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Costa Rica Open Voucher: "Wheels & Vouchers FLEX"
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Explore COSTA
RICA at your own pace, on your "own 4 wheels"... |
Our open voucher program “Wheels & Vouchers FLEX“ gives you the freedom and flexibility to individually design your own itinerary, to explore Costa Rica at your own pace and to decide on spot where and for how many nights to stay.
A selection of 188
hotels, located in all regions of Costa Rica, leaves nothing to be desired concerning an absolutely flexible and individual route planning. You will find a great variety of hotels in the most popular areas such as Arenal Volcano, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio, Tamarindo, Puerto Viejo de Limón (Caribbean Beaches) and others, but also numerous hotels and lodges in the lesser known areas off the beaten track.
On your arrival day, you will receive a short briefing and complete, informative travel hand out from our English-speaking representative, who will be awaiting you at the International Airport upon arrival, and escort you to the pre-booked hotel in the San Jose area where you will spend your first night. The travel information kit includes a detailed list of all participating hotels with phone numbers and address, road map of Costa Rica, as well as detailed regional maps indicating locations of included hotels.
Last but not least, the Tierra Verde team will also be at your disposal with advice if you need support on the way; apart from being at your disposal during office hours, Tierra Verde maintains a 24/7 emergency service telephone in English language. |
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>>> FROM $ 379 p.p. in TRIPLE
/ $ 479 p.p. in DOUBLE occupancy
for
8 days /7 nights including 4x4 rental car and basic insurance
... >> Rates & Seasons |
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 PROGRAM OVERVIEW |
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DAY 1: Arrival in San José
Welcome to Costa Rica! Upon your arrival at San José International Airport our English-speaking representative will greet you and escort you to your > pre-booked hotel for the first night (your choice of several hotels). At this time you will be provided a short briefing and an informative travel handout, including road map, detailed regional maps indicating locations of included hotels, hotel list with contact information and location/description of how to get there, “open” hotel vouchers as well as general information.
DAY 2: Beginning of your personal itinerary with our Open Voucher Program „Wheels & Vouchers FLEX”
Following breakfast, your 4x4 rental car will be delivered directly to the hotel - then you are free to explore Costa Rica on your own…
During the Trip:
For each of the following nights you will receive a dated hotel voucher (=Open Voucher), which can be used in more than
180
hotels, according to our hotel list. We strongly recommend that you check the availability of rooms at the hotels of your choice in advance, mentioning that you are participating in the Tierra Verde Open Voucher Program (“Wheels & Vouchers FLEX”). However, a definite reservation within the Open Voucher Program is not possible. The mayority of the hotels and lodges included in the Open Voucher hotel list offer rooms of the category “Standard” (unless mentioned otherwise). In case that this category is not available at your preferred hotel, you may be offered a room of a higher category at an extra charge. However, it is your decision whether to accept the surcharge; you are always free to choose another hotel from the list with available rooms, if you do not agree with paying a surcharge for a higher room category at a certain hotel.
LAST DAY / Prior to your return flight
Prior to Check-In for your international departure flight, you will return your vehicle at the airport office of our rental car partner. From here you will be taken to the departure terminal by a shuttle bus. You should choose the hotel for your last overnight in a location not too far from the International Airport San Jose (Alajuela), in order to dispose of sufficient time to reach the airport office for car return, to avoid delays, and to allow you to check in at the airport without any time pressure. |
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| TIP: Combine Open Voucher with Tortuguero |
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Tortuguero is accessible
by boat or plane only - however, this does not make
it impossible to also visit this fascinating National
Park when booking our open voucher self-driving program.
Tortuguero with its innumerous lagoons and canals as
well as tropical vegetation and wildlife is definitely
worth a visit!
Our suggestion: After
the first, pre-booked night in San José, you
will be picked up at your hotel to begin your journey by bus & boat to Tortuguero (> for details & rates please view our tour unit T17
Tortuguero). When returning from Tortuguero, you
will pick up your 4x4 rental car in a restaurant near
Guapiles (this is where you will stop for a typical
lunch which is included in the Tortuguero package).
Then you are on your way to explore Costa Rica on your
own and continue with the open voucher package. The pick-up of the rental car in Guapiles is free
of charge.
There is of course also the possibility to visit Tortuguero
at the end of your stay. |
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| YOUR ADVANTAGES AT A GLANCE |
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Compare carefully: The rental car’s basic insurance, which is mandatory in Costa Rica, is already included in our rates, while this insurance has to be added to the prices of many other tour operators.
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Your personal itinerary is completely flexible and can be individually designed; the decision is yours: decide spontaneously on spot which regions to visit - and for how long to stay in a particular place.
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Very economic rates because of special “Walk-In” tarifs granted by the included hotels.
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Extensive hotel selection of more than 180 hotels & lodges in the 2, 3 and 4-star category, in all regions of Costa Rica.
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Breakfast included in almost all hotels (with very few exceptions as specified in the Hotel List).
- Detailed travel information kit: General information, hotel list with telephone numbers and location/description of how to get there, road map, detailed regional maps indicating locations of included hotels, etc
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Support by the Team of Tierra Verde: 24x7 emergency telephone in English, Spanish and German language.
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| 4x4 RENTAL CAR |
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4x4 Rental Car including basic insurance (mandatory in Costa Rica!) and unlimited mileage.
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smallest available 4x4:
(1-2
Participants): |
recommended for
1-2
PARTICIPANTS: |
recommended for
3
PARTICIPANTS: |
recommended for
4
PARTICIPANTS: |
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Suzuki JIMNY (Manual)
or similar
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Daihatsu Bego (Manual)
or similar
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Suzuki Grand Vitara /
Toyota Rav4
OR Hyundai Tucson (Manual)
or similar
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Mitsubishi Montero Sport (Nativa) 4x4 (Manual, limited availability)
or similar
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| Automatic |
(Vehicles with Automatic Transmission available against surcharge, e.g. Daihatsu BEGO or similar) |
Daihatsu Bego (Automatic)
or similar
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Suzuki Grand Vitara /
Toyota Rav4
(Automatic)
or similar
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Mitsubishi Montero Sport (Nativa) 4x4 (Automatic)
or similar
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- Manual
- Max. 3 passengers, recommended 1-2
- A/C
- Radio/Tape or CD
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- Manual
- Max. 4 passengers, recommended 2-3
- A/C
- Radio/Tape or CD
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- Manual
- Max. 4 passengers, recommended 3
- A/C
- Radio/Tape or CD
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- Automatic
- Max. 5 passengers, recommended 4
- A/C
- Radio/Tape or CD
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Upon confirming a reservation, Tierra Verde will confirm a rental car category. However, please note that a specific model cannot be guaranteed.
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| RATES & SERVICES INCLUDED |
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Valid from 01 December 2008 to 30 November 2009
Offer is NOT valid between:
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23 December 2008 and 05 January 2009 (Christmas/New Years)
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05 - 12 April 2009 (Semana Santa / Easter Week)
For further restrictions based on hotel terms: please refer to our hotel list.
Rates per person, subject to changes in Costa Rican tax laws.
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