Assistance

Transportation

Bathrooms

Places

Equipment

This Costa Rica multi-day trip to San Jose, Tortuguero, and Arenal was made for those who want to truly explore everything this beautiful country has to offer: a world-class hospitality industry, mind-blowing natural landscapes, and tasty cuisine. Masterfully blending adventure and relaxation, food and nature are this trip's main characters. 

This multi-day trip was designed with accessibility in mind. Your comfort and safety are our priorities! All transfers will be done on an accessible van with a wheelchair lift, every activity has been adapted for people with disabilities, and all transfers exceeding 2 hours will include accessible restroom stops. Please inform your guide in advance if you require such accommodations. 

Every hotel we include on this multi-day trip has been carefully selected to be accessible; if those are not available on the date of your trip, we will choose and guarantee you another similar accommodation with an accessible room that also matches your needs. 

Please note:

1.  You have the option to include a Joëlette wheelchair and a beach wheelchair in your trip upon request, subject to an additional charge. Please let our travel experts know; they will gladly assist you with the arrangements.

2.  The price of this multi-day trip might be subject to changes depending on seasonality and the availability of accessible rooms. A travel expert will confirm the final details once you submit a booking request. 

3.  To fully enjoy this trip, we recommend booking a night departure flight or requesting us to book you an extra night.

4.  This tour does not include personalized assistance or one-on-one support for individual participants. While we strive to create an inclusive and accommodating environment, it is important to understand that participants need to be reasonably independent in order to participate in the tour fully.

5. Our tour includes walking-rollin tours, visits to tourist sites, and dining at restaurants, which may involve small physical challenges that participants should be able to manage independently or with the help of their own support person or caregiver.

Admission

Park entrance

Tickets

Breakfast

Tour Guides

Assistants

Lifevest

Airport transfer

Ground transportation

Professional driver

Accessible transportation

Tourist city taxes

Accommodation

Adaptive equipment

Insurance

Gratuities

International flights

Domestic flights

Costa Rica Explorations: Hot springs, accessible trekking & Mistico Park hanging bridges

Park Inn by Radisson San Jose.

The accessible van has a wheelchair lift.

Wheelchair users can ride the accessible van without getting out of their wheelchair

Day 2. Tortuguero Boat Ride

Tortuguero Town Visit.

Day 2. Tortuguero Town Visit

Day 3. Tortuguero Accessible Hike

Day 5. Mistico Park hanging bridges

The same price applies to all travelers. Please select the number of travelers with and without disabilities when booking on our website.

Please note that the price featured is the lowest price available based on 2 people traveling. Please get in touch with our travel experts to know what rates apply for your traveling dates / number of participants.

This trip can be arranged for customers traveling by themselves. Assistants and trained guides will be hired to assist and help out with the logistics needed.

Travel insurance is not included but an appropriate insurance based on your personal needs is highly recommended.

You have the option to include a Joëlette wheelchair and a beach wheelchair in your trip upon request, subject to an additional charge. Please let our travel experts know; they will gladly assist you with the arrangements.

Park Inn by Radisson San Jose

Airport

Transfer in van

Welcome to Costa Rica! 

You'll be picked up on an accessible van from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and head to Park Inn by Radisson San Jose (4-star hotel). After the 30-minute ride  (17.1 km), your guaranteed accessible room will be waiting for you. 

Get ready for the adventures that await you for the next 8 days!

Airport Transfer

Day 1. Arrival

You will be taken back to your hotel

Braulio Carrillo National Park

Evergreen rest center

Besides the boat landing in La Pavona, there’s not much else in this small riverside town. 
You will have access to the boat thanks to the help of our staff.

The facility, in the middle of farm country, is nice though with a large building that includes an open-air restaurant, small store, bathrooms (not accessible), and plenty of places to sit. There’s also ample parking at La Pavona if you have a car.

