Costa Rican Rainforest & Volcanoes

Discovering the volcanic beauties in the lush Central Valley is part of the fun. Drive through pristine rainforest, past picturesque towns, looking out for Rincón de la Vieja with its steaming geysers and fumaroles; Arenal, rising above the forest in perfect conical symmetry; Irazú, whose approachable summit spies both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; and Tenorio, looming over the breathtaking sky-blue waters of the Celeste River. Trek through the Osa Peninsula forest, one of the planet’s most biologically diverse places, before going south to Ballena Marine National Park to dive and snorkel the thriving coastal reefs.