8 Trips Found

Wildlife/Nature

It's often said we don't truly appreciate something until we lose it. As the fragility of our natural world becomes more evident, we find ourselves increasingly drawn to places where we can reconnect with the earth, no longer just spectators, but a part of the planet. With little control over the experience, contact with untamed wildlife is a gift, a blessing, and a humbling reminder of how removed from nature our lives have become.

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Corcovado National Park Extension (TCRCVC)

Costa Rica

Corcovado is at once Costa Rica’s best-kept secret and the crown jewel of its national parks. Incredibly rich in flora and fauna, this is one place where spotting an elusive jaguar is possible. The comfortable lodge puts you in the heart of tropical wilderness with easy access to virgin rainforest, waterfalls and beaches. And it’s easy to catch a flight to the biodiversity of the Osa Peninsula and keep the adventure going—photographers and nature-lovers rejoice!

Highlights: Hiking through virgin primary rainforest, awaking to the sounds of the forest coming alive in the morning, experiencing one of Costa Rica's most remote national parks.

4 days
From $1599 USD
Trip Style:
G-Plus
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Comfort
Physical Grading:
2

Costa Rica Explorer (CRE)

Central America Costa Rica

Costa Rica has as many microclimates as it does opportunities for active adventures—and this 2-week journey will bring you the best of both. There's a visit to a cloud forest, but for a bigger jolt, try rappelling down waterfalls or flying across ziplines above the treetops. For a different pace, float through the canals of the Tortuguero National Park and visit turtle nesting grounds if you choose. From the Caribbean beaches to the Pacific, this stunning tour embodies some of the best that Costa Rica has to offer.

Highlights: Spotting wildlife while cruising the canals of Tortuguero, enjoying spectacular volcano views, hiking the trails of reserves and national parks, relaxing on the Pacific beaches.

14 days
From $1799 USD
Trip Style:
G-Plus
Trip Type:
Small Group
Service Level:
Comfort
Physical Grading:
2

Classic Costa Rica (CRCRD)

Central America Costa Rica

Connect with nature’s best in Costa Rica. Explore the lush rainforests full of exotic flora and fauna. Relax in the hot springs near Arenal Volcano and later enjoy a tortilla-making lesson and lunch with a local family. Learn how chocolate is made on a tour at La Tirimbina Rainforest Center and then enjoy a bird’s-eye view of Monteverde’s cloud forest atop a treetop canopy. Costa Rica is a world famous destination known for beautiful landscapes from the ground up.

Highlights: Learning about the Sarapiqui rainforest and Monteverde cloudforest with local naturalists, Partaking in demonstrations by experts on how chocolate and coffee get from the forest to your table, Sharing lunch and a cooking demonstration in a local family's home

9 days
From $1240 USD
Was $1549
Promotions Available!
Trip Style:
Discovery Adventures
Trip Type:
Small Group
Service Level:
Comfort
Physical Grading:
2

Costa Rica Family Experience (CRFS)

Central America Costa Rica

Nothing brings learning to life like real-world experience. This week-long trip’s engaging lesson plan gives your kids an education in biology and ecology they’ll never get in a textbook. Here, you’ll spend five life-changing days studying the flora and fauna that inhabit the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve and Manuel Antonio National Park. Elsewhere, you’ll get in touch with the land by rappelling, rafting, swimming, horseback-riding and even surfing all over it. Science + gym? You do the math.

Highlights: Learning to surf on Costa Rica's pristine beaches, visiting a local family to learn to make tortillas, Spotting nature in dense cloud forest, enjoying the natural beauty of Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge.

8 days
From $999 USD
Trip Style:
Family
Trip Type:
Small Group
Service Level:
Comfort
Physical Grading:
3

The Best of Costa Rica (TCRBCC)

Central America Costa Rica

Can't decide between the jungle, volcanoes or the beach? Do all three on this 10-day journey around all that makes Costa Rica world-renowned for its natural beauty. Start by cruising the remote rainforests of Tortuguero (no roads here!) before heading to volcano country. Stay at the foot of Arenal Volcano and explore the rivers, trails and hot springs of the area before chasing sun and sea in Guanacaste, known for its miles of beaches, killer surf and great weather.

Highlights: Spotting monkeys and other wildlife, relaxing on the beach, getting active in the Arenal region, soaking in relaxing hot springs after a hard day of play.

10 days
From $1149 USD
Trip Style:
G-Plus
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Comfort
Physical Grading:
2

Turtles and Tortuguero (TCRT3C)

Central America Costa Rica

Short on time but need more of Costa Rica? Tortuguero National Park, home to the Caribbean’s most important breeding ground for endangered green sea turtles, is the place for you. Travel from San Jose through banana plantations to the Caribbean Coast where you'll catch a boat to Tortuguero. Spend three days exploring the canals, beaches and jungles of this pristine nature reserve in search of turtles, birds, caiman and if you are lucky the famous 'Jesus Lizard'.

Highlights: Cruising the Tortuguero Canals in search of wildlife, Hiking through the pristine environment of Tortuguero National Park, Searching for sea turtles in season.

3 days
From $299 USD
Trip Style:
G-Plus
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Comfort
Physical Grading:
2

Turtles & Tortuguero (TCRTTC)

Central America Costa Rica

Spend three days at a comfortable lodge in and around Tortuguero National Park, home to the Caribbean’s most important breeding ground for endangered green sea turtles. The park is a land of canals and waterways lined by steamy jungle and mangroves teeming with wildlife. A sleepy Caribbean town, Tortuguero has no roads—access is only by boat or small plane. If you're looking for unspoiled rainforest and more animals than you can shake a camera at, this is the place.

Highlights: Exploring lush Tortuguero National Park, Searching for sea turtles during nesting season.

4 days
From $399 USD
Trip Style:
G-Plus
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Comfort
Physical Grading:
2

Volcano, Hot Springs & Cloudforest (TCRVHC)

Central America Costa Rica

Head for the hills! Costa Rica's backbone of mountains and volcanoes hold some of its greatest treasures. The area around Arenal Volcano has adrenaline sports galore; enjoy the luxury of volcano-heated hot springs once the day's over. Join a guided tour of the Caño Negro wetlands, heading the next day for the cool hills of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Explore this unique ecosystem, world-famous for its biodiversity and spot quetzal and hummingbirds in a thick forest studded with tiny orchids.

Highlights: Spotting wildlife around the waters of the Caño Negro wetlands, hiking through the misty cloud forest air, soaking in the blissful thermal hot springs of Arenal.

5 days
From $849 USD
Trip Style:
G-Plus
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Comfort
Physical Grading:
2
Trip Length Style Service Level Starting Price
Corcovado National Park Extension (TCRCVC) 4 days G-Plus Comfort
From $1599 USD
Costa Rica Explorer (CRE) 14 days G-Plus Comfort
From $1799 USD
Classic Costa Rica (CRCRD) 9 days Discovery Adventures Comfort
From $1240 USD
Was $1549
Promotions Available!
Costa Rica Family Experience (CRFS) 8 days Family Comfort
From $999 USD
The Best of Costa Rica (TCRBCC) 10 days G-Plus Comfort
From $1149 USD
Turtles and Tortuguero (TCRT3C) 3 days G-Plus Comfort
From $299 USD
Turtles & Tortuguero (TCRTTC) 4 days G-Plus Comfort
From $399 USD
Volcano, Hot Springs & Cloudforest (TCRVHC) 5 days G-Plus Comfort
From $849 USD