Journeys – El Retiro Private Journeys

The Collection

Signature journeys

Every journey below is a starting point. Dates, accommodations, transportation, dining and experiences are adapted to your group.

Forever Begins in Costa Rica

Private Wedding Journey

Celebrations · 6–7 nights · approx. 10–20 guests

Starting from approximately USD $18,000 per private group

Your wedding does not have to begin and end in a few hours. Spend the first chapter together at El Retiro — arrivals, dining, preparation and the celebration itself — then continue into Arenal, where volcano landscapes, thermal waters and shared adventures become another chapter. Your guests don’t simply attend your wedding. They experience Costa Rica with you.

What can be included

The Big Yes

Private Proposal Journey

The couple + approximately 8–12 close friends and family.

From approximately USD $8,500 per journey

They know they’re coming to Costa Rica. They don’t know what is waiting for them. The proposal is designed around the two of you while accommodations, transportation, photography, flowers, dining and selected experiences become part of the larger journey.

What can be included

Still Us

Anniversary & Vow Renewal Journey

10+ guests total, including the couple and their invited friends/family.

From approximately USD $9,500

Not every love story needs a beginning. Some deserve another chapter. A Costa Rica anniversary or vow-renewal journey can bring together the people, places and experiences that make the moment meaningful.

What can be included

Celebrate Something

Birthdays, Milestones & Private Celebrations

Celebrations · approx. 10–20 guests · 4–6 nights

From approximately USD $12,000–$15,000

You don’t need a wedding to have a reason to bring everyone to Costa Rica. Milestone birthdays, family celebrations, graduations, reunions and engagement celebrations can all become the reason for a private journey.

What can be included

The Last Adventure

Private Bachelor / Bachelorette Journey

Celebrations · approx. 10–20 guests · 4–6 nights

From approximately USD $12,500

One last adventure before the next chapter begins. Not a party-house package — a private Costa Rica adventure with the celebration built around it.

What can be included

Return to Yourself

Signature Private Retreat Journey

Retreats · approx. 10–20 guests · 6–7 nights

From approximately USD $14,000–$16,000 per private group

Begin together. Slow down. Go deeper into Costa Rica. Return differently. Roughly three nights at El Retiro and three nights in Arenal, shaped around your group and your facilitator.

What can be included

Host Your Own Retreat

Retreat Leader / Creator Journey

Retreats · approx. 10–20 guests · custom length

From approximately USD $12,000–$15,000

You bring the community. We help build the journey. Bring your program and your people, and we connect the Costa Rica elements around it while you stay focused on your group.

What can be included

Roots & Rituals

Coffee, Cacao & Nature Retreat

Retreats · approx. 10–20 guests · 5–7 nights

From approximately USD $13,500–$16,000

From the soil, to the ritual, to the people gathered around it. Coffee and cacao become part of a deeper journey connecting nature, food, agriculture, slowness and community.

What can be included

Costa Rica Together

Friends & Family Private Journey

Journeys · approx. 10–20 guests · 6–7 nights

From approximately USD $12,000–$15,000

The people you love. One country. No one left coordinating twenty different reservations. Chapter one at El Retiro for arrival, recovery and private dining; chapter two in Arenal for waterfalls, wildlife and hot springs.

What can be included

The Arenal Chapter

Private Arenal Journey

Journeys · approx. 10–20 guests · 3–5 nights

From approximately USD $8,500–$10,000

Volcano mornings. Rainforest afternoons. Thermal-water evenings. A concentrated private journey through the Arenal region.

What can be included

Wild Arenal

Adventure-Focused Private Journey

Journeys · 10–20 guests · 3–5 nights

From approximately USD $9,000–$11,000

Get wet. Get muddy. Look up. Costa Rica is happening around you.

What can be included

Slow Costa Rica

Nature, Food & Wellness Journey

Journeys · approx. 10–20 guests · 4–6 nights

From approximately USD $10,500–$13,500

No checklist. No race. Just Costa Rica unfolding around you — for travellers who don’t want adrenaline.

What can be included

Costa Rica, Written Around You

Fully Custom Private Journey

Journeys · custom length

From USD $8,500

Don’t see your journey here? Good. Tell us what you actually want. A family reunion, a birthday, a private trip with friends, a celebration or something completely different can begin with one conversation.

What can be included

Final pricing depends on travel dates, group size, accommodation configuration, transportation, dining selections, celebration requirements and selected experiences.

Experiences

Ways to eat with us

Placeholder pricing per experience; all menus are quoted with your journey.

Seven-course tasting

A tropical tasting menu built around the morning’s market: heart of palm, sea bass tiradito, cacao finish.

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Jungle asado

Open-fire cooking on the terrace — whole fish, plantain, chorizo criollo and smoke in the candlelight.

From $120 per guest · placeholder

Chef's table brunch

Gallo pinto, tropical fruit carving, estate coffee cupping and fresh tortillas pressed at the table.

From $75 per guest · placeholder

Mixology ritual

Guanabana, tamarind and Costa Rican rum. A bartender, a story per glass, sunset on the ridge.

From $65 per guest · placeholder

Dinner for two

A single table on the deck, lanterns, a private violinist and a menu written for your story.

From $480 per couple · placeholder

Full-stay chef service

Breakfast, lunch and dinner for the length of your journey, with all dietary needs designed in.

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Sample menu

A placeholder seven-course evening

Swap in your chef’s real menu whenever you’d like.

Aperitivo

Tamarind & rosemary spritz, cassava crisps

First

Heart of palm ceviche, coconut leche de tigre

Second

Charred plantain, queso Turrialba, chiltepe honey

Third

Rainforest greens, passionfruit vinaigrette, toasted pepita

Fourth

Sea bass tiradito, green mango, culantro oil

Fifth

Open-fire beef tenderloin or heart of palm steak

Sweet

Cacao mousse, guanabana sorbet, estate coffee

After

Ron añejo and cigars by the fire pit

Good to know

Dietary care, without fuss

Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, kosher-style, allergy and children’s menus are all part of the planning conversation. Tell us once and it’s handled for every course of your stay.

Private & unhurried

Good. Tell us what you actually want.

Share your dates, guest count, and dietary preferences — we’ll help tailor the experience to your journey.