Build your own route · Airport to airport
The Caribbean side from the Central Valley: Tortuguero canals, Puerto Viejo beaches and, if you wish, three more nights on the islands of Bocas del Toro in Panama.
A relaxed route to the Caribbean coast, built from modules. Tick the stops you want and the route updates. Add Bocas del Toro in Panama for three more nights, or leave it out for a shorter trip.
Switch stops on or off and choose the nights. The route and distances update at once.
Pick a hotel and the tours you like at each stop, or leave it to us.
We send the price and the full day-by-day plan as a PDF, within one day.
Tap a stop to add or remove it. The start and the end of the trip stay fixed. Grey places can be added.
Distances and times are estimates for the road, without stops. Open any leg in Google Maps for the exact route. Between stops you can drive yourself, hire a private driver or use shared shuttles where they exist.
Choose one hotel at each stop and add the tours you like. Leave it empty and we suggest the best option for you. “Details” opens in a new tab.
Land at San José airport (SJO) and rest after the flight. The next morning starts early for the Caribbean lowlands, so the first night is only about sleeping.
Hotel to be chosen with you; we can arrange the airport pickup.
Tortuguero can only be reached by boat. Explore the canals by boat or kayak, walk in the national park, take a night walk and, in season, see green turtles nesting on the beach.
The southern Caribbean coast: quiet white-sand beaches, the Jaguar Rescue Center, a Bribri chocolate and waterfall tour, snorkelling at Manzanillo and Punta Uva, and relaxed evenings in Puerto Viejo.
An archipelago in northern Panama, reached from Puerto Viejo by shuttle, across the border at Sixaola and by water taxi. Island-hop to Starfish Beach, snorkel the coral, look for dolphins and visit Red Frog Beach. Bring your passport.
The last night near the capital before your flight. If time allows, visit the gold and jade museums and the central market in the morning.
Hotel to be chosen with you (San José centre or near the airport).
There is no fixed price: we build it from the stops, hotels, nights and tours you choose, and from how you prefer to travel between stops (own car, private driver or shuttles). Send a request with your selection and we reply within one day with the price and the full day-by-day plan as a PDF.
Yes. Switch any optional stop off and the route is recalculated. The start and the end of the trip stay fixed, so you always arrive and leave from the same place.
Where it makes sense we offer an alternative, for example Manuel Antonio instead of Monteverde. We do not offer swaps that would create an unrealistic route.
Where the route allows it, yes: use the direction buttons above the stops. The map and the distances follow.
You can rent a car, hire a private driver or use shared shuttles and boats where they run. We arrange the transfers for you.
They are estimates for the road without stops, increased for mountain and coastal roads. A long day is flagged on the page; we plan with a safety margin.
We quote for your group size, from two travellers up to small groups. Children are welcome; tell us their ages.
