Costa Rica Family Vacations

Costa Rica Family Travel Guide

• Costa Rica Overview
• Costa Rica Hotels
• Costa Rica Attractions
• Costa Rica Feature Articles
• Costa Rica Vacation Rentals

Other Guides for Costa Rica

Beach Guide
• Scuba Diving
• Surfing

Top Family Destinations In Costa Rica

• San José, CR
  
• Caribbean Coast, CR
  
• Central and Southern Pacific Coast, CR
  
• Guanacaste, CR
  

Travel Guides In Costa Rica

• Cocos Island, CR
  • Beach Guide
• Jacó, CR
  • Beach Guide
• Tortuguero, CR
  • Beach Guide
• Drake Bay, CR
  • Beach Guide

Central America Family Countries

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Panama

Family Travel Destinations

• United States
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • Midwest
  • Mountain West
  • Northeast
  • Pacific Coast
  • Southeast
  • Southwest
• Canada
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Ontario
  • Quebec
• Mexico
  • Cancun
  • Cozumel
  • Ixtapa
  • Los Cabos
• Caribbean
  • Bahamas
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Jamaica
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
• Central America
  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Panama
• Europe
  • Central Europe
  • Eastern Europe
  • Mediterranean
  • Scandinavia
  • Western Europe

Beach huts at Tamarindo (Corel)

Costa Rica Family Destinations

• Caribbean Coast
• Central and Southern Pacific Coast
• Guanacaste
• San José

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Feature Articles

• Where the Rainforest Meets the Sea
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  Pack up the family and head to Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio National Park, for a vacation filled with hiking, snorkeling, viewing wildlife, and flying through the forest on a zipline.
• Animals A-Go-Go
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  Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica
• Top Ten Family Vacations for Wildlife
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  Traveling with your family may always seem a bit wild, but visit one—or several—of these spots and you’ll encounter the world’s real wild side.
• GO FAR: 10 New Outfitted Trips for Families
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• Travel through a Kid's Eye
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  Beach and Island Vacations: Family Fun in the Sun

Practical Advice

• Rides, Animals, Action!
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  Summer Guide to California's Parks
• Top 5 Family-Friendly Hotel Chains
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  Where service comes with a kid-focused smile to make that family vacation a hit with Mom, Dad, and the rowdy rabble.
• Family Cruising
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• Eight Survival Tips for Family Travel to Europe
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• The Brave New World of Family Travel
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  Planes, Trains, or Automobiles?

GORPTravel Trips

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  Costa Rica Family: Coastlines to Cloud Forests
  Austin Lehman Adventures
  from $3198, 9 days
  It's day three of your Costa Rica family vacation. Your daughter holds her breath as she cradles a giant blue morpho butterfly in her palm. Your son
  
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  Scenic Nature Kayak and Whitewater Adventure
  Costa Rica Expeditions
  from $3770, 9 days
  Explore the Arenal Volcano area and La Paz Waterfall Gardens. Then go to Santa Teresa Beach and take a one-day whitewater trip.
  
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  Costa Rica Highlands and Beaches Explorer
  Costa Rica Expeditions
  from $2225, 11 days
  See San Jose and Arenal Volcano. Walk rainforest trails and soak in a hot springs. Visit Monteverde and enjoy Tamarindo Beach.
  
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  Forest Gardens, Volcano, Beach and Whitewater Adventure
  Costa Rica Expeditions
  from $2680, 10 days
  Visit La Paz Waterfall Gardens on way to Arenal Volcano area. Stay at Flor Blanca Villas on the beach and raft the Reventazon River.
  
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  Costa Rica Rainforest Family Adventure
  Adventure Center
  from $2150, 15 days
  When Columbus landed at Limon on the Caribbean coast on his fourth and final voyage to the Americas, he could only guess at what beauty the interior
  

Gear

• ‘Tis the Season
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  The Family Traveler
• Breaking the Mold
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  Leave the hand-me-down gear inherited from distant relatives in the Goodwill box and opt for some of the industry’s best in kid’s ski and snowboard apparel. Because as long as they’re warm, they’re happy.
• Beyond the Mini-Van: Family Road-Trippin' Essentials
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  Organizers, Packs, and Coolers

Fitness

• Fat Boy Slim
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  Fight those calories: Choose bananas, not Big Macs, for the road

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Attractions

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Hotels

Tamarindo Vista Villas Resort & Hotel
1000 Calle Principal, Playa Tamarindo
Tamarindo, Costa Rica

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Hotel Grano de Oro
Paseo Colon
San Jose, Costa Rica

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from: $190

Barcelo Langosta Beach - All Inclusive
Playa Langosta
Tamarindo, Costa Rica

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