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Amazing Central America
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Start
Antigua, Guatemala
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Finish
Panama City, Panama
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Trip Code
QVRPC
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Min Age
15
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Trip Size
1 - 16
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Physical Rating
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Meals
11 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners
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Transport
Private vehicle, Local bus, Taxi, Shared boat, Ferry
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From £2,653(28 days)
Trip Informations
Why you’ll love this trip
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Hike, cycle or zip-line through the steamy cloud forests of Monteverde – there’s so many ways to experience the lush canopies and see unique Central American wildlife.
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Try out your Nicaragua sign language skills when you order breakfast at an atmospheric cafe housed in a historic building that is managed and staffed by members of the local deaf community.
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Put your chef hat on and help prepare a traditional Caribbean dinner with a local family in their home in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.
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Clear sea perfect for swimming, shacks serving cold cerveza and sandy shores covered in starfish are waiting in the Bocas del Toro, where you spend three nights on Isla Colon.
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Spend a morning with the Ngabe-Bugle indigenous community on Isla Popa, learning about local lifestyles as you get to experience a slice of village life.
Is this trip right for you?
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Compared to the other countries you visit on this trip, Costa Rica can sometimes seem expensive. Expect to pay more than you would in other Central American countries for a lot of things.
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You cover heaps of ground on this trip, with several border crossings and long travel days. This trip includes time spent travelling in a private vehicle with your group. Extra space can be tight, and conditions may feel a little cramped. Although this can be tiresome, it’s all part of the adventure and a great way to get to know your fellow travellers.
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Central America is generally hot and humid year-round. At nighttime and in locations at higher elevations it can get chilly. Protect yourself from the sun, bring light clothing you can layer and a waterproof jacket, and stay hydrated. Air conditioning may not always be available in your rooms. Occasionally, properties may require an additional charge for air conditioning.
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This trip can involve a lot of walking. Please ensure you bring sturdy walking shoes and comfortable clothes. To make the most of the trip, it's best if you have at least a moderate level of fitness.
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There will be times when you have to walk with your luggage, and for this reason, we recommend packing light and using a backpack or something easy to carry.
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If you are traveling with a UK passport, a visa is now required to enter Honduras. Please ensure you check the Important Notes and Essential Trip Information for more details.
Itinerary
Adventure from volcanic highland to island paradise
Get ready for a 28-day adventure through Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. From oceans teeming with marine life to tropical forests alive with jungle melodies, this pocket of Central America is truly a natural paradise. You’ll explore the intricately carved structures at Copan, the cloud forests of Monteverde and spend three nights in the island paradise of Bocas del Toro. Sample varied cuisines along the way during cooking lessons with locals, giving you a real insight into the heart and soul of Central America.
- DAY 1Day 1 • Antigua
- DAY 2Day 2 • Copan, Honduras
- DAY 3Day 3 • Copan, Honduras
- DAY 4Day 4 • Copan to Suchitoto via Guatemala
- DAY 5Day 5 • Suchitoto
- DAY 6Day 6 • El Cuco
- DAY 7Day 7 • El Cuco
- DAY 8Day 8 • El Cuco to Leon via Honduras
- DAY 9Day 9 • Leon
- DAY 10Day 10 • Granada
- DAY 11Day 11 • Granada
- DAY 12Day 12 • Monteverde
- DAY 13Day 13 • Monteverde
- DAY 14Day 14 • La Fortuna
- DAY 15Day 15 • La Fortuna
- DAY 16Day 16 • San Jose
- DAY 17Day 17 • San Jose
- DAY 18Day 18 • Sarapiqui
- DAY 19Day 19 • Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- DAY 20Day 20 • Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
