Costa Rica Adventure
From AUD $2024 Was AUD $2699
Small Group
Average
Rating
(20 reviews)
Costa Rica Adventure
16 days
Small Group
Budget
Average
English
Experience Overview
If you’re looking for a taste of Costa Rica’s world-class highlights but want to keep things spicy with a sampling of hidden treasures, this action-packed adventure tops the menu.
If you’re looking for a taste of Costa Rica’s world-class highlights but want to keep things spicy with a sampling of hidden treasures, this action-packed adventure tops the menu. In spite of its small size, Costa Rica is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world with volcanoes, wildlife, rainforests, and beaches to explore. This adventure offers a great balance of guided excursions and free time. Optional activities abound — choose to get your adrenaline pumping or take it easy with a stroll through a butterfly garden.
Highlights
- Spot wildlife while cruising through the canals of Tortuguero
- Hike through the cloud forest
- Enjoy the gorgeous beaches of the Pacific and Caribbean coasts
- Savour a local lunch at a G Adventures-supported coffee plantation
Trip Details
16 days
Private vehicle, public bus, boat, walking.
Small Group
English
San José, Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
Budget
Classic
Average
Itinerary
Day 1: San José
Day 2: San José/Quepos
The small town of Quepos is on the Pacific Coast and this region of Costa Rica is a great place to relax and enjoy the sun and nearby sea. A short distance away, Manuel Antonio National Park offers beautiful white-sand beaches and warm turquoise water, ideal for swimming, fishing, kayaking, boogie boarding, sailing or surfing.
Day 3: Quepos
Day 4: Quepos/Monteverde
Ascend to the Monteverde cloud forest region. Spend a couple of days exploring the town and a cloud forest reserve, truly a bird lover's paradise. This unique community has several cooperatives worth visiting.
Optional activities include the Sky Walk, a series of suspension bridges through the jungle canopy, a butterfly garden, a thrilling canopy zipline, and a guided walk through the cloud forest at night.
Day 5: Monteverde
Get your adrenaline pumping and pre-book the Costa Rica Adrenaline Bundle on the checkout page to include this optional activity on your tour or ask your GCO or travel agent for assistance.
Day 6: Monteverde/La Fortuna
La Fortuna, the town near the foot of Arenal Volcano is an excellent base for adventure. Hike the area's nature trails, swim in chilly La Fortuna waterfall or go canyoning (rappelling) and catch a bird's eye view of the forest greenery.
Day 7-8: La Fortuna
Optional activities include full-day whitewater rafting on the Sarapiqui or Peñas Blancas Rivers, mountain biking, horseback riding, or a tour of the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge. Like much of Costa Rica, the area is a birders' paradise, with over 600 species as permanent residents. Finally, after a long day of exploring, you can choose to take a relaxing soak at Baldi Hot Springs.
Day 9: La Fortuna/Sarapiquí Rainforest
Visit a coffee cooperative in the small village of San Miguel de Sarapiquí and take a traditional coffee tour. Enjoy a local lunch here— there's even fresh tilapia farmed on site— and then tour the grounds of the cooperative to learn about the coffee process from bean to cup.
Day 10: Sarapiquí Rainforest
Day 11: Sarapiquí Rainforest/Tortuguero
The journey to Tortuguero is half the adventure. Board a private van, and finish it off with a journey by boat.
Tortuguero is a fantastic place to see wildlife even when turtles aren't in season.
Day 12: Tortuguero
Day 13: Tortuguero/Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
A morning boat ride and drive ends in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, with spectacular scenery en route. This seaside town is perfect for relaxing!
The picturesque village of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca's 14 kms of incomparable white- and black-sand beaches are surrounded by exotic tropical vegetation.
Day 14: Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Day 15: Puerto Viejo de Talamanca/San José
Take a bus ride over the mountains back to the capital.
Day 16: San José
- Flights to and from origin and destinations
- Airport transfers (arrival and departure)
- Anything else not explicitly listed in tour inclusions
- Recommended gratuities/tipping
- Optional activities/tours
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Visas, meals and beverages not stated in the list of inclusions.
When meals are not included, your tour leader (where available) will be happy to help with restaurant recommendations, bookings, and directions. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs or preferences. We willdo our best to accommodate these, though we cannot guarantee that every request can be met.
You are responsible for your personal belongings throughout the tour. You will need to carry your own bags between the vehicle and your hotel room. Drivers will assist with loading and unloading luggage from the vehicle.
Travellers requiring wheelchair access should contact our sales and service team, who can make enquiries on your behalf.
