Costa Rica Self-Drive Vacations
You don't have to drive to explore Costa Rica, but it helps you get to special places most don't know about. While it's simple enough to get transfers between busy places like Arenal, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio, we prefer to avoid these to show you a Costa Rica with more personality, and fewer visitors. Vehicles are good, roads are mostly decent and distances not huge. Seatbelts on for these, our exceptional self-drive vacations to Costa Rica.
All of our Costa Rica Self-Drive Vacations can be tailored to your needs. We're only an email away if you have any queries or any specific things you'd love to include.
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Caribbean to Pacific: Costa Rica Hidden Highlights
- Pura Vida hosting!
- Wildlife wonders
- Tropical rainforest lodges
From$4,430pp -
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Costa Rica Family: Osa Jungle Beach House
- Special places to stay
- Freedom to explore
- Wildlife, people & adventure
From$2,150pp -
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Costa Rica Family: Caribbean Escape
- Lovely lodges
- Caribbean colors
- Up-close wildlife encounters
From$2,785pp -
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Costa Rica: Caribbean Escape
- Wonderful wildlife
- Premium lodges
- Local flavors
From$4,000pp -
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![Tenorio volcano]()
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Costa Rica: Pacific Escape
- Pacific sunsets
- Volcano & Beaches
- Waterfall & jungle hikes
From$2,750pp -
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![resplendent quetzal san gerardo de dota]()
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Wildlife Wonders of Costa Rica
- World famous wildlife
- Every ecosystem
- Thoughtfully paced & timed
From$8,120pp
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Costa Rica Road Trips
Freedom to Explore
The freedom to explore lends a spirit of discovery to your trip. It lets you detour to a waterfall hidden down a side road, stop at a roadside shack to talk to locals or visit a wild beach your host has just told you all about.
Driving in Costa Rica
There's no great difficulty driving in Costa Rica - take it steady and it's very safe. You have local support, an eSim to keep you connected and GPS technology that makes navigation nice and easy.
Pura Vida!
Our driving vacations are not really about the driving though. They are about macaws and monkeys, coffee and cacao, about meeting the people of Costa Rica and experiencing nature at its most pristine.