Costa Rica Tours, Ltd. (CRT) offers innovative small group tours on set dates and private tours on your dates of choice. Our tours explore the natural beauty of Costa Rica and Panama and the diversity of their cultures. Charlotte, North Carolina-based CRT has been offering educational adventures and culturally oriented tours to Costa Rica and Panama since 1999.
Our Tours
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Costa
Rica Variety Tour - The best of Costa Rica! A small group tour with Costa Rican naturalist guide and U.S. tour escort. Arenal Volcano, Tabacon Hot Springs, Rainforest nature walks at El Silencio Cloud Forest and at Arenal Hanging Bridges, Pacific Beach Resort (2-days), turtle nesting tour and so much more...
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Nature
- Costa Rica is the #1 destination worldwide for nature travel. Hike in the rainforest, view the simmering Arenal Volcano and soak in the thermal waters at the foot of the volcano. Explore botanical, frog and reptile gardens, participate in a bat tour.
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Garden
- For Master Gardeners and all serious lovers of flowers and gardens an experience not to be missed! Orchids galore, tropical plants and trees and several exotic gardens in the prime blooming season.
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Tropical
Cooking
School & Tour - With the growing interest in cuisines from Latin America you can now learn first-hand how to prepare and enjoy "Tico" cuisine while enjoying the beauty of Costa Rica. Certified by American Culinary Federation for 3 CEU's.
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Black
Heritage - Now you can combine a nature tour with a journey into the vibrant culture of the African-Caribbeans who live in Costa Rica. Participate in the Black Heritage Day learn more about this important component of the African Diaspora. This is the first and only tour of its kind in Costa Rica!
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Turrialba & Caribbean Regions - Explore two of the less-traveled regions of Costa Rica where you find unspoiled wildlife, rainforest, beach and a more authentic and historical Costa Rica.
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Student
Adventure - As pioneers in Sustainable Tourism in the eastern regions of Costa Rica, we have developed a true educational adventure for students that includes nature and authentic cultural activities not possible on other tours.
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Sports
Adventure - If you are looking for an active vacation that is invigorating and relaxing at the same time, then this tour is for you!
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Panama
with Canal Transit - Enjoy an unforgettable full transit of the Panama Canal, visit an Embera Indian Village in the rainforest, and enjoy the history and culture of Panama's vibrant capital, Panama City. Panama Canal Railway and historic Portobelo.
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Panama
with Canal & San Blas - Enjoy a once-of-a-lifetime visit to paradise on the San Blas Islands, followed by a history tour of Panama City and a partial transit of the Panama Canal.
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Northern
Pacific Triangle - The most popular region for tourism in Costa Rica: Monteverde, Arenal and Tamarindo. Cloud and rain forests, volcano and hot springs, Pacific Beach resort. Available throughout the year.