Fly-drive by car: fly-drive tours

• days10 10 days · ± 600 km · SJO → SJO

  Pura vida in 10 days

  Arenal volcano, the Monteverde cloud forest and the monkeys of Manuel Antonio: the best of Costa Rica in ten days, with short drives. Alajuela · La Fortuna · Monteverde · Manuel Antonio best in Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jul, Augfrom €1,850 a person*
• days15 15 days · ± 900 km · SJO → SJO

  The classic in 15 days

  By boat to Tortuguero, then Arenal, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio and the whales of Uvita: the tour nearly everyone takes, without the rush. San José · Tortuguero · La Fortuna · Monteverde · Manuel Antonio · Uvita · Alajuela best in Feb, Mar, Apr, Jul, Aug, Sep, Octfrom €2,450 a person*
• days16 16 days · ± 800 km · LIR → SJO

  North to south in 16 days

  Land at Liberia, drive south past the volcanoes and fly home from San José: Rincón de la Vieja, Río Celeste, Arenal, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio and Uvita. Rincón de la Vieja · Bijagua · La Fortuna · Monteverde · Manuel Antonio · Uvita · Alajuela best in Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Aprfrom €2,400 a person*
• days10 10 days · ± 400 km · SJO → LIR

  Volcanoes and cloud forest

  Four volcanoes in ten days: Irazú, Poás, Arenal and Rincón de la Vieja, from San José to Liberia. Orosí · Alajuela · La Fortuna · Rincón de la Vieja best in Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Aprfrom €1,750 a person*
• days21 21 days · ± 1,100 km · LIR → SJO

  The grand tour in 21 days

  Three weeks from Liberia to San José: volcanoes, Río Celeste, Arenal, the cloud forest, the beaches of Santa Teresa, Manuel Antonio, the whales of Uvita and the quetzal. Rincón de la Vieja · Bijagua · La Fortuna · Monteverde · Santa Teresa · Manuel Antonio · Uvita · San Gerardo de Dota · Alajuela best in Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Aprfrom €2,950 a person*
• days8 8 days · ± 500 km · LIR → LIR

  Short: Guanacaste in 8 days

  A week from Liberia: Rincón de la Vieja volcano, Arenal and two nights of beach at Tamarindo. Rincón de la Vieja · La Fortuna · Tamarindo best in Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Aprfrom €1,650 a person*

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* From prices per person, for two travelling together: the return flight from Amsterdam, comfort hotels (a room for two) and a rental car with insurance, or the camper, campgrounds, motorbike or cabin aboard the tour goes by. Not included: food, fuel, excursions, entry and park fees. Estimates, last checked 2026-10; each tour's page has the costs day by day.