Costa Rica Family: Beaches & House in the Sky

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house in the sky turrialba

Combine a house high above the Central Valley...

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children playing on caribbean beach in costa rica

With the laid-back beaches of the Caribbean...

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jungle beach house osa peninsula

... And a jungle hideaway on the Osa Peninsula

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smiling lady and guide on beach in costa rica

Explore in the company of our extended Tico family...

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boys playing footbal on beach in costa rica

... To get to know the real Costa Rica away from crowds

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Wildlife abounds around every corner...

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... Monkeys, macaws, sloths, snakes and so much more

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rafting pacuare river

Pristine jungle landscapes...

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snapshots of manzanillo on the caribbean

... Meet the buzz of beach towns and soda joints

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teenagers enjoying canyoning in costa rica

Laugh-out-loud fun...

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Is balanced with relaxed chill time...

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family running into waves on beach in costa rica

... As screens are set aside and memories are made together

Typical Duration

A relaxed Caribbean hangout; a house high above the Central Valley; a jungle hideaway with miles of empty Pacific beach. Three amazing chapters, one epic Costa Rica family holiday.

  • Caribbean to Pacific
  • Epic wildlife encounters
  • Amazing places to stay
  • Family adventures
  • Beaches & relaxation
  • Private cooks in houses
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What's Included

Key Inclusions

6 nights hotel accomodation

8 in nights private houses

4x4 vehicle

Private airport transfer

2 x internal flights

Guided experiences (see activities)

All breakfasts

7 x lunches

5 x dinners

Private cook (Turrialba & Osa Pensinula)


Guided Activities

Gandoca-Manzanillo wildlife tour

Great Green Macaw Centre visit

Cacao farm tour

Rafting

Canyoning & canopy

Corcovado National Park wildlife walk

Whale-watching


5* Service

We have personally experienced & loved every aspect of this trip

Travel App packed with advice, background information and recommendations

Trip preparation dossier & driving guide

ABTOT / ATOL Financial protection

Welcome call on arrival

Local support throughout

24/7 emergency support

5* Platinum-rated service

Travel Positive™ initiatives


Please note: International travel & fuel for vehicle hire not included.

Day by day itinerary

Day 1

Arrive to Costa Rica


A warm welcome awaits as you land in San José. Our driver will whisk you off to a quiet bolthole up near Heredia. It's a place to relax after your flight and lets you get out and about exploring the next morning. The hotel has a lovely pool and gardens filled with over 600 species of exotic flowers, attracting an array of tropical birds. Our local contact will call you later to make sure you are settled in. They are on hand to help if you need urgent local support as you travel.

Day 2

Travel down the southern Caribbean coast


Day 3

Be wowed by Caribbean wildlife


Day 4

Spot sloths in Cahuita National Park


Day 5

Choose how to explore


Day 6

Visit a cacao farm then settle into your House in the Sky


Day 7

Laugh & holler on a day of canyoning fun


Day 8

Raft the Pacuare River together


Day 9

Fly to the Osa Peninsula & your jungle beach house


Day 10

Spend today relaxing in your beautiful surroundings


Memorable moments to look forward to...

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Make yourself at home...

At a beachside hangout

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Create family portraits...

With the sand between your toes

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Be in no doubt...

You've reached the Caribbean coast

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Wake up...

To howler monkey alarm clocks

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Spend the morning...

With our lovely wildlife guide

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Sink your teeth into...

Exotic fruits you've never heard of

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Duck your head...

As macaws swoop all around

Costa rica caribbean manzanillo beach maxis shrimp dish

Tuck in...

To tasty beach shack treats

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Navigate...

Caribbean style

Costa rica caribbean manzanillo beach smoothie

Challenge the kids...

To find the ultimate fruit smoothie

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Play I-Spy...

Without ever getting bored

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Discover...

Beach bliss without the crowds

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Snorkel...

Above reefs off the coast

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Feel at home...

At our partner's cacao farm

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Find out...

What 'proper' chocolate tastes like

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Spread your wings...

At your House in the Sky

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Flop...

Into hammocks in the clouds

Costa rica turrialba volare family hot tub

See for miles...

As you soak in your hot tub

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Laugh & giggle...

On a canyoning adventure

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Master the art...

Of looking elegant while drenched

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Be a dream team...

As you take on the Pacuare River

Family rafting, Turrialba

Smile for the camera...

As you ride the river waves

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Hide!...

As the super soakers come out

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Gaze out the window...

At spectacular Osa views

Private beach house, Osa Peninsula

Follow a quiet road...

To a secret jungle beach hideaway

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Race each other...

To your empty Pacific beach

Squirrel monkey, Osa Peninsula

Say hello...

To your new Osa neighbours

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Fill your ears...

With the calls of toucans & macaws

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Spread yourself out...

With lots of space to be together

Private beach house, Osa Peninsula

Dare the youngsters...

To be the first in the plunge pool

Growing up, Puerto Jimenez

learn to walk...

Like a Tico

Coconut headache, Osa Peninsula

Don't get a headache...

Standing beneath coconut trees

Municipal diving board, Puerto Jiménez

Join the locals...

At the municipal diving board

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Be slowed down...

By Osa traffic jams

Bottlenose dolphins, Golfo Dulce

Head into a tropical fjord...

In search of dolphins & whales

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Discover a wildlife paradise...

In remote Corcovado National Park

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Keep your eyes peeled...

For wildlife in every corner

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Try to find...

All four monkey species in one day

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Enjoy one last stroll...

On your wild beach paradise

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