Family holidays in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a perfect destination for a fun-filled and active family holiday. This friendly country in Central America features a large variety of landscapes, including mysterious cloud forests, steamy rainforests and stunning coastlines.

The country is extremely family-friendly – it’s safe, the people are some of the most welcoming in the world and the landscapes and the wildlife will make a lasting impression across the generations.

Our Costa Rica Family Tours

Embark on our Family Costa Rica: Jungle walks and turtle spotting holiday for an action-packed itinerary, including canoe trips, wildlife spotting, zip-lining and white-water rafting. Wow the kids with an extraordinary diversity of landscapes, flora and fauna on your two-week journey through Costa Rica. Read our Costa Rica activities guide for more inspiration.

For a shorter stay but travelling in style, why not join our Luxury Adventures in Costa Rica holiday, which can easily slot into half-terms? Stay in stunning lodges and explore cloud forest nature trails, steaming volcanoes and go white-water rafting.

For a more budget-friendly tour, try our 12-day Value Costa Rica tour that covers the highlights including Arenal and Monteverde, staying in mid-range accommodation.

Discover the stunning sights of Central America with a family trip to Costa Rica. Contact our Travel Experts and take advantage of the 40 years of experience we have in planning trips to Central and South America.

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    Ben Line - Travel Expert

    Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.

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    Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours sales team.

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    Maggie visited Latin America on her first backpacking trip when she was 19. Since then, she has taken every opportunity to travel, and has managed to explore a lot of the region in subsequent trips.

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    After graduating with a degree in Anthropology and History and having been fascinated by Latin America since childhood by the book featuring photos of Nazca, Juliet first visited the region in 2003. Since then, Juliet has visited the majority of countries in Latin America but has particularly extensive experience with Peru, a country she loves for many reasons but not least, its incredible archaeological richness and delicious food!

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    Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.

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