file, a payment reminder will be sent and payment will need to be received by agreed due date. Any reservation made within 31 days prior to arrival must be paid in full at time of booking. If payment is not made in full by the specified due date, reservation will be cancelled, rooms and tour activity space released, and no refund of any deposits or payments collected will be refunded.

CHANGES TO ITINERARY

Any changes to the itinerary at the guest’s request while in Costa Rica are at the guest’s sole expense. NO REFUNDS will be given for any unused rooms, tours, meals, or transfers. No exceptions will be made. For bookings made within 30 days prior to departure date, the itinerary is final. We will do our best to assist with making changes with change fees assessed.

  • Within 61+ days of travel: $25.00 per change
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  • Within 14 days of Travel: $100.00 for parties of one to five, $150.00 for parties of six or more
  • All change requests must be via telephone during regular business hours. Changes to reservations cannot be guaranteed, but we will do our best to assist you.

CANCELLATION POLICY

All cancellations must be relayed to us via telephone during regular business hours and must also be submitted in writing to our office. The date of the response from us, acknowledging receipt of your request with our cancellation confirmation number, is the date that will be used to determine which penalties outlined below will be assessed. It is your responsibility to verify that you have written notification from us that your request has been received. No refunds will be made for unused hotel rooms, meals, diving, tours, or transfers. These policies do not apply to any airfare booked though Find My Costa Rica S.A. You will be given specific airline cancellation policies at time of booking. The policy for the property where you are staying and the dives you booked are subject to the following cancellation penalties:

  • Peak Season Dec 20 – Jan 8th / Easter Week Cancellations 91+ days prior to arrival – loss of deposit. Cancellations 90 or fewer days prior to arrival – 100% penalty
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INSURANCE

We strongly encourage all guests purchase comprehensive travel, medical, accident, luggage, emergency, trip interruption, and dive insurance prior to departure date. Activities such a scuba diving, white-water rafting, zip-line canopy, canyoning, rappelling, tubing, kayaking, horseback riding or ATV tours, as well as visits to volcanos, hot springs, mud baths and spas carry inherent risks. Participation is voluntary and all activities are performed at customer’s own risk. We will be happy to provide a quote for trip interruption and/or dive travel insurance if you provide us with your birth year.

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  • What to bring while traveling and touring: A small backpack for your towels, mosquito repellent, etc., plus a small amount of money for additional beverages, snacks, or souvenirs.
  • Please be advised that local laws and customs prohibit the sale and service of alcohol On the Thursday and Friday (Good Friday) before Easter Sunday.
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