Costa Rica Self-Drive Holidays

Explore nature’s playground at your own pace, with total peace of mind

Quiet roads flanked by lush forest, pitstops to gaze at passing macaws, an unscheduled lunch at a Caribbean beach shack – Costa Rica is crying out for a self-drive adventure. Let's plan your unique road trip, away from the crowds, full of local life and awash with natural beauty.

10 Trips

10 Trips

  • Caribbean coast
    landscapes and activities
    Hummingbird in Bajos del Toro
    Costa Rican Caribbean beach
    Costa Rican Caribbean snorkeling
    Cahuita National Park
    Shrimp lunch
    Costa Rica Otter
    Luxury lodge
    Manzanillo smoothie
    New

    Costa Rica Caribbean Escape

    • Beaches
    • Tortuguero
    • Volcanoes
    • Self-drive or Transfers
    From 
    £2,590pp
  • costa rica uvita natures
    Costa Rica Heredia
    southern caribbean
    Costa Rica turraba aquiares
    tortuguero national park
    tortuguero national park
    scarlet macaws
    osa Peninsula cano island snorkel
    Costa Rica peninsula waterfall swim on float

    Costa Rica's Hidden Highlights Road Trip

    • Caribbean & Pacific
    • Osa Peninsula
    • Culture Tours
    • Wildlife Activities
    From 
    £4,180pp
  • Costa Rica Caribbean beach shack
    Hummingbird in Bajos del Toro
    Hammock in Costa Rica
    Caribbean lodge Costa Rica
    Cahuita beach Costa Rica
    Tortuguero aerial photo
    Tortuguero monkey
    Driving a 4x4 in Costa Rica
    New

    Costa Rica Caribbean Family Escape

    • Tortuguero
    • Beach Break
    • Highlands
    • Self-drive or Transfers
    From 
    £1,990pp
  • tenorio national park
    Costa Rica monkey
    Costa Rica Salad
    Tenorio volcano
    Volcano view
    costa rica hotel
    turtle hatching
    Arenal la fortuna
    Night walk
    Rio Celeste
    Cr Sunset
    New

    Costa Rica Pacific Escape

    • Volcanoes
    • Pacific Coast
    • Nature Walks
    • Self-drive or Transfers
    From 
    £1,993pp
  • great green macaws manzanillo
    squirrel monkey osa peninsula
    tapir in corcovado national park
    resplendent quetzal san gerardo de dota
    three-toed sloth cahuita
    olive ridley turtles ostional
    villas pina pool caribbean hotel costa rica
    corcovado national park osa peninsula
    driving costa rica
    smiling man tenorio

    Costa Rica's Ultimate Wildlife Wonders Holiday

    • Tortuguero
    • San Gerardo
    • Corcovado
    From 
    £7,150pp
  • Palm trees in Samara
    Lodge in northern Costa Rica
    Lodge near Tenorio National Park
    Tenorio waterfall
    Frog on a night walk in Tenorio
    Lodge in Samara Costa Rica
    Costa Rica black faced monkey
    Playa Carillo in Costa Rica
    Driving a 4x4 near Tenorio
    New

    Costa Rica Pacific Family Escape

    • Volcanoes
    • Wildlife Walks
    • Idyllic Beaches
    • Self-drive or Transfers
    From 
    £1,485pp


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Exceptional Holidays

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Beautifully Local

Holidays away from the crowds, crafted to give you a more authentic, local experience. Small-scale accommodation, exceptional guides & in-depth local knowledge.

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