Costa Rica Multi-Sport
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Overview
If your family seeks action and thrills on a family vacation, you’ll love this adventurous journey through Costa Rica. Discover stunning wildlife, lush lowland rainforests and pristine beaches while canoeing, zip-lining, hiking, and rafting. Every day is WOW!
Friends Across Borders
Your kids can get to know and exchange pen pal letters with a Costa Rican child — and then meet them during a local school visit.
Explore Tortuguero National Park
Traverse canals by canoe and jungle boat through wildlife rich mangrove forests in one of the most biologically diverse places in the country. It’s an endless stream of wildlife — monkeys, crocs, sloths and more!
Sarapiqui Whitewater Rafting
Have a blast on a super fun Class II/III rafting trip down a river of alternating crystalline pools and churning rapids. Then cross that same river – twice – on an exhilarating zip line.
Corso Lecheria
Step into the life of a working Costa Rican farm; you’ll learn to milk a cow, harvest strawberries and chat with chickens. Learn how they make delicious cheeses and ice cream – and maybe try some too!
Puntarenas
Enjoy the beaches of the Pacific coast with a stay at the all-inclusive resort the Ticos themselves favor most. There is tons to do – or time to do nothing, it’s your choice!
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Itinerary
Day 1
Fly to Costa Rica
Day 1
San Jose
Days 2-3
Tortuguero
Wildlife by Canoe
Head out into the narrower canals by canoe with your naturalist in tow. In the quiet of the forest raise your paddle and listen for the rustling of monkeys and birds in the trees, the plop of turtles sliding off a log. Watch for the peering eyes of crocs and caiman, slithery river otters, tall herons and bright egrets, parrots and toucans. It’s an amazing symphony of nature!
Jungle Boat Expedition
Venture into Tortuguero National Park for a jungle boat expedition along the winding river system. Eleven different habitats are found here including three toed sloths, three kinds of monkeys and 320 species of birds.
Friends Across Borders Meeting (Pen Pals)
Get a chance to meet your new Costa Rican pen pals, bonding over activities and games like soccer or hacky sack.
Days 4-5
Sarapiqui
Whitewater Rafting
Today you’ll enjoy the fun and thrill of an easy Class II/III whitewater rafting adventure through lowland rainforest where exotic birds like the keel billed toucan and the endangered great green macaw can be spotted. With calm, crystalline pools following each run of rapids, you’ll travel 7.5 miles from La Virgen de Sarapiqui to Chilamate, with a stop for swimming and snacking along the way. Minimum age is 6 years old. Closed-toe shoes required; no flip flops!
Zip-line
Join expert guides using specialized equipment for a safety briefing before embarking on this thrilling two hour adventure. There are 14 lines that take off from platforms, the cables passing over fields of lush ornamental plants, soaring over tropical rainforest, and twice crossing the Sarapiqui River. The final run is a full 700 meters.
Days 6-7
Central Pacific
Doka Coffee Farm
Visit Doka, a coffee farm and processing plant in the mountains surrounding the Central Valley. Choose to spend your visit mountain biking, exploring a high ropes course, or touring the farm.
Taste a Churchill
While in Puntarenas, you have to try a Churchill, a delicious mixture of shaved ice, Kola syrup, powdered milk, condensed milk and ice-cream. Mmmmm!
Farewell Dinner
Day 8
Depart
Day 8
Arrive home in the US
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Dates & Prices
2023 Dates
05/21-05/28
Sold OutAdult $2990Teen $2990Child $2790
06/18-06/25
Sold OutAdult $2990Teen $2990Child $2790
07/02-07/09
Adult $3190Teen $3190Child $2990
07/23-07/30
Adult $3190Teen $3190Child $2990
08/19-08/26
Adult $3190Teen $3190Child $2990
12/23-12/30
Adult $3790Teen $3790Child $3590
12/26-01/02
Adult $3790Teen $3790Child $3590
2024 Dates
03/23-03/30
Adult $3190Teen $3190Child $2990
04/13-04/20
Adult $3190Teen $3190Child $2990
05/18-05/25
Adult $3190Teen $3190Child $2990
06/15-06/22
Adult $3190Teen $3190Child $2990
06/29-07/06
Adult $3390Teen $3390Child $3190
07/27-08/03
Adult $3390Teen $3390Child $3190
08/17-08/24
Adult $3390Teen $3390Child $3190
Additional Info
Small Group Supplement
A supplement may apply to smaller groups. Please contact a Travel Consultant for more information.
Single Supplement
Additional $850 for single accommodations.
Alumni Discount
If you are a returning Thomson guest, please subtract $500 per family from these prices.Travel Insurance
We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance. We’ve received great feedback about Travel Guard – you can learn more about the benefits of travel insurance there.Price Includes
All entrance fees, accommodations based on two to a room, land transportation, private bilingual guide throughout, all meals, bottled water & snacks in the vehicle.Guaranteed departures.
- Hotels
Hilton Garden Inn
The Hilton Garden Inn is a great place to stay while in San José. The hotel is clean and the rooms are spacious, giving your family a great space to relax. There is also a pool, a fitness room, and free Wi-Fi and internet access throughout the hotel. The lobby features a 24 hour snack service and it is centrally located to nearby restaurants, markets and a drugstore.
Aninga Lodge
Aninga Lodge is located on the northeastern coast of Costa Rica. Amenities include ceiling fans, Wi-Fi, a public phone for overseas calls, a pool, jacuzzi and spa.
La Quinta de Sarapiqui
La Quinta de Sarapiqui is located about 60 miles north of San José. The hotel has a pool, spa and walking trails. Each room has air conditioning, ceiling fans, a hairdryer, safety deposit box and a porch with a hamock and rocking chair.
Punta Leona Hotel
Fiesta Resort sits on the coast of Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya on the western side of the country. Ameninities include Wi-Fi, air conditioning, a fitness center, a pool and gardens. The resort also has two tennis courts, a beach soccer field and a beach volleyball field, as well as space for table games such as billiards.
Thomson Family Adventures will attempt to adhere to this itinerary and its hotels as much as possible. However, certain conditions (political, climatic, environmental, cultural, or availability) may necessitate changes in the accommodations.
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What Travelers are Saying
I was able to be fearless because I didn’t have to be in charge. The guides and staff at Thomson Family Adventures took care of everything!
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