Who are the best luxury travel companies for a family trip with teenagers to Costa Rica?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 4 November 2026
These 18 luxury travel companies name a Costa Rica trip on their own websites and say they plan family trips that take teenagers. Of them, SA Expeditions, Natural Habitat Adventures and Audley Travel have the most Google reviews. Each card gives the trip and the family fact, each with its own source.
Who are the best luxury travel companies for a family trip with teenagers to Costa Rica?
These 18 luxury travel companies name a Costa Rica trip and say they plan family trips that take teenagers; SA Expeditions, Natural Habitat Adventures and Audley Travel have the most Google reviews. Check each card's family line for ages, then compare protection and reviews.
Who is on this page and why. The Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table holds 141 companies: the luxury and premium tour operators ChatGPT names most often when asked about tours. Their own websites were read on 3 November 2026, with their Google and Trustpilot listings matched by name. This page carries every company in the table whose own website, in the pages read that day, names a Costa Rica trip and says it plans family trips that take teenagers: 18 companies. Only companies that meet the Uncompromised Travel definition of luxury are on this page: they mainly sell private trips planned to order at a luxury standard, publish prices of about US$500 per person per day or more, run groups of 16 or fewer in luxury hotels, or run their own small expedition ships or yachts. Cards are in alphabetical order. Each line gives what the company's own website says, as read on that day, with a link to the page it came from; a second reader checked a tenth of the table's rows against the pages. No company paid to be on this page.
Audley Travel
- Best for
- Tailor-made family adventure trips
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells a Simply Costa Rica trip to Arenal, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio.
- For families
- Sells family trips, for example a Family adventure in Costa Rica.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 4817 covers its flight-inclusive trips and ABTOT covers trips that do not include flights. ATOL protection does not apply to all services; parts of a booking not listed on the ATOL certificate are not protected.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.4 out of 5 from 288 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,084 reviews, newest 2 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- audleytravel.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: costa-rica, about-us/financial-protection.
Big Five Tours & Expeditions
- Best for
- Family journeys shaped by children 6 to 15
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells an 8-day Costa Rica trip exploring rural life.
- For families
- Launched a Kids Kouncil in January 2019, a panel of children aged 6 to 15, to guide its family itineraries.
- Founded
- 1973
- How to book
- Through a travel advisor: its own website says it sells only through the travel trade.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 57 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- bigfive.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: home page, about-us/logos-media-kit/big-five-tours-expediti.
Brown + Hudson
- Best for
- Journeys designed with teenagers in mind
- Costa Rica trip
- Plans bespoke Costa Rica trips that can include zip-lining through the canopy of the Monteverde Cloud Forest.
- For families
- Offers a Greece leadership journey designed with teenagers in mind, to be fun, interactive and instructive.
- Limits it publishes
- Charges a minimum non-refundable retainer fee of £1,500 for a bespoke trip.
- Reviews
- Google: 3.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews; Trustpilot: 3.2 out of 5 from 1 review, newest 2 January 2024. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- brownandhudson.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: where/country/costa-rica, meta/greece/metamorphosis-leadership-demo, terms.
Butterfield & Robinson
- Best for
- Bespoke family trips
- Costa Rica trip
- Offers a bespoke multi-active trip in Costa Rica.
- For families
- Lists bespoke family trips, for example to Thailand.
- Founded
- 1966
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 33 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 209 reviews, newest 29 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- butterfield.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: how-to-travel/bespoke/multi-active.
Cazenove+Loyd
- Best for
- Tailor-made family itineraries
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells a 12-day Costa Rica journey from £10,500 per person.
- For families
- Sells a family journey through Sri Lanka that blends wildlife encounters with culture.
- Money protection
- Holds ATOL number 3208, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 114 reviews, newest 18 June 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- cazloyd.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: tailor-made-travel, atol-protected.
Cookson Adventures
- Best for
- Private family adventures, children from 8
- Costa Rica trip
- Plans private Costa Rica trips by land, air and sea, using private yachts, off-market properties, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
- For families
- Offers its East Svalbard expedition camp as a family adventure for children aged 8 and over.
