THE BEST OF COSTA RICA

LDS GROUP TRAVEL PRESENTS THE BEST OF COSTA RICA Escorted by Troy Quick Feb 12-21, 2010 RATES Tour Only $ 1,199 Package Includes: • 9 nights accommodations • 3 nights Barcelo Palacio or Aurola, San Jose • 2 nights Laguna Lodge or Pachira Lodge, Tortuguero Park • 2 nights Arenal Monoa, Las Cabanitas, or Lomas del Volcan, Fortuna • 2 nights Doubletree Resort by Hilton, Central Pacific Coast • Sightseeing per itinerary in a modern air-conditioned motor coach • Services of English-speaking local guides • Entrance fees per itinerary • Luggage handling - 1 bag per person per person, double occupancy This price is for tour only, does not include airfare, or all taxes and fees. Get all details on www.LDSgroupTravel.org Deposit: required for reservation Single Supplement: add Travel Insurance: add $500 $200 $100 For additional information, please contact tour host: ITINERARY Friday, February 12, 2010 Welcome to the “rich coast,” freindly land of democracy and rare natural beauty. With naturalist guides, see exotic birds and wildlife, hike in jungle rainforests, view volcanoes, soak in hot springs and cruise through biological reserves. Relax on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. After arrival at the San Jose airport be transferred to your hotel for a two night stay. Rooms are available for check-in after 3:00 PM. Dine at your hotel. Welcome briefing at 8:00 P.M. Meals: D Saturday, February 13, 2010 After breakfast, see the statue of the drummer boy, Costa Rico’s hero. weather permitting, visit Poas Volcano, dormant since 1991. You can safely view this dramitic mile-wide crater from the overlook. Enjoy lunch. Next, see San Jose’s Plaza de la Cultura, Central Park, and the National Theatre. Vistit the Meals: B, L, D the National Museum. Enjoy dinner. Troy Quick LDS Group Travel 3677 S. Caleb pl., Meridian, ID 83642 Call toll free 1-800-991-5123, fax 1-208-369-4649 or email Troy@LDSgroupTravel.org www.LDSgroupTravel.org ITINERARY Sunday, February, 14, 2010 Scenic morning drive through Braulio Carrillo Park. Look at cascading waterfalls. Then, a thrilling adventure into the heart of the rainforest. Glide through the jungle canopy on the world famous rainforest aerial tram, rated one of Costa Ricas’s top tourist attractions. Next, with a naturalist guide, enjoy a short rainforest hike on level terrain. Enjoy lunch. Visit a butterfly garden. Then, cruise through rivers & canals to the 47,000 acre Tortuguero National Park. Torguero is home to more than 300 species of birds. Look for toucans, parrots, kingfishers and the rare green macaw. Enjoy a two night stay at your lodge. After dinner in Tortuguero, a naturalist talks about the rainMeals: B, L, D forest. Monday, February, 15, 2010 Cruise this morning with naturalist guides along the canals lined by rafia palm, habitat of howler and white-faced monkeys, green iguanas and tropical birds. Then, enter the mysterious reflecting waters of Cano Palma wildlife reserve. Next, visit the Greeen Turtle Research Station. Walk along the Atlantic turtle nesting beaches. Next to Toruguero village. Meet Costa Rican school children on your visit to a local school. Return to your lodge for lunch. Free time to enjoy your lodges swimming pool and tropical flower garden. Enjoy an afternoon boat excursion into Tortuguero Park. Meals: B, L, D Tuesday, February, 16, 2010 Morning cruise on Tortuguero River. See a banana plantation. Lunch, then a brief stop at Selva Verde Rainforest Reserve. Here you can walk the nearly 300 foot long suspension bridge over a jungle river. Next, through scenic countryside to the San Carlos Valley for a two night stay in Fortuna. Meals: B, L, D Wednesday, February, 17, 2010 Head North this morning, passing through sugar cane, teak and orange plantations. Then , cruise on the Rio Frio which runs through the world famous Cano Negro wildlife refuge. Home to many migratory birds found nowhere else in Costa Rica. Watch for caimans, spider monkeys and water-walking lizards. Lunch. Return to Fortuna. Free time to explore this charming village. Then, enjoy a relaxing soak in the volcanic hot springs. Wheather permitting, see nearby Arenal Volcano’s softly flowing lava flow. Enjoy dinner. Meals: B, L, D Thursday, February, 18, 2010 