Tailor-made trips to Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua —\n designed and operated from San José by a French-speaking team based on site.
Let's talk about your project →Fifteen years ago, my first long-haul flight landed me in Costa Rica.\n As I left, I told myself that one day I would come back to live here.
In between, I traveled: Vietnam, India, Jordan, the Philippines,\n Albania, Croatia. And I worked fifteen years in tourism —\n first as a product manager at a French tour operator,\n then alongside an inbound agency on another destination.\n Fifteen years understanding what makes a trip succeed,\n and everything that can make it fail.
When the opportunity arose, I kept the promise.\n I moved to Costa Rica.
That's where Toucan Discovery was born :\n showing my travelers Central America the way I would have\n wanted it for myself. With a French-speaking team based on site,\n hotels we inspect, and guides we choose one by one.
— Tristan, founder of Toucan Discovery
A tailor-made trip is designed with those who walk the ground,\n not with those watching it from Paris.
Roads change, hotels get renovated (or let themselves go),\n guides evolve, lodges open and close. Living here means knowing all this in real time. When you travel with us, you travel with up-to-date information —\n not with a 2019 paper guidebook.
Not a call center in Paris subcontracting to a provider it has\n never met. We are in Costa Rica, your contacts\n speak your language and personally know every hotel,\n every guide, every driver.
Every property we offer has been vetted by our field\n inspection team. We sleep there, we test\n the services, we check the cleanliness. We renew these inspections\n regularly, because a hotel that was perfect two years ago may no\n longer be today.
Our guides aren't numbers on a schedule. We know them\n by their first name, we know what they tell,\n what they love, what they know how to share.
Before departure, during the trip, after you return: one dedicated WhatsApp line, operated by our team on site.\n A question, a hiccup, a practical query at 10pm Costa Rica\n time — someone answers. This line is never outsourced.
Three neighboring countries, three identities. We operate them from San José,\n as tailor-made or combined circuits.
Six percent of the world's biodiversity on 51,000 km². Active volcanoes, cloud forests, wild beaches, dense jungle —\n and between all that, short drives that keep itineraries flowing.
The southern neighbor the French still know little about, and one we love to offer.\n More diverse than you'd imagine: a mythical canal, a Darién jungle\n among the wildest on the continent, and Caribbean islands nobody\n can place on a map.
Everything we love about Costa Rica — volcanoes, beaches, biodiversity —\n plus a historical and colonial depth rare in Central America, and prices that stay gentle.
It's our specialty. Costa Rica + Panama, Costa Rica + Nicaragua,\n or all three in one grand crossing — we know how to orchestrate transfers,\n borders, rhythms. Tell us your duration, we'll sketch the route.
Excellent guide — he showed us his country with great humanity and passion. Very good organization and a top driver. Thanks to both of them for showing us all the beauty of Costa Rica.
Marcos was exceptional. Passionate about nature and his work, he showed us the soul of his country. He listened to the whole group and made this trip magical.
The guide was exceptional and shared his knowledge, his experience, and his human values. An extraordinary man. Without him, our stay wouldn't have been the same.
Thanks to Christian, our guide, for his generosity, his passion, his knowledge, his good spirits, his fairness… And to Nacho, our driver, for his caution and good humor. Two beautiful encounters.
A stay very well suited to the family. Exceptional guide (Marcos Pitti). Very good driver: smooth, reassuring driving. Quality accommodation. Services matched expectations.
Getting the driver to dance! Keep that less rigid spirit along the route, keep that spontaneity. That's what made the trip memorable! Pura Vida!
Great professionalism and great energy from Christian and Nacho. Always smiling and attentive. I highly recommend.
Marcos the guide is a pure wonder! I recommend him +++ — he expresses himself very well and has incredible general knowledge. Lots of humor, and very attentive to everything going well.
A magnificent trip with an efficient, passionate guide. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
The pace and variety of activities, landscapes, etc. were ideal. Great guide and top driver. Very good group. I recommend.
Toucan Discovery is a Costa Rican SARL registered with theICT (Instituto Costarricense de Turismo) — the official body that regulates\n tourism activity in Costa Rica.
We carry professional liability insurance with theINS (Instituto Nacional de Seguros), Costa Rica's national insurer.\n Your trips are covered in accordance with local legislation.
Throughout your stay, you have a dedicated WhatsApp line operated by our team on site.\n This line is never outsourced.
Deposit at booking, balance before departure, payment by transfer or card.\n No surprises, no hidden costs — every quote details precisely\n what's included.
Toucan Dynamics is our real-time booking platform.\n While we prepare your tailor-made quote, play with it, get inspired,\n look at the available options, vary durations and destinations.\n It's your rough draft before we build the final trip together.
Explore Toucan Dynamics →For a truly tailor-made trip — country combinations, personalized hotels,\n experiences selected specifically for you — it's our human quote\n that makes the difference.
You have a project, a wish, an idea still taking shape?\n We reply within 24 business hours to every request, and our first response\n is never an automatic quote: it's a human exchange to understand\n what you're really looking for.
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