Steps to Book a Costa Rica with Kids tour
- Choose your itinerary and choose your lodging type. See prices below.
- Email Global Family Adventures your dates. Dates must be at least 4 weeks from today. We’ll get back to you by email and let you know if your dates are available. A guide will hold your dates for a couple of days.
- Book your flights or otherwise confirm your dates with Global Family via email.
- Global Family Adventures will send you a registration form. $500 deposit is due at time of reservation. ($800 for tour including Osa or Tortuguero.) Once payment is received, Global Family will confirm your reservations for lodges and guide and send you a detailed itinerary. The remainder of the tour cost is due 60 days before the tour begins.
- Before booking please review our Terms and Conditions
Base Price
Total family price for 2 adults and up to two kids under the age of 9 sharing a room. Optional activities/ entrance fees are not included in base price. See bottom of this page for complete list of what’s included and not included.
There is no additional charge for a third child under the age of 3.
All kids under age 5? Ask for a discount.
Add-Ons
Add $150 for each child age 9 and over for a tour that does NOT include Tortuguero or Drake Bay/Osa..
Add $150 each for a 3rd and 4th child age 3-8 for a tour that does NOT include Tortuguero or Drake Bay/Osa.
Inquire for add on price for kids 12 and over for tours that DO include Tortuguero or Drake Bay/Osa.
Add $250 for a 3rd and 4th child over the age of 3 to tours that DO include Tortuguero or Drake Bay/Osa. Kids over 12 will have additional fees.
Add a babysitter for 5 1/2 days of your tour for $800 + meals.
Tours out of San Jose airport
All San Jose tours add up to $100/ beach hotel night during Christmas or Easter week including Osa
Eco Tico Lodges $2959; Eco Plus Lodges $3359; Eco Upgrade $4269
Eco Tico Lodges $2819; Eco Plus Lodges $3339; Eco Upgrade $4144
8-9 day – rainforest, volcano, cloud forest
8 day Eco Tico Lodges $3239; Eco Plus Lodges $3828; Eco Upgrade $4964
9 day Eco Tico Lodges $3669; Eco Plus Lodges $4459; Eco Upgrade $5071
8-9 day – volcano, rainforest, beach
8 day Eco Tico Lodges $2999; Eco Plus Lodges $3642; Eco Upgrade $4201
9 day Eco Tico Lodges $3399; Eco Plus Lodges $4059; Eco Upgrade $4719
8 day – Manuel Antonio beach, Osa Peninsula, Dominical
Eco Tico Lodges $4979; Eco Plus Lodges $7080; Eco Upgrade $8084
10 day – rainforest, volcano, cloud forest
Eco Tico Lodges $4130; Eco Plus Lodges $4894, Eco Upgrade $6154
10 day – volcano, rainforest, beach
Eco Tico Lodges $3679 Eco Plus Lodges $4099; Eco Upgrade $5297
10 day – Manuel Antonio beach, Osa Peninsula, Dominical
Eco Tico Lodges $6029; Eco Plus Lodges $8116; Eco Upgrade $9244
12+ day – rainforest, volcano, cloud forest, beach
12 day Eco Tico Lodges $4403; Eco Plus Lodges $5159; Eco Upgrade $6487
14 day Eco Tico Lodges $5124; Eco Plus Lodges $5799; Eco Upgrade $7298
12 day – rainforest, volcano, cloud forest, tortuguero turtles
12 day Eco Tico Lodges $5789; Eco Plus Lodges $6435; Eco Upgrade $8351; No add-on cost for first 2 kids age 9-12
14 day – cloud forest, Manuel Antonio beach, Osa Peninsula, Dominical
Eco Tico Lodges $7664; Eco Plus Lodges $9523; Eco Upgrade $10,974
Tours out of Liberia airport
All Liberia tours add up to $100/ beach hotel night during Christmas or Easter week
7-8 day – volcano, beach
7 day Eco Tico Lodges $2507; Eco Plus Lodges $3114; Eco Upgrade $3333
8 day Eco Tico Lodges $2730; Eco Plus Lodges $3388; Eco Upgrade $3588
9 day – cloud forest, beach
Eco Tico Lodges $3079; Eco Plus Lodges $3923; Eco Upgrade $4283
10 or 12 day – volcano, cloud forest, beach
10 day Eco Tico Lodges $3589; Eco Plus Lodges $4438, Eco Upgrade $4878
12 day Eco Tico Lodges $4429; Eco Plus Lodges $5408; Eco Upgrade $6038
Prices are in US Dollars
All tours
Included in Price
Price includes all accommodations, breakfasts at lodges where it’s included (for example not included at La Quinta, Hotel Belmar or beach lodge), private bilingual naturalist guide for days at rainforest, cloud forest and volcano with drop off at beach. Guide also serves as driver and ground transport during your time with the guide is included including gas and tolls. Also included are guide tip, airport pick up/drop off via hotel shuttle. Pre-reserved private transport from beach back to last night hotel near airport also included in price.
Not Included
Airfare and airport exit tax ($29 pp) are not included. Food and drinks besides breakfasts are not included. Gratuities for luggage handling, housekeepers, guides at activities such as ziplining, drivers, babysitters are not included. Optional activities that are booked during the tour are not included. Personal Expenses – Phone calls, room service, alcoholic beverages, bottled water, soft drinks, laundry, airline excess baggage charges and other optional incidental extras are not included.