# Couples Retreats in Costa Rica: Feel Alive Together Again

> The best couples retreat in Costa Rica for a good relationship gone a bit flat is usually one you build around shared adventure: learn to surf together, swim under waterfalls and do yoga at a retreat center that suits two, such as Anamaya above Montezuma, Bodhi Surf + Yoga in Uvita or Bodhi Tree in Nosara. If you'd rather join a program made for couples, Playa Negra Yoga runs a private 5-night couples retreat on dates you choose, and Anamaya hosts the Mystic Rapture couples retreat from May 1 to 8, 2027.

Source: https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/couples-retreats-costa-rica/
Last checked: 2026-11-13
Programs built only for couples: few and small; we found 6 current ones we can recommend looking at, none with plant medicine (checked 2026-Nov-13)
Private, any dates: Playa Negra Yoga's 5-night couples retreat near Playa Negra, Guanacaste, with Liberia airport transfers
Group, set dates: Mystic Rapture at Anamaya, Montezuma, May 1 to 8, 2027, for a small group of established couples
Adventure-first: almost no ready-made program, so most couples build their own week at a retreat center or surf camp
The research: couples who share new, exciting activities report more satisfaction than couples who stick to pleasant ones (Reissman, Aron and Bergen, 1993)
Easiest beaches to learn to surf as a pair: Playa Guiones (Nosara), Playa Hermosa (Santa Teresa), Playa Chaman (Uvita)
Driest months on the Pacific side: December to March, with April a transition month

Most couples who search for a couples retreat aren't in trouble. They're fine. They love each other, they run a household well together, and somewhere along the way the days started to look the same. If that's you, this guide is for you, and so is Costa Rica: warm water, surf you can learn in a week, waterfalls you can swim under, volcanoes, jungle at night and a yoga class at the end of the day to bring it all down to earth.

We checked every program and place named here in November 2026, and each place links to our profile, which notes whether it's open. We describe what each retreat offers, not what it might do for your relationship; we don't make therapy or health claims, and this site doesn't cover plant-medicine ceremonies. If you mostly want yoga, start with our [guide to choosing a yoga retreat in Costa Rica](/yoga-retreats-costa-rica/).

## What's the best couples retreat in Costa Rica?

For a good relationship that's gone a little flat, the best couples retreat is usually not a program at all. It's a week you build together around new things: a surf lesson side by side, a guided hike to a waterfall, a night walk in the forest, then dinner and a yoga class somewhere quiet. The easiest bases for that are retreat centers that welcome two, such as **[Anamaya](/anamaya-yoga-resort/)** above Montezuma, **[Bodhi Surf + Yoga](/bodhi-surf/)** in Uvita and **[Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort](/bodhi-tree-yoga-resort/)** in Nosara.

If you'd rather join something made only for couples, there are a few. **[Playa Negra Yoga](/playa-negra-yoga-center/)** in Guanacaste runs a private 5-night couples retreat on dates you choose, and Anamaya hosts a group intimacy retreat for couples, Mystic Rapture, from May 1 to 8, 2027. Our guide to [couples-specific retreats in Costa Rica](/couples-specific-retreats-costa-rica/) lists every current program we could verify.

## Why routine dulls a good relationship, and why adventure helps

Relationship researchers have studied this question for more than 30 years, and the short version is encouraging. Couples who do new, mildly challenging things together tend to feel closer afterwards than couples who simply spend pleasant time together. It isn't magic, and the effects are modest, but it points in a very practical direction: plan something you've never done.

![People standing on dark rocks in the surf at sunset at Playa Santa Teresa, with waves breaking in front of them](/static/img/scenes/playa-santa-teresa.webp "Photo: Costa Rica Yoga Retreats")