This tour requires an Average level of fitness. Activities are paced gently and include leisure time. You may be expected to join guided walks of up to one hour, navigate short stairways and mild inclines, and manage your own luggage. You should also be able to board and exit all transport without assistance.
Travellers are expected to be self-sufficient and capable of handling all aspects of their journey. Please discuss your circumstances and support needs with your booking agent to confirm this trip is suitable.
If you are unsure, we recommend consulting your doctor before booking or travelling. (Note: I assume each tour has a different description depending on level of fitness required).
If a planned site visit is unavailable due to changes in operating hours or holiday closures, the itinerary may be altered, or a comparable activity will be substituted where possible and subject to availability.
Visa conditions can change. Once you receive your travel documents, check with the relevant embassy, consulate, or immigration office of your destination for the latest information.
- It is your responsibility to ensure you have the correct and valid travel documents and to comply with all entry requirements.
- Non-Australian citizens must also confirm visa and identification requirements with the appropriate consulate or visa agency.
- Certain occupations (for example, journalists, government officials, or those working in charities) may face additional restrictions when applying for visas, which could affect the type of application required.
From
AUD $2699
Duration: 16 days
Trip Type: Small Group
Activity Level: Average
If you’re looking for a taste of Costa Rica’s world-class highlights but want to keep things spicy with a sampling of hidden treasures, this action-packed adventure tops the menu.
Price based on per person in Double Room for departure 20 Sep 2025
Customer Reviews
12/30/2023
it's a great way to see a lot of a country, it's planned for you, it's safe, it supports local businesses and it's a good way to meet and travel with others for solo travellers
12/30/2023
Eric was a great guide
Tour Operator
G Adventures, founded in 1990 by Bruce Poon Tip, is a global adventure travel company specializing in small-group tours that emphasize authentic, sustainable, and culturally immersive experiences. Originally launched as GAP Adventures (“Great Adventure People”), the company pioneered the concept of community-driven travel by offering affordable trips that connect travelers with local communities while minimizing environmental impact. Today, G Adventures operates in more than 100 countries, offering a wide range of itineraries across themes such as active adventures, wildlife, wellness, family, and National Geographic–partnered tours, while maintaining a strong commitment to responsible tourism and social enterprise through its Planeterra Foundation.
In Business Since 1990
12/30/2023
it's a great way to see a lot of a country, it's planned for you, it's safe, it supports local businesses and it's a good way to meet and travel with others for solo travellers
12/30/2023
Eric was a great guide
12/30/2023
I have gone with other groups sthat include more in the initial fee. It was not fun to constantly pay for all the activities and I think it ended up more expensive th an other groups
12/30/2023
Great experience of both G Adventures trips I have taken.
12/31/2023
Due to the ease of being part of a tour. Being able to see so much as the activities are brought right to you.
12/31/2023
The accommodation could have been better
12/29/2023
Convenience, and having expert knowledge on what to do at any given moment.
12/30/2023
I have had two experiences with G Adventures so far and both have been very positive. it's easy to book, the tours are well structured and have high quality guides - it makes the trip a lot less daunting, especially when going to countries where I wouldn't be so comfortable booking everything by myself.
12/29/2023
Well organized. CEO with the group focused on needs of group and capable, knowledgeable, and flexible with good relations with adventure-service providers
12/29/2023
This was a trip with a lot of optional activities, which of course was nice to choose how to spend days, but was also much more expensive than I had anticipated.
12/29/2023
The trip is completely planned which eases you of the hassles of booking hotels, travels etc and also gives you options at each destination to do things at your own pace.
12/30/2023
Our tour guide Eric was wonderful! The trip was well organised and the itinerary is designed well to cover all the important sights
12/30/2023
Consistent great service and well curated itinerary
12/30/2023
Because of the very good job of our guide Eric and the rout was good. The organisation of the adventures was perfect.
12/30/2023
The trip was an amazing mix of nature and adrenaline pumping activities. Our guide Eric was fantastic and deeply committed to showing us Costa Rica.
12/29/2023
Great experience on my tour
12/29/2023
Hassle free travel, and back up support, to maximise the time you are visiting the country and to ensure you experience all the best bits, with lots of options to suit all interests.
12/29/2023
Style of travel' I take to mean seeing a wide variety of places with a wide variety of optional activities, and living out of your suitcase. You might intend to include the level of accommodations in this too. I am not convinced any of my friends and family members would enjoy the inconsistent hot showers, toilet paper in the trash and sometimes scratchy sheets.
12/29/2023
Great itinerary, amazing CEO
12/29/2023
Cheap. Covered most of my needs.
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