Costa Rica Family Travel Guide

Costa Rica Family Travel Guide

• Costa Rica Overview
• Costa Rica Hotels
• Costa Rica Attractions
• Costa Rica Feature Articles
• Costa Rica Airports
• Costa Rica Flights

Other Guides for Costa Rica

• Costa Rica Travel
• Beach Guide
  • Scuba Diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Surfing
• Gay and Lesbian Guide

Top Family Destinations In Costa Rica

• Tortuguero National Park, CR
  
• La Fortuna, CR
  
• Corcovado National Park, CR
  
• Manuel Antonio National Park, CR
  
• Monteverde National Park, CR
  
• San Jose, CR
  

Travel Guides In Costa Rica

• Tortuguero National Park, CR
  • Beach Guide
• La Fortuna, CR
• Corcovado National Park, CR
• Manuel Antonio National Park, CR
• Monteverde National Park, CR
• San Jose, CR
• Alajuela, CR
• Cocos Island, CR
  • Beach Guide
• Guanacaste, CR

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)

On This Page:

• Top Destinations
• Overview
• Photos
• Feature Articles
• Trip Ideas
• Practical Advice
• Adventure Trips
• Gear
• Fitness
• Attractions
• Hotels

Top Family Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Tortuguero National Park		Hotels
San Jose		Hotels
La Fortuna		Hotels
Corcovado National Park		Hotels
Manuel Antonio National Park		Hotels
Monteverde National Park		Hotels

Family Overview: Costa Rica

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Feature Articles

• Where the Rainforest Meets the Sea
  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 in the Caribbean and Central America
  Our Family Travel Expert Steve Jermanok culls the Caribbean and Central America and delivers his list of the best family-friendly locales in the region.
• Top Ten Family Vacations for Wildlife
  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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Trip Ideas

• Family Eco-Adventures: Turtle Nesting in Tortuguero National Park
  

Practical Advice

• California Wine Country for All Ages
  There's no need to book a babysitter the next time you want to visit northern California's wine country. Napa and Sonoma offer family-friendly travel options for the entire brood.
• One Last Time
  Escaping on one last vacation before giving birth should be a rite of passage for all expecting couples. Here's how to make it happen.
• Playing It Safe
  Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theft—any one of 'em can turn a trip of a lifetime into a lifelong lesson. Here's how to avoid bad experiences.
• Single Parent Family Travel Guide
  Traveling with your kids can be fulfilling but also overwhelming at times, especially if you’re the only adult in the group. Here are some tips on how to keep your cool as a single parent on your next family vacation.
• Family Travel Survival Guide: San Diego, CA
  A So Cal native provides a guide to the best the city has to offer families.

GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  Costa Rica 10-Day Multisport Adventure
  Eco Family Adventures
  from $2190, 10 days
  Journey deep into an eco-paradise where steamy volcanic ranges and tropical rain forests filled with wildlife meet a coastline washed by white ocean...
  
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  Panama to Costa Rica with Monteverde, Sarapiqui & Arenal Volcano
  AdventureSmith Explorations
  from $6840, 15 days
  Cruise the legendary Panama Canal and Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula & Manuel Antonio on the Sea Voyager. Then visit Nicaragua. Explore famous national...
  
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  Costa Rica 7-Day Family Adventure
  Eco Family Adventures
  from $2190, 7 days
  Looking for the best family trip Costa Rica has to offer? Do you have children 5 years old and up? Do you have a minimum of 4 people in your group? Look no further! This is your own private trip for your own family to Costa Rica. ......
  
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  Self-Drive Adventure in Manuel Antonio with Guided Kayak Trip
  Costa Rica Expeditions
  from $2580, 11 days
  On your own until Day 6, when a guide will meet you to travel to Monteverde, Arenal Volcano and the La Paz Waterfall Gardens. ...
  
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  Scenic Nature Kayak and Whitewater Adventure
  Costa Rica Expeditions
  from $4999, 11 days
  Explore the Arenal Volcano area and La Paz Waterfall Gardens. Then go to Santa Teresa Beach and take a one-day whitewater trip. ...
  

Gear

• Squishy Bowls
  Portable, packable dining ware
• ‘Tis the Season
  The Family Traveler
• Breaking the Mold
  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
  Make the next family road trip even easier with this can't-miss list of indispensable gear items.

Fitness

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

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Attractions

Tortuguero National Park

Caribbean Coast, 14 miles from Jaloba, 4 miles north of Parismina


Description: Parque Nacional Tortuguero protects the nesting beach of the green turtle, and features 11... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Osa Discoveries

APTDO POSTAL 41- 8203
Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

Expert Rated & Recommended

Sendero Tranquilo Guided Walk

2 miles north of Monteverde Reserve entrance
Cerro Plano, Costa Rica

Expert Rated & Recommended

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Lapa Rios Eco Lodge

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Playa Carbonera, 12 miles South of Puerto Jim
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El Sapo Dorado

Downtown, Cloud Forest Reserve
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