Or consider Playa Samara / Carrillo from only $499*

Takes you to: San José and Manuel Antonio or other Pacific Coast or Atlantic/Caribbean Beach.

These sample packages shown above are based on current year round rates and highlight Manuel Antonio; however, we will gladly customize your package for any other Pacific Coast (Guanacaste or Southern Zone) or Atlantic / Caribbean Beaches. For your final customized itinerary, we will reprice your package and apply any discounts available depending on your exact travel dates.

MEAL CODES:

ITINERARY

Day 1: WELCOME TO COSTA RICA
When you land at San José’s Juan Santamaría international airport, our own affable, driver will meet you at the arrivals gate and take you to Colours Oasis Resort Hotel, the focal point of your eight-day, seven-night vacation package. What’s left of the day is yours to spend as you like: hang out at Colours, and then relish the rich gay-friendly night life of San José. Some spots you might want to check out:  La Avispa Discotheque, Bochinche, Club Oh and Puchos Night Club. Our front desk will point you in the right direction.

DAY 2. FREE DAY IN SAN JOSE
Choose a tour that turns you on! Customize your vacation with an optional tour, but we have to know in advance to make a reservation. Here are some of the tours available*.

• San Jose City Tour ($38)
• Pacuare River Rafting ($100)
• Arenal Volcano & Baldi Hot Springs ($95)
• Arenal Volcano & The Springs ($105)
• Arenal Volcano & Tabacon Hot Springs ($116)
• Poas Volcano & La Paz Waterfall Gardens ($92)
• Poas Volcano & Sarchi Oxcart Factory ($70)
• Irazu Volcano & Orosi Valley ($76)
• Coffee Tour ($55)
• Adventure combo ($105)
• Canopy San Luis ($81)
• Tortuga Island in Deluxe Catamaran ($120)

Or don’t do anything organized at all: hang out at Colours’ pool and exercise room, explore the immediate area, walk through more interesting areas of San José such as 19^th century Barrio Amón. Have lunch and dinner at our restaurant. That evening you might want to hit some of the spots you didn’t make the night before, or go back to the place that really turned you on.

Day 3. MANUEL ANTONIO or other Pacific Coast or Atlantic/Caribbean Beach
After breakfast at Colours, you will be taken by private Shuttle Bus to a gay-friendly hotel on Manuel Antonio Beach or other Pacific Coast or Atlantic/Caribbean Beach, just under three hours away. Manuel Antonio is one of Costa Rica’s most visited destination, with  lovely pristine beaches. The afternoon and evening are yours to enjoy as you wish. Again you’ll have to look after your own lunch and dinner.

Day 4. MANUEL ANTONIO TOUR or other Pacific Coast or Atlantic/Caribbean Beach

Choose a tour that turns you on! Customize your vacation with an optional tour, but we have to know in advance to make a reservation. Here are some of the tours available for Manuel Antonio*** (Other Pacific Coast or Atlantic/Caribbean Beach information available at Colours Oasis Resort Hotel)

• Savegre River Rafting ($98)
• Naranjo River rafting ($79)
• Manuel Antonio Park Nature Walk ($50)
• Canopy Safari ($75)
• Sunset Sail ($75)
• Mangrove Kayaking ($65)
• Isla Damas Mangrove by Boat ($65)
• Mountain Horseback riding ($65)
• ATV FourTrax Adventure ($95)

***THIS IS AN EXTRA CHARGE. Or if nothing takes your fancy, just relax and explore on your own. The evening is yours to enjoy as you wish. You’ll have to look after your own lunch and dinner.

Day 5: MANUEL ANTONIO or other Pacific Coast or Atlantic/Caribbean Beach
This day is yours to spend as you please. Hang out, enjoy the beach, explore on your own, or take another tour of the above list. You’ll have to look after your own lunches and dinners.

Day 6: MANUEL ANTONIO or other Pacific Coast or Atlantic/Caribbean Beach or San Jose
Enjoy a free morning in Manuel Antonio or other Pacific Coast or Atlantic/Caribbean Beach. Get in a few morning hours at the beach. After lunch, the Shuttle Bus will pick you up and take you back to Colours. You will be there before dinner. What’s left of the day is yours to spend as you like: hang out at Colours for a while, enjoy a drink at our bar, take an optional dinner at our local Triangle Colours Restaurant and then relish the rich gay-friendly night life of San José.

