Customize your trip to Costa Rica

.Personal Primary
Trip Goal

• Lots of rest & leisure
• Physical activity
• Lots of privacy
• Meet people, socialize
• Travel with groups
• Re-bond with your child or mate
• Bond with nature
• Lots of learning
• Take photographs
• Celebration, Occasion

.Your vacation Pace & Intensity

• Within each day move quickly from adventure to adventure
• Leisurely: 4 days or more per location or...
• Civilized: 2-3 days per location or...
• Intense: 1 day per location (Not usually recommended.)

.Authentic Interactions
Local People

• Very important to me
• Somewhat important
• Not important to me

.Beautiful Romantic Celebration

• Wedding
• Honeymoon
• Anniversary
• Renew vows
• Recent empty nesters
• Birthday celebration
• Other special occasion

.Involving Children

We're considering bringing :

• Preschooler(s)
• Primary grader(s)
• Teenager(s)
• Adult child

Would like :

• Special activities for kids
• Guides Specializing in kids
• Children's menus
• Lots of pool & beach time
• Visit a local school

.Diverse Wildlife

• Very
• Somewhat
• Not

Specifically want to see:

• Hummingbirds, Parrots
• Butterflies
• Monkeys
• Frogs
• Turtle Nesting
• Lizards
• Crocodiles
• Snakes
• Anteaters

.Fascinating Forest Experiences

• Rainforest
• Rainforest hikes
• Rainforest hikes
• Cloud forest magical mist
• Hanging bridges
• Zip line through trees
• Jungle waterfalls
• Unique forest plants

.Experience active Volcanoes

• See a volcanic crater lake
• Lodging within view
• See from a distance
• Visit up close

.Beginner & Advanced River Rafting

• Relaxing float down river
• Beginner white water
• Intermediate white water
• Advanced white water

.In nature Water Adventures

• Beaches
• Swimming in streams
• Bathing under waterfall
• Snorkeling
• Dolphin or whale watching
• Surfing
• Sea Kayaking
• Fishing
• Exploration in boat with guide and others

.Active Land Sports

• Mountain biking
• Hiking
• Horseback riding
• Horseback riding on beach
• Golf

.Consider Other Adventures

• Hot springs
• Music of Costa Rica
• See San Jose (the capital)
• Pre-Columbian Gold Museum
• Local performances
• Dancing
• Farmer's market
• Art show

.Upscale Lodging

• Beautiful views from room
• Balcony or patio
• Garden suite
• Spacious
• King size bed
• Cross ventilated, & fans
• Cool at night
• Extravagant private bath
• Private shower in room
• Group hot tub under stars
• Private hot tub with jets
• Very quiet
• Privacy areas
• Bar. Other socializing areas
• Swimming pool
• Spa/Yoga
• Family oriented
• Couples oriented

.Gourmet & Native Meals

• Elegant indoor restaurant
• Beautiful patio restaurant
• Elegant outdoor dining
• Picnic lunch (with surprises)
• Gourmet chef
• Unique native foods
• Formal gracious service
• Candlelight dinner
• Informal, friendly service
• Accommodate your diet

.Solutions on Ecology/Enviroment

• Have your eyes opened to problems & trends
• See specific solutions
• What goverment is doing
• What tour operators do
• Solutions for threatened species
• How the Costa Rica situation relates to the world & climate change.

.World class Guides

• Include guides
• No guides
• A mixture

.Widest choice of Itineraries

• Private Customized Itinerary: Your choice of departure and return dates, an exact match to your interests, your schedule is flexible, just you and your companions.
• Still your choice of departure and return dates and an exact match to your interests, you may share transportation, guides and tours with other travelers, your schedule is locked in to shared tranportation schedules.
• Join the Quest for Pura Vida Group Departure, featuring the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, the Arenal Volcano and Tortuguero National Park. This program has at least one monthly departure, is fully guided and includes all meals.

.Travel Planners Specialties

Each Planner has several specialties! You can click which specialties you'd like your planner to have.

• Upscale vacation
• Family vacations
• Helping guest arriving soon, in next 2 weeks
• Natural history
• Photographing nature
• Active vacations for example: surfing, diving, multi-sports, white water rafting.
• Special interest groups and affinity groups.
• Honeymoon, anniversary
• Celebrations, occasions
• No specialization needed