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Please Note: We must have a minimum of 8 people confirmed on this extension for Jean Iron to accompany it. |
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Why not join Quest Naturalist leader, Jean Iron, for a wonderful nature tour of some of the loveliest and best-known nature reserves in Costa Rica? The locations we have chosen for this tour will be quite different from those we will visit on the voyage. Experience first hand the amazing tropical treasure house of birds, mammals and plants of the acclaimed Selva Verde and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserves. |
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| FACTS: |
| • | 6 land days |
| • | Start in Los Suenos and finish in San Jose |
| • | Jean Iron will accompany this post-tour extension with a minimum of 8 participants |
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| HIGHLIGHTS: |
| • | Explore Monteverde Cloud Forest and La Selva Reserve |
| • | Seach for howler, capuchin, and spider monkeys, sloths, iguanas, and many bird species including tanagers, toucans, oropendulas and the resplendent quetzal |
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| ACTIVITY LEVEL: |
| • | Easy to Moderate: We will be walking at a leisurely pace, with frequent stops, with some uneven and inclined trails. You will also need to be able to get in and out of small boats. |
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| ACCOMMODATIONS: |
| Hotel El Establo |
| Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge |
| Hotel Bougainvillea |
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| COMBINATIONS: |
| Costa Rica & Panama Canal |
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| ITINERARY IN BRIEF: |
| Day 1: |
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Disembark ship in Los Suenos and transfer to Monteverde |
| Day 2: |
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Monteverde Cloud Forest |
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Sarapiqui |
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La Selva Biological Station |
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Sarapiqui River Boat Tour, Aerial Tram |
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Depart San Jose |
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Jean is a very well travelled person who follows her natural history interests to many parts of the world. Jean is a Past President of the Ontario Field Ornithologists. She has led Quest land tours to Honduras, Cuba, and Point Pelee and Quest expedition cruises to Georgian Bay, Costa Rica and Panama, and the High Arctic of Canada and Norway. 