La Pavona Pier

Board a boat

Accessible lodge / Lunch

Sea turtle conservatory

Tortuguero Town

You will be picked up from your hotel

Morning: 

After breakfast at your hotel, you'll head to La Pavona pier on an accessible van and board a boat to Tortuguero. There is no wheelchair-accessible entrance to the boat, and getting off your wheelchair might be necessary since there are no safety straps. However, your guide and dock staff are available to help.  This tour is not recommended for very heavy power wheelchairs; you can come along if you are ok with using a borrowed manual wheelchair.

Lunch: 

After enjoying the 1-hour boat ride's spectacular landscapes, you will arrive at Pachira Lodge, which is wheelchair accessible. Here you will have a buffet lunch and a welcome Cocktail.

Afternoon: 

After lunch, you'll have the option to visit The Sea Turtle Conservatory in Tortuguero, which is dedicated to protecting and preserving sea turtles and their nesting habitats. It is partially accessible and plays a crucial role in research, education, and community involvement to ensure the long-term survival of these magnificent creatures in the region. 

Afterward, you'll be taken back to the Evergreen Lodge to finish your day, where your accessible room will be waiting for you.

Lunch

Dinner

Ground Transportation

Shared Boat Tour

Tour Guide

Tortuguero Park and turtle conservatory

Day 2. Arrival to Tortuguero

Evergreen Lodge

Tortuguero National Park is a national park in the Limón Province of Costa Rica. It is situated within the Tortuguero Conservation Area of the northeastern part of the country. Despite its remote location, reachable only by airplane or boat, it is the third-most visited park in Costa Rica.

The park has a large variety of biological diversity due to the existence within the reserve of eleven different habitats, including rainforest, mangrove forests, swamps, beaches, and lagoons. Located in a tropical climate, it is very humid, and receives up to 250 inches of rain a year.

Tortuguero National Park

Lunch at the lodge

Morning: After breakfast at your hotel, you'll walk or wheel through the accessible paths of Tortuguero National Park, where you will discover the impressive local flora and fauna. This hike lasts about 90 minutes. Entrance tickets to the park are not included.

Afternoon: You'll have a free afternoon with lunch and dinner included and served at the Lodge.

Entrance fee to the National Park

Day 3.  Tortuguero National Park accessible hike + free afternoon

Stop for lunch

Paradise Hot Springs

After breakfast at the lodge, you'll travel on an accessible van to Arenal accompanied by your guide. The trip will take 3 to 4 hours (179 km), and you will stop for lunch on the way.  Guides choose the restaurant based on accessibility.

Upon arrival at Arenal, you'll bathe in spectacular thermal waters! Assistance and an optional flotation device will be available.

 Later, you'll arrive at Kioro Suites & Spa, where your accessible room will be guaranteed. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your stay.

Amphibious wheelchair

Day 4. Arenal + Paradise hot springs

Kioro Suites & Spa

Místico Arenal Hanging Bridges

Lunch at Arenal 1968

Morning: 

After breakfast at your hotel, you'll head to Mistico Park on an accessible van (18 min / 10.7 km) and have a fantastic accessible hike to discover local species of flora and fauna, exploring the famous hanging bridges in the middle of tropical rain forests. 

The park has been adapted for wheelchair users. There is an accessible restroom, guides can help you at all times,  and a scooter is available for wheelchair users.

Lunch: 

Depending on the weather conditions, you'll have an included lunch after the trail in Arenal 1968. 

Afternoon: 

 Relaxation afternoon at Paradise Hot Springs with accessible pools and dinner included.

Day 5. Arenal Místico Park hanging bridges

Sloth tour

Morning: After breakfast at your hotel,  your guide will take you on an accessible van to a sloth scavenger tour in La Fortuna, which is 15 minutes away (9.7 km) from your hotel. This slow-paced visit lets you learn and observe local flora and fauna, spot sloths, toucans, frogs, different monkey species, and more. The Mariolas trail path is accessible for wheelchair users, and there are accessible restrooms on-site.

Afternoon: You'll be returned to Kioro Suites & Spa and have free time to relax at the hotel!

Day 6. Sloth tour + free afternoon

After having breakfast at your hotel, you'll be transferred to the Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) in a wheelchair-accessible van. The transfer is 30 minutes long (17.1 km), and upon arrival, your driver can help with your luggage.