Pura Vida – the sacred art of living fully. Be Present. Be Joyful. Be Fully Alive. There are places in the world that seem to invite us to breathe a little deeper, slow down a little longer, and remember what it feels like to be completely alive.
Costa Rica is one of those places. Here, Pura Vida – literally “pure life”- is much more than a saying. It is a way of being. It is gratitude for this moment, connection with one another, reverence for the natural world, and a willingness to embrace life with openness, simplicity, and joy.
Join Rev Dr Andriette Earl and Spirit Tours for an extraordinary sacred journey into the natural beauty and vibrant spirit of Costa Rica.
Together, we’ll travel from the lush waterways of Tortuguero to the magnificent rainforests surrounding Arenal Volcano. We’ll encounter extraordinary wildlife, soar through the jungle canopy, walk among the treetops, experience Indigenous traditions, soak in volcanic hot springs, and create space for rest, reflection, laughter, connection, and spiritual renewal.
Throughout our journey, Dr Andriette will guide us in spiritual practices and sacred gatherings designed to take us beyond simply seeing Costa Rica to experiencing what this remarkable land has to teach us about ourselves.
This is your invitation to step away from the ordinary, reconnect with what matters most, and experience the sacred art of living fully. Welcome to Pura Vida.
Enjoy beautiful accommodations, immersive cultural encounters, and authentic Costa Rican hospitality, knowing that every detail has been lovingly arranged for you. In partnership with Spirit Tours, you travel in an open, relaxed, and luxurious state — supported, cared for, and inspired.
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Day 1: June 17, 2027 Arrival and Welcome to Tortuguero
Pura Vida! Welcome to Costa Rica!
Arrive this morning at Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), where our sacred adventure begins.
Once our group has gathered, we’ll leave the city behind and travel by private transportation toward the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. At the Caño Blanco dock, the road ends—and our adventure continues by boat into the extraordinary waterways of Tortuguero.
Notice the transition. The city disappears. The rainforest surrounds us. Water replaces pavement. Nature begins setting the rhythm. And our first invitation is beautifully simple: Be here.
We’ll enjoy lunch along the way before arriving at our beautiful home, Hotel Mawamba, nestled between the Tortuguero canals and the Caribbean Sea.
After settling in, enjoy a peaceful beach walk and explore the colorful village of Tortuguero, affectionately known as Costa Rica’s “Little Caribbean.”
Tonight, we gather for our Opening Sacred Circle and Welcome Dinner.
Together, we’ll set our intentions for the journey ahead, open ourselves to possibility, and celebrate the community gathering around us. Our Pura Vida adventure has begun!
Meals Included: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: June 18, 2027 – Tortuguero National Park
Today we awaken to the incredible abundance of life surrounding us.
After breakfast, board our boat with a local naturalist for an exploration of Tortuguero National Park, an extraordinary protected wilderness of canals, lagoons, wetlands, and tropical rainforest.
Often described as Costa Rica’s “Little Amazon,” Tortuguero reminds us just how abundant life can be.
Monkeys move through the canopy. Toucans and tropical birds call overhead. Reptiles sun themselves along the banks. Brilliant flowers emerge from impossible places.
The more closely we look, the more life reveals itself. Perhaps there is a spiritual lesson here: What we give our attention to expands in our awareness.
Following our boat exploration, return to Mawamba for lunch and time to relax.
This afternoon, we’ll venture out again for a guided nature walk, discovering the smaller wonders of this remarkable ecosystem and allowing ourselves to become fully present to its sights, sounds, textures, and rhythms.
Tonight brings something truly memorable. We’ll board Katonga, Costa Rica’s unique navigating floating restaurant, for a leisurely journey through the canals while enjoying a four-course chef’s dinner.
Imagine tropical darkness settling around us as the river carries us gently forward—wonderful food, conversation, laughter, and community. Nothing to accomplish. Nowhere else to be. Simply awake to the wonder of being alive. Pura Vida.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: June 19, 2027 – Journey to Arenal
After breakfast, we say goodbye to Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast and begin our journey inland toward one of the country’s most iconic landscapes—the majestic Arenal Volcano.
