🇨🇷 San José · Arenal · Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica · Road Trip
Costa Rica Road Trip
Costa Rica at your own wheel — a mapped self-drive through San José · Arenal · Manuel Antonio.
Starting from
₹2,52,999 / person
Overview
The best of Costa Rica is usually between the towns, and this 9-night self-drive is built to find it. You get the car, a mapped scenic route through San José · Arenal · Manuel Antonio, and every night booked ahead — so Arenal volcano & hot springs and Monteverde cloud-forest zip-lining happen on your schedule, with the detours left deliberately open.
Dec – Apr is the sweet spot for Costa Rica (Central America), and we plan departures from Surat around it — flights via Mumbai or Ahmedabad, 3★ / 4★ en route hotels locked in writing, and this itinerary from ₹2,52,999 per person on twin sharing.
Explera's Surat desk runs the whole journey end to end — flights, stays, transfers, guided sightseeing, Costa Rica visa assistance and insurance — with a written day-by-day plan before you pay and a human on call 24/7 while you travel. Every departure is fully customisable to your dates, budget and travellers.
Trip highlights
✓ What’s included
- ✓9 nights' 3★ / 4★ en route stay with daily breakfast
- ✓Return airport transfers
- ✓Sightseeing & tours as per the itinerary
- ✓Costa Rica visa assistance & documentation
- ✓Hire car for the full trip with unlimited mileage and insurance
- ✓Route notes, offline maps and pre-booked parking where needed
- ✓Explera 24/7 on-trip support
✗ What’s excluded
- ✗International/domestic airfare unless specified in the inclusions
- ✗Visa fees, travel insurance and any airport taxes not mentioned
- ✗Personal expenses — laundry, tips, mini-bar, phone calls and shopping
- ✗Anything not listed under "What’s included"
- ✗GST (5%) and TCS as applicable under Indian tax rules
- ✗Cost escalation due to currency fluctuation or fuel surcharge before travel
Day-wise itinerary
Day 1
Arrive San José
Arrive in San José, collect your hire car at the airport desk and drive to your first night's stay with route notes already loaded.
Day 2
Arenal volcano
Drive to Arenal volcano & hot springs today on a route we map for you — the scenic road rather than the fast one, with stops marked.
Day 3
Monteverde cloud-forest zip-lining
A morning at Monteverde cloud-forest zip-lining, then back on the road with the afternoon's driving kept short and the next town booked.
Day 4
Manuel Antonio beaches
Today's leg ends at Manuel Antonio beaches & sloths; parking, fuel stops and a lunch detour are all on the route notes.
Day 5
Tortuguero canals
Set your own hour for Tortuguero canals — the car is yours, so the day runs to your pace, not a coach timetable.
Day 6
Coffee plantation tour
An easy drive to Coffee plantation tour with a viewpoint or two written into the route for the photo stops.
Day 7
Arenal volcano
Drive to Arenal volcano & hot springs today on a route we map for you — the scenic road rather than the fast one, with stops marked.
Day 8
Monteverde cloud-forest zip-lining
A morning at Monteverde cloud-forest zip-lining, then back on the road with the afternoon's driving kept short and the next town booked.
Day 9
Manuel Antonio beaches
Today's leg ends at Manuel Antonio beaches & sloths; parking, fuel stops and a lunch detour are all on the route notes.
Day 10
Departure
Drop the hire car back at the airport desk — we build in the buffer so the return is never a scramble — and check in for your flight.
Book your San José · Arenal · Manuel Antonio trip from Surat & Gujarat
Explera Vacations plans San José · Arenal · Manuel Antonio holidays for travellers across Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Vapi and the rest of Gujarat — from our Surat Diamond Bourse (Khajod) and L. H. Road (Varachha) offices, or entirely on WhatsApp. As an IATA-certified agency and the official SDB travel desk since 2009, we handle the whole trip on one invoice: visa, flights, hotels, transfers and sightseeing, with flexible 20% booking, GST billing and a 24/7 desk while you travel. Share your dates for a written, all-inclusive quote — no hidden mark-ups.
Package FAQ
San José · Arenal · Manuel Antonio package — questions
Prices are indicative, per person on twin sharing, and vary with season, availability, hotel category and currency. Share your dates for a confirmed, customised quote.
Traveller reviews
What travellers say about the San José · Arenal · Manuel Antonio trip
“Explera planned our San José holiday end to end — flights, 3★ / 4★ en route, sightseeing and visa where needed, all on one bill. Every day ran exactly to plan. Best travel agent in Surat, honestly.”
Vishal Dholakia
Rajkot · Anniversary trip
“Our anniversary trip to San José was better than the photos. The team suggested the perfect hotels and the 10-day route was neither rushed nor lazy. Priced fairly with no surprises at the end.”
Krupa Gajera
Rajkot · Anniversary trip
“We compared a few agents for our San José package and Explera gave the clearest quote with proper inclusions. Transfers were always on time and the on-trip WhatsApp support answered within minutes.”
Manan Radadiya
Vapi · Anniversary trip
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