Day 7: DAY IN SAN JOSE & FAREWELL DINNER

The day is all yours to do as you wish. Take one of the above San José tours that you just can’t miss while you are here, lounge around the hotel pool, or see something of the city. Tonight there will be a great ‘farewell’ dinner at our restaurant included.

Day 8: FAREWELL (FOR NOW) TO COSTA RICA. Our driver will take you to Juan Santamaría international airport in time for you to board your return flight. We hope you had an enjoyable vacation. Hope to see you here again.

WHAT’S INCLUDED: San José airport transfers; four nights at Colours Oasis, Shuttle Bus land transfers to/from Manuel Antonio, three nights at a gay-friendly beach hotel; specified meals and specified tours.

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED: International air fare; airport departure taxes; meals not specified in the itinerary; alcoholic beverages, personal equipment; extras in hotels (laundry, phone calls and room service); gratuities; costs associated with changes in your itinerary for reasons beyond our control.

IMPORTANT:

• Rates are based on double occupancy in Standard Rooms at selected hotels. Upgrades and Single Supplements are available. Please ask for details and prices.

• All land transfers (except airport transfers) are by Shuttle Bus.

• You can upgrade your package with a Car Rental. Ask us for a price.

  Upgrade the package with Private Transfers between hotels. As us for a price.

• For packages arranged during Christmas, New Year and Easter Weeks, there will be at least a 10% extra charge above the regular rate. PLEASE BOOK EARLY FOR THESE PRIME TRAVEL PERIODS.

• All rates include taxes.

• No last-minute changes allowed once the program is confirmed and the clients begin the trip.

This sample package shown below is based on current year round rates and highlight Manuel Antonio; however, we will gladly customize your package for any other Pacific Coast (Guanacaste or Southern Zone) or Atlantic / Caribbean Beaches. For your final customized itinerary, we will reprice your package and apply any discounts available depending on your exact travel dates.

TAKES YOU TO: San José, Arenal Volcano and Beach
MEAL CODES:

ITINERARY

Day 1: WELCOME TO COSTA RICA.
When you land at San José’s Juan Santamaría international airport, our own affable driver will meet you at the arrivals gate and take you to Colours Oasis hotel, the focal point of your eight-day, seven-night vacation package. What’s left of the day is yours to spend as you like: hang out at Colours, and then relish the rich gay-friendly night life of San José. Some spots you might want to check out:  La Avispa Discotheque, Bochinche, Club Oh and Puchos Night Club. Our front desk will point you in the right direction.

Day 2: ARENAL VOLCANO.
After breakfast at Colours, you will be taken by Shuttle Bus to a gay-friendly hotel in the Arenal/La Fortuna area, about three hours away. Located in the north of Costa Rica, the majestic Arenal Volcano attracts  thousands of tourists with the area’s numerous tour activities.

After driving by farms featuring many of Costa Rica’s diverse agricultural products, including ornamental plants, coffee and cattle ranches, where you will have a splendid view of the volcano. After that, luxuriate for several relaxing and rejuvenating hours at one of the volcano’s famed hot springs where you can also enjoy an optional massage or other special spa treatment.

Finally, you’re off to your La Fortuna/Arenal area hotel where you will overnight.

Day 3: FREE DAY IN ARENAL.

Choose a tour that turns you on! Customize your vacation with an optional tour, but we have to know in advance to make a reservation. Here are some of the tours available**.

• Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge ($70)
• Canopy Tour. ($66)
• Arenal Mundo Aventura Canopy Tour. ($70)
• La Fortuna Waterfall on Horseback ($65)
• Arenal Volcano Hike ($50)
• Arenal Hanging Bridges ($60)
• Lake Arenal kayaking ($60)
• Venado Caves ($65)
• Tour Safari Peñas Blancas ($60)
• Whitewater Rafting ($99)
• Sky Tram & Nature Walk ($70)
• Sky Tram & Sky Trek ($85
• Rio Celeste ($106)

**THIS IS AN EXTRA CHARGE. Or if nothing takes your fancy, just relax and explore on your own. The evening is yours to enjoy as you wish. You’ll have to look after your own lunch and dinner.

