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Costa Rica Nature Adventure

8-Day Costa Rica Tour from San Jose to Liberia

Costa Rica Eco Adventure Guided Tour
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When do you want to travel?

Travel & Accommodation

8 days, 1 country and 9 cities

7 nights accommodation

Meals

7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 4 Dinners

Activity Level

Dynamic

Itinerary

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Costa Rica's best: San Jose to Liberia

Glide through tree-lined waterways, relax in thermal pools, sample chocolate made from the world's best cacao and journey back in time with a native Quaker in Old Town Monteverde. Your Costa Rica tour captures the natural highlights of this biodiverse country.

From 2027, this tour will become a Small Group tour, with an average of 18 guests. Enjoy a smaller group setting while discovering the places, people and stories that make each destination special.

Choose Your End Location or Extend Your Tour

Choose to end your location in Liberia or San Jose, or extend your stay with 3 days in Guanacaste Beach.

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End Liberia

End Liberia

This tour ends in Liberia.

From

£1925

End San Jose

End San Jose

This tour ends in San Jose.

From

£1925

With Guanacaste

With Guanacaste

This tour version spends an additional 3 days in Guanacaste.

From

£2425

End Liberia

End Liberia

This tour ends in Liberia.

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£1925

End San Jose

End San Jose

This tour ends in San Jose.

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£1925

With Guanacaste

With Guanacaste

This tour version spends an additional 3 days in Guanacaste.

From

£2425

Trip map

Costa Rica Eco Adventure San Jose Liberia Guided Tour Map 2026

Day By Day Itinerary

8-day itinerary from San José to Liberia visiting 1 Country and 9 Cities.

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About this trip

Sightseeing highlights

Visit Tortuguero Village, Sarapiqui and Monteverde Cloud Forest

View Arenal Volcano

Explore Cocoa Farm with Master Chocolatier in San Isidro de Heredia, Monteverde with Quaker pioneer descendants

Hike through Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve guided by a Local Specialist

Cruise the canals of Tortuguero National Park

What's included?

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All porterage and restaurant gratuities

An expert Travel Director and professional Driver

Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted

All hotel tips, charges and local taxes

Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals

Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras

Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing

All transport and transfers shown

Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)

Optional Experiences and free time

On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilised.

Frequently asked questions

A departure is shown as 'Definite Departure' once it has reached a minimum number of guests. That particular departure will definitely run, barring any extraordinary circumstances.

We update these regularly, and you can book any departure. While it is highly unlikely a departure doesn't meet the minimum number of guests, you will be offered the best alternative dates or a full refund of any payment made if this is the case.

If there are ever any changes to your departure, we will contact you.

You can add extra hotel nights directly through Trafalgar, so that everything is taken care of, leaving you to relax and enjoy your tour.

If you're booking online, once you've selected your travel dates and room type, you'll be offered an option to add extra hotel nights.

Alternatively, you call us to book and one of our travel experts can advise on your options.

On most of our departures, you can secure your trip today with a low deposit from just £100.

Each Trafalgar tour has a carefully-selected range of included experiences to help immerse yourself in a destination. But did you know that every tour also has a Be My Guest and MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience?

Be My Guest Experiences are the original local travel experience, letting you step into the lives of hosts who will share stories about their families and communities.
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experiences are conscious travel experiences that give back to the local communities, which support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Our tours also include a selection of Optional Experiences which are available for an additional cost, allowing you to make your trip your own.

A guided tour is the perfect way to solo travel. You'll meet like-minded people travelling with Trafalgar, and you'll relax knowing you can travel with ease, forming genuine connections as you go.

To find out more solo room types and pricing select your preferred departure date and continue to the next page.

Once you've selected your preferred departure date, on the next step add the number of guests to review the available room options and find the one that suits you best.

It's great to have you back on board - the loyalty of our guests means everything to us.

To access your Global Tour Rewards discount, please confirm the name and date of your past trip once you've added your passenger details. The discount will be applied before you book.

Live, unedited & independent traveller reviews

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Overall Trip Rating

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449 reviews

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97% of reviewers would recommend to a friend.

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 03/09/2026 08:32:47

Have a definite way of making every trip the same. Excellent

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 03/03/2026 07:59:23

Great tour. The only problem was the weather, RAIN which is out of your control.

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 03/02/2026 10:05:38

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 02/26/2026 08:14:27

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 02/25/2026 06:57:10

Well planned; good balance of education and activity; excellent trip leader

"Cost Rica in a nutshell"

Mary Herrmann-Moonitz

5/5

Reviewed on 02/25/2026 06:49:51

Our tour guide and bus driver were awesome. They really took care of us. They took us to amazing

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Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 02/23/2026 14:38:59

They, Trafalgar, delivers what they print. Wonderful educational experience on the east side of the

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"Outstanding Experience"

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 02/23/2026 09:25:22

Very efficiently organized The tour guide did a fantastic job.Every event was very interesting.

Thomas Pyke

5/5

Reviewed on 02/23/2026 09:16:36

"Wonderful Adventure Trip"

Trusted Customer

4/5

Reviewed on 02/23/2026 08:55:12

Met wonderful people on the trip, most of whom had traveled with Trafalgar previously, like us.

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You'll make a positive impact to people, planet and wildlife on this tour

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Feel good (and do good) travel

It feels good to do good. These sustainable travel experiences help you meet inspiring people, support local communities, and make amazing memories that last a lifetime.​

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Sustainable development

Our sustainable experiences help advance 11 of the United Nations SDGs and make the world that little bit better.

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Unique to TTC

Under our sustainability strategy, we've committed to have at least one MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience on every single one of our tours by 2024.

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