This morning, drive by the Children’s Eternal Rainforest, part of the Monteverde cloud forest region. Next, enter a cloud forest reserve, home to epiphytes, orchids, ferns and tropical birds, for a guided walk. Cloud forests are like rainforests, but with less rain and more humidity. After a visit to the hummingbird feeding gallery and lunch, we will depart for the Central Pacific Coast for a two night stay. Meals: B, L, D Friday, February, 19, 2010 This Morning drive by the Carara Biological Reserve. This tropical bird and wildlife santuary is one of the worlds few nesting places of the scarlet macaw. Then, visit Manuel Antonia, Costa Rica’s most beautiful park. Time to beachcomb or swim at the three pristine Meals: B, L, D beaches, rated among the top ten in the world. Saturday, February, 20, 2010 Morning visit to Sarchi. See the painted ox carts and colorful handicrafts. Enjoy lunch. Next, see the metallic church of Grecia. Then visit a coffee plantation. Return to San Jose. Farewell dinner. Meals: B, L, D Sunday, February, 21, 2010 After breakfast, transfer to the San Jose airport for your departure Meals: B, L, D flight. Airfare is not included TERMS & COND ITIONS Payment: Initial Deposit:$500 per person. Full payment: Due 60 days prior to departure Additional Terms & Conditions Luggage: Due to space limitations, only one normal sized piece of luggage, weighing up to approximately 50 pounds, may be brought per person. In addition, one small handbag may be personally carried. LDS Group Travel is not responsible for loss or damage to your belongings and strongly recommends not traveling with expensive jewelry or other valuables. Gratuities: This tour includes all tips for local guides, restaurant waiters and hotel maids. Tips for the tour director and bus driver are not included. Passports and Visas: Travel to Costa Rica requires a US passport valid for 6 months after date of entry. Non US citizen, must check on visa and passport requirements for their country. Not Included: Prices do not included air travel, country entry or departure fees, airport porter fees, visas, phones, valet, all items of a personal nature and beverages and food not on the regular menu. Tour price does not include taxes and general fees (government, entrance, activity, hotel porterage) which are additional. Form of Payment: Check, money order or major credit cards. Credit cards are subject to a 5% fee per transaction and a $30 fee on all returned checks. Meals: are shown by B (breakfast), L (lunch), D (dinner). Free bottled water is provided on the motor coach. Special meal requests (including vegitarian) are not guaranteed. Travel Insurance: Part A: Tour cancellation protection benefit provides a full refund of your tour price less a deductable of $100 per person for tour cancellation made up until 72 hours prior to departure. Part B: Travel insurance benefits including: Pre-departure Trip Cancellation and Post-departure trip interruption. $25,000 Medical expense; $50,000 Emergency evacuation or repatriation; $25,000 accidential death and dismemberment; $500 (maximum of $100 per day) Travel Delay; $1,000 Baggage and Personal effects; and $100 baggage delay. In addition, there is a 24 hour worldwide assistance service for medical or legal emergencies. The travel protection plan is non-refundable and non-transferrable and must be purchased at the time of booking. Currency Fluctuations: All prices are based on current exchange rates and are subject to change. At approximately 30 days prior to final payment due date, we will review the prices and will advise any changes resulting from currency fluctuations. We reserve the right to make adjustments until final payment is received. RESERVATION COUPON February 12-21, 2010 Please make checks payable to LDS Group Travel Please reserve space for ______ person(s)! Roommate: Address: City: _______________ State: _____________ Zip: ______________ Phone: Email: (______)________________________ (______)________________________ Please mail checks to: LDS Group Travel 3677 S. Caleb pl., Meridian, ID 83642 ALL NAMES MUST APPEAR AS THEY ARE ON YOUR PASSPORT Full Name: Address: City: _______________ State: _____________Zip:______________ Phone: Email:__________________________________________________