Today we allow the journey itself to become part of our spiritual practice. The landscape changes as we travel. New vistas appear. And like life itself, we cannot always see what waits beyond the next bend. Pura Vida invites us to loosen our grip on how we think things should unfold and become available to what is actually happening.
We’ll enjoy the changing scenery as we travel through Costa Rica, stopping for lunch in the lively town of La Fortuna. Then we arrive at our rainforest sanctuary, Lost Iguana Resort & Spa.
Nestled within 120 acres of primary rainforest, Lost Iguana feels worlds away from everyday life. Tropical gardens surround us, wildlife moves through the property, and every room offers a remarkable view toward Arenal Volcano.
Settle in. Wander. Sit on your balcony. Listen to the jungle. Breathe.
Dinner tonight is on your own, giving you freedom to follow your own rhythm.
Then, after darkness falls, we have a special adventure. Our beloved naturalist Johnny Calderon will lead us through the private rainforest trails for a guided night walk. The forest we thought we knew suddenly becomes completely different. Tree frogs emerge. Nocturnal creatures stir. Insects create an extraordinary symphony. Life appears where moments earlier we could see nothing.
Tonight reminds us that mystery doesn’t mean absence. Sometimes there is far more happening than we can see.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 4: June 20, 2027 – Wildlife, Adventure & Ancient Wisdom
Today is an invitation to stretch beyond the familiar and discover what becomes possible when we say YES!
After breakfast, we’ll visit Ecocentro Danaus, a private ecological reserve dedicated to conservation and regeneration.
With our guide, keep your eyes open for sloths tucked into the trees, colorful frogs, butterflies, hummingbirds, and countless other inhabitants of this remarkable ecosystem.
Then it’s time to experience the rainforest from an entirely different perspective.
We’re going zip-lining!
At Mundo Aventura, we’ll buckle in, step off the platform, and soar through Costa Rica’s spectacular rainforest canopy. For some, it will be pure exhilaration. For others, it may invite us to move beyond our comfort zones. Either way, there is something wonderful about allowing ourselves to play, explore, and discover what happens when we trust enough to let go.
Later, we’ll move from adventure into creativity and connection with Costa Rica’s Indigenous heritage through a special Chorotega pottery experience.
The Chorotega are descendants of one of Costa Rica’s ancient civilizations, carrying forward artistic traditions rooted deeply in relationship with the Earth.
We’ll learn how natural clay and minerals become beautiful works of art through ancestral techniques handed down across generations. Then you’ll have an opportunity to work with the clay yourself, creating something with your own hands. Earth. Water. Fire. Creativity. Transformation.
Today reminds us that we, too, are continually being shaped into something new.
Meal Included: Breakfast
Day 5: June 21, 2027 – Hanging Bridges & Volcanic Hot Springs
Rise to the sounds of the rainforest as another extraordinary Costa Rican morning begins. Today, we head to Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, where we’ll walk through one of the country’s magnificent rainforest ecosystems.
This sanctuary of lush tropical rainforest is home to an extraordinary array of wildlife, from vibrantly colored birds and tree frogs to slow-moving sloths and curious monkeys. With our knowledgeable local guide, we’ll journey along a series of safe, well-kept trails and six magnificent suspension bridges that allow us to walk right into the heart of the jungle canopy.
From these elevated paths, you’ll feel suspended between earth and sky — gazing out across misty mountains, cascading waterfalls, and the majestic Arenal Volcano. Every step invites you into deeper awe and presence as you connect with the vibrant pulse of life surrounding you.
With our local guide helping us spot wildlife along the way, we’ll walk among tropical birds, monkeys, sloths, frogs, extraordinary plant life, and perhaps a few delightful surprises. The bridges themselves offer a wonderful spiritual metaphor: Sometimes the path to a new perspective requires us to leave familiar ground.
After our forest adventure, we’ll return to relax and refresh before our next delight — an afternoon of pure bliss at Ecotermales Hot Springs, a secluded sanctuary of naturally heated volcanic pools set within a tropical garden paradise.
