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How It Works

Booking a tailor-made trip with CRS Tours is straightforward. Here is exactly what to expect, from your first message to the day you land in Costa Rica.

PLAN MY COSTA RICA TRIPTALK TO A LOCAL EXPERT

✓Planning trips since 1998✓Real people in our San José office✓No planning fees

Arenal Volcano rising above the green Costa Rican countryside

Your trip in four steps

1

Tell us what you are looking for

Share your travel dates, interests, budget and who is coming along — through our Free Quote form, email, WhatsApp or a phone call. No cost, no obligation.

2

We design your itinerary

A local travel specialist builds a personalized, day-by-day proposal: your route, handpicked hotels, tours and transfers. We fine-tune it together until it fits you.

3

Confirm your trip

Once you are happy with the plan, you secure your dates with a deposit. From there we arrange everything: hotels, guides, transfers and any day tours.

4

Travel with local support

You travel with your full itinerary in our travel app, available offline, with one tap to open each route in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, plus a local team on the ground for anything you need along the way.

What is included

  • ✓A tailor-made itinerary
  • ✓Handpicked hotels
  • ✓Private or shared transfers
  • ✓Bilingual guides
  • ✓Optional day tours
  • ✓Local know-how since 1998

All arranged for you so you can focus on the trip itself.

Handpicked hotels and lodges in Costa Rica

Good to know

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No planning fees. Our planning service is free; you pay for your trip, with no hidden charges.
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Fully flexible. Any package can be customized from top to bottom, or built from scratch.
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Changes are easy. Adjust the itinerary while we plan it with you.
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Bilingual staff. Our team speaks Spanish and English, plus several other languages.
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Trusted. CRS Tours Costa Rica has planned trips since 1998 and has won Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice awards many times.

Your trip is planned here, in Costa Rica

Real people in our San José office review every inquiry and put your itinerary together.

Jan Centen

Jan Centen

Founder & Director

Carolina Cruz

Carolina Cruz

Sales Manager

Gabriela Sojo

Gabriela Sojo

Head of Reservations & Operations

Marison Jiménez

Marison Jiménez

Senior Travel Specialist

Stephanie Oviedo

Stephanie Oviedo

Senior Travel Specialist

Meet the full team

What our guests say

“We just got back from a 10-day coast to coast trip in Costa Rica thanks to CRS tours. Our agent Vincent right out of San Jose was awesome. We dealt directly through him for everything and he gave us exactly what we wanted in our itinerary; jungles, volcanos, and beach.”

Kevin C.

“CRS Tours Costa Rica offers superior customer service and diverse tour packages for all interests and budgets. … the entire CRS Tours Costa Rica team provided the best travel arrangements and itineraries I’ve ever experienced during my travels to Costa Rica.”

Dr. Tony L.

Read more guest comments

Not sure where to start? Browse our packages, try Build Your Trip, or read our FAQ.

Ready to start?

Tell us what you have in mind and we will build your Costa Rica trip around it.

PLAN MY COSTA RICA TRIPTALK TO A LOCAL EXPERT


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