Which luxury tour operator is best for a solo trip to Costa Rica?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 5 November 2026
These 5 luxury tour operators name a Costa Rica trip on their own websites and say they cater for solo travellers. Of them, Juniper Tours, Backroads and Lindblad Expeditions have the most Google reviews. Each card gives the trip and what the company says about solo travellers, each with its own source.
Which luxury tour operator is best for a solo trip to Costa Rica?
These 5 luxury tour operators name a Costa Rica trip and say they cater for solo travellers; Juniper Tours, Backroads and Lindblad Expeditions have the most Google reviews. Compare the trip and the second line on each card, then protection and reviews.
Backroads
- Best for
- Costa Rica tour, roommate matching
- Costa Rica trip
- Runs a 7-day Costa Rica Highlands to Coast Multi-Adventure Tour from $6,149 per person (the page names no currency).
- For solo travellers
- Will try to find a roommate of the same gender for solo travellers who would rather share a room.
- Founded
- 1979
- Reviews
- Google: 4.2 out of 5 from 123 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, newest 28 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- backroads.com
GeoEx
- Best for
- Custom trips planned for one
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells Costa Rica Discovery, a 10-day custom trip, from $10,600 based on double occupancy (the page names no currency).
- For solo travellers
- Plans solo journeys, either on one of its small group departures or as a trip designed entirely for the traveller.
- 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
Juniper Tours
- Best for
- Private trips, solo travellers welcome
- Costa Rica trip
- Plans private, custom Costa Rica trips that typically run 7 to 12 days and cost about $5,000 to $15,000 or more per person, excluding flights to and from Costa Rica (the page names no currency).
- For solo travellers
- Designs trips for solo travellers as well as for couples, families and groups.
- 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
Lindblad Expeditions
- Best for
- Solo cabins on select voyages
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells Exploring Costa Rica: Guanacaste, Santa Rosa and Rincón de la Vieja, a 6- or 8-day expedition from $3,200 per person (the page names no currency).
- For solo travellers
- Offers solo travellers a double cabin to themselves, dedicated solo cabins or a shared cabin on select 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
Voyageurs du Monde
- Best for
- Tailor-made, solo trips planned
- Costa Rica trip
- Sells Le grand tour du Costa Rica, an 18-day loop from the Caribbean to the Pacific, priced from €5,900 to €7,200 (the page does not say per person or what is included).
- For solo travellers
- Names solo travellers, couples and families in its Costa Rica introduction, which credits its advisers.
- 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 other companies on this page take solo travellers to Costa Rica?
Juniper Tours has the most Google reviews of the 5; Backroads and Lindblad Expeditions have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Backroads: Costa Rica tour, roommate matching
- Lindblad Expeditions: Solo cabins on select voyages
Who to contact first
Start with the cards whose own line fits your dates and way of travelling and ask each the same questions 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 solo trips: 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.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Do these companies all sell the same kind of trip?
No. Each card names what the company's own website gives; lengths, styles and prices differ, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
3 of the 5: Backroads, GeoEx 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?
Juniper Tours, Backroads and Lindblad Expeditions, 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 caters for solo travellers. 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 and 5 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.