- Limits it publishes
- Typically works with a minimum spend of £150,000 per journey.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 12608 protects flight-inclusive packages on certain bookings, usually where clients are based or book in the UK. It may not protect all services.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- cooksonadventures.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: trips/costa-rica-by-land-air-sea, trips/east-svalbard-new-remote-expedition-camp, faqs.
EYOS Expeditions
- Best for
- Private yacht family expeditions
- Costa Rica trip
- Runs expedition yacht trips to Costa Rica and Panama with rainforest hikes and coastal cruising.
- For families
- Runs themed family expeditions by private yacht, shaped around the group's own needs.
- Website
- eyos-expeditions.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: destinations/costa-rica-and-panama, themed-expeditions.
Four Seasons Private Jet Experience
- Best for
- Select family-friendly private jet journeys
- Costa Rica trip
- Its private jet expedition from the Americas to Antarctica includes a stop in Tamarindo, Costa Rica.
- For families
- Offers select family-friendly journeys for those travelling with younger children.
- Money protection
- Reservations are protected by surety bonds issued by Siriuspoint America Insurance Company; no ATOL, ABTA or USTOA number is given.
- Website
- fourseasons.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: privatejet, privatejet/faqs.
GeoEx
- Best for
- Costa Rica trips suited to families
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells a Costa Rica Discovery custom trip from $10,600.
- For families
- Its team handles every detail of its Costa Rica trips, which it calls especially ideal for families.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 3.4 out of 5 from 2 reviews, newest 9 December 2025. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- geoex.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: trips/costa-rica-discovery, destinations/costa-rica.
Juniper Tours
- Best for
- Family trips, children from 4
- Costa Rica trip
- Plans fully private Costa Rica trips with rainforest lodges, the Arenal volcano and both coastlines.
- For families
- Has planned trips for families with travellers aged from 4 to 71.
- Founded
- 2020
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 214 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- junipertours.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: destinations/costa-rica, home page.
Lindblad Expeditions
- Best for
- Explorers-in-Training programme for children and teens
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells an Inland Costa Rica, the Panama Canal and Pearl Islands voyage.
- For families
- Invites children and teens to join its National Geographic Explorers-in-Training programme on Galápagos, Baja California and select Antarctica, Iceland and Greenland voyages.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.6 out of 5 from 84 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- expeditions.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: home page, about/responsible-exploration.
Natural Habitat Adventures
- Best for
- Private departures for families
- Costa Rica trip
- Runs Costa Rica departures in the green season months of June, July and August.
- For families
- Lets families or groups of friends reserve entire polar bear departures on a private basis.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 299 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- nathab.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: know-before-you-go/mexico-central-america/costa-, know-before-you-go/polar-bears/faqs.
Pelorus
- Best for
- Priced family trips for parents with children
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells A Heli-Surfing Adventure in Costa Rica, run all year round, at £27,000 per person for 4 guests.
- For families
- Sells A Kenyan Adventure for all the Family, July to October, at £25,400 per person for 2 adults and 2 children.
- Money protection
- ABTOT protects non-flight packages for Pelorus Adventures Limited.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- pelorustravel.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: costa-rica/accommodation/nayara-tented-camp, experiences/luxury-group-holidays, terms-conditions.
SA Expeditions
- Best for
- Family tours, including Machu Picchu Family
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells an 11-day Panama and Costa Rica Highlights trip from $6,490 per person.
- For families
- Sells family tours, for example a 7-day Galapagos Family Cruise from $7,690 per person.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 379 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,304 reviews, newest 31 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- saexpeditions.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: destinations/costa-rica-tours, travel-styles/family-tours.
Southwind Experience
- Best for
- Costa Rica family trip
- Costa Rica trip
- Its 8-day Costa Rica Family Odyssey has a land cost from $5,900 per person based on double occupancy for 7 to 12 participants, excluding flights.
- For families
- Its Peru family trip suits families with children aged 5 and up.
