Meals

Meals are shown by B (breakfast), L (lunch) and D (dinner). All meals in are included.  Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages are not included. Special meal requests (not including vegetarian) are not guaranteed.

Rooms

Double rooms in the hotels and lodges listed have two beds and private bath. The lodges in Tortuguero may have 1, 2 or 3 beds. A limited number of single rooms are available. Triple rooms are usually two beds. Changes in type of room due to cancellation by a roommate (a double changed to a single, a triple to a double, etc.) will result in the higher tour price for the remaining client(s). We can request non-smoking rooms, but they are not guaranteed.

Transportation

By modern air-conditioned motorcoach and boat. No smoking on motorcoaches or boats.

Travelers Needing Special Assistance

Persons needing individual assistance for walking, dining, or other personal needs must be accompanied by an able companion and must notify our company in writing at the time of booking. Certain trips and features are not wheelchair accessible. If you require a wheelchair, you must provide your own small collapsible wheelchair. We cannot guarantee wheelchair accessibility, and may have and additional charge.

Management and Responsibilities

The responsibility of Costa Rica Dream Travel Corporation is strictly limited; tour participant agrees that maximum liquidated damages shall not exceed the tour price. Our company is responsible only in the capacity for making arrangements for the tour services offered, including hotels, sightseeing, transportation (whether by motorcoach, boat, train, airplane or any other means), guides, porterage, and meals from various suppliers (collectively “Suppliers”). The itineraries shown are subject to revisions, including substitution of hotels, activities and routings. If a service is not provided, and our company is unable to substitute a service of similar value, our company’s liability shall not exceed the actual cost of the services not provided. Costa Rica Dream Travel does not own or operate any of these Suppliers. The Suppliers are not agents, servants, employees or joint ventures of Costa Rica Dream Travel, but are Independent Contractors providing travel services to our company. Costa Rica Dream Travel is not liable for any damage, including personal injury, accident, personal loss or other expense, from any cause, act or omission by Suppliers or third parties. Tour participant agrees that by utilizing the travel services of Suppliers, that tour participant will look to Suppliers for any damages of any kind. Our company is not responsible for any purchases made during the tour. Costa Rica Dream Travel is not responsible for the costs of any medical treatment required during your tour, nor is our company responsible for the quality, or lack thereof, of medical care you may receive while on your tour. Costa Rica Dream Travel Corporation and/or its agents are not responsible for any damage, expense or inconvenience caused by late departures, change of schedule, strikes or other conditions. Costa Rica Dream Travel is not liable for any wrongful, negligent, or unauthorized acts or omissions of any travel agent or travel agency. Legal proceedings by or against Costa Rica Dream Travel may be instituted only in the Arbitration and Mediation Commission of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce within Costa Rica, and any claim involved in such proceedings shall be decided in accordance with the laws of Costa Rica. Costa Rica Dream Travel reserves the right to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of a tour at any time before or during the actual operation of the tour. Costa Rica Dream Travel reserves the right to cancel any tour at any time. In computer or human billing error, Costa Rica Dream Travel reserves the right to re-invoice with correct billing. Costa Rica Dream Travel Corporation is not responsible for printing errors or other errors. For the latest itineraries, hotels, activities, dates, prices and policies ask your travel agent.
 

Cancellation Fees

In fairness to others and because of expenses incurred, we cannot make exceptions:
61 or more days prior to start of tour: Fee is $300 a
60-8 days prior to start of tour: Fee is 50% of tour price.
7 days or less prior to start of tour or during tour: Fee is 100% of tour price.
Time of cancellation will be when notice is received in our office. Cancellation fees apply even if a person transfers to another tour or start date

Activities included on the tour

The participation of the activities included on the tour is not mandatory.   If you choose to skip an activity and relax at the hotel or do some other activity outside the program, please inform your tour guide.   However, please note that we cannot make refunds for missed activities.