Day 4: MANUEL ANTONIO or other beach area
After breakfast, you will be     taken by private Shuttle Bus to overnight at a gay-friendly hotel in Manuel Antonio. Manuel Antonio is one of Costa Rica’s most visited gay destination after San José, with gay-owned and gay-friendly hotels, bars, restaurants and lovely pristine beaches. The afternoon and evening are yours to enjoy as you wish. Again you’ll have to look after your own lunch and dinner.

Day 5: MANUEL ANTONIO TOUR or local tour at other beach area.
Choose a tour that turns you on! Customize your vacation with an optional tour, but we have to know in advance to make a reservation. Here are some of the tours available for Manuel Antonio*.

• Savegre River Rafting ($98)
• Naranjo River Rafting ($79)
• Manuel Antonio Park Nature Walk ($50)
• Canopy Safari ($75)
• Sunset Sail ($75)
• Mangrove Kayaking ($65)
• Isla Damas Mangrove by Boat ($65)
• Mountain Horseback riding ($65)
• ATV FourTrax Adventure ($95)

*THIS IS AN EXTRA CHARGE. Or if nothing takes your fancy, just relax and explore on your own. The evening is yours to enjoy as you wish. You’ll have to look after your own lunch and dinner.

Day 6: MANUEL ANTONIO or other beach area.
The entire day is yours to spend as you please or you can select another optional tours from the above list.

Day 7: MANUEL ANTONIO or other & SAN JOSE.
Enjoy a free morning in Manuel Antonio. Get in a few morning hours at the beach. After lunch, the Shuttle Bus will pick you up and take you back to Colours Oasis. You will be there before dinner. What’s left of the day is yours to spend as you like: hang out at Colours for a while, enjoy a drink at our bar, dine at our restaurant included and then relish the rich gay-friendly night life of San José.

Day 8: FAREWELL (FOR NOW) TO COSTA RICA.
Our driver will take you to Juan Santamaría international airport in time for you to board your return flight. We hope you had an enjoyable vacation. Hope to see you here again.

WHAT’S INCLUDED: San José airport transfers; two nights at Colours Oasis, Shuttle Bus land transfers to/from La Fortuna/Arenal and to/from Manuel Antonio; two nights at a gay friendly hotel in the La Fortuna/Arenal area; three nights at a gay-friendly beach hotel; specified meals and specified tours.

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED: International air fare; airport departure taxes; meals not specified in the itinerary; alcoholic beverages, personal equipment; extras in hotels (laundry, phone calls and room service); gratuities; costs associated with changes in your itinerary for reasons beyond our control.

IMPORTANT:

• Rates are based on double occupancy in Standard Rooms at selected hotels. Upgrades and Single Supplements are available. Please ask for details and prices.

• All land transfers (except airport transfers) are by Shuttle Bus.

• You can upgrade your package with a Car Rental. Ask us for a price.

• Upgrade the package with Private Transfers between hotels. As us for a price.

• For packages arranged during Christmas, New Year and Easter Weeks, there will be at least a 10% extra charge above the regular rate. PLEASE BOOK EARLY FOR THESE PRIME TRAVEL PERIODS.

• All rates include taxes.

• No last-minute changes allowed once the program is confirmed and the clients begin the trip.

The Combo or Highlights Tour from San Jose,
Costa Rica is the most popular day trip while staying in the Capital City. You will depart from Colours Oasis – the gay and inclusive resort located in the upscale westend Rohrmoser neighborhood around 6:30 AM with others in a small group including a bilingual guide and driver. The tour package is an intense fun filled set of excursions where you will embark on three distinct adventures.

To get to the different areas we will traverse the city of Alajuela, passing the Agriculture Monument, as well as the Monument to Juan Santamaria named after a folk hero and the famous Mango Park a favorite among visitors alike.

As we ascend the terrain and near the Poás Volcano we will notice a change in temperature and vegetation; we will see coffee plantations as well as fern, flower and strawberry farms along the

ripe red coffee beans ready for harvest while on the combo highlight doka tour

way, creating a beautiful array of colors and textures.

