Take the Shortcut... If you're feeling overwhelmed by the possibilities click here and we will turn what you want to see and do into a well organized custom travel plan. In twenty five years of researching and updating the travel map these are the best routes we … [Read more...]
Trips, Itineraries & Travel Plans
This section includes the best of around a hundred trips we've enjoyed all over Costa Rica and it's an excellent place to poke around and look for something that appeals to your budget, sense of adventure and of course need for relaxation. At times we've traveled as a couple, solo, with friends and family, and other times in groups. We've used every sort of transportation from bicycle touring to buses, mini-vans, rental cars, airplanes, horseback, and even walked from the Caribbean coast to the Pacific wielding machetes to clear trail.
Plan it Forward
We want to convince you to take a break from "stay home" imposed closet reorganizing and binge video to dream a Costa Rica vacation. Pay it forward. A tiny investment of time or money now will pay off big. Local travel planners are taking small reservation deposits and magnifying them … [Read more...]
Paradise Discovered
This is one of the most popular Costa Rica vacations - for good reasons. It includes all the top destinations with the wildlife and tours that made Costa Rica famous. We can easily modify this itinerary to emphasize romance, adventure, relaxation or all three! 7-10 days & $787 to $1,815 … [Read more...]
Custom Vacation Planning Request
Select what you want to see and do on your trip. We will recommend lodges and tours in a detailed day-by-day plan with a no-nonsense price quote (no hidden costs ever). -or- call toll free 866-816-0197 to get started quickly We are 5 star TripAdvisor & … [Read more...]
Wooly, Wet, Wilderness
Pacuare River >>rafting, rainforest, indigenous + Puerto Viejo >> Caribbean beaches, sloths + Tortuguero >>wildlife water trails, sea turtles The Pacuare is one of the top ten rafting rivers in the world. Add the overnight in a float in rainforest lodge cut off from from … [Read more...]
Peaks in the Clouds and Valley of the Waterfalls
San Gerardo >> cloud forest, paramo, peaks + Hacienda Baru >> "private beach," wildlife refuge, mangroves, Nauyaca & Diamante waterfalls + Manuel Antonio >> ocean views, swimming, wildlife walks The most adventurous of our "Best Vacations Ever" starts off with two … [Read more...]
Best of Both Worlds
Rincón de la Vieja >> slot canyon tubing, zip-lines, hiking + Bijagua/Tenorio Volcano >> Celeste waterfall, hiking, hot springs + Hermosa Beach >> swimming, beachfront hotels When I came up with that catchy name (we got bored just calling our "Best Vacations Ever" by the … [Read more...]
More Fun Than Humanly Possible
Arenal Volcano >> rafting, rappelling, hot springs + Monteverde Cloud Forest >> zip-lines, cloud forest, hiking + Tamarindo Beach >> surfing, turtle nesting, sand Our most popular Best Trip Ever is one we call "More Fun Than Humanly Possible." It includes adventures … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Classic + Surf
Costa Rica's highlights start in the capital where most international flights land. In the city find museums, parks and markets or choose excursions to local coffee farms, botanical gardens, and some of the best rafting in the country. A couple of hours north the continuous activity of Arenal … [Read more...]
Lots of Lefts
Take a left turn out of Juan Santamaría International Airport and just keep going around to the left as you build to the legendary kilometer long point at Pavones. Amazing waves along the Central Pacific coast at Playas Jacó, Hermosa, Esterillos, and Dominical are interspersed with waterfalls, … [Read more...]
Ecozone Extravaganza
Costa Rica has one of the highest concentrations of ecological variety in one of the smallest areas anywhere in the world. This route is designed specifically to give you a chance to experience that variety. Tropical dry forest, cloud forest, rainforest and much more. Arriving at Liberia Airport … [Read more...]
Costa Rica Classic Itinerary
You name the guidebook and this is the oldest loop in the book. There are several good reasons for it. A mix of ecotourism and relaxation with visits to both Caribbean and Pacific slope tropical rainforests as well as the cloud forests of Monteverde combined with the spectacle of Arenal from a … [Read more...]
Free Costa Rica Travel Pack
Request a no-obligation custom travel plan now and when you purchase your Costa Rica vacation, we will mail you a Laminated Wildlife Guide ($8.95) including over 200 common species of birds, mammals, reptiles amphibians and more. After you reserve and before you travel you'll also receive the … [Read more...]