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Costa Rican Vacations

Costa Rican Vacations is a team of local travel experts with over 15 years of experience creating customized vacation packages that ensure clients have an easy, stress-free planning experience and a fun, memorable trip.

Diving Back into Life (with Family)

June 12, 2017 • Ethan Gelber

Although missing part of a limb, Paul Zanelli — a husband, father and traveler, is diving back into life with the help of a family dive vacation.

Special Needs Travel: 5 Great Ideas for a Memorable Family Vacation

March 22, 2017 • Heather Greenwood Davis

Every family deserves a vacation. Fortunately, more and more operators are offering special needs travel for families of all abilities.

Galapagos: Close Encounters of the Wild Kind

October 11, 2016 • Heather Mundt

A Thomson Family Adventures trip to the Galapagos Islands offers families a wealth of up-close wildlife viewing and more.

Family Travel: Creating Nature’s Caretakers

September 8, 2016 • Bryan Jáuregui

For some species, family travel is instinctive or a matter of survival. For others it is a yearning for adventure and discovery. The places where they cross paths – places like Baja, where humans and gray whales can today interact freely and without fear – are magical.

Family Ties: A My PADI Story

May 27, 2016 • PADI

My PADI Story: When I learned that you can be as young as 10 and get PADI certified as a diver, we found ourselves on a plane heading to Palau! as a family!

Citizen Science Programs for Families in Mexico’s Baja California Sur

December 17, 2015 • Bryan Jáuregui

A vacation with education at its core can sometimes seem like a pretty tough sell. These are just three examples of the terrific citizen science programs for families in Mexico’s Baja California Sur.

Central America is a Family Vacation Paradise

December 3, 2015 • Travel Pulse

Expanding your horizons beyond the more popular destinations and into Central America could lead to unexpected adventures in a family vacation paradise.

5 Extraordinary Dude Ranches for Families

November 27, 2015 • Dude Ranchers Association

Here are five fantastic dude ranches for families, where you’re in it for the riding or active, outdoor, multi-sport fun.

10 of the Best Active Family Sports Holidays

August 18, 2015 • Express

Whether you saddle up in Portugal, ride the waves in Morocco or play tennis in the Caribbean, don’t be without this guide to family sports holidays.

Three Generations of Travel

August 10, 2015 • Heather Greenwood Davis

If you’re lucky, you’ll have the chance to travel with your kids when they’ve turned the corner into adulthood. If you’re luckier still, you’ll get to do it with your own parents too.

40 Must-See Places to Take Your Kids Before They’re Grown

August 3, 2015 • Today

Want an amazing family vacation? Check out these 40 must-see destinations. And go while your little ones are still little (or at least before they’re out of the nest altogether).

Costa Rica Family Holidays by Il Viaggio Travel

IL VIAGGIO TRAVEL specializes in the creation of tailor-made, exclusive, stress-free, fun and memorable family travel experiences in Costa Rica.