Costa Rica - Central Highlands (Relaxed) 2025

14 Sep 2025 - 26 Sep 2025 (13 days)

USD6,295 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Amanda Guercio

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Tour Leader: Jehudy Carballo

Tour price (Per person): USD6,295 * GBP4,797 * EUR5,732 * AUD9,228

Single Supplement: USD730 * GBP556 * EUR665 * AUD1,070

Costa Rica - Central Highlands (Relaxed) 2026

18 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 (13 days)

USD6,500 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Alexander Alvarado

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*

Tour price (Per person): USD6,500 * GBP4,954 * EUR5,919 * AUD9,528

Our new Relaxed tour of Costa Rica takes in several of the key birding sites of this incredibly diverse country but allowing us time to enjoy each location in an unrushed fashion. The backbone of the country is formed by a scenic mountain range, splitting the lowland forests of the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Several roads allow unparalleled access to the lowlands, foothills, and higher altitude oak forests. Our tour takes in many attractive and exotic species including the unbelievable Snowcap, Long-tailed and Orange-collared Manakins, Scarlet Macaw, Fiery-billed Aracari, Talamanca Hummingbird, Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher and Black-and-yellow Phainoptila.

Costa Rica has strongly positioned itself towards avitourism, developing a superb infrastructure to service the numerous visiting birders, and with over 850 species it is easy to understand why! Thrilling birding, quality lodges and a relaxed pace make this destination perfect for anyone!

Top Birds

Scarlet Macaw; Snowcap; Violet Sabrewing; Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer; Black-crested & White-crested Coquettes; Violet-headed, Snowy-bellied, Charming, Scintillant, Volcano, Cinnamon & Talamanca Hummingbirds; Grey-tailed Mountaingem; White-crowned, White-ruffed, Red-capped, Blue-crowned & Orange-collared Manakins; Bicolored Hawk; Turquoise Cotinga; White-throated Magpie-Jay; Scarlet-rumped, Black-and-yellow, Carmiol’s, Flame-colored, Speckled & Crimson-collared Tanagers; Finsch’s Parakeet; Timberline Wren; Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush; Sooty Thrush; Volcano Junco; Costa Rican Pygmy Owl; Large-footed & Yellow-thighed Finches; Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher; Black-and-yellow Phainoptila; Flame-throated & Black-cheeked Warblers; Silvery-throated Jay; American Dipper; Torrent Tyrannulet; Golden-browed Chlorophonia; Baird’s Trogon; Shining Honeycreeper, Red-legged & Green Honeycreepers; Blue Dacnis; Tody Motmot; Jabiru; Black-faced Antthrush; Boat-billed & Bare-throated Tiger Herons.

Top Mammals

Mantled Howler Monkey; Hoffman’s Two-toed Sloth

Habitats Covered

rainforest, cloud forest, highland oak forest, dry forest, rivers

Expected Climate

mostly tropical conditions; warm to humid with cooler conditions in mountainous areas

Max Group Size

3 - 8 with 1 Tour leader / 9 -10 with 2 Tour leaders

Tour Pace & Walking

Our Relaxed series of tours are designed to focus on having an enjoyable holiday with a bird and wildlife focus. Where possible; we have reduced or removed long drives, single night stays and poor/rustic accommodation. We have also sought to reduce or remove difficult hikes, narrow/muddy trails and otherwise oppressive environmental conditions. Early starts and night birding are mostly optional, and we will not spend much time searching for difficult and/or skulking species. These tours are not suitable for hardcore birders and listers, or dedicated photographers.

Accommodation

Comfortable

Ease of Birding

Mostly easy. Garden & lodge birding typically provides good visuals of most species. Some optional forest interior birding.

Photographic Opportunities

Good. Lots of fruit & hummingbird feeders. Photography more difficult within closed forest canopy.

What our clients say about us

Jehudy Carballo
PG, Costa Rica 2024

This was a seriously enjoyable tour. To be fair though it would be hard to NOT enjoy a bird tour to this lovely country. Still the accommodation was good, Jehudy kept a diverse group interested and coordinated with his high level of expertise, responsiveness to individual needs and great birding knowledge—And the birds just kept coming.

Forrest Rowland
SP, Cost Rica 2015

I can say it was a great tour. Forrest and Richard were fantastic leaders. I would bird with them anywhere.

Adam Walleyn
MP, Costa Rica 2022

Adam and the local guide, were exceptionally good, both at making sure the logistics were taken care of and locating, identifying and making sure all of us on the tour saw the bird. Both were the finest I've ever experienced at identifying birds by their calls. All in all, a really terrific trip with over 300 species of birds sighted! A special shout-out for Hotel Robledal. While the hotel is older, the family that owns and runs it are wonderful hosts with an exceptional appreciation for the environment. Returning to Hotel Robledal at the end of the trip felt like coming home. Thanks Rockjumper, for a terrific trip! "

Jehudy Carballo
DK, Costa Rica 2024

Super tour and the excellent guiding services were made even better by the presence of our driver who could be a bird guide in his own right.

Robert Wilcox
JK, Costa Rica

Bobby Wilcox was a good guide. Calm and knowledgeable. The food and accommodation were both very good, Better than I expect.

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