We are a small team based in San Francisco de Heredia, in the Central Valley. Since 2014, we have been designing tailor-made trips in Costa Rica and looking after our travelers, from the first idea to the journey home.
Here are the faces you will meet, on the phone as well as on the ground.
Vincent
Founder and Costa Rica specialist
Originally from Belgium, Vincent has lived in Costa Rica for more than forty years. In 2014, he founded Vacances au Costa Rica to share the country he knows from the inside with travelers: its roads, its regions, its lodges and the people who bring it to life.
His story is told on our About us page.
They are the ones who answer your messages, listen to what you are looking for and build your itinerary with you, step by step, until it feels like yours.
Out in the field, they introduce you to the forest and those who live in it: birds, monkeys, sloths, frogs… by day and by night, with a headlamp.
Our driver-guides, including Gioconda and Véronique, accompany our private tours. Experienced drivers and guides at the same time, they share their knowledge of the country from one stop to the next. Travel with a private driver-guide.
For transfers, Mauricio and his team of drivers meet you at the airport and take you from one region to the next, on time and in well-maintained vehicles.
Everything starts with a conversation: your dates, your pace, what draws you, whether wildlife, hiking, beaches or culture. We then suggest an itinerary and adjust it with you as many times as needed.
We favor small-scale lodging, local guides and encounters with the people who live here, far from mass tourism.
During your trip, our team is reachable seven days a week, and an emergency number answers 24 hours a day.
Let’s talk about your trip
Write to us: one of our travel consultants will reply in English.
