 2010 ITINERARY Day 1
Thurs. Sept 9 : Depart US and arrive in Costa Rica at Liberia´s Airport. After clearing customs and immigration, we transfer (45 minutes approx.) to our hotel, the all-inclusive Tamarindo Diria Hotel. The rest of the day free for personal activities and packet pick-up for the marathon. The Expo is 2 to 7 p.m. at the Tamarindo Diria Hotel. Day 2 Fri. Sep 10 - Free day for optional activities. Expo 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Tamarindo Diria Hotel. Today you can go into town and explore the main street shopping area for some local souvenirs or maybe stroll along the beautiful and expansive beach. Special "pasta" dinner for all the participants Day 3 Sat. Sep 11 - Race day! The hotel will set up a light breakfast at 3am - coffee, fruit and bread. 5 a.m. Tamarindo Beach Marathon , Half Marathon, 30K and 10K (note various start times on Event Information page). Day 4 Sun. Sep 12 - Free day for optional activities which can be arranged on site at our hotel. Today you can again explore in town or maybe just hang out at our resort sipping a cool tropical drink around the pool as you recover from your race. We suggest a canopy tour or Tamarindo Mangrove and Estuary Tour on Kayaks. Day 5 Mon. Sept. 13 - Transfer from the hotel back to Liberia’s airport for the return trip home. FEATURED SUGGESTED OPTIONAL TOUR 45 min from Tamarindo: Nicaragua FULL Day Tour Duration: Full Day. $149 per person (2 person min), runs every Tuesday and Thursday, breakfast and lunch included. Description: Nicaragua is a beautiful country owner of a very rich culture and a history full of proud and difficult memories. Our journey to our northern neighbor starts very early in the morning to avoid lines on the border. On the other side we will stop for a delicious breakfast near of Rivas city. We continue our way to Granada city, one of the first founded cities in America by Europeans, a colorful place, built on Spanish colonial architecture that nowadays still remains. At Granada we visit the most important monuments of the city on a horse drawn, like Spanish used to do it 200 years ago; we will see the main church known as the “Catedral”, “The Plaza de España” which is one of the best view points for the magnificent Nicaragua Lake and many others; we take lunch on a nice restaurant with a historical view. After lunch we drive towards to Masaya City, a very typical Nicaraguan Town and we visit the active Masaya Volcano and the National park, a natural attraction that we cannot miss on our trip; we finish our stay at Masaya with a visit to the local market when you will have the chance to see the local pottery and pick up a souvenir. We get back to Costa Rica to drop you off at your hotel on the evening. Departure: 5:00am. Return: 8:30pm. Includes: Transportation with AC, bilingual professional guide, all tours described, entrance fees at the park, beverages, breakfast, lunch and insurance. What to bring: Passport and ID, comfortable clothes; hat, camera and repellent. Note: Exit Taxes are not included, $7 to exit, $7 to enter and $1 for Rivas city hall. The link for other optional excursions pricing is here www.marathontours.com/index.cfm Please visit Optional Day Tours Page for info about other Tours. | 
