Tailor made family holiday to Costa Rica
| country: | Costa Rica |
| departures: | We offer a complete tailor made service allowing you to decide where you stay and what to do. We recommend that you spend two weeks in this fabulous country. This trip can be arranged around Christmas, Easter and July & August. |
| price: | From £2350 - £2585 (14 days) per adult and £1065 per child (under 12) including flights from the UK. Price depends on number of people sharing a room. This trip can also be booked without flights |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
Costa Rica is a fantastic destination for families who are looking for adventure and an opportunity to see wildlife at close hand. This varied itinerary takes in cloudforest, rainforest, volcanoes and Caribbean and Pacific beaches.
Cost Rica has between half a million and a million species of flora and fauna; 850 species of birds, 2000 species of orchids, 208 species of mammals and countless thousands of moths and butterflies. This represents 5% of all the plant and animal species on the planet!
We have chosen the lodges for this itinerary specifically with families in mind. Families with children under 12 can share the same spacious room, most of the hotels have swimming pools and some are all-inclusive.
Highlights include:-
Cost Rica has between half a million and a million species of flora and fauna; 850 species of birds, 2000 species of orchids, 208 species of mammals and countless thousands of moths and butterflies. This represents 5% of all the plant and animal species on the planet!
We have chosen the lodges for this itinerary specifically with families in mind. Families with children under 12 can share the same spacious room, most of the hotels have swimming pools and some are all-inclusive.
Highlights include:-
- Hike to the crater of Poas Volcano
- Boat ride to Tortuguero National Park
- Jungle walks
- Watch Arenal Volcano come to life at night
- Sky walk in the cloud forest of Monteverde
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1-3: | San Jose |
| Day 4-6: | Tortuguero National Park |
| Day 7-9: | Arenal |
| Day 8-10: | Monteverde Cloud Forest |
| Day 11-14: | Tamarindo |
travellers' tales
At the Tango Mar hotel near Montezuma we had front row seats to one of the most spectacular lightening storms. It was a mile or two out at sea, but with the hotel being literally right on the beach, the view was amazing. (more)
how this holiday makes a difference
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Over twenty-seven percent of Costa Rica is designated as National Park, biological reserve, wildlife refuge or some other category of protected area. Most of the hotels and lodges we use in this itinerary are based within one of these designated areas and take their responsibilities towards the environment very seriously.
As a tailor-made operator we try wherever possible to use locally owned hotels, local guides and transport owned and operated by local people. All of the guides we use are trained to ensure that the guests understand the nature of the environment and minimise the impact that they may have. As a tour operator we have supported World Land Trust in their project to save tropical forests of the Osa Peninsular, a hot spot for biodiversity that was threatened by a major highway an inappropriate tourism development. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |