9 Day Costa Rica with Kids Tour: Cloud Forest and Beach

All tours include a Private Naturalist Guide for your family

Day 1: ARRIVAL IN COSTA RICA – BIENVENIDOS!

Arrive at Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR) in Liberia.  Hotel shuttle to nearby hotel.

Days 2-4: MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST

Your private guide picks you up in the morning for the transfer to your first location (3 hrs). Monteverde is a cloud forest community settled by Quakers that boasts a large forest preserve with some of the most diverse plant and animal life anywhere in the world. You have 3 nights here.

Choose your optional activities with your guide. A naturalist guided hike at the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, neighboring Santa Elena Cloud Forest Preserve or new Curi Cancha Wildlife Refuge is a must. The frog zoo is a hit with younger kids and everyone enjoys the hummingbirds zooming around the Hummingbird Gallery. Families with older kids may enjoy the adventurous horseback ride to San Luis waterfalls. Stop in at CASEM, a women’s cooperative selling local art and souvenirs.  Check out the cloud forest canopy from a bird’s-eye view from the hanging bridges or zipline. Enjoy a tour of the cultural side of Costa Rica at El Trapiche with fun hands-on bits for the kids.

Days 5-7: NICOYA PENINSULA BEACH, PLAYA SAMARA

Transfer to the lovely Playa Samara beach (3.5 hrs), a popular swimmable sandy beach. The long stretch of shallow waves protected by a reef makes this a perfect beach for kids to learn to surf or just jump in the waves. Your guide will drop you off here and you can relax on the beach and play in the sand as a family. The guided portion of your tour ends with the drop off here. Stay at a small lodge with a pool within a block of the beach! 3 nights.

Just hang out and relax or book an activity through your lodge: surfing lessons are a lot of fun and kids as young as 4 can participate. Snorkeling, kayaking, fishing, horseback riding and dolphin-watching tours are all possible.

Day 8: HEAD BACK TO LIBERIA

Time for one more dip in the ocean in the morning. Then head back to your hotel in Liberia near the airport (a little more than 2 hours) via pre-reserved private transport.

Day 9: TRANSFER OUT – ADIOS and GRACIAS!

Transfer (10 minutes) to Airport in Liberia by hotel shuttle.

Please note: Global Family Adventures strives to follow the schedule, but changes may be made due to weather conditions and interesting new opportunities.