Which luxury tour operator is best for a honeymoon to Costa Rica?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 4 November 2026
These 10 luxury tour operators name a Costa Rica trip on their own websites and say they plan honeymoons. Of them, SA Expeditions, Audley Travel and Juniper Tours have the most Google reviews. Each card gives the trip and the honeymoon fact, each with its own source.
Which luxury tour operator is best for a honeymoon to Costa Rica?
These 10 luxury tour operators name a Costa Rica trip and say they plan honeymoons; SA Expeditions, Audley Travel and Juniper Tours have the most Google reviews. Choose by the trip and the honeymoon line on each card, then compare protection and reviews.
Audley Travel
- Best for
- Tailor-made honeymoon trips
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells a Simply Costa Rica trip to Arenal, Monteverde and Manuel Antonio.
- Honeymoons
- Sells honeymoon trips, for example a Luxury honeymoon in Morocco.
- 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
Brown + Hudson
- Best for
- Honeymoons planned to order
- Costa Rica trip
- Plans bespoke Costa Rica trips that can include zip-lining through the canopy of the Monteverde Cloud Forest.
- Honeymoons
- Sells an African honeymoon that pairs Ethiopia's Omo Valley communities with an island stay in Madagascar.
- 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
Cazenove+Loyd
- Best for
- Tailor-made honeymoons
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells a 12-day Costa Rica journey from £10,500 per person.
- Honeymoons
- Plans luxury tailor-made honeymoons, with its sample itineraries offered only as suggestions.
- 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
Juniper Tours
- Best for
- Honeymoons among its most requested trips
- Costa Rica trip
- Plans fully private Costa Rica trips with rainforest lodges, the Arenal volcano and both coastlines.
- Honeymoons
- Honeymoon and couples travel is one of its most requested trip types.
- 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
Pelorus
- Best for
- Bespoke luxury honeymoons
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells A Heli-Surfing Adventure in Costa Rica, run all year round, at £27,000 per person for 4 guests.
- Honeymoons
- Sells a honeymoon in Bhutan's Himalayas, hiking between sacred temples, remote valleys and mountain lodges.
- 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
SA Expeditions
- Best for
- 8-day Peru honeymoon trip
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells an 11-day Panama and Costa Rica Highlights trip from $6,490 per person.
- Honeymoons
- Sells an 8-day Peru Honeymoon trip from $4,390 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
Southwind Experience
- Best for
- Private trips designed for honeymooners
- 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.
- Honeymoons
- Designs its trips for families, honeymooners, couples and friends.
- 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
Steppes Travel
- Best for
- Honeymoons, including a yacht for two
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells a Costa Rica holiday that pairs the highlights of the north with the remote, less visited south.
- Honeymoons
- Sells Alexa private cruises, a yacht for just two guests that it offers for honeymoons.
- 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
The Luxury Holiday Company
- Best for
- Honeymoons among special-occasion trips
- Costa Rica trip
- Offers a collection of Costa Rica holidays planned with its experts.
- Honeymoons
- Plans holidays for special occasions, honeymoons included.
- Money protection
- Holds ATOL and ABTOT licences, with ABTOT cover entered under Wexas Ltd number 52; no ATOL number is given.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- theluxuryholidaycompany.com
Voyageurs du Monde
- Best for
- Honeymoon world tour via Sydney
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells Le grand tour du Costa Rica, 18 days from 5900 to 7200 €.
- Honeymoons
- Sells Noces autour du monde, a 19-day honeymoon world tour via Los Angeles, Polynesia and Sydney, from 9600 to 13000 €.
- 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
Which of these companies protect your money?
5 of the 10 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.
- 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.
- The Luxury Holiday Company: Holds ATOL and ABTOT licences, with ABTOT cover entered under Wexas Ltd number 52; no ATOL number is given.
Which other companies on this page plan honeymoons in Costa Rica?
SA Expeditions has the most Google reviews of the 10; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Audley Travel: Tailor-made honeymoon trips
- Juniper Tours: Honeymoons among its most requested trips
- Steppes Travel: Honeymoons, including a yacht for two
- Cazenove+Loyd: Tailor-made honeymoons
Who to contact first
Start with the 5 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
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 honeymoon tour operators: 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?
5 of the 10 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Audley Travel, Cazenove+Loyd, Pelorus, Steppes Travel and The Luxury Holiday Company. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
5 of the 10: Audley Travel, Brown + Hudson, Cazenove+Loyd, SA Expeditions 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, Audley Travel and Juniper Tours, 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 honeymoons. 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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Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. Photos show the places named in their captions, not any company's trips. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.