Costa Rica Eco Tourism Holidays

Experiences in Costa Rica

Close encounters with Costa Rica’s colourful and exotic wildlife is front and centre for most visitors. From howler monkeys to hummingbirds, sloths to sea turtles, wildlife experiences in Costa Rica are out of this world. Expertly-guided excursions by naturalists also play a role in environmental education, highlighting the importance of protecting our planet’s natural resources.

Conservation efforts extend beyond nature’s bounty with many chances to engage with the locals. Get a real feel for Costa Rica’s people and traditions visiting a coffee or chocolate plantation, or join a gastro tour of a local farming communities.

Costa Rica eco lodges

Staying in one or a more of Costa Rica’s eco lodges is an inherent part of the Costa Rican experience. The stunning settings, often in thick jungle, tropical rainforest or cloud forests, provide an instant connection to the natural environment.

Costa Rica eco lodges are the perfect places to appreciate the riches of your surroundings and encounter wildlife in its natural habitat in locations like Corcovado National Park and Tortuguero National Park. Optimum locations blend with sustainability, think hydroelectricity and solar panels, rejuvenating spas and comfortable places to rest your head.

Luxury eco lodges in Costa Rica

Often family-run, the choice of eco friendly accommodation in Costa Rica allows for different budgets from standard to deluxe. Luxury eco lodges such as El Remanso Rainforest Lodge on the Osa Peninsula provide luxurious bungalows and villas that invigorate your senses with the sights, sounds and scents of the rainforest. Private decks, outdoor showers, and plunge pools offering panoramic views of the jungle and ocean beyond complete the cathartic experience.

Ecotourism in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has long championed ecotourism and leads the way when it comes to protecting its nature for future generations. Since 1997 the Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST) scheme has provided a benchmark for activity companies and accommodation providers to offer the best sustainable tourism practices.

As well as supporting local communities, local economies and conserving natural resources, the scheme highlights the need for profitability in the tourism industry to fund new conservation initiatives.

Sustainable ecotourism practices can be seen in action at many of our favourite eco lodges from using solar power and organic produce through to utilising pigs’ voracious appetites as food waste disposal units! You can even get your hands dirty by planting a tree in the rainforest – every contribution helps, no matter how small.