# Pacific Trade Winds Costa Rica Travel Company Pacific Trade Winds is the Costa Rica travel company behind EnterCostaRica.com. Since 2007, our Costa Rica-based team has created customized independent vacations around each traveler’s interests, travel style, and budget—with practical planning before the trip and concierge support in country. ## Good to Know Pacific Trade Winds is the Costa Rica travel company behind EnterCostaRica.com. Its Costa Rica-based team designs personalized independent vacations and helps connect destinations, accommodations, transportation and activities into one plan. ## Custom Costa Rica travel, planned around you Pacific Trade Winds combines destination knowledge, tailored itinerary design, provider relationships, transportation and activity coordination, and 24/7 in-country concierge support. ## Choose where to begin Start with how assisted independent travel works, then explore traveler reviews, company commitments, specialized services, contact information, partner resources, and website terms. ### [Assisted Independent Travel](/company/assisted-independent-travel) _Travel style_ Understand how independent travel can be paired with expert guidance and in-country support. [Explore assisted travel](/company/assisted-independent-travel) ### [How It Works](/company/how-it-works) _Planning process_ See how interests, priorities and budget become a customized Costa Rica itinerary. [See how planning works](/company/how-it-works) ### [Why Choose Pacific Trade Winds](/company/why-choose-us) _Traveler confidence_ Learn about local expertise, personalized itinerary creation and in-country support. [Why travel with us](/company/why-choose-us) ### [Reviews](/company/reviews) _Traveler perspectives_ Read testimonials and view customer videos to decide whether a Pacific Trade Winds vacation fits you. [Read traveler reviews](/company/reviews) ### [About Pacific Trade Winds](/company/about-us) _Our company_ Meet the Costa Rica travel company behind EnterCostaRica.com and learn what guides its work. [About Pacific Trade Winds](/company/about-us) ### [Social Responsibility](/company/social-responsibility) _Company commitments_ Read how Pacific Trade Winds describes its responsibility to Costa Rica’s people and environment. [Explore our commitments](/company/social-responsibility) ### [Sustainable Tourism Manual](/company/sustainable-tourism-manual) _Travel guidance_ Review the company’s guidance for travel that respects Costa Rica’s natural and cultural richness. [Read the tourism manual](/company/sustainable-tourism-manual) ### [Contact Us](/contact-us) _Get in touch_ Reach the Pacific Trade Winds team with a question about Costa Rica travel. [Contact the team](/contact-us) ### [Weddings and Special Events](/company/weddings-and-special-events) _Special travel_ Explore planning support for a wedding, reunion or other special event in Costa Rica. [Plan a special event](/company/weddings-and-special-events) ### [Corporate and Incentive Events](/company/corporate-incentive-events) _Group travel_ Learn about Costa Rica planning for corporate, incentive and team-building travel. [Explore corporate travel](/company/corporate-incentive-events) ### [Travel Partners](/company/travel-partners) _Professional partnerships_ Review the Pacific Trade Winds information for travel-industry partners. [For travel partners](/company/travel-partners) ### [Terms and Conditions of Website Use](/company/terms-and-conditions-of-website-use) _Website information_ Read the terms that govern use of the EnterCostaRica.com website. [Read website terms](/company/terms-and-conditions-of-website-use) ## Bring your Costa Rica plans to the team Tell us how you like to travel and what you want to experience. The team can help turn those priorities into a customized independent vacation. [Start planning my Costa Rica trip](/plan-your-trip) Pacific Trade Winds plans Costa Rica vacations for travelers who want the freedom of an independent trip with an experienced local team behind the details. Native Costa Ricans and resident expatriates bring firsthand knowledge of the country’s landscapes, culture, travel routes, and practical rhythms to each customized itinerary. How Pacific Trade Winds works ## Local planning with room for your own travel style The goal is not to hand every traveler the same circuit. The team starts with your interests, pace, budget, and priorities, then coordinates the lodging, transportation, and activities that make the route work as one vacation. * **Local destination knowledge**Native Costa Ricans and experienced resident expatriates share practical insight into regions, routes, culture, and lesser-known places. * **Customized itinerary design**Your trip is shaped around the experiences, travel rhythm, and budget you discuss with the planning team. * **Established provider relationships**Longstanding local relationships can support distinctive accommodations, tours, experiences, and available traveler benefits. * **Coordinated logistics**The team arranges airport transfers, in-country transportation, activities, and accommodations so the pieces of the itinerary connect. * **24/7 in-country concierge support**A dedicated concierge team is available around the clock during the journey when questions or needs arise. * **Responsible travel commitment**Pacific Trade Winds describes a commitment to Costa Rica’s natural beauty and cultural heritage and works with sustainability-minded partners. ## More than a collection of bookings Pacific Trade Winds approaches a Costa Rica vacation as a connected experience: rainforest and coast, wildlife and culture, activity and unhurried time all need to fit a route that feels realistic for the traveler. The value of planning is in those connections—the transfer that makes sense, the right pace between regions, and informed support before and during the trip. Explore the company and service pages above to understand the planning process, read traveler perspectives, learn about Pacific Trade Winds’ commitments, or reach the team directly. ## Location Latitude: 10.59 Longitude: -85.53 By JD Daniels, Costa Rica Roadtripper