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7 Countries in 2 weeks...!!
Visiting Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala & Belize
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INCLUDING:
14 nights hotel accommodations with room taxes and service charges. Meals as marked in itinerary (B=breakfast; L=lunch; D=dinner). Transfers on arrival and departure (airport/hotel/airport). English speaking tour guides and entrance fees when necessary. All ground transportation for the different tours mentioned in this itinerary. Entrance fees when necessary.
NOT INCLUDED:
AIRFARE, U.S.A airport departure taxes ($100-200). Insurance. Airport departure taxes -Costa Rica US$18.00, Belize $28, Guatemala $32, El Salvador $26, Honduras $28, Panama $30. Colombia $52. Passports or entry documents. Tips to tour guides or bus drivers. Meals unless mentioned in you day by day itinerary. |
| Call (954) 748-6881 for more information or to book today! Mention code 9042541 | | Tara Tours | | Offer valid through 4/30/2010 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart USA | USA-PANAMA : Arrive and transfer to hotel Crown Plaza or Veneto. (B) | | Day 2 | PANAMA CITY TOUR & CANAL | PANAMA CITY TOUR & CANAL : AM Panama City is a vibrant, cosmopolitan and beautiful city, Capital of the Republic of Panama, and located at the pacific side of the American Continent. Built in 1519 by Pedro Arias Davila, a Spanish Governor, it has been considered as on of the most important cities of the Americas.
You will visit the oldest sector of modern Panama, known as the Casco Viejo. Other points of interest are the famed flat arch or Santo Domingo Church, the beautiful gold- plated altar of the San Jose Church, the Panama Canal Museum, the National Theater, the National Cathedral, the Presidential Palace and other numerous colonial churches and monuments. Then your tour will continue to see modern Panama and The Banking District and its beautiful Skyscrapers .The city is and important center of international finance and is home to more than 120 banks. Continue to visit Miraflores Locks & Panama Canal:
Participants will be able to witness the magnificent Miraflores Locks and most probably, its operation. An expert canal guide will take us back in time to be part of it. What a way to experience this magnificent architectural masterpiece and to have a breathtaking view of the 8th wonder of the World. Overnight hotel CROWN PLAZA (B) | | Day 3 | Costa Rica | PANAMA-COSTA RICA (San Jose) : Transfer to the airport. Arrive in San Jose and transfer to hotel Irazu (B) | | Day 4 | San Jose City Tour | SAN JOSE CITY TOUR : AM Get a taste of San Jose City and its surrounding areas!
This tour immerses you into the rich Costa Rican culture and history by experiencing the beautiful museums and historical sites of San Jose. It begins with an orientation and drive through the beautiful Sabana Park. Next the tour will continue through the historic National Theater, which was completed in 1897 and is a masterpiece in art and architecture. Then you will head to the University of Costa Rica, the Supreme Court, and other sites of interest. A brief stop will be made in Moravia allowing you to browse through the beautiful craft shops before returning to your hotel. (B) | | Day 5 | NICARAGUA (Managua) | COSTA RICA (San Jose)- NICARAGUA (Managua) : Depart for San Jose. Arrive San Jose mid-afternoon. Overnight Hotel Holiday Inn.(B) | | Day 6 | MANAGUA & GRANADA TOUR | MANAGUA & GRANADA TOUR -Full day : Managua is the capital of Nicaragua since 1852. Managua is a very warm and sunny city. Among the places to visit are: "National Historic Park Loma de Tiscapa". We will know in much detail, the story behind national hero Augusto Cesar Sandino and the Somoza dictatorship. We will see the ruins of old presidential palace, destroyed by the earthquake that leveled the city. Then we will drive down to the old city center to visit the "Park of Peace". We will also visit "El Malecon", for a closer look at Lake Managua and surrounding areas. We will see the monument to Simon Bolivar, in the avenue of the same name. National Theater Ruben Dario, New Presidential House, Palace of culture and other buildings. The tour will take us to see the enigmatic human footprints of Acahualinca, (6000 years). We will also see the future center of the city with its modern and new metropolitan cathedral. Completing with a visit to the arts and craft market for souvenirs, and the Coffee House. Hotel HOLIDAY INN (B) | | Day 7 | HONDURAS (San Pedro de Sula) | NICARAGUA (Managua)-HONDURAS (San Pedro de Sula) : Transfer to the airport. Arrive in San Pedro and transfer to hotel Gran Sula. (B) | | Day 8 | SAN PEDRO DE SULA | SAN PEDRO DE SULA -Full day Copan : Visit the most beautiful Mayan site where you will observe archaeologists at work excavating and marking new discoveries. Visit the archaeological park, museum and the quaint village of Copan. Late afternoon return to San Pedro Sula. Hotel Gran Sula (B).
