Southern Costa Rica

www.southerncostaricatours.com

Two routes through the quiet south.

Small-group guided trips between the highlands and the Pacific, with one guide who stays with you from the first morning to the last.

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I'm Preston Metter, and I'll be your guide.

I've travelled to southern Costa Rica every year for the past fifteen years, and it still surprises me. Cloud forest one morning, empty coastline the next, and wildlife you won't find anywhere else on the continent.

No single week can hold all of it, so I've spent those years learning which parts are worth your time — the roads that are worth the extra hour, the stretches of beach nobody else has found, the places best reached before the day warms up. You'll travel at a pace that lets you actually take it in, and you'll never be handed off to a stranger halfway through.

What I really want is simple: to show you the country the way I've come to know it, and to have you leave loving it as much as I do.

Preston Metter Founder & guide, Spirit Tours Southern Costa Rica

The two routes

One travels overland. One flies straight in.

Same country, two different tempos. Choose the one that matches how you like to arrive.

Route A

The Overland

7 days · private van · San José to the coast

We leave the capital by road and climb into the mountains, staying at a highland lodge before dropping down through the valleys to the Pacific. The country changes around you one ecosystem at a time.

  1. Day 1Arrive San José, meet the group
  2. Days 2–3Mountain lodge and highland trails
  3. Days 4–5South through the valleys toward the coast
  4. Days 6–7Beach days, then the return transfer

Private vehicle throughout. No connecting flights.

Route B

The Southern Flight

6 days plus travel · surf and rainforest

A short domestic hop puts you in the deep south on day one. The rest of the week divides between the water and the trees — surf in the mornings, rainforest and wildlife in the afternoons.

  1. Day 1Fly south and settle in
  2. Days 2–3Surf sessions along the coastline
  3. Days 4–5Rainforest and wildlife days
  4. Day 6Free morning, then the flight back

Domestic flight included. Travel days sit either side.

Included

What the price covers.

$5,000 per person on either route. Departures run once three guests are confirmed.

Guiding

One guide with you for the whole trip, never handed off between operators.

Lodging

Every night booked ahead at lodges and small hotels rather than resorts.

Transport

Private vehicle for the group, plus the domestic flight on Route B.

Park entries

Reserve fees and guided entries arranged before you arrive.

Departures

Trips leave on alternating Saturdays.

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Get in touch

Tell us the date and how many of you.

Email is the fastest way to reach us. We'll confirm availability, talk through which route suits your group, and handle the booking from there.

prestonfmetter@gmail.com