- DAY 21Day 21 • Bocas del Toro
- DAY 22Day 22 • Bocas del Toro
- DAY 23Day 23 • Bocas del Toro
- DAY 24Day 24 • Boquete
- DAY 25Day 25 • Boquete
- DAY 26Day 26 • Chitre
- DAY 27Day 27 • Panama City
- DAY 28Day 28 • Panama City
Inclusions
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11 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners
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Private vehicle, Local bus, Taxi, Shared boat, Ferry
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Hotel (27 nights)
festival Included activities
circleCopan - Guided visit to Archaeological site
circleSuchitoto - Salvadoran Pupusa cooking demonstration
circleSuchitoto - Leader led orientation walk
circleSuchitoto - Indigo Dyeing Demonstration
circleLeon - Leader led orientation walk
circleMasaya - Town & Market Visit
circleGranada - La Laguna de Apoyo Viewpoint
circleGranada - Breakfast at El Cafe de las Sonrisas
circleMonteverde - Leader-led orientation walk
circleMonteverde - Hands-on breakfast in a local home
circleLa Fortuna - Leader led orientation walk
circleMonteverde - Cloud Forest Reserve with a local guide
circleSan Jose - Leader-led orientation walk
circleLa Fortuna - Cooking Class
circleSarapiqui – Jungle Walk
circlePuerto Viejo de Talamanca - Leader-led orientation walk
circlePuerto Viejo - Hands-on dinner in local home
circleNgäbe-Buglé Indigenous Community Visit
circleBoquete - Leader-led orientation walk
circleChitre - Traditional mask workshop
circlePanama City - Miraflores Locks (Panama Canal)
circlePanama City - Leader-led walk in Casco Viejo
museum Optional activities
circleAntigua - Salsa-dance Lesson (per hour) - GTQ150
circleAntigua - Chocolate-making workshop at ChocoMuseo - USD30
circleCopan - Natural Hot Springs & Dinner - USD50
circleSuchitoto - Town tour (requires a minimum of 4 travellers to operate) - USD35
circleSuchitoto - War historic hike (Moderate hike - 2km) at Cinquera Forest (requires a minimum of 3 travellers to operate) - USD55
circleSuchitoto - Sunrise Kayaking on Lake Suchitlan (requires a minimum of 4 travelers to operate) - USD50
circleLeon - Volcano Sand Boarding (requires a minimum of 3 travellers to operate) - USD55
circleLeon - Leon Art Center - USD4
circleGranada - Mombacho Volcano hike (requires a minimum of 4 travellers to operate) - USD60
circleGranada - Granada islets boat tour (requires a minimum of 3 travellers to operate) - USD25
circleGranada - Laguna Apoyo swimming and kayaking tour (requires a minimum of 3 travellers to operate) - USD40
circleMonteverde - Suspension bridges tour - USD55
circleMonteverde - Canopy Zip Lining (Entrance, Equipment & Transport) - USD101
circleMonteverde - Coffee & Chocolate tour - USD47
circleMonteverde - Butterfly Garden and Insects Farm (entrance fee) - USD22
circleMonteverde - Frog pond - USD20
circleMonteverde - Orchid gardens - USD18
circleMonteverde - Cloud Forest Night Walk - USD45
circleMonteverde - Children's Forest - USD25
circleLa Fortuna - Arenal hanging bridges (inc entrance fee, guide and shared transport) - USD75
circleLa Fortuna - La Fortuna Waterfall (Entrance only) - USD25
circleLa Fortuna - Arenal Volcano Base Hike - USD97
circleLa Fortuna- Caño Negro boat tour - USD94
circleLa Fortuna - Stand up paddle board - USD75
circleLa Fortuna - Baldi Hot Springs (entrance fee) - USD66
circleSan Jose - San Jose By Night: Food and Culture - Urban Adventures - USD74
circleSan Jose - National Museum (entrance fee) (Closed Sunday & Monday) - USD11
circleSan Jose - Pre-Colombian Gold Museum (Entrance fee) - USD17
circleSan Jose - San Jose Bites and Sights Tour - Urban Adventures - USD49
circlePuerto Viejo de Talamanca - Surf lesson (1 hour) - USD60
circlePuerto Viejo de Talamanca - Cahuita National Park (entrance fee) - USD5
circleBocas del Toro - Jungle Cacao Tour (guide and transport included) - USD42
circleBocas del Toro - Full-day Tour including Bastimentos island, Jungle hike & Lunch with Ngobe Community (guide and transport included) - USD63
circleBocas del Toro - Bio-luminescence Boat Tour (seasonal - guide and transport included) - USD35
circleBocas del Toro - Colon Expedition including starfish beach & bird island - USD45
circleBoquete - Guided Bicycle Tour - 2 hours (guide and bike hire included) - USD55
circleBoquete - Guided Tour of Hidden Waterfalls (entrance fee, transport and guide included) - USD53
circleBoquete - Zipline (guide and transport included) - USD75
circleBoquete - Mini Canyons Tour (entrance fee, transport and guide included) - USD37
circleBoquete - Calderas Hot Springs (entrance fee and transport included, no guide) - USD37
circleBoquete - Coffee Plantation Tour (guide and transport included) - USD37
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Important notes
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1. A single supplement is available if you’d prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement applies to all nights on your trip and is subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information.
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2. Please be careful when booking flights to Antigua; make sure you fly into Guatemala City Airport [GUA]. Guatemala City Airport is the closest airport to Antigua. Please do not book flights to Antigua & Barbuda Airport [ANU] as this is an island in the Caribbean.
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3.As per updated Nicaragua entry requirements, customers are currently required to supply a copy of their passport front page to their booking agent no later than 15 days prior to departure.
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4. Should you have any questions or need assistance with the Honduras pre-registration, your leader will be able to assist on Day 1 of your tour. For more information, visit the ‘Passports, visas and entry requirements’ section of the ‘Essential Trip Information.
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5. IMPORTANT FOR UK PASSPORT HOLDERS: You must obtain a multiple entry visa to Honduras before traveling on this trip. Due to reported delays in securing embassy appointments, we recommend checking appointment availability with the Honduran Embassy before confirming your travel plans. See the Passports, visas and entry requirements section in your Essential Trip Information for details.
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6. To enter Costa Rica travellers must show proof of intent to exit the country to immigration authorities. Since this trip exits Costa Rica via a land border crossing as part of your itinerary, Tuuur can prepare and send you an Intent to Exit Letter with your trip's details. Please request this letter at the time of booking.
Reviews (14)
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Christine
Oct 03, 2024
Fantastic tour, great Itinerary and guides were fabulous, helpful and approachable. Both guides were able to enhance our experience of Central America
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Belinda
May 15, 2024
If you've got a free month, and a hankering for an epic adventure, you've found it. Beaches, cloud forests, volcanoes and animals galore, this trip ticks so many boxes.
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Edith
Apr 22, 2024
Central America trip was the most memorable with great experience, our group was the most friendly and family feeling from each of us thanks to the tour leaders who create this lovely environmental making our trip the most enjoyable in life.
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Edith
Apr 06, 2024
I have traveled with Intrepid for more than 10 times and I love so much the way they handled the trip on each country thanks to Intrepid for make my life on each trip very memorable at my 72 years old Intrepid knows who to make my daily trip very fabulous
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Paul
Mar 14, 2024
This was a jam packed tour from Guatemala to Costa Rica. On the go the whole time experiencing 5 countries. Trip was exceptional but this was partly due to sterling work of out guide Choko who made trip memorable with additional insight to each country. The thermal springs candle lite tour was memorable.
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Daisy
Aug 18, 2023
I had an amazing experience in all the countries we visited, I felt safe as a queer eighteen year old solo traveler. I felt like I got to really immerse myself in each countries culture which was lovely and all at a reasonable price. Definitely recommend!!
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Shae
Jan 31, 2023
Fantastic trip lead by fantastic leaders (Victor and Abdiel). Some very very long travel days and chaotic boarder crossings but worth it to be able to see and experience as much as we did.
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Glenda
Sep 07, 2022
This trip is fantastic. It shows 6 different countries and basically 6 different ways of life and the stories that make each country unique.
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Michael
Apr 23, 2025
A very good trip to see all the Central American countries in one go. The highlights are the Costa Rican wildlife, the various beaches on the trip and the absolute highlight the Panama Canal at Miraflores on the last day.
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Sandra
Mar 10, 2025
Overall a great trip but unfortunately all the travelling in small buses detracted from the enjoyment
The hotel in Bocas del Toro was situated next to a nightclub that played ridiculously loud music until 3am making it impossible to sleep even with ear plugs! There is not pool in the hotel and you need to take a boat to get to a tiny beach. I was looking forward to chill time here but this did not happen. The snorkelling was by activity only and wasn't good..