Villa Florencia

Summertime Family Adventure

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Huge adventures, wild wildlife and plenty of smiles.

15 days

from £4,445 pp

Luxury Costa Rica

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Costa Rica’s iconic sights with a first-class twist.

12 days

from £7,265 pp

Honeymoon in Costa Rica

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Rafting into your rainforest lodge is a honeymoon story worth telling.

12 days

from £3,750 pp

Go Local in Costa Rica

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Meet the people who bring Costa Rica’s pura vida culture to life.

13 days

from £5,445 pp

Exploring the Osa Peninsula

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A classic Costa Rica route, ending somewhere seriously special.

11 days

from £3,845 pp

Simply Costa Rica

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The perfect introduction to Costa Rica and its highlights.

11 days

from £4,300 pp

Quirky excursions

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Pacuare white water rafting

The Pacuare river offers the best white water rafting in Costa Rica, with over 18 miles of exhilarating rapids set against a backdrop of pristine forests and tumbling waterfalls. After a full safety briefing you will begin your rafting adventure which involves around four hours in total on the river (grades III - IV rapids). You will refuel with a scenic lunch stop taken around half way, before continuing on through dramatic scenery and exciting rapids.

Guayabo National Monument

Costa Rica’s only remaining ancient archaeological that is accessible to visitors, the Guayabo National Monument is situated a 20 kilometre drive from Turrialba. A tour of the partially-excavated site leads you past some of the remaining tombs, carvings and aqueduct remnants of this ancient town, thought to have been inhabited from approximately 300 BC to around 1400 AD. Little is known about why the inhabitants suddenly abandoned the area, but exploring the forest surroundings here can be almost as enjoyable as the ruins themselves, with monkeys and sloth sometimes seen, as well as a variety of birds.

Cycling tour of CATIE

Your gentle mountain biking tour today will take you through the extensive trails of the CATIE tropical research station. During the ride, your guide will point out the great diversity of plantations that can be found here, which include coffee, cacao, sugar cane, macadamia, pineapple, mango and avocado. Your tour will finish with a visit to the botanical gardens which house a collection of some of the most important tropical plants in the world.

CATIE botanical gardens tour

A tour of CATIE often turns out to be a highlight of a visit to Turrialba, even for those with only a passing interest in nature. The Centre for Tropical Agricultural Research and Education lends itself to visits for tourists as the 45 hectares of gardens and plantations are home to hundreds of different plant species and a wonderful array of birds. One of the expert guides will lead you around the gardens on a highly interactive tour taking in the tastes and smells of tropical fruits, learning about the medicinal properties of some of the plants grown here and having the opportunity to photograph colourful orchids, heliconias, towering bamboo and a mighty Kapok tree which is over one thousand years old. At the end of the visit you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Macadamia, sugar cane & coffee plantation tour

You will be driven to a nearby hacienda which enjoys sweeping views across the Turrialba Valley, and where the surrounding plantations recreate typical agricultural techniques that date back to the early 1900s. Coffee and sugar cane has been grown here for generations, and you will learn all about the cultivation process. The macadamia nut is a relatively new crop in Costa Rica in comparison, but has quickly become an important export commodity for the region. At the end of your tour, visitors will be offered samples of all the products grown in the plantation, including delicious coffee and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts. A buffet lunch is also included.