Self Drive Tours & Trips in Costa Rica
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- Essential Costa Rica - Package with Manuel Antonio National Park, Self-drive
- The Best of Costa Rica, Self-Drive
- COSTA RICA – Arenal to Manuel Antonio
- Exotic Costa Rica, Self-drive
- Volcanoes, Nature and Caribbean, Self-drive
- Ultimate Escape Costa Rica, Self-drive
- Costa Rica & Manuel Antonio 7 Days, Self-Drive
- Treasures of Costa Rica, Self-drive
- Costa Rica & Manuel Antonio 8 Days, Self-Drive
- Beaches and Nature with Santa Teresa, Self-drive
Essential Costa Rica - Package with Manuel Antonio National Park, Self-drive
124 Reviews by TourRadar travelers
Duration 10 days Destinations San Jose, Tortuguero National Park, Arenal Volcano National Park, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio National Park Age Range up to 99 year olds Operated in English Operator Destination Services Costa Rica From $1,551
15% Off- US$1,319You save $232
The Best of Costa Rica, Self-Drive
8 Reviews by TourRadar travelers“Everything went very smoothly. Accommodations were great, and the food was delicious.”
Kirsten, traveled in December 2023
Duration 10 days Destinations San Jose, Tortuguero National Park, Arenal Volcano National Park, Monteverde, Tortuga Island Age Range up to 99 year olds Operated in English, Spanish Operator Destination Services Costa Rica From $1,410
15% Off- US$1,199You save $211
Duration 6 days Destinations San Jose, Arenal Volcano National Park, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio National Park Age Range 18 to 90 year olds Operated in English Operator Bucket List Group Travel LLC From
15% Off- US$2,790
Exotic Costa Rica, Self-drive
9 Reviews by TourRadar travelers“The packaged tour saved us a lot of time deciding where to travel to and where to stay.”
Gary, traveled in December 2023
Duration 8 days Destinations Liberia, Rincon de la Vieja Volcano National Park, Bijagua, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio National Park Age Range up to 99 year olds Operated in English Operator Destination Services Costa Rica From $1,244
15% Off- US$1,058You save $186
Duration 9 days Destinations San Jose, Arenal Volcano National Park, Guapiles, Tortuguero National Park, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Cahuita Age Range up to 99 year olds Operated in English Operator Destination Services Costa Rica From $1,353
15% Off- US$1,150You save $202
Duration 11 days Destinations Liberia, Rincon de la Vieja Volcano National Park, Arenal Volcano National Park, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Tortuguero National Park, San Jose, Braulio Carillo National Park, Herradura Age Range 1 to 99 year olds Operated in English Operator Destination Services Costa Rica From $1,695
15% Off- US$1,441You save $254
Costa Rica & Manuel Antonio 7 Days, Self-Drive
2 Reviews by TourRadar travelers“We loved the volcanos area so much that we are planning a return visit.”
Georgia, traveled in July 2023
Duration 7 days Destinations San Jose, Arenal Volcano National Park, Manuel Antonio National Park Age Range up to 99 year olds Operated in English Operator Destination Services Costa Rica From $583
15% Off- US$496You save $87
Treasures of Costa Rica, Self-drive
2 Reviews by TourRadar travelers“The accomodations we're wonderful and the staff helpful and friendly. Very well organized tour!”
Nita, traveled in May 2022
Duration 8 days Destinations San Jose, Arenal Volcano National Park, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio National Park Age Range up to 99 year olds Operated in English Operator Destination Services Costa Rica From $828
15% Off- US$704You save $124
Costa Rica & Manuel Antonio 8 Days, Self-Drive
1 Review by TourRadar travelers“Everything was lovely from the hotels that were chosen to the rental car that came with GPS.”
Chelsea, traveled in August 2021
Duration 8 days Destinations San Jose, Arenal Volcano National Park, Manuel Antonio National Park Age Range up to 99 year olds Operated in English Operator Destination Services Costa Rica From $627
15% Off- US$534You save $94
Beaches and Nature with Santa Teresa, Self-drive
4 Reviews by TourRadar travelers“The trip was well laid out, and we enjoyed every moment. The self drive part worked out very well.”
Mabel, traveled in December 2023
Duration 15 days Destinations Liberia, Playa Tamarindo, Samara, Playa Santa Teresa, San Jose, Tortuguero National Park, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Arenal Volcano National Park, Monteverde Age Range up to 99 year olds Operated in English Operator Destination Services Costa Rica From $2,115
15% Off- US$1,798You save $317
What people love about Self Drive Tours in Costa Rica
- The Best of Costa Rica, Self-Drive
It was Awesome Tour and tourradar support was available at any point of time with quick response as problem solver. Being a new to any country we were feeling with us as invisible tour guide always with us for at any support with all possible alternates. Thanks to Tour Radar and the team and now we are going to plan family tour for some other destination.
- The Best of Costa Rica, Self-Drive
The tour is very well planned. The hotels picked were excellent and the service was great from everyone we dealt with. Noteworthy items: Costa Rican drivers are very polite and somewhat slow drivers. Driving is very easy throughout the country. We loved driving ourselves and having the freedom to go where we wanted. In tortugero the rooms don’t have AC and you can hear your neighbors. The resort is beautiful and we are glad we went, but I wish we brought electric fans. We asked to be moved to a room with no one next to us.
- The Best of Costa Rica, Self-Drive
Our family of 4 with kids (ages 15 and 10) from the USA really enjoyed this trip! We like to see a lot of different things on our trips rather than just lounging. This trip definitely does that. Everything went very smoothly. Accommodations were great, and the food was delicious. All driver pick ups were on time, clean, and courteous. A few improvements or things for other travelers to ask about: I would have liked to get the final, detailed itinerary sooner. The web site indicated we would get it 2-3 weeks before the trip, but I received it less than 2 days before. I was trying to pre-book a couple of excursions in La Fortuna and Monteverde, and it would have been nice to have the confirmed dates and accommodations sooner. Also, I forgot to mention during booking - and no one asked - that we would want vegetarian meals. Most meals included in the package were buffet style, so that was fine. But on the day trip to Isla Tortuga, there wasn’t much for us to eat. We also did not know that the snorkeling at Isla Tortuga was an “add-on” part of the trip. Snorkeling near the main beach isn’t good, so don’t bother bringing snorkel gear if you don’t book the extra excursion. At the end of the trip we stayed in downtown San Jose, so we were the first to be picked up for Isla Tortuga at 5:20am (that’s rough with kids!), but then stopped to pick up people at many other hotels along the way - so we did not even leave the city until about 6:45am. I wondered if there would have been a different hotel to stay in for the end of the trip that would have been closer to west side of the city (later pick up!), but also not too far from the airport for the departure day.