It is worth a trip to Costa Rica for your family and we have all the best Costa Rica Family Tours and things to do to make you trip special. Have fun together and get to know each other better. These tours will excite everyone for an awesome adventure. One of the best family tours is the sky walk in either Arenal or Monteverde. Explore the hidden rainforest as you walk on the suspended bridges. Spot amazing birds and animals at every turn. Another great type of tours is the national parks. Travel all over the country through the amazing national parks. One of the most famous being the Manuel Antonio National Park. Experience a new type of park with many different things to do. Manuel Antonio has many beaches and so much wildlife. Your family is sure to love every moment.
Also try out some more exciting tour, for example ziplining. It is more than safe enough with trusted guide operators. flying through the canopy of the jungle is cool and refreshing. depending on the tour you might even be able to rappel down a waterfall. Check out all the tours recommended for families below. If you have trouble picking we can help you with whatever you need.
Arrive at this 5 Star Resort in the afternoon and stay until closing at around 10:00 PM. Enjoy amazing views of one of the world’s most beautiful volcanoes! This breathtaking resort offers over 20 pools ranging in temperature fed by naturally heated thermal waters and also cold springs. Sit back, relax and enjoy! A delicious buffet dinner is included with the entrance fee to conclude the perfect afternoon at Arenal.
Whats Included: Transportation, entrance fee, and dinner
Recommend Ages: All Ages
Tour Duration (approximately): 5 hours (stay until 10:00 PM)
What to Bring: Sunscreen, swimsuit, towel, change of clothes, some cash for locker rental
A tractor will take you to the first observation point where you will start a natural history walk through the jungle to the first canopy cable. The cables, 12 in total, offer a different sensation and experience crossing canyons, observing waterfalls, and over the tops of trees. After the zip line tour you will visit the Maleku village to learn about their culture then enjoy a horseback ride back (or opt for a tractor ride). You can also visit to the natural sanctuary, garden of butterflies and frogs.
Whats Included: Guide and transport
What to Bring: Comfortable clothes, closed toed shoes, sunscreen, inset repellent.
Recommended Ages: 7 +
Duration (approximately): 4 hours
On the Sky Walk you are able to use their trails and 6 bridges which extend over a distance of 2.2mi (3.6km). Start on the ground and continue your hike up in the treetops at a height of up to 5250ft. (1600m). Discover a rare habitat called the “canopy” with your guide and observe flora and fauna from different angles and perspectives.
Whats Included: Transportation and guide
Recommended Ages: All ages
Tour Duration (approximately): 2 hours
What to bring: Comfortable clothes; hiking shoes; camera; binoculars; mosquito repellent; some money for coffee or snacks
The tour starts by picking up customers at their hotels. Just 15 minutes from downtown Quepos, in our ATV base, we assign the ATVs to each person and start the journey to the canopy. We use a highly secure, internal and exclusive company route , so you don´t need to worry. After 40-45 minutes you reach the canopy, where you can eat a quick snack at the restaurant before the adventures begins. The canopy duration is about 1 or 2 and a half hours. It will depend of the group. Getting back from the waterfall to the restaurant you will enjoy a typical Costa Rican lunch. Then we continue our ATV tour and return to the ATV base. Finally at the end of the journey, we return the guest to their hotels.
What’s Included: Transportation, snacks, beverages and lunch
Recommended Ages: 16+
What to bring: Sunscreen; insect repellant; closed shoes; change of clothes (it’s recommended to have your swimsuit on as there are no dressing rooms by the waterfall)
Tour Duration (approximately): 4 hours
Manuel Antonio National Park contains a unique combination of distinct habitats: including rainforest, mangrove swamp, beaches and coral reefs. There are 109 species of mammals and 184 species of birds. Your picturesque 2-mile hike will take you to one of the beaches named most beautiful in the world by Forbes magazine. This protected area is very popular due to its wide variety of flora and fauna. Your guide will stop and explain the different nature species that can be observed, you can take photographs or just admire the view.
Whats Included: Transportation, guide, entrance fee, drinks, and lunch
Recommended Ages: All ages
What to bring: Sunscreen, sunglasses, insect repellant, light and comfortable clothes, swimsuit, hiking and water shoes, towel, camera, binoculars
Tour Duration (approximately): 8 hours
Sky Walk consists of trails and 5 suspension bridges for a more relaxing introduction of the flora and fauna of the forest canopy. The 2.2 mile (3.6 kilometer) long trail gives you a vision of the forest from a different perspective. You will start on the ground and then walk up to explore the treetops. Here you will witness a hardly discovered habitat called the “canopy”. 90% of organisms in the forest are on the top of the trees, through which you will be walking! This truly is a relaxed way to appreciate Costa Rica’s magnificent biodiversity!
Whats Included: Transportation, entrance fee
Recommended Ages: All ages
Tour Duration (approximately): 3 hours
What to bring: Insect repellant, walking shoes, comfortable clothes, rain jacket
A visit to Arenal, Costa Rica is not complete without a trip to the amazing hot springs that are famous in this area. The Kalambu Hot Springs Water Park is the newest addition to this category offering hot springs relaxation and multiple adventure activities for your whole family! Kalambu is a reasonably priced option that provides a full day experience just five minutes from La Fortuna and close to all of the area hotels and other attractions. With so much to do at the park – a day at Kalambu is a perfect family excursion!
Whats Included: Roundtrip Transportation and entrance fee.
Recommended Ages: All ages
Tour Duration (approximately): 3-4 hours
What to bring: Bathing suit; towel; sunglasses; hat; extra spending money to buy food.
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