Sample Americas Itinerary - 3 Days
Day 1:
San Jose
Ride in specially designed, open-top safari vehicles to Tarangire National Park, which boasts one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa. You may see large herds of wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, and buffalo. Relax at your safari lodge before the late afternoon game drive, and swap sightings at the welcome cocktail reception and dinner at the lodge this evening.
Points of Interest:
Arenal National Park
Manuel Antonio National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Snack
Lodging: Real InterContinental
Day 2:
Eastern Guatemala
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in Tarangire National Park. It’s one of the best parks for elephant watching, and is home to hundreds of bird species (one of the highest number of bird species in any world habitat) and thousands of game animals. You'll get an up-close view during game drives in Tauck's open-top African safari vehicles.
Points of Interest:
Santiago Atitlan
Meals: Dinner
Day 3:
Placencia
Look for gazelles, waterbucks, impalas, and leopards on a morning game drive. Then travel to Lake Manyara National Park, famed for flamingos and birds of prey. Enjoy free time at your lodge, set on the Rift Valley escarpment overlooking the park and valley 1,000 feet below. Keep a sharp eye out for tree-climbing lions lazing among the limbs of acacia trees on an afternoon game drive.
Points of Interest:
Ambergris Caye
Meals: None
Lodging: The Lodge at Chaa Creek