Here, the mineral-rich waters — gently warmed by the heart of the Arenal Volcano — offer a deeply healing experience for body, mind, and spirit. As you move between pools of varying temperatures, you can feel tension melting away, your body softening, and your spirit expanding into serenity.
Take time to bask beneath the canopy, meditate beside the flowing water, or simply float and let the world drift away.
At some point, gather for an abundant dinner — the perfect completion to a day of exploration, relaxation, and renewal. Surrounded by beauty, laughter, and new friends, we give thanks for the sacred balance of adventure and peace that defines the Pura Vida way of life.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 6: June 22, 2027 – A Day of Choice and Exploration
Our final full day in Costa Rica is intentionally spacious. We begin with our sacred group time with Dr Andriette, creating time to reflect on what this journey has awakened within us.
Afterward, the day is yours to follow your joy and inspiration. You may wish to spend the morning relaxing by the pool or receiving a rejuvenating spa treatment surrounded by the sounds of the rainforest. Allow your body to rest deeply, your mind to quiet, and your spirit to expand in gratitude for the beauty that surrounds you.
For those still feeling adventurous, there is an optional excursion to choose from:
White-water rafting on a gentle but exhilarating river, offering a fun and refreshing way to experience Costa Rica’s wild beauty. (Cost $105)
Also, guided hiking near the Arenal Volcano, where you can explore lava trails, tropical forest, and sweeping vistas of the surrounding valley.
Visit local artisan markets and shops in La Fortuna, where you can connect with friendly vendors and find handcrafted treasures — from vibrant textiles to carved wooden art — each piece infused with the spirit of Costa Rica.
There is no “right” way to spend today. Follow your Joy. Tonight, we’ll gather for our Pura Vida Celebration Dinner. This is our evening to laugh, remember, share stories, honor friendships, and celebrate the journey we’ve experienced together. Not simply a journey through Costa Rica. A journey into greater presence, possibility, connection, and joy. Tonight, we celebrate the extraordinary gift of being fully alive. Pura Vida!
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 7: June 23, 2027 – Closing Circle and Departure
After breakfast, we come together one last time for our Closing Circle, giving thanks for our time in this sacred land and the Pura Vida spirit now living within us.
We then transfer to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) for our journey home – hearts full, spirits renewed and lives forever enriched by the Pura Vida way of life. We may be leaving Costa Rica, but we carry something with us: **Pura Vida isn’t simply the good life.
It’s the sacred practice of being fully alive for the life we’re living.**
And that journey is just beginning.
Meal Included: Breakfast
PRICING FOR 7-DAYS and 6-NIGHTS LAND PACKAGE:
Per person Double Occupancy: $3,789
Single Supplement for entire tour is an additional $750
There is a $889 nonrefundable deposit required to reserve your spot as tours are limited to small groups.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND CANCELLATION POLICY:
There is a $889 nonrefundable deposit required to reserve your spot as tours are limited to small groups.
Payment of $1100 due by November 15, 2026
Payment of $950 due by January 15, 2027
Remaining balance of total tour costs due March 15, 2027
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU REGISTER FOR THE TOUR AND ONE OR MORE OF THE PAYMENT DATES HAVE PAST, WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO AN AGREED UPON SCHEDULE. FULL BALANCE MUST BE PAID BY March 15, 2027.
If cancelled outside of 90 days of tour date – full refund of total tour cost minus $889 nonrefundable deposit
If cancelled between 89 and 61 days – 50% of total tour cost is refundable minus $889 nonrefundable deposit
If cancelled within 60 days – No Refund
Travel Protection (Cancellation/Interruption/Medical) highly recommended and medical insurance required for all international tours. Assistance with insurance and airfare are available through Spirit Tours.
Each traveler is responsible to adhere to local Pandemic Protocols, ie: wearing masks and social distancing where advised. It is the Traveler’s responsibility to have all the necessary documents, tests, and vaccinations (if required) completed prior to departure. Improper required travel documentation is typically not covered by travel insurance. Spirit Tours/Agency/Agent not liable for errors and omissions of approved/paid itinerary, and held harmless for unforeseen travel complications as of result of Pandemics and Quarantines. Tour details are subject to change.