Wildlife Photography Holidays & Tours in Costa Rica

NaturesLens runs small-group wildlife photography holidays in Costa Rica, led by David Miles with local specialists. Groups are limited to five or six photographers & single occupancy is included on virtually all trips. The exact maximum is shown on each departure. Choose your Costa Rica trip Essential Costa Rican Wildlife – seven nights: cloud-forest quetzals & hummingbirds. Wildlife Icons of Costa Rica – eleven nights: highlands to Caribbean foothills. Wetlands of Costa Rica – eleven nights: herons, kingfishers & macaws. Ultimate Costa Rican Wildlife – sixteen nights: Pacific waterways to northern wetlands. Wildlife photography in Costa Rica Hummingbirds, toucans & aracaris are photographed from selected gardens & feeders, with frogs & reptiles close up & night walks adding different subjects. David has returned across many seasons, building relationships with local guides, lodges & photographic locations. No species list guarantees a sighting. Read what guests say in our guest reviews or see how NaturesLens designs its photography holidays. Costa Rica offers outstanding opportunities for wildlife photography, with the chance to photograph species such as Basilisk Lizard, Blue Jeans Poison Dart Frog, Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, Collared Aracari, Emerald Toucanet, Fiery-billed Aracari, Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Glass Frog, Green Iguana, Keel-Billed Toucan, Mantled Howler Monkey, Montezuma Oropendola, Red-eyed Tree Frog, Resplendent Quetzal, Strawberry Poison Dart Frog, Three-toed Sloth, Two-toed Sloth, Violet Sabrewing, Violet-capped Woodnymph, White-throated Hummingbird & White-faced Capuchin. These highlighted species represent only a small part of the wildlife found across the area, with many more species present depending on habitat, region & seasonal conditions. Trips in Costa Rica are led by our team of photographers, including David Miles, offering experienced guidance throughout. Costa Rica sits within Central America, where we run a curated set of wildlife photography holidays with experienced guidance. Photography themes commonly associated with Costa Rica include Costa Rican photography, Costa Rican wildlife, the wildlife of Costa Rica, toucans, toucanets & aracari, various species of hummingbird, & amphibian macro photography. For an honest photographer’s guide to the country, read our Costa Rica photography tours guide. For wildlife photography tours elsewhere in the region, see our Central American wildlife photography holidays hub.