Thomson Family Adventures has been sending families to Costa Rica for a loong time. Our Costa Rican colleagues are truly a part of our family; they envelop you on arrival and care for you ’til you’re gone. They share abundant knowledge of everything from wildlife to forest to everyday life in their country. I’m pretty sure our past guests agree, these guides sneak into your heart and stay there forever.

I’d always heard about Costa Rica, but it wasn’t until I went myself that I really understood how fantastic this country and its people are. Volcanoes, rain forest, cloud forest, ocean, beaches, wild rivers. Monkeys, sloths, iguanas and lizards, butterflies the size of your fist. Leaf cutter ants! We could have spent hours watching those hardy soldiers carry their bits of leaves across the forest floor. And of course the warm and generous people who introduce you to this fascinating world.

After years of walking a path now so familiar to tourists we wanted to offer something more adventurous, more unique for our more mature travelers. Welcome to this new opportunity!

We’ve redirected our Teen Adventure to encompass some of the most pristine corners of the country. Away from the crowds but in the midst of the adventure action, we fly, then drive, then boat to Corcovado National Park. This remote peninsula offers untouched forest teeming with wildlife, and a beautiful reef for snorkeling.

In the center of the country we’ll ride the currents of the Class III / IV Pacuare River and thrill our hearts on a zip line you won’t soon forget.

On the Atlantic Coast we’ll pamper ourselves a bit with a stay in a luscious hotel on a beach unknown to tourist mobs. Here we’ll discover a region ideal for snorkeling the coral reef, and hiking in rain forest.

No built up tourist scene, just natural beauty waiting to be discovered by curious minds and active bodies! Come join like minded families with children from age 12 to the 20’s for our unique and exclusive adventure created just for you.