Costa Rica Family Vacation

On the first day of the trip we’ll meet you at the San José at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport and transfer you to the Xandari Resort & Spa.

After passing through Immigration, you will be greeted by a member of the National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR). You will be given a sticker that helps our Costa Rica Sun Tours representative identify you once you exit the airport building.
Take the right-hand side exit door and proceed to customs. When you leave the building after clearing customs, look for a Costa Rica Sun Tours representative who will be holding a sign with the Austin Adventures logo and your name on it.

Your trip ends with a transfer to the Quepos Airport for a short charter flight to San José where you may choose to extend your stay in Costa Rica or fly out of the International Airport in the afternoon.

Arrival: We recommend arriving at Juan Santamaria Airport the night before the trip starts, or no later than 12pm on the first day of the trip. Many guests like to arrive a day or two early to accommodate potential flight delays and/or explore the city prior to your trip start.

Departure: Flying out on the last day of the trip, we recommend departing from Juan Santamaria Airport after 2pm. Earlier flight times will require a separate transfer booked at your own expense.

You'll encounter a quintessential Costa Rica experience at Xandari Resort & Spa, with the property’s forest reserve hosting five waterfalls and miles of trails for bird-watching, it provides the nature guests expect from a visit to Costa Rica.

Arenal Manoa Resort Hotel & Hot Springs provides beauty and tranquility of the Costa Rica countryside, with tunning views of the Arenal Volcano, warm, friendly hospitality and fresh, seasonal and local cuisine come together to create one of Costa Rica’s most relaxing resorts.

The last 3 nights will be spent at t his beautiful four-star Mediterranean-style hotel. Cristal Ballena Hotel offers you everything you need for your dream beach, adventure, and nature vacation in Costa Rica. Resting on a rainforest-covered hill overlooking the famed Ballena Marine National Park, a crucial site for the world’s Pacific Humpback Whales to reproduce and give birth. On the expansive 12-hectare (29.6 acres) grounds near the City of Uvita, you will find luxury suites, the reception building, a souvenir shop, an immense ocean-view swimming pool, an open-air gourmet restaurant and bar, soothing Spa, and rainforest hiking paths.

Trip prices are based on shared arrangements (typically two guests per room), unless otherwise stated. For solo travellers, we’ll pair you with another person of the same gender to share rooms and if there’s no one suitable to share with, there’s no forced single supplement. However, if you specifically request your own rooms, you can opt to pay the single supplement. Solo travellers who book within 90 days of departure, where there are no other solo travellers willing to share, will be required to pay the single supplement. 

For Family Vacation bookings, families consisting of four guests traveling with children aged 17 and under will be automatically assigned one shared room. However, the following alternative rooming allocations are available:

• Families consisting of four guests with all children aged 13 and above are welcome to opt for additional rooms as per advertised double occupancy adult rates.
• Families consisting of four guests with at least one child aged 12 and under are automatically assigned a shared room. However, families can opt to pay the adult rates for all guests in their family to have an additional room.
• The same principles apply for families consisting of more than four guests.

Rooming preferences are subject to availability and must be communicated in writing at time of booking. Automatic assignments as per this policy will be applied in the absence of any specification provided by guests. Any request for additional rooms during trips will be at guests’ own expense and subject to rates made available by the accommodation provider at the time. All minors (guests aged 17 and under) must be accompanied by at least one adult.