### What the research found

- **Exciting beats pleasant.** In a 1993 study, Reissman, Aron and Bergen asked 53 married couples to spend an hour and a half a week, for 10 weeks, on activities they both found exciting, or on activities they both found pleasant. The couples doing exciting things became more satisfied with their marriage than the pleasant group.
- **Seven minutes in a lab.** In [experiments published in 2000](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10707334/), psychologist Arthur Aron's team tied partners together at the wrist and ankle and had them cross a mat course carrying a pillow without using their hands. Afterwards they rated their relationship higher than couples given a dull task.
- **New things and desire.** A team led by Amy Muise at York University followed 122 couples who'd been together more than 2 years. [On days they did something new and interesting together](https://www.yorku.ca/research/?p=34150), people reported more desire for their partner, and that went with higher satisfaction.
- **Trust is part of it.** Kassandra Cortes and Emily Britton found that a fun, new task done together raised partners' sense of security with each other, and that security mattered even more to satisfaction than a sense of growth. As they [put it for a general audience](https://www.spsp.org/news-center/blog/britton-cortes-relationship-boost-activities), relying on each other seems to be part of why it works.
- **It can last a while.** In an Australian trial by Coulter and Malouff (2013), 101 couples followed a 4-week online program of exciting activities done together. They reported more excitement and satisfaction afterwards than a waiting-list group, and were still above where they started 4 months later.

On the other side, a long-running study by Tsapelas, Aron and Orbuch (2009) found that married people who felt their marriage was in a rut at year 7 tended to be less satisfied 9 years later. That's a link, not proof of cause, but it explains why "fine but flat" is worth taking seriously.

### What it doesn't show

Most of these studies are short, rely on what couples say about themselves, and measure feelings soon after the activity. The 1993 study's point is that exciting time beats merely pleasant time, not that any date night works. And the famous 1974 bridge study, in which men met an interviewer on a swaying suspension bridge in Canada, was about strangers, not couples; [a 2012 reanalysis](https://doi.org/10.2478/v10059-012-0021-6) found that several of its results weren't statistically significant and the design had real problems. Our article on [why new adventures reignite a relationship](/why-new-adventures-reignite-relationships/) goes through the studies in plain words.

What the research does support is the simple idea behind this guide: if your week at home is pleasant but predictable, spend your holiday doing something new and a little bit scary, together.

## What a real couples retreat is (and isn't)

The words "couples retreat" get stretched a long way, so it helps to draw a line before you book.

**A couples retreat** is a program designed for 2 people as a pair. Something in the schedule is built for both of you: a lesson you take together, partner yoga, guided activities, or workshops for couples. It can be private (just you, on dates you choose) or a small group of couples on set dates.

**A honeymoon suite or a couples' massage is not a couples retreat.** It's a romantic room or a spa treatment, and lovely as that is, it doesn't change what you do all day. Adults-only hotels such as **[Los Altos de Eros](/los-altos-de-eros/)** near Tamarindo and the honeymoon bungalow at **[Luna Lodge](/luna-lodge/)** on the Osa Peninsula are great places to stay; they just aren't programs.

**Couples therapy is something else again.** A few private programs in Costa Rica are led by licensed therapists, and they're meant for couples working through real difficulty. This guide is about the opposite case: a relationship that works and could use more fun. Our guide on [how to choose the right couples retreat](/choose-a-couples-retreat/) compares the adventure, intimacy and counseling kinds side by side.

## Three ways to do a couples retreat in Costa Rica

### 1. Join a program built for two

There are fewer of these than you might expect. On 2026-Nov-13 we found 6 current couples-only programs in Costa Rica that we're happy to point you to, none involving plant medicine, and most lean towards workshops or intimacy rather than adventure. The ones worth knowing:

- **Playa Negra Yoga's couples retreat**, near Playa Negra in Guanacaste. 5 nights at the boutique hotel Café Playa Negra, 4 gentle yoga classes for couples, 4 one-hour couples workshops (with titles such as "Being Seen & Heard"), a couples massage, meals and transfers from Liberia airport. [You pick the dates](https://www.playanegrayoga.com/couples-retreat-costarica), and the retreat is built around one couple. It's the workshop kind, so it suits couples who want to talk things through as well as rest.
- **Mystic Rapture at Anamaya**, Montezuma, May 1 to 8, 2027. An intimacy-focused week for a small group of established couples (about 8 to 12), led by visiting teachers Amara Charles and Shyena Venice, with ocean swims, a sunrise hot tub, open afternoons and meals cooked for you. [Anamaya's page](https://anamaya.com/mystic-rapture-couples-retreat/) is clear that it's not couples counseling, and it's meant for couples whose relationship is solid. Teaching happens in the group and anything intimate stays private between partners, and every practice is optional: the page says you can take it, adapt it or pass.
- **Waves of Culture's private couples surf retreat**, Montezuma. Run by a married couple, Mario, a Costa Rican surf instructor and certified national tour guide, and Jamie, who leads evening yoga. It's the one true adventure-first couples program we found, but [the listing](https://bookretreats.com/r/7-day-private-locally-guided-couples-surf-retreat-in-costa-rica) says it's for intermediate and advanced surfers and "is not a surf lesson".

