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Family-friendly Costa Rica itineraries

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Choose your perfect Costa Rica family holiday. We’ve created a range of inspiring family-friendly itineraries which include domestic travel (either with car hire or transfers), small-scale accommodation and a selection of local experiences. These can be booked as they are or tailored for you.

If you’d like to get creative then take a look at our bite-sized trips which can be combined to build your own ideal family holiday.

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Ready-made family itineraries Costa Rica

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Start planning your next family adventure with Kelly, our travel specialist for Costa Rica. She’ll work with you until your itinerary is exactly how you want it, leaving you to enjoy your family holiday, stress-free.

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2 week Costa Rica family holiday
Itineraries:
San Jose - Tortuguero - La Fortuna - Monteverde - Samara - Manuel Antonio - Alajuela (San Jose)
Duration:
15 days / 14 nights (flexible)
Price:
From £ 2,450,- per adult (excluding flights)
From £ 1,975,- per child (up to 11 years)
If you’re travelling to Costa Rica over the school summer holidays, then this route works like a charm. Begin with bustling San Jose, search for wildlife in the waterways of Tortuguero, visit volcanos and cloudforests in La Fortuna and Monteverde, before kicking back on the jungle-clad beaches of Samara and Manuel Antonio.

If you’re travelling to Costa Rica over the school summer holidays, then this route works like a charm. Begin with bustling San Jose, search for wildlife in the waterways of Tortuguero, visit volcanos and cloudforests in La Fortuna and Monteverde, before kicking back on the jungle-clad beaches of Samara and Manuel Antonio.
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Costa Rica with Teens
Itinerary:
San Jose - Turrialba - La Fortuna - Samara - Isla Venado - Monteverde - Manuel Antonio
Duration:
15 days / 14 nights (flexible)
Price:
From £ 2,270,- per adult (excluding flights)
From £ 1,935,- per child (up to 11 years)
Camp, kayak, surf, raft and walk across Costa Rica on this fun-filled family adventure. Packed full of activities to please every family member, this itinerary showcases the very best of Costa Rica. From smoking volcanoes to peaceful islands, misty cloud forests and tropical jungle. Top it with some beach time (not once but twice), and you’ve got a recipe for a great family getaway.

Camp, kayak, surf, raft and walk across Costa Rica on this fun-filled family adventure. Packed full of activities to please every family member, this itinerary showcases the very best of Costa Rica. From smoking volcanoes to peaceful islands, misty cloud forests and tropical jungle. Top it with some beach time (not once but twice), and you’ve got a recipe for a great family getaway.
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Natural Wonders and Wildlife
Itinerary:
San Jose - La Fortuna - Monteverde - Manuel Antonio - Alajuela (San Jose)
Duration:
11 days / 10 nights (flexible)
Price:
From £ 1,550,- per adult (excluding flights)
From £ 1,250,- per child (up to 11 years)
Take your family into nature, and explore some of the highlights of Costa Rica in just 11 days – perfect for a shorter getaway over Easter or Christmas holidays.

Take your family into nature, and explore some of the highlights of Costa Rica in just 11 days – perfect for a shorter getaway over Easter or Christmas holidays.
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Adventures in the Great Outdoors
Itinerary:
San Jose - Tortuguero - Sarapiqui - La Fortuna - Monteverde - Samara - Alajuela
Duration:
15 days / 14 nights (flexible)
Price:
From £ 2,225,- per adult (excluding flights)
From £ 1,995,- per child (up to 11 years)
If your family like a little action and adventure, this holiday delivers plenty of both. You’ll explore jungles by boat, zipline through cloudforests, kayak across a lake at the foot of the Arenal volcano and go surfing in the Pacific Ocean. All along the way, you’ll experience Costa Rica’s amazing wildlife and spectacular landscapes.

If your family like a little action and adventure, this holiday delivers plenty of both. You’ll explore jungles by boat, zipline through cloudforests, kayak across a lake at the foot of the Arenal volcano and go surfing in the Pacific Ocean. All along the way, you’ll experience Costa Rica’s amazing wildlife and spectacular landscapes.