On the way to the volcano we will visit the Doka Coffee Estate for a delicious breakfast. Then we will be treated to a coffee tour in an actual coffee plantation where we will learn the ancient techniques used by the experts to produce some of the best coffee in Costa Rica and around the world. The careful process involved in the cultivation, harvesting and roasting of the Golden Bean will then be illustrated, very hands-on, and then we will savor the delectable end product.

san jose, costa rica, volcano tour Poas

After the coffee tour we will continue to the Poás Volcano where we will not only admire the impressive main crater with its sulfur fumaroles, but also learn about the different ecosystems in this unique and protected national park.

waterfall gardens in costa rica,

Following the visit to the volcano we will continue to the La Paz Water Falls Garden for a scrumptious lunch and tour. As we arrive to La Paz, we will walk through a trail, leading to a spectacular waterfalls in the middle of the rainforest. Inside the park we will also visit the hummingbird gallery, the serpentarium, the bird house, the butterfly garden and the frog’s exhibit; to be enjoyed by all. Our tour will finish with transportation to the Colours front door arriving between 4 – 5 PM.

So go ahead and contact us at either Colours Oasis Resort or our in-house travel desk at Colours Destinations to find out more about this exciting and unforgettable tour.

Tour includes:

•Transportation

wildlife at La Paz Waterfalls Park, Costa Rica

•Bilingual guide (English/Spanish)

•Entrance fee to Poás Volcano National Park

•Entrance fee to La Paz Waterfall Gardens

•Entrance fee to Coffee Tour

•Breakfast

•Lunch

Colours Oasis Resort    www.ColoursOasis.com

Colours Destinations   www.ColoursDestinations.com

A popular question of the GLBT traveler is …” When is the best time to visit Costa Rica? ”. 

This is difficult to answer since Costa Rica has just two very distinct seasons with fans and supporters to both.  Our high or dry season begins during latter November and continues into May.  This period is often frequented by northern snowbird travelers that seek sun and beach destinations during their winters at home. Most of the country receives absolutely no rain and landscapes dry out, begin to look parched then end with brown and dusty conditions.

The exact dates of dry season regarding room rates vary from property to property so be sure to check before finalizing your plans.  Moving your dates slightly might place you into “Green Season” which spans from mid May to mid November and “save you green $$$”  with normally lower rates.  James of Colours Destinations began calling this period “green” in his marketing efforts more than 21 years ago instead of using the negative terms such as low, off or rainy season… and now, “Green Season” is used by the entire tourism industry and government tourism board ICT in promoting this “other season”… when the country is lush tropical and alive from the benefit and effect of typical afternoon showers.  These showers are not oppressive and on the contrary give its destinations vitality and the feeling of wellness from the oxygenation and enrichment caused by the shear “green-ness” and abounding vegetation.  Green Season weather is usually bright sunny morning followed by incoming clouds and then a tropical shower lasting only hours before clearing to another star studded night.  Normally only the two months of September and October may have full days of overcast or rainy conditions except in the Atlantic Zone where dry season normally starts earlier with sunny conditions sooner.

Enjoying the thrill of zipline canopy

Costa Rica is due to explode “year round” as more visitors discover the benefits in both our seasonal periods.  At Colours Oasis Resort – a gay hotel in San Jose, more guests stay extended time during Green Season to take advantage of day tripping tours departing from their front door (volcanoes, waterfalls, canopy ziplines, hiking, birding, horseback, rafting, boating, etc.) to return to the varied dining and gay nightlife options that abound in the capital city and its surrounds.  Shorter stays at the outlying destinations and beaches seem typical since so much more is offered during this time period in the urban metro area.    As an added bonus currently most properties offer discounted room rates to attract international guests to experience the “other season”.

Therefore to answer the question … “When considering your next travel plans, put Gay Costa Rica on a year round timetable; however, remember to GO GREEN, STAY and SAVE GREEN $$$ in GAY COSTA RICA !    

Discover Costa Rica by contacting Colours Destinations (CDI) (featuring tours & travel packages) and /or Colours Oasis Resort (the officical hotel site – your homebase to adventure) to plan your upcoming personal holiday.  Both offer free assistance in arranging your entire visit for throughout the country with their network of gay and friendly venues of Gay Travel Costa Rica. 

Enjoy “Pura Vida !” … which translates  to “pure life” or  really … “Just Live!”

Rafting "the Wilds of Gay Costa Rica"