Holidays to San Jose + Costa Rica Birding Tours to San Gerardo de Dota

From May to October Costa Rica beach holidays are best on the warm Caribbean coast, staying in the town of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. You can also visit the dramatic Arenal Volcano with its hot springs, sloths & other wildlife, hanging bridges, zip lines & sky tram and view sea turtles nesting & hatching in Tortuguero National Park. Bird life is also outstanding. All transfers included.

You do not need to drive on this holiday to Costa Rica that, from November to April, combines the birdlife of the Tortuguero Wetlands with the wildlife & hot springs of the Arenal Volcano, Monteverde Cloud Forest & rainforests of Manuel Antonio, with many optional adventure activities. Afterwards relax on the beach on the Pacific Coast. All transfers & specified sightseeing included.

This wonderful Costa Rica beach holiday & wildlife safari combines the rainforests and hanging bridges that surround the Arenal Volcano, with the cloud forests of Monteverde with their hummingbirds and many walking trails, and the wonderful beaches of Tamarindo on the Nicoya Peninsula. All shuttle transfers & specified activities included.

This holiday to the Panama Canal & Costa Rica combines the pristine rainforest wildlife of Cost Rica with the engineering marvels of the amazing Panama Canal. Enjoy a tour of Panama City & the opportunity to ride the Coast to Coast Railway. You can also take day trips to visit local tribes or the beautiful San Blas Islands. All transfers & specified sightseeing included.

This adventurous Costa Rica holiday combines the ziplines, hanging bridges, rainforests  & hot springs of Arenal Volcano with the waterfall hikes, river tubing & white water rafting found in the dramatic landscapes of volcanic Rincon de la Vieja. Afterwards relax on beautiful Tamarindo Beach on the Pacific Coast, with easy access to snorkelling & diving around the Catalinas Islands.

Our self drive holidays to Costa Rica can be tailor made to your needs. Visit Arenal Volcano with its hot springs, hanging bridges, zip lines, birds & rainforest wildlife then take the boat to the Tortuguero wetlands where sea turtles nest. Continue to San Gerardo de Doto in the Central Highlands, home to the iconic respendent quetzel bird, and the wildife-rich Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula, returning to San Jose via Manuel Antonio on the Pacific Coast.

We offer many adventurous self-drive holidays in Costa Rica, with car hire. From San Jose, drive to the magnificent Arenal Volcano with its Sky Tram, zip lines & hanging bridges. Then drive to volcanic Rincon de la Vieja with its optional waterfall hikes, exciting river tubing & waterfall canyoning, before ending your holiday relaxing on gorgeous Tamarindo Beach, with easy access to snorkelling & diving around the Catalinas Islands.

Our tailor made self-drive Costa Rica wildlife holidays will give you the opportunity to see sloths & colourful neotropical birds in the rainforests around the Arenal Volcano, which also has wonderful hanging bridges & hot springs. Also visit Nosara and Ostional Beach, where sea turtles nest, Corcovado National Park on the wildlife-rich Osa Peninsula, Manuel Antonio National Park on the Pacific Coast & San Gerardo de Doto in the Central Highlands.

This Costa Rica and Panama holiday combines the tropical rainforests, hanging bridge & hot springs of Arenal Volcano, with Monterverde cloud forest & Manuel Antonio, with its sloths & wonderful birdlife. Afterwards fly to spectacular Bocas Del Toro island in the Caribbean, with snorkelling & diving. End in Panama City, with a tour of the canal. All transfers, light aircraft flight & sightseeing included.

This Costa Rica wildlife holiday combines the Tortuguero turtles on the Caribbean coast (green turtles nest from July to Oct), with the rainforests & hanging bridges of Arenal Volcano, where you can see sloths, monkeys & colourful birdlife. Continue to Monteverde Cloud Forest, Palo Verde Wetlands, Nosara & Ostional Beaches, where Olive Ridley turtles nest  (June to Dec). All transfers & sightseeing included.

This lodge-based birding holiday to Costa Rica includes bird watching in the Sarapiqui lowland rainforest, in the Maquenque reserve near the border with Nicaragua, in the highlands around San Gerardo de Doto & in Piedras Blancas National Park on the Golfo Dulce, adjacent to the Osa Peninsula. All transfers, light aircraft flights & specified bird watching included.

Explore Costa Rica by light aircraft on this wonderful wildlife holiday. Fly to Tortuguero, where green sea turtles nest, and Arenal Volcano with its rainforest wildlife, hanging bridges & thermal hot springs. Then fly to Puerto Jimenez, the gateway to Corcovado National Park on the spectacular Osa Peninsula. All transfers, park fees & light aircraft flights included.  

This wonderful holiday combines the turtles, sloths, tropical birds & rainforest wildlife of Costa Rica, with a Galapagos islands cruise & the colonial city of Quito. Visit the Tortuguero wetlands; impressive Arenal Volcano & the rainforests of Manuel Antonio. Then fly to Ecuador & complete your vacation with a once-in-a-lifetime cruise in the Galapagos Islands. All transfers, park fees & sightseeing included.