Category Archives: Costa Rica Tours

All about travel and tours to Costa Rica. Here you’ll read first about new itineraries, lodge refurbishments, traveler experiences and more.

Family Trip: Leatherback Turtles at Pacuare Reserve

The Pacuare is located between Costa Rica’s coastal lowlands and the country’s highest mountain range. Besides being home to thousands of species of birds, insets, reptiles and mammals, Pacuare is home to Costa Rica’s most important nesting ground for leatherback turtles. On our Turtles and Rainforest trip, our travelers have the unique opportunity to [...]

Best Ecolodges in Latin America

From Patagonia to Costa Rica, traveler, Shannon Beineke, weighs in on ecolodges and the regions where you can relax your head, take in remarkable surroundings and enjoy examples of effective ecotourism at work.

Swine Flu Concerns in Central and South America

Based on reports from the World Health Organization as of May 8, 2009, there are few confirmed cases of swine flu in Central and South America in two countries that Adventure Life visits.  Presently, there is one confirmed case in Costa Rica as well as Guatemala.
Safety and security of our travelers is of the highest [...]

New York Times Features Costa Rica

A popular New York Times article highlights the beauty and fun of Costa Rica, as well as the benefits of going with someone who knows.

Cost Cutting tour for Costa Rica

Everyone lately seems to be looking for ways to cut costs on the trip of a lifetime. For me, it can be difficult to give good advice on how to do this, as to slash costs usually translates into a reduction of service quality or hotel quality that normally greatly reduces the value of the [...]

Costa Rica Multisport tour, a long time in the making!

After about two years of thinking about creating some sort of trekking/multisport tour option in Costa Rica, we have finally done it! It includes all the great activities you can hope to experience while in this country, ziplining, whitewater rafting on the Pacuare, kayaking, snorkeling, and of course now a 2 day/1 night trek up [...]

New Costa Rica Tour – $995 for 6 days

With the economy in the doldrum, we’ve been dreaming up new options that are both affordable and yet still offer the quality of travel experience expected of Adventure Life.  Our first recession special tour is now online and it costs just $995/person for 6 action packed days in Costa Rica.  Highlights include:  Whitewater rafting the [...]

Earthquake in Costa Rica

The Costa Rican people have touched the lives of our staff and our travelers over the years, and we are saddened by the recent earthquake. In the afternoon of Jan 8, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica with an epicenter about 20 miles northwest of San Jose, killing at least 23 people and destroying [...]