Costa Rica Adventure Vacations
Trips are run year round and can be scheduled to accomodate your needs (2ppl minnimum, except for trips with specific dates).
Take part in the beauty and adventure!

“Thanks so much, Joe & Julia, for booking the greatest vacation for me & my niece to Costa Rica! Everything about our vacation surpassed every expectation we had – and my expectations were very high! I highly recommend that anyone wanting to book a vacation to Costa Rica, book through Pura Vida Adventures. You will make… the most of your limited vacation time, and everything will be handled first class!! Thanks again for all of your hard work in making our vacation exceptional!”
–Susan Cothern Stromberg & Emily Cothern
Program 1
Costa Rica Beach and Mountain Adventure
Program 2

Costa Rica Lava, Jungle, Beach Adventure
Program 3
Costa Rica Budget Vacation
You will be staying 2 nights at the base of the Arenal Volcano, among one of the most-active volcanoes in the world. You’ll have breathtaking views of the perfectly shaped volcano cone from your hotel: the Hotel Fortuna right in the heart of the charming town of La Fortuna.
There are a myriad of things to do in La Fortuna — here’s a list of our favorite things you can add as optional tours to your itinerary (to read more, just click on the options):
- Río Toro class 3-4 rafting
- Río Balsa class 2-3 rafting
- Canyoneering (waterfall rappeling) in the Lost Canyon
- Volcano Hike and Hot Springs
- The 6 in 1 Nature Combination
- Community, Culture & Conservation Tour
- Caño Negro Nature Reserve by boat
- Cerro Chato Extreme Volcano Hike
- Kayaking on Lake Arenal
- Caving in Venado Cave
- Fishing on Lake Arenal
- Horseback Riding
- Birdwatching
- Spa Treatments
Van-boat-van transfer
Van-boat-horseback ride transfer
Van-boat-mountain bike ride transfer
All are unique and fun ways to travel the beautiful terrain from the Arenal Volcano up to the cloud forests of Monteverde.
Once you arrive to Monteverde, you will be staying at a family-owned and operated lodge. The cabins are basic, but comfortable with good service and well-located.
You have 1-day and 1/2 to take advantage of the many tour options available. Here are some options you could add on, (to read more, just click on the options):
- Go on a guided tour of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
- Be a cowboy for a day and do an amazing horseback ride
- HORSE RIDING RIDE TO SAN LUIS WATERFALL
- HORSE RIDING IN THE CLOUDS & VOLCANO VIEW RIDE
- HORSE RIDING FOREST & FARM RIDE
- HORSE RIDING MOUNTAIN AND FARM VIEW
- Do a canopy zipline tour at the Selvatura Adventure Park
- Try the Sky Tram and Sky Trek
- Night walk in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest
- Guided tour of the Butterfly Garden
- Remember should you like to add some options, we’d be more than happy to make any changes to your itinerary to accommodate your needs.
We’d recommend you try some of the following activities during your 3-day stay at the beach (to read more, just click on the options):
- Guided Night walk to observe turtles
- Surf Lessons
- Boat ride to do some dolphin watching
- Sea Kayaking in the canals and mangrove jungle
- Snorkeling off of Isla Chora by kayak
- For your stay in Samara, you will be based at a small, centrally-located hotel in a comfortable room with fan, close to the beach.
After 3 nights in Samara you will be directly transfered to the international airport at San José (SJO) or to Liberia (LIR). If your flight schedule requires, we will plan your final night hotel stay closer to the airport so you will be able to catch your early morning departure. Once you’re here in Costa Rica, there’s still time to choose from any of fun and interesting activities or add them to your itinerary right away when you book, such as whitewater rafting, canyoneering, birdwatching and much more.
Program 4

Costa Rica’s Family Vacation
Program 5
Romantic Costa Rica Getaway
We’ll pick you up at the airport and take you by private transport to what is considered epicenter of adventure in Costa Rica – The Arenal Area.
Customized trips can be made to suite your specific trip length, accomodation desires, activity requests, and more. Corporate programs, college programs, and high school programs are also available.
Please contact us for more information about any of our Costa Rica vacation.