Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala - Central & South America - Voyages Jules Verne World of Wonders - January 2012

COST RICA A NICARAGUA EL SAL ADOR V HONDURAS GUATEMALA 18 nights from �2699 San Jos� - 1 night Arenal - 2 nights Rincon - 1 night Ometepe - 1 night Granada - 2 nights Leon - 1 night Perquin - 1 night San Salvador - 1 night Cop�n - 2 nights Rio Dulce - 1 night Flores - 1 night Antigua - 1 night Panajachel - 2 nights Flight - 1 night key vJv features � VJV Special Event � VJV Sightseeing Programme � Extension Option � Upgraded Flight Option � Walking Content: 3 (see page 145) � Group Size: 5 � 20 per person in a twin room Iberia from Heathrow TIkAL, guATeMALA Grand Tour of cenTral america North from Costa Rica travelling through five countries of Central America rom Costa Rican tropical forests to Guatemala's Caribbean coast and the pyramids of Tikal, this fascinating arrangement also includes the smoking volcanoes and azure crater lakes of Nicaragua, the rich Mayan heritage of Honduras plus El Salvador. With its turbulent past now consigned to history, the Ruta de La Paz explores the guerrilla outposts and the role women played in the revolution. El Salvador is also the location of Joyas de Ceren where excavations have provided a unique insight into daily Mayan life. Destroyed in AD590 by a volcanic eruption, this is the Pompeii of the Americas. F Day 10 Museo de la Revolucion and the sombre village of El Mozote will be guided in part by a former guerilla. Drive to San Salvador and overnight at Hotel Villa Terra. Day 11 A city tour proceeds the short drive to the archaeological site of Joyas del Ceren. Continue to Honduras and stay two nights at Hotel Marina Cop�n. Day 12 Morning sightseeing of the Mayan city of Cop�n. Day 13 Depart for the Rio Dulce Enjoy a traditional private lunch at the with a short stop at Mayan Quirigua historic train station in Granada, now amidst banana plantations. Reach used as a school. Livingston by road and river. Overnight at Hotel Villa Caribe. ItInerary Day 14 Return by boat through the jungle with its exotic Day 1 Fly from London Heathrow via Madrid to San Jos�, birds and colourful fauna and drive to Flores. Overnight at Costa Rica and overnight at Villa Tournon. Hotel Maya International. Day 2 Morning sightseeing of San Jos� before visiting a Day 15 Visit Tikal, a Mayan masterpiece. Evening flight to coffee plantation and the Poas Crater. Stay two nights at Guatemala City and short transfer to Antigua. Overnight at Arenal Paraiso Hotel. Hotel Las Farolas. Day 3 Morning tour of the Arenal Volcano National Park. Day 16 Antigua City tour precedes the drive to Panajachel Day 4 Drive across the mountains to Rincon de La Vieja and two nights at Hotel Regis. National Park (3� hrs) and spend one night at Canon de La Day 17 Boat excursion on Lake Atitlan visiting the villages Vieja Lodge. Pre-tour extension guests join this evening. of the living Maya. Day 5 Cross the border into Nicaragua to take the ferry to Day 18 Drive to the highland market of Chichicastenango. Ometepe Island, dominated by two active volcanoes, both Onwards to the international airport for the return flight to over 1,000 metres high and surrounded by the waters of London via Madrid and San Salvador. Lake Nicaragua. Overnight at Charco Verde Hotel. Day 19 Afternoon arrival at London Heathrow. Day 6 Morning Island tour before continuing to Granada for Notes: on occasion hotels of a similar standard may a two-night stay at Patio del Malinche Hotel. be substituted. Most of the travelling is along a well Day 7 Morning visit of this colonial gem named after its established road network that includes the Pan-American Moorish counterpart in Spain and special lunch at the train Highway. Accommodation is mainly in medium size station. Later, a tour of the Pueblos Blancos culminates character properties that offer comfortable accommodation. with sunset over the Masaya volcanic crater. Day 8 North to Leon (3 hrs), former capital p r e - to U r e x t e n s I o n � and still the intellectual heart of the panaMa to Costa rICa country. An afternoon visit includes the A pre-tour extension visiting Panama City, Chitr� Cathedral and the Ruben Dario Museum. and Boquete in Panama and Golfito area and Carara Overnight at the family-run La Posada National Park in Costa Rica. For further details see Days del Doctor. 1�9 on Panama to Costa Rica tour on opposite page or Day 9 Depart in jeeps for the port (3 hrs) and visit www.vjv.com. Guests taking the pre-tour extension sail across the Gulf of Fonseca to El Salvador. join the Grand Tour of Central America on Day 4 above. Continue to the mountain town of Perquin. Overnight at the Hotel Perkin Lenka. VJV Special Event LUNCH AT A TRAIN STATION 2012 � Mondays Mar 5 .......�2745 Oct 1 .........�2729 Apr 30 ......�2799 Nov 12 ......�2699 2013 � Mondays Jan 21 ......�2799 Mar 4 ........�2899 Feb 18 ......�2899 Apr 8.........�2799 Supplements per person Single supplement .....................�395 Iberia Business Class ..............�2095 Pre-Tour Extension � Panama to Costa Rica (from Apr 2012) 5 additional nights .....................�995 Single supplement .....................�245 Private Journey this tour may be taken as a Private Journey (see page 144) based on 2 persons on the above dates. add �1795 per person Price Includes Air travel, UK departure taxes, transfers, 17 nights' accommodation in 3 or 4-star hotels (Posada del Doctor, Hotel Perkin Lenka 2-star), breakfast daily, itinerary as described, services of guides and local representatives. Not included Travel insurance, visa procurement fee, overseas airport taxes, border taxes, optional excursions, tipping (see page 145), any government taxes or compulsory charges introduced after publication. Independent Arrival (see page 144) Price reduction .............. deduct �700 0845 166 7008 www.vjv.com 143

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