Luxury Philanthropic Vacations in Costa Rica
One of the world’s most desirable destinations, you can experience a sustainable luxury philanthropic vacation in Costa Rica. World-leading in eco-luxury hotels, Costa Rica is our most popular destination.
Discover its awe-inspiring scenery and diverse ecosystems.
You can leave a legacy to enable experts to do what they best in wildlife conservation and biodiversity promotion, including spinner dolphins, hammerhead sharks, and jaguars.
Costa Rican Highlights
Home to 5% of the world’s biodiversity, including sloths, monkeys, pumas and even jaguars, the wildlife spotting is fantastic.
There are also opportunities to surf, snorkel, zip line, engage with cowboys, taste rum, explore Fair Trade coffee farms, and much more.
Costa Rican Eco-Luxury
Costa Rica boasts the most impressive array of eco-luxury accommodation in the world.
Some of our favorites are El Silencio, Lapa Rios, El Mangroove, Drake Bay, Nayara Tented Camp, and raft through the jungle into Pacuare Lodge.
Philanthropy Unlocked
You can leave a legacy in a variety of ways:
Assist marine biologists as they create a breeding area for hammerhead sharks
Help researchers conserve spinner dolphins in the Osa Peninsula
Track jaguars in the wild, and more
Suggested Itinerary for a Luxury Philanthropic Vacation in Costa Rica
Example Price: US$90,000 per person
This adventure enables you to leave a legacy in several ways, furthering the conservation efforts of spinner dolphins, hammerhead sharks, jaguars, and improving biodiversity, along with stunning scenery and meaningful cultural engagement, all in eco-luxury.
Trip Highlights
- Hammerhead Shark encounter
- Spinner Dolphin encounter
- Jaguar encounter
- Spotting other wildlife
- Rafting and zip-lining through the rainforest
- Awesome volcanoes
- Private yacht
- Submarine exploration
Price Includes
- 5 Star Eco-Luxury accommodation throughout
- Private Airport transfers
- Expert local guides
- Meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- Volunteering costs
Note: Price excludes international flights
Sample Day by Day
- Day 1: Arrive San Jose, Costa Rica. You are met at the airport and transferred to your connecting flight to Osa Peninsula. Check-in to Drake Bay Eco-lodge (D)
- Day 2: Wildlife safari - jaguars, tapirs, monkeys, macaws, harpy eagles, and peccaries (B,LD)
- Day 3 Transformational Hammerhead Shark encounter: tagging and tracking with Marine Biologists and researchers (B,L,D)
- Day 4 Wildlife safari during day, turtle nesting at night (B,L,D)
- Day 5: Transformational dolphin encounter - spot and swim with a mega-pod of thousands of dolphins (B,L,D)
- Day 6: Heli-rafting to your jungle eco-luxury Pacuare Lodge on the Pacuare River. Zip-lining, canyoning, or simply relax in the afternoon (B,L,D)
- Day 7-8: Transformational jaguar encounter - hike through the jungle in search of this elusive cat. Collect camera traps and analyze videos at camp (B,L,D)
- Day 9: Free day - choose from adventure activities, or visit a Cabecar Indian palapa or hike to a farming community for a taste of rural life (B,L,D)
- Day 10: You raft out this morning, and fly over volcanoes to Tortuguero. Canoe safari with local experts, and after lunch fly to The Four Seasons Papagayo (B,L,D)
- Day 11: Exploration aboard your private yacht (B,L,D)
- Day 12: Transformational encounter with a biodiversity expert - explore the forest collecting specimens, help take photos and even learn how to document DNA samples and maybe, just maybe, this will be a day that a new species is discovered (B,L,D)
- Day 13: Observe by helicopter the geothermal activity of both live and dormant volcanoes that make up this incredible ridge dividing the Caribbean & Pacific coasts (B,L,D)
- Day 14: Submarine exploration with a marine biologist to explore the wonders of the underworld to a depth of up to 1,500ft (B,L,D)
- Day 15: Folkloric fiesta - interact with farmers & cattle ranchers as they share their stories through traditional dance, folklore and cuisine (B,L,D)
- Day 16: You are transferred to the airport in time for your flight home (B)
Note: This is a sample itinerary only which is to be customized to your exact requirements
Highlights of a Luxury Philanthropic Vacation in Costa Rica
There is so much to see and do – Papagayo, Arenal volcano, Osa Peninsula, Manuel Antonio, Monteverde Cloud Forest, and Tortuguero are amongst the most popular regions.
Hotels and lodges shown here are examples of what we call “eco-luxury”, meaning you minimize any environmental impact whilst retaining your creature comforts.
Costa Rica has the most extensive range of incredible eco-luxury accommodation; some of our favorites are: Pacuare Lodge, El Silencio, Tabacon Resort, Nayara Tented Camp, Lapa Rios, Four Seasons, Arenas del Mar, El Mangroove, Punta Islita, Xandari, Finca Rosa Blanca and Playa Nicuesa.
Leave a Legacy in Costa Rica
There are many ways you can leave a legacy on a luxury philanthropic vacation in Costa Rica. Enable expert marine biologists to conserve spinner dolphins, hammerhead sharks, track jaguars, and collect samples in the forest with a biodiversity expert. Here is just one example:
Tag Hammerhead Sharks
Just off the Osa Peninsula, you board your luxury yacht and join marine biologists and research teams in their tagging and tracking efforts of the Hammerhead Shark, spending the day in one of the largest marine protected areas in the world, the Golfo Dulce.
Note – this is just one example of how you can leave a legacy in Costa Rica, and we delight in crafting trips to your exact preferences.
