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We begin our trip early in the morning between 6:00 am to 7:00 am (depending of the hotel you are staying at) from San Jose. You will be traveling with a bilingual naturalist guide on an air conditioned bus. Drive through Braulio Carrillo National Park, where you have the opportunity to see beautiful views and abundant vegetation. On the way we will stop for breakfast in a localnta Restaurant and then we will continue our trip to Caño Blanco or Matina deck driving by banana plantations.
At Caño Blanco or Matina, you will board the covered boat to the lodge, passing the Tortuguero canals arriving between 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. At the lodge our staff will be waiting for you with a refreshing cocktail, your rooms will be assigned and the guide will explain the afternoon activities after lunch -the visit to the Turtle Museum of the C.C.C. (Caribbean Conservation Corporation) and to the colorful Tortuguero town.
You will return to the lodge around 5:30 p.m. Free time to enjoy the pool, the bar service and prepare for your dinner. Dinner service from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then rest of the night free to enjoy the surroundings, pool and bar.
Optional 6:15 am tour to admire the awakening of the wildlife of Tortuguero. Return for breakfast (service between 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.). Then another boat tour to admire the canals of Tortuguero National Park. This is a wonderful and interesting experience where you can see abundant flora and fauna of Tortuguero National Park. Return to the lodge for lunch and free time for a siesta, enjoy the pool or go for a walk to the beach. Then you have another optional tour to the canals or stay at the lodge to explore the private trails of the lodge, visit the open butterfly garden or simply enjoy the pool. Dinner at the lodge and night at leisure.
After breakfast we will begin our trip back to San Jose around 9:00 a.m. The boat will arrive at Caño Blanco around 11:00 a.m. Then our bus will be waiting for the drive back to San Jose. Stop en route for lunch. Arrive in San Jose area around 3:00 p.m. (depending on the hotel you will be staying),
Includes:
- Transfer by air conditioned bus departing from San Jose to Caño Blanco or Matina dock
- Transfer by boat from Caño Blanco or Matina to the selected Lodge
- Breakfast and lunch on the way(arrival and departure days)
- Breakfasts, lunches and dinners at the lodge
- Taxes
- Tours as per described
Does not include:
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Sodas
- Bottled water
- Entrance fees to the park
- Tips
Optional tours:
- Turtle nesting walk (from July to September) $15 per person
Important notes:
- The maximum weight permitted on small boats is 25 pounds per person
- The cost of the entrance fee to Tortuguero National Park is $8 per person (please pay directly to your guide)
- The cost of the entrance to the Turtle Museum is $1.00 per person (please pay directly at the entrance)
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We are offering 2 Road Car Lapping Sessions in the students own cars at the Race City Speedway roadracing circuit on Tuesday August 26 from 7 AM to 12 PM.
Our Introductory Road Car Lapping session will run in the morning. This will include a one hour classroom session at 7AM (for those that have not previously taken our classroom module) followed by basic exercises commencing at 8AM, lead and follow lapping with instructors to learn the driving line, then supervised open lapping until 12 PM. Cost for this program is $200 + GST per person.
For graduates of our Formula Car and Road Car programs (including the morning program on August 26) we are offering supervised Road Car lapping sessions (no exercises or classroom theory) on this same afternoon, Tuesday August 26, from 12PM to 4PM. Cost for this program is $200 + GST per person.
We will provide a pre event tech form with guidelines to ensure safe vehicle performance on this day. The on track sessions require use of helmets, which we can provide at no additional charge.
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