
Wildlife and biodiversity
OsaCaribbeanCentral PacificMonteverde
Sloths and toucans are only the beginning. Plan around the habitats, seasons and hours when animals are most active.

Tailor-made journeys through rainforest, cloud forest, volcanoes and two coastlines.

From the volcanoes and cloud forests of the north to two very different coastlines, Selvora plans journeys across Costa Rica, shaped around the places that suit you, the season and the way you like to travel.

Volcanoes, hot springs and cloud forest. Arenal's cone rising over the plains, the misty reserves of Monteverde, and the dry, sunny coast of Guanacaste. The easiest place to start, and the most varied.

Surf towns and long beaches on Nicoya, forest that runs to the sand at Manuel Antonio, whales off Uvita and the wild rainforest of the Osa Peninsula. Slow days and big wildlife.

Another rhythm entirely. Tortuguero's canals and turtle beaches, reef and forest at Cahuita, and the Afro-Caribbean cooking and culture of Puerto Viejo.
Illustrative routes, not packages. Each one is rebuilt around your dates, interests and pace.
Toucans in the canopy, sloths in the cecropia, red-eyed tree frogs after dark and scarlet macaws over the Osa. We plan your days around the habitats, seasons and hours when wildlife is most active, with guides who know where to look.
Discover wildlife



OsaCaribbeanCentral PacificMonteverde
Sloths and toucans are only the beginning. Plan around the habitats, seasons and hours when animals are most active.

MonteverdeOsaArenal
From steamy lowland rainforest to cool, moss-hung cloud forest: different worlds, often only a few hours apart.

ArenalGuanacaste
Walk old lava flows, watch mud pots bubble and finish the day in water warmed by the earth.

GuanacasteNicoyaCentral PacificCaribbean
Sheltered bays, surf towns, wild Pacific beaches and the Caribbean's slower shore. Choose the coast that suits you.

CaribbeanMonteverdeNicoya
Coffee in the Central Valley, Caribbean cooking on the east coast, and markets and small kitchens everywhere in between.

ArenalGuanacasteOsa
Volcano trails, river days, surf and kayaking, matched to your fitness rather than to a tour operator's schedule.

OsaMonteverdeCentral Pacific
A good naturalist guide can change everything you see. Where it adds most, we build days around one.

NicoyaOsaArenal
Fewer places, longer stays and somewhere to stay that adds to the experience rather than just housing it.

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Costa Rica's two coastlines are less than a day apart and feel like different countries. Here's how to decide between them, or whether to see both.

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Dry season, green season and the regional differences that matter more than either. A practical guide to when to go.

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Both are green, wet and full of life. But walking through each feels completely different, and most good itineraries include both.

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The country looks small on a map. The most common planning mistake is trying to see too much of it.

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How to see more, disturb less and come home with better memories of Costa Rica's animals.
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