- Limits it publishes
- Private trips need a minimum tour length of 7 days and at least 60 days of advance notice, with a suggested minimum budget of $6,000 to $9,000 per person per week for most destinations.
- Website
- southwindadventures.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: destinations/costa-rica/costa-rica-family-odysse, peru-blossoms-unique-destination-families, private-trips.
Steppes Travel
- Best for
- Family adventures for all ages
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells a Costa Rica holiday that pairs the highlights of the north with the remote, less visited south.
- For families
- Runs boat-based family adventures planned to suit every age.
- Money protection
- ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages; clients should check that everything booked is listed on the ATOL certificate. ABTOT covers non-flight packages (number 5488). Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in an independent trust account managed by Serenity Trust; no ATOL number is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 23 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- steppestravel.com
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: postcards/the-story-of-a-leopard-from-kaingo, holiday-types/family/messing-about-on-boats, financial-protection.
Tauck
- Best for
- Tauck Bridges family tours, children from 3
- Costa Rica trip
- Its Costa Rica: Jungles & Rainforests family tour stays in a rainforest lodge, a hot springs hotel and a beach resort, with wildlife spotting, zip lining and river rafting.
- For families
- Welcomes children aged 3 and over on many of its Tauck Bridges family itineraries.
- Limits it publishes
- Requires at least one guest in the travelling party to be 21 or older to make a reservation.
- Founded
- 1925
- Reviews
- Google: 3.4 out of 5 from 40 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.7 out of 5 from 93 reviews, newest 13 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- tauck.com
Voyageurs du Monde
- Best for
- Family activities in Costa Rica from age 7
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells Le grand tour du Costa Rica, 18 days from 5900 to 7200 €.
- For families
- Includes a Rio Sarapiqui outing open to children from age 7 on its Costa Rica trips.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.6 out of 5 from 793 reviews, newest 26 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- voyageursdumonde.fr
Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: voyage-sur-mesure/recherche-voyage/voyage-costa-.
Which of these companies protect your money?
6 of the 18 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Audley Travel: ATOL number 4817 covers its flight-inclusive trips and ABTOT covers trips that do not include flights. ATOL protection does not apply to all services; parts of a booking not listed on the ATOL certificate are not protected.
- Cazenove+Loyd: Holds ATOL number 3208, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority.
- Cookson Adventures: ATOL number 12608 protects flight-inclusive packages on certain bookings, usually where clients are based or book in the UK. It may not protect all services.
- Four Seasons Private Jet Experience: Reservations are protected by surety bonds issued by Siriuspoint America Insurance Company; no ATOL, ABTA or USTOA number is given.
- Pelorus: ABTOT protects non-flight packages for Pelorus Adventures Limited.
- Steppes Travel: ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages; clients should check that everything booked is listed on the ATOL certificate. ABTOT covers non-flight packages (number 5488). Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in an independent trust account managed by Serenity Trust; no ATOL number is given.
Which other companies on this page plan family trips to Costa Rica?
SA Expeditions has the most Google reviews of the 18; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Natural Habitat Adventures: Private departures for families
- Audley Travel: Tailor-made family adventure trips
- Juniper Tours: Family trips, children from 4
- Lindblad Expeditions: Explorers-in-Training programme for children and teens
Who to contact first
Start with the 6 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
- Audley Travel
- Cazenove+Loyd
- Cookson Adventures
- Four Seasons Private Jet Experience
- Pelorus
- Steppes Travel
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Costa Rica family trips with teenagers: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
6 of the 18 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Audley Travel, Cazenove+Loyd, Cookson Adventures, Four Seasons Private Jet Experience, Pelorus and Steppes Travel. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
8 of the 18: Audley Travel, Brown + Hudson, Butterfield & Robinson, Cazenove+Loyd, GeoEx, SA Expeditions, Tauck and Voyageurs du Monde. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
SA Expeditions, Natural Habitat Adventures and Audley Travel, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website names a Costa Rica trip and says it plans family trips that take teenagers. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
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