Tailor-made Costa Rica holidays
Costa Rica has an embarrassment of riches: beautiful, diverse landscapes from volcanoes to rainforest to beaches, incredible birds and wildlife, friendly people, and exciting activities. With our help, a tailor-made holiday to Costa Rica can be exactly what you want it to be!
We loved the friendly people. Everyone had time to offer advice and chat. A really amazing, varied country, from hot dry pacific beaches to damp cool cloudforests, everything was a pleasure. We felt so comfortable and at home, and always felt safe.
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A Week in Costa Rica
8 days from £2,050 pp
plus international flights.
A wonderful week of nature walks, forest hikes, wildlife watching and adventure in Costa Rica
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Costa Rica Coast to Coast
12 days from £2,360 pp
plus international flights.
Traversing this small country you'll be amazed by the richness and variety of the scenery and wildlife.
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Costa Rica Wildlife Holiday
15 days from £4,780 pp
plus international flights.
Experience the rich diversity of Costa Rica's ecosystems and marvel at the array of bird and animal life at wildlife hotspots.
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Classic Costa Rica
15 days from £2,885pp plus international flights.
A wonderful combination of Costa Rica's wildlife, scenery, adventure and beach all in an unforgettable two-week holiday.
- Walk on hanging bridges in the rainforest
- Cruise the canals of Tortuguero
- Try ziplining, horse riding, boat trips ...
- Watch monkeys, sloths, birds and, with luck, the resplendent quetzal
- Relax on the glorious Pacific coast
- Guided hikes in Arenal and Monteverde
Wonderful things to do in Costa Rica
Costa Rica will make you smile whether you’re a nature-lover looking for wildlife and beautiful landscapes, a beach-lover wanting to escape, or an adrenalin-junkie who loves rafting, riding or zip-lining. Here are some of our favourite things to do in Costa Rica.
When to go to Costa Rica
The best time to go to Costa Rica for most visitors is when it is drier. Rain can fall in any month, but it’s less wet from December to May. Heaviest rains are mostly September and October. Good prices and fewer people are the reasons we still recommend travel to Costa Rica in June to August and November, as long as you don’t mind tropical downpours interrupting your sunshine!
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Places to go in Costa Rica
Read about the highlights of this incredible country in our short summary guides to the main places to go.
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Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano is an iconic sight with exciting nearby activities such as hanging bridges and ziplines.
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Osa Peninsula, Corcovado & Golfo Dulce
For the very best of Costa Rica’s wildlife.
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Manuel Antonio & the south Pacific
Wildlife-filled rainforest reaches down to beautiful beaches
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Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Explore the mist-enveloped cloudforest with its lush vegetation, exotic birds, monkeys and sloths as you cross hanging bridges high above the forest floor.
Places we love to stay in Costa Rica
Here you’ll find a small collection of our favourite places to stay in Costa Rica, though as an independent tour operator specialising in tailor-made holidays, we actually sell a much wider choice of Costa Rican properties than we show.
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Chayote Lodge
Near San Jose
Alta Hotel
Costa Rica
El Mangroove
Costa Rica
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Hyatt Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo
Papagayo Peninsula
Facts and information
Flight time
The flying time is about 12 hours from the UK. There are now direct flights from the UK using British Airways. We work with all the major airlines and can offer flights from the UK or via the USA, Panama or a European hub. With the connection times you are looking at around 15 or 16 hours.
Language
Spanish is the official language. English is widely spoken throughout Costa Rica
Time
GMT -6 hours
Visas
Not required for British travellers. Other nationalities should obtain advice from their embassy.
Health
There are no compulsory vaccinations.
Read more in our Tribes blog
The Tribes blog brings you regular articles written by our specialists, travellers or partners and conservationists in our destinations. We have a big collection of articles now, so have a mooch to find some interesting short reads.
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Whale tales
When we planned our family trip to Costa Rica, one key question was ‘where will we have the best chance of seeing whales?’ Tribes’ Alex Neaves recommended the Osa Peninsula, a spectacular region in the southwest of the country, combining rainforest with coast.
Chocolate a divine gift
Costa Rica is an incredible place! Not only does it have stunning wildlife, pristine beaches and plenty of adventure, but did you know you can also have a genuine cultural experience with indigenous tribes? I didn’t.
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Magic in the moonlight
Lit by the full moon the beach had an eerie beauty, the waves glinting in the moonlight, the sand with a silvery tone.
