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Costa Rica

Where one country gives you misty cloud forests, a living volcano, and rainforest canals teeming with wildlife.

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Pura Vida, Planned for You

I build Costa Rica around the wild parts you came for.

Costa Rica is the most visited country of Central America, and a truly incredible destination for families and couples. Known for its national parks, commitment to environmentalism, and gorgeous nature, tourists can enjoying the hanging bridges in the Cloud Forest, zip lining through the rainforest, and river rafting, canyoning, and cave tubing in its waters. Animal lovers will get to see sloths, macaws, red eyed tree frogs, and much more.

Every transfer, every naturalist guide, every reservation is arranged before you land — including the private drivers and that scenic boat crossing of Lake Arenal between the cloud forest and the volcano. You show up; the country does the rest. That's the whole idea.

A Few of the Moments

What We'd Weave In

Hanging Bridges & Zip Lines

Walk a circuit of suspended bridges through the Arenal rainforest canopy, then clip in and fly the zip lines over canyons and jungle. The single experience nearly every traveler asks for again.

Soak in the Volcano's Hot Springs

End an adventure day in the mineral-rich thermal waters at the foot of Arenal Volcano — waterfalls, lush gardens, and a soak that washes the day right off you.

Into the Cloud Forest

Hike Monteverde's Cloud Forest Reserve with a bilingual naturalist who reads the canopy for you — birds, butterflies, and one of the most biodiverse places on earth, all at a cloud-level hush.

Chase the Waterfalls

From Monteverde's El Tigre falls to the turquoise Rio Celeste and the Blue Falls of Bajos del Toro, we build the day's hike around the water — with the option to rappel right down a canyon if you want the thrill.

The Wildlife Canals of Tortuguero

Trade roads for water on the Caribbean side, where a boat glides you through rainforest canals past monkeys, sloths, toucans, and caimans — and a night walk turns up the creatures the daytime hides.

A Cooking Class or Chocolate Tour

A morning with a local family making gallo pinto and tortillas by hand, or following the cacao bean from pod to bar — the warm, delicious side of pura vida that isn't about adrenaline.

Kind Words

Jillian put together a vacation that grandparents, parents, and kids all enjoyed — two beautiful properties and a perfect itinerary for every age.

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