June 6th-13th, 2015 - Costa Rica - Arneal Volcano & Pacific Coast
Trip Leader:
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For Questions
Regarding Trip
Corrine Mulberry
(859) 913-0892 |
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Financial:
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For Questions
Regarding Payments
Dan Miller
(859) 948-5133 |
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Dates:
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June 6th to 13th, 2015 |
Saturday to
Saturday |
Reservations:
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Click
here ===> 
To fill out and
submit your reservation.
Please Note:
Your reservation is not accepted until a trip deposit has been received by
the Treasurer. Please mail your deposit to:
Dan Miller
824 Gunpowder Drive
Lexington, KY 40509-1754
Click
here ===> If you wish
to CANCEL an existing reservation |
Accommodations:
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Volcano Lodge & Springs - Arneal Volcano Area
(2 nights)
Fortuna, Costa Rica
Toll Free US: 1-800-649-5913
Fax US & CAN: 866-711-4902
Costa Rica Direct Dial: (506) 2479-1717
www.volcanolodge.com
Villas Sol - NW pacific coast
(5 nights)
Playa Hermosa
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Costa Rica Direct Dial: (506) 2672-1050
email:
info@villassol.com
www.villassol.com
(Click for English on
Top/Right of web page)
Note:
Please call your Trip Leader before
contacting the resort directly. The Trip
Leader may already have the answer and/or your question/concern may be
relevant to other club members on this trip. |
Dive Operator:
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Rocket Frog Divers
www.costarica-scuba.com/rocket-frog-divers/
- Off-site (next door); shuttle/pick-up
service for divers and gear from Villa Sol.
Dive gear storage at dive shop.
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Nitrox is $12.00 per tank.
- Rental gear is
available. Send requests to Trip Leader (Corrine
Mulberry); she will compile and communicate with
dive shop.
- Pay dive shop
directly for additional specialty dives (Catalina or Bat
Islands) or for rental/Nitrox. |
Costs:
Disclaimer:
These cost figures are accurate (except those marked estimate) but not to
the penny. Some are rounded. Your final cost will be
determined by the club treasurer.
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Package Includes:
- Group transfer from Liberia Airport to
Volcano Lodge
- 2 night accommodations at Volcano Lodge in
the Arneal Volcano area; pool and small hot springs on site
- 2 Breakfasts at Volcano Lodge
- Internet Access at Volcano Lodge
- Group Transfer (and Lunch) from Volcano
Lodge to Villas Sol.
- 5 night accommodations at Villa Sol (see
lodging selections and prices
below); 2 pools (swim-up bar), shuttle to
secluded beach every 15-20 minutes
- All inclusive at Villa Sol – breakfast,
lunch, dinner, snacks, Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
- 3 morning 2-tank boat dives
- Transportation to dive shop/boat, tanks,
weights, belt and snacks
- Group transfer Villa Sol to Liberia Airport
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Government hotel tax & tax/service on included meals
What's NOT Included
- Airfare and costs associated
with air travel
- Departure tax $29.00
- Travel Insurance
- 2 dinners (1st & 2nd night at Volcano Lodge), lunch day 2; drinks at
Volcano Lodge
- Dive equipment such as BCDs, Regulators, Computers, Wetsuits, Masks or
Fins
- Nitrox is not included, but available for all dives at $12.00 per tank
- Additional regular dives beyond 3 morning 2-tank dives
- Add-on Signature Dives such as Catalina or Bat Islands. - Gratuities are
not included (Housekeeping, baggage handling, dive Masters, etc.)
- Internet access $12 per day or $30 for 3 days (subject to change)
- Land based excursions – ziplining, horseback riding, day pass to hot
Springs, canyoneering, hanging bridge tour, jungle boat tour, etc)
- Trip Leader will provide participants with more details about land-Based
activities prior to trip
Standard Room:
Volcano Lodge: Superior Rooms with deluxe finishes, 2 comfortable full size
beds or 1 king size bed, TV/cable, telephone, air-conditioned, coffee maker,
hot water shower, hairdryer and a nice terrace facing the Volcano.
Villas Sol: Each standard room has central air conditioning, 2 double or 1
king bed, private bathroom, hairdryer, shower, cable TV, alarm clock, safe
deposit box, telephone and private balcony overlooking the Gulf of
Papagayo. Located central to reception, pools, dining.
Upgrade 1: Volcano
Lodge: No upgrades. Villas Sol upgrade to 2-bedroom Villa. Equipped with
one double bed per room or one double and 2 single beds, full kitchen, one
full bathroom with bathtub and shower, living room and dining room. Cable,
TV and terrace. Some of the 2 bedroom villas have a few of the Gulf and/or
some have their own private pool.
* For upgrade package (2 bedroom villa at
Villas Sol), a triple at Volcano Lodge includes one double room and one
single room. For a quad, at Volcano Lodge it includes 2 double rooms |
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Item |
Single |
Double |
Triple |
Quad |
| Diver
(Standard) |
$1,633 |
$1,243 |
$1,118 |
$1,118 |
| Non-Diver
(Standard) |
$1,378 |
$988 |
$863 |
$863 |
| Diver (Room
Upgrade 1) |
$2,911 |
$1,776 |
$1,528* |
$1,341* |
| Non-Diver (Room
Upgrade 1) |
$2,656 |
$1,611 |
$1,273* |
$1,086* |
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Optional Items |
(+) or (-) |
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| Nitrox
(unlimited) |
+ |
N/A |
| Nitrox (per tank) |
+ |
$12 |
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Payment Schedule:
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Date/Payment |
Amount |
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Sign Up |
Due with On-Line
reservation |
$200 |
| 01-NOV-14 |
Payment |
$500 |
| 01-MAR-15 |
Balance
(Treasurer will invoice) |
Balance |
Trip Limit
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Up to
approximately 25 individuals |
Current Sign Up
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Trip is open for
sign-up |
Transportation:
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No Club Air available
Because we have
group transfers, all participants we will need to arrive and depart
from Liberia, Costa Rica at similar times.