There are also private counseling-style retreats in Nosara, led by a Gottman-trained psychologist or a licensed marriage and family therapist (the second at Bodhi Tree), and a device-free couples program near Dominical. They're covered in our [couples-specific retreats guide](/couples-specific-retreats-costa-rica/).

![A woman lies on the edge of Anamaya's infinity pool above the forest, with the Pacific stretching to the horizon](/static/img/couples-anamaya-drone-1600.webp "Photo: [Anamaya](https://www.anamaya.com/)")

### 2. Build your own week at a retreat center

This is what we'd suggest for most couples, and it's the heart of this guide. Plenty of retreat centers in Costa Rica welcome two: you book a private room, you join yoga when you want it, and you spend the rest of the day on whatever adventure you choose. The center handles meals, transfers and booking the outings, so there's nothing to plan once you arrive.

It also takes the pressure off a partner who's unsure. Nobody is asked to share feelings in a circle. You surf in the morning, eat well, swim in a waterfall in the afternoon and stretch at sunset, and the closeness comes from the days themselves. Anamaya, for example, has couples' cabanas booked only in pairs and daily yoga, its reception books surf lessons and tours, and the Montezuma waterfall is close by.

### 3. Pick an adventure-plus-yoga trip

If one of you would rather be in the water than on a mat, start with a surf camp that has yoga. Several camps set rooms aside for couples, coach each partner at their own level and welcome a partner who doesn't want to surf. Our [yoga and surf guide](/yoga-and-surf-costa-rica/) covers every camp we profile, and the section below covers the couples angle.

## The adventure menu: things to do together

### Learn to surf together

Surfing is close to a perfect couples activity: it's new for most people, a little scary, very funny when it goes wrong and thrilling the first time a wave carries you. It's also humbling for both of you, which is good for a relationship. Pilar Salazar, who co-founded Bodhi Surf + Yoga in Uvita, describes what most of a surf session really is:

> "... I spend about 95% of my time in the water just contemplating, waiting, paddling, and yes, often struggling against the whitewash. Only 5% (or less!) of the time am I actually riding a wave."
>
> **Pilar Salazar**, Costa Rican co-founder and main yoga teacher of Bodhi Surf + Yoga, Uvita, writing on its blog in 2026

::: slideshow "Learning on the sand at Playa Guiones in Nosara, and paddling out in the calm water of Marino Ballena near Uvita"
![A surf instructor talks a student through a lesson on the wide sand at Playa Guiones, with a board lying beside them](/static/img/p03-bodhi-tree-guiones-lesson-1600.webp "Photo: [Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort](https://bodhitreeyogaresort.com/)")
![A smiling woman lies on a surfboard paddling in calm blue water](/static/img/p03-bodhi-paddling-1600.webp "Photo: [Bodhi Surf + Yoga](https://www.bodhisurfyoga.com/)")
:::

A few tips that keep it fun:

- **Let a coach teach you both.** Teaching your own partner rarely ends well; a camp with small groups lets each of you progress at your own speed. **[Shaka Costa Rica](/shaka-beach-retreat/)** at Playa Hermosa in Santa Teresa works with at most 3 students per coach, and **[Kalon Surf](https://kalonsurf.com/couples/)** near Dominical, which has its own couples page, coaches at 3 guests per coach and adapts the session when one partner is ahead.
- **Pick a gentle beach.** Playa Guiones in Nosara, Playa Hermosa in Santa Teresa and Playa Chaman inside Marino Ballena National Park near Uvita are sandy, forgiving places to start. Pacific waves are smaller from December to April.
- **A non-surfer is welcome too.** Shaka's [Q&A page](https://shakacostarica.com/qanda) welcomes partners who don't surf, and **[Safari Surf School](https://safarisurfschool.com/)** at Playa Guiones notes that many guests come with partners who don't surf.

