Intrepid Travel
Epic Mexico to Costa Rica
Epic Mexico to Costa Rica
From cloud-shrouded volcanic peaks to sun-drenched beaches, lost temples to charming colonial towns, Central America is bursting with natural wonders and converging cultures. So, where do you begin? Well, this 32-day tour is a hell of a good start. Kick off in Mexico’s Playa del Carmen and snake through Belize, Antigua, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Relax on the beach in San Miguel, trek to the jungle ruins of Tikal, brush up on your Espanola over an icy cerveza and stay in villages dwarfed by volcanoes. Whether you’re haggling in the markets of Chichicastenango, chilling in a Caribbean town on the Rio Dulce or wandering cobblestone streets in Antigua, this tour gives you a taste of Central America’s myriad flavours.
Activities
- Leader-led Informal Spanish Lesson
- Tulum – Leader-led orientation walk
- Caye Caulker – Leader-led orientation walk
- Tikal National Park – Archaeological Site Tour (Entrance fee & Transport)
- Chichicastenango – Market Visit
- San Juan La Laguna – Weaving & Dyeing experience
- San Juan La Laguna – Midwife home visit
- San Juan La Laguna – Medicinal Garden
- Antigua – Leader-led orientation walk
- Leader-led Informal Spanish Lesson
- San Miguel – Salvadoran Pupusa cooking demonstration
- Leon – Leader-led orientation walk
- Granada – Breakfast at El Cafe de las Sonrisas
- Los Ramos Community – Cooking Class
- Monteverde – Leader-led orientation walk
- La Fortuna – Leader-led orientation walk
- San Jose – Orientation Walk
Highlights
- Extended time in Caye Caulker and Antigua offers the perfect opportunity to enjoy laidback island vibes as well as buzzing colonial city life.
- There’s nothing quite like eating with a local family to really experience a place. At lunch you’ll be experiencing traditional Guatemalan hospitality while improving your Spanish with the locals.
- There are many sides to Central America, and you’ll get a taste of a few: slumbering poolside by Playa del Carmen, gazing at the pyramids of Tikal or haggling in the markets of Chichicastenango.
- Oh Maya, travelling in the Guatemalan Highlands is a humbling experience.
- Cerro Verde is waiting to be explored. Enjoy a full day at leisure in one of El Salvador’s most beautiful national parks – get up close and personal at a volcano crater or take the plunge in a pristine lake. The choice is yours!
- Island life doesn’t get much better than Ometepe in Nicaragua – volcanoes, wildlife-rich rainforest, stunning beaches, ancient rock carvings, and a massive lake are all on your plate.
- Central America likes to keep you on your toes – hike, cycle or zip-line through the steamy cloud forests of Monteverde in Costa Rica and commune with nature in one of the world’s most incredible landscapes.
- Costa Rica’s famous Arenal Volcano in La Fortuna is unbe-lava-ble. Go with the flow and let off some stream with hikes, waterfalls, watersports, and hot springs in the shadow of this giant.
Day 1 |
Playa del Carmen |
Day 2 |
Tulum |
Day 3 |
Tulum |
Day 4 |
Caye Caulker |
Day 5 |
Caye Caulker |
Day 6 |
Caye Caulker |
Day 7 |
San Ignacio |
Day 8 |
San Ignacio |
Day 9 |
Tikal National Park |
Day 10 |
Rio Dulce |
Day 11 |
Rio Dulce |
Day 12 |
Antigua |
Day 13 |
Chichicastenango / Lake Atitlan |
Day 14 |
Lake Atitlan |
Day 15 |
Antigua |
Day 16 |
Antigua |
Day 17 |
Cerro Verde |
Day 18 |
Cerro Verde |
Day 19 |
San Miguel |
Day 20 |
Leon |
Day 21 |
Granada |
Day 22 |
Granada |
Day 23 |
Ometepe Island |
Day 24 |
Ometepe Island |
Day 25 |
San Juan del Sur |
Day 26 |
San Juan del Sur |
Day 27 |
Monteverde |
Day 28 |
Monteverde |
Day 29 |
La Fortuna |
Day 30 |
La Fortuna |
Day 31 |
San Jose |
Day 32 |
San Jose |
Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda are located in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean. Antigua, the largest of the British Leeward Islands, is about 14 miles long and 11 miles wide, encompassing 108 square miles. Barbuda, a flat coral island with an area of only 68 square miles, lies approximately 30 miles to the north. The population is approximately 68,000 and its capital is St. John’s on Antigua.
The largest of the British Leeward Islands, Antigua has warm, steady winds, a complex coastline of safe harbors, and a protective, nearly unbroken wall of coral reef. These unique characteristics have made Antigua and Barbuda in one of the Caribbean’s premier tourist destinations.
The expansive, winding coastline that made Antigua difficult for sailors to navigate is where today’s trekkers encounter a tremendous wealth of secluded, powdery soft beaches. The coral reefs attract snorkelers and scuba divers from all over the world. And the fascinating little island of Barbuda — once a scavenger’s paradise because so many ships wrecked on its reefs — is now home to one of the region’s most significant bird sanctuaries.
Leon
León, central Mexico, in Guanajuato State, in a fertile river valley, at an altitude of about 6000 ft. León is the industrial, commercial, and transportation center for a rich agricultural region and is a shoe-manufacturing center. Founded in 1576, León was a Spanish colonial administrative center.
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08/01/23 - 09/01/23 |
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09/12/23 - 09/19/23 |
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10/10/23 - 11/10/23 |
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10/24/23 - 11/24/23 |
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11/07/23 - 12/05/23 |
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12/26/23 - 01/26/24 |
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01/16/24 - 02/16/24 |
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02/20/24 - 03/22/24 |
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04/02/24 - 05/28/24 |
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06/25/24 - 07/26/24 |
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08/13/24 - 09/13/24 |
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09/10/24 - 10/11/24 |
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10/08/24 - 12/03/24 |
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