ARRIVE Liberia (LIR)
Airport as close to 12:00 noon as possible for group transportation to
Volcano Lodge.
DEPART
from Liberia (LIR) Airport as close to 1:00 pm as possible for group
transportation from Villa Sol. |
Sample
Itinerary:
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Date: |
From: |
To: |
Flight: |
Leave: |
Arrive: |
| 06
JUN 15 |
LEX |
ATL |
DL 1093 |
7:00 AM |
8:29 AM |
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1:31
Layover in Atlanta |
| ATL |
LIR |
DL 353 |
10:00 AM |
12:00 Noon |
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Volcano
Lodge |
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08 JUN 15 |
Local Transportation |
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Villas
Sol |
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13 JUN 15 |
LIR |
ATL |
DL 356 |
1:00 PM |
6:56 PM |
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2:45 Layover in Atlanta |
| ATL |
LEX |
DL 2600 |
9:45 PM |
11:01 PM |
Dead Lines:
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Item Dead Line |
Date |
| Last date to sign
up |
01 MAR 15 |
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Dive Activity
Waiver
Required:
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Dive Activity Waiver is now an integral part of
the reservation form. You must agree to the waiver in order to submit
your reservation. To review click
here ===> |
Trip Insurance:
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Click
here ===>
To view information about Dive Emergency Assistance and Trip Insurance
from a Bluegrass Dive Club partner. |
Electrical
Standards & Plug
Requirements
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110 Volt AC
(Alternating Current) 60 HZ (Cycles) |
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Plug Type "A"
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Plug Type "B"
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| Plug Type "A"
is the most common (Click on a link, above, for more info) |
| Note:
Most newer electrical devices (Camera
battery chargers, Laptops, iPads, iPods,
Phone chargers) and many other devices can accept 100VAC
to 240VAC, 50-60 HZ. Be sure to look closely at the
sticker or power requirement stamp on the device or charger to check.
If it only says 110 VAC you will need a transformer.
Click to see a voltage label |
Shirt Design
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TBD |
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Shirt Back |
Shirt Front |
Notes: |
Flag of Costa Rica
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Where
is Costa Rica located?
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larger view |
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Map of Costa
Rica |
Dive Map of
Costa Rica |
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Click for
detailed view |
Click Map for
larger view |
 Costa Rica,
meaning "rich coast" in Spanish, officially the Republic
of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to
the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean
Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.
Costa Rica was sparsely inhabited by indigenous people
before it came under Spanish rule in the 16th century. Once a backwater colony,
since attaining independence in the 19th century, Costa Rica has become one of
the most stable, prosperous, and progressive nations in Latin America. It
permanently abolished its army in 1949, becoming the first of a few sovereign
nations without a standing army. Costa Rica has consistently been among the
top-ranking Latin American countries in the Human Development Index (HDI),
placing 62nd in the world as of 2012.
In 2010 Costa Rica was cited by the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) as having attained much higher human development
than other countries at the same income levels, while in 2011, the UNDP also
identified it as a good performer in environmental sustainability, with a better
record on human development and inequality than the median of their region.
Costa Rica is known for its progressive environmental
policies, being the only country to meet all five criteria established to
measure environmental sustainability. It is ranked fifth in the world, and
first among the Americas, in the 2012 Environmental Performance Index. In 2007,
the Costa Rican government announced plans for Costa Rica to become the first
carbon-neutral country by 2021. The New Economics Foundation (NEF) ranked Costa
Rica first in its 2009 Happy Planet Index, and once again in 2012. The NEF also
ranked Costa Rica in 2009 as the greenest country in the world. In 2012, Costa
Rica became the first country in the Americas to ban recreational hunting after
the country’s legislature approved the popular measure by a wide margin.
Links to information on:
Volcano Lodge
& Springs - Accommodations in Costa Rica
Villas Sol
- Accommodations in Costa Rica
(Click for English on
Top/Right of web page)
Rocket Frog
Divers - Dive Operations
Bill Beard's
Costa Rica - Info on land based activities
Map of
Costa Rica - Great interactive map
Costa Rica - Wikipedia Page
CIA World Fact Book
- Costa Rica page
How to dial to
Costa Rica - International Country Code +001
plus Area Code 506 and 8-digit local number-YES
8 digits, not 7.
Latitude-Longitude - Costa
Rica
(Specifically Volcano Lodge) is Latitude 10º
29' 56.8" North - Longitude 84º
41' 18.2" West
Time in
Costa Rica - CST - UTC-0600 - Costa Rica is in the
Central Time Zone and does NOT
observe daylight savings time so when we are on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
we are one hour later than Costa Rica. When we are on Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) we are two hours later than Costa Rica
Dive Sites in
Costa Rica - Good maps and dive site locations
Delta Airlines - Flight transportation
U.S. State Department
- Consular Information Sheet - Costa Rica
Embassy of the United States of America
- Service provided from San Jose, Costa Rica
Embassy of
Costa Rica - Washington D.C.
Weather in the
Costa Rica - Georgetown
History - History
of Costa Rica
Trip Reports . . . .
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