Costa Rica 13 day family holiday








Child prices available.
Tailor made, flexible itinerary to suit your departure dates with local assistance included. Travel by transfers or hire car. Suitable for ages 8+.
Ask for an international flight quote.
We are now full for April 2023
Description of Costa Rica 13 day family holiday
This Costa Rica family holiday is ideal for school summer holidays, and with this season in mind we suggest the following carefully crafted itinerary to ensure that you all experience some of Costa Rica’s most exciting adventures. With the best weather.
Starting in the capital city of San Jose, you have a day in a central hotel to acclimatise and also enjoy a guided tour of the city. From here, the wildlife adventure gets off to a wonderful start with a boat trip out to Tortuguero National Park, famous for its sea turtle nesting grounds, and myriad waterways through tropical jungle. And all only accessible by boat. Further down the coast, you will also spend a few days enjoying the Caribbean vibe of Puerto Viejo where the Costa Rican raison d’être of Pura Vida or ‘pure living’ is omnipresent. Whether you are snorkelling or just hanging out in a beach bar enjoying Creole culture.
Taking a hire car or shuttle bus, you head north again to La Fortuna, gateway to the famous Arenal Volcano, where you spend a couple of days staying in a wooden lodge hotel, hiking through jungle or across it on its famous walkways. And then enjoying thermal hot springs. Last but not least is Monteverde Cloud Forest, where you have time to go hiking through this elevated tropical jungle where mists hover and nurture myriad trees and rare flora, and where you also get a chance to take on one of the world’s most spectacular ziplines. Which is one fine way to bring this holiday to a close before heading back to San Jose by shuttle bus to catch your plane back home.
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Child prices available.
Tailor made, flexible itinerary to suit your departure dates with local assistance included. Travel by transfers or hire car. Suitable for ages 8+.
Ask for an international flight quote.
We are now full for April 2023
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3 Reviews of Costa Rica 13 day family holiday
Reviewed on 28 Apr 2022 by kari munro
The holiday was fantastic and cannot fault it. It was seamless for our family, had the right balance of exploration, trips and down time too. The accommodations were fantastic, the guides were so friendly and accommodating, the food fantastic, and Costa Rica was everything we hoped it would be. What a beautiful country! Read full reviewReviewed on 01 Jan 2019 by Claudia Bernat
The most memorable part of the holiday was Tortuguero… Excellent Read full reviewReviewed on 09 Jan 2018 by Jenny Brothwell
Fantastic family adventure. A great mix of wildlife, activities and beach relaxation. All ran very smoothly, transport was efficient, people extremely friendly and the whole experience was very enjoyable. Highly recommended! Read full reviewResponsible Travel
Planet
Our local partner in Costa Rica are committed to sustainability and have achieved the highest sustainability accreditation possible in Costa Rica of 5 leaves as part of the Certification for Sustainable Tourism Program, this is based on the degree to which they comply with a sustainable model of natural, cultural and social resource management. They have a sustainability manual outlining their aims to reduce their negative impact on the local environment through their own practices as well as those of companies they use the services of.The eco-lodge we use in La Fortuna are committed to protecting the natural resources. This covers wildlife protection through recycling, environmental education for the local community, energy saving light bulbs and using biodegradable products at the eco-lodge.
On top of this, we also provide each of our customers with a 'How to be a Responsible Traveller' document before they travel. This includes advice and tips on how to buy locally, protect wildlife, and how to make a genuine difference to the country they’re visiting.
Our responsible travel journey starts at home, from our Brighton based paperless office, where we reduce, reuse, and recycle wherever possible. Each and every day a healthy lunch is provided to our staff and any leftovers and food waste are composted. We’re committed to sustainable travel and are proud to have received the thumbs up from Travelife by achieving their Better Places Partner criteria.
People
Our local partners ensure that all employees are well treated and that they exceed all minimum requirements for salary, work hours and rest days. This ensures that everyone directly involved in your trip receives all of these benefits and is paid and treated fairly.Throughout our trips we use guides and drivers local to each area so you can take advantage of their local knowledge. This benefits not only our customers but also for the guides and drivers by helping put money directly into the pockets of the local people. We encourage our customers to stop along the way at local restaurants, shops and stalls to buy food, drinks and souvenirs, whether using a driver or self-driving and we also encourage them to tip well.
In Tortuguero we use three guides throughout the trip who are local to the area. One is from a small village where you will learn about day to day lives of the villagers and turtle conservation in the area. In Puerto Viejo we arrange a cooking class in a local home where you can learn delicious recipes whilst directly helping the local community.
As well as this we also use only small-scale and locally owned accommodation every step of the way, which not only provides you with a truly authentic experience but makes sure that the revenue goes to the ones who need it the most.
We believe in putting people first, not just in the destinations we offer but also here in the UK. We believe that happy staff lead to a happy working environment, so with this in mind we offer a wide variety of staff rewards at our office in sunny Brighton. This includes ethically sourced daily lunches, a ride to work scheme and one paid charity day per employee.
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