ABOUT COPAN
Since it was discovered by John Stephens in 1839, Copan has become the highest artistic and cultural achievement of the ancient Maya civilization. Often referred to as the Athens of the Maya world, the great works and peaceful surrounding of the forested Copan valley seldom fail to touch the hearts of most modern visitors. Today Copan has been named an UNESCO World Heritage site and a Honduran national monument. Also, it holds the new sculpture museum-an architectural landmark. | | Day 9 | EL SALVADOR (San Salvador) | HONDURAS (San Pedro de Sula)-EL SALVADOR (San Salvador) : Transfer to the airport. Arrive in San Salvador and transfer to new hotel Holiday Inn. (B) | | Day 10 | San Salvador | SAN SALVADOR : Depart 12noon. We will start the tour with a good local lunch. Then we will drive through the streets and avenues of the city until we arrive at Santa Elena; a beautiful residential area. After this we will visit the National Anthropological Museum Dr. David J. Guzman, where we will be able to have a guided tour in this interesting historical location. We will continue our tour through La Zona Rosa where you will be able to find everything to satisfy your nightlife; then to the Paseo General Escalon, until we arrive to the monument of the Divino Salvador del Mundo, located in the Plaza Las Americas. Then, we will continue the tour until we arrive at the monument of the Fallen Victims; then our tour shall continue through Los Heroes Boulevard, Alameda Juan Pablo II and Centro de Gobierno until we arrive to National Historical Center which will bring us very close to the Metropolitan Cathedral and to the National Palace; when we finish we will visit the monument of Central American Independence, then we shall go to a view-point located in Planes de Renderos, for a magnificent view of the city and also access to a gallery of hand crafted artifacts. Hotel Holiday Inn (B, L) | | Day 11 | Guatemala | EL SALVADOR-GUATEMALA BY BUS : Depart by bus San Salvador for Guatemala city. Arrive and transfer to Barcelo. Afternoon sightseeing tour of the city visiting the most important places in old and modern Guatemala. Hotel Barcelo Dorado (B) | | Day 12 | Tikal | GUATEMALA- Full day to Tikal : Early morning depart for Tikal "The capital of the Mayan Empire". | | Day 13 | Belize | TIKAL-BELIZE : Morning flight to Belize city. Arrive and transfer to hotel Biltmore Plaza. (B) | | Day 14 | BABOON SANCTUARY | BELIZE-ALTUN HA-BABOON SANCTUARY : Full day excursion. In the morning your guide will take you to explore the Mayan ruins of Altun-Ha - at one time it spread out about 20 square miles. You will see towers, palaces and pyramids of this great city where your tour guide will explain the advance world of the Mayan Civilization, then visit the exciting Baboon Sanctuary. Return to Belize for overnight. (L) | | Day 15 | Return USA | BELIZE-USA : Transfer to the airport for your flight back to USA. (B) |
| | AIR COST: per person
From Miami $1,200/1,350; New York $1,450/1,550; Los Angeles $1,500/1,600
(This cost of airfare includes portion from Miami to Panama-S.Jose-Managua-Salvador-San Pedro-Guatemala-Belize-Miami)
Airfare subject to change at any time. USA airport tax/fuel surcharges/security not included, about $200.
Add-ons available upon request. ALL RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, unless under deposit and confirmed. |
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