This holiday visits the places ticked below. You can design your own itinerary by adding destinations. Select the destinations you would like and click the red button to see full details of the holiday you have chosen.
All Costa Rica holidays include visits to San Jose, Tortuguero, Arenal and Monteverde.All Guatemala holidays include visits to Tikal, Antigua, Lake Atitlan and Chichicastenango.
A holiday in Latin America inevitably means long haul flights, and at least one overnight sector. Air fares vary from date to date and between airlines. Our holidays are scheduled to use the most advantageous air fare.
You can choose which airline you prefer, we will let you know if a supplement is payable. Levels of onboard service and facilities, such as entertainment, vary by airline and route. Please ask us for details. Opinions change over time, but in the 12 months to May 2011, Llama Travel customers’ preference was for KLM, LAN and British Airways, followed by Iberia and Continental. Flights are sometimes operated by another airline in the appropriate airline alliance.
All airlines offer the option of flying from regional airports in the UK, avoiding the need to make your own way to Heathrow. Due to the timing of flights, in some cases this may involve an overnight stop in London or another intermediate airport.
If you would like to break your journey to or from Costa Rica and add a stopover to your holiday, this may be possible.
British Airways flights to San Jose are via Miami, and it is usually possible to add a stop in Miami, allowing you to relax on Miami Beach, drive up to Orlando or down to the Florida Keys.
You can also add a stop in Madrid on Iberia flights.
If you would like more comfort on your flight to Latin America, you can upgrade to business class flights on all airlines, and premium economy is also possible on some airlines.
We can usually get special rates for flight upgrades, saving up to £1,000 per person on a return flight. See the special offers under each airline for details. Special Offer prices for flight upgrades: These are usually available but are subject to availability in the appropriate airline fare category.
British Airways World Traveller Plus provides a separate, quieter cabin with wider, more comfortable seats which recline further and have 7 inches more legroom. There are better meals and a bar service. Seats from Miami to Latin America are in American Airlines Economy Class.
Air France Premium Voyageur class is also available.
British Airways Club World to Miami has seats which convert into full flat beds and have a privacy screen.
Iberia Business Plus between Madrid and Latin America offers seats which convert into flat beds. Between the UK and Madrid, seats are usually the same as in economy class.
KLM World Business Class offers seats that recline to 150 degrees (to Quito) or 170 degrees (to Lima). Between the UK and Amsterdam, seats are usually the same as in economy class.
LAN’s Premium Business between Madrid and South America offers seats which convert into flat beds. Between the UK and Madrid, seats are usually the same as in economy class.
Air France Affaires Class is also available.
An additional charge is payable on upgrade flights outbound from the UK due to UK air passenger duty: For flights to Rio, Quito, Guatemala and San Jose, this is £75; For flights to Lima, Buenos Aires and Santiago, this is £85.
Route: Via Madrid Flight times (to Costa Rica):depart 0620, arrive 1505 Flight times (to UK):depart 1705, arrive 1435 next day Regional departures:Connect to Heathrow - from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester or Newcastle supplement £100 Stopovers: Madrid - up to 24 hours at no extra charge Upgrades: Business Plus - £1429 each way
Special Offer: £849 (16 June - 1 September departures) upgrade to Business Plus£929 other departure dates
Route: Via Miami - Miami to San Jose flights on American Airlines Flight times (to Costa Rica):depart 1335, arrive 2120 Flight times (to UK):depart 1200, arrive 1000 next day Regional departures:Connect to Heathrow - from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester or Newcastle supplement £100 From Belfast supplement £150 Stopovers: Miami - no extra charge Upgrades: World Traveller Plus £479 each way
Special Offer: £279 upgrade to World Traveller Plus
Route: Via Houston or New York Flight times (to Costa Rica):depart 1205, arrive 2030 Flight times (to UK):depart 0800, arrive 0645 next day Regional departures:Connect to Heathrow - from Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh or Glasgow supplement £100 Stopovers: Houston or New York - extra charge Upgrades: Ask us for details