Our article on [surf and yoga for couples in Costa Rica](/surf-and-yoga-for-couples-costa-rica/) covers lessons for two, mixed levels and what a week looks like.

### Partner yoga and acroyoga

Partner yoga is gentle: you share poses, lean on each other and breathe together. Acroyoga is playful and a bit acrobatic, with one partner on the ground as the base and the other balanced on top as the flyer, and usually a lot of laughing. Both need trust and clear words, which is exactly why couples enjoy them. Edgar Ortiz, the Costa Rican director of the **[Yoga Mandir](/yoga-mandir/)** school in San José, has taught acroyoga with his wife, and spoke about it to the press:

> "Among the biggest benefits, besides being fun, is that it helps develop concentration, flexibility, coordination and brings the couple together, since they complement each other."
>
> **Edgar Ortiz**, director of Yoga Mandir, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, in a 2009 La República article on acroyoga (translated from Spanish)

We couldn't find a studio in Costa Rica with a regular public acroyoga class in November 2026, so think of it as something you try during a retreat week. At Anamaya, the Born to Thrive week (January 30 to February 6, 2027) includes an optional partner yoga workshop that couples can join. **[Reflexion Yoga Tamarindo](/reflexion-yoga-tamarindo/)** arranges private yoga for couples, including sessions on the beach. Our guide to [partner yoga and acroyoga in Costa Rica](/partner-yoga-acroyoga-costa-rica/) has more places and the safety basics.

### Waterfalls, wildlife and a volcano

Not every new thing has to involve a surfboard. Some of the best shared days in Costa Rica:

- **Waterfalls.** The Montezuma waterfall is a short walk from the village, Nauyaca is inland from Dominical, and the La Fortuna waterfall sits below Arenal.
- **Volcano country.** [Arenal Volcano National Park](https://www.visitcostarica.com/where-to-go/protected-areas/arenal-volcano-national-park) has trails past the remains of old lava flows, and the La Fortuna area adds hot springs and hanging bridges through the forest. **[Rancho Margot](/rancho-margot/)** by Lake Arenal adds daily yoga and farm life.
- **Deep forest.** You can only enter [Corcovado National Park](https://www.visitcostarica.com/where-to-go/protected-areas/corcovado-national-park) on the Osa Peninsula with an authorized guide, which turns a hike into a proper expedition for two.
- **A night walk.** Most lodges near the forest can book a guided walk after dark, when frogs, insects and sleeping birds come out.

## Couples-friendly retreat centers in Costa Rica, by region

These are the places we profile that suit two people building their own week. Each name links to our profile, with its status and the date we last checked it. For the regions in depth, see [where to do yoga in Costa Rica, region by region](/where-to-do-yoga-in-costa-rica/).

### Nosara and the northern Nicoya Peninsula

![The coast at Nosara from a light aircraft: rocky points, pale beaches and unbroken forest behind them](/static/img/p04-nosara-aerial-1600.webp "Photo: Alegutierrezc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons")

Nosara, in Guanacaste, is the easiest place to learn to surf as a pair: Playa Guiones is long, sandy and has waves most days. Fly into Liberia.

- **[Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort](/bodhi-tree-yoga-resort/)** is a large resort with several shalas, a spa and private yoga, and it books beginner and private surf lessons with partner schools at Guiones. Good if you want lots of choice.
- **[Harmony Hotel](/harmony-hotel/)** is a beach hotel a short path from Playa Guiones, with daily yoga, for couples who want a relaxed base rather than a program.
- **[Hacienda del Sol](/hacienda-del-sol/)**, north of Nosara near San Juanillo, runs quiet, structured weeks of rest, good food and gentle movement, and says it welcomes guests alone or as a couple. Pick it for the slow half of a trip.

### Santa Teresa, Montezuma and Cabuya

The southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula gives you two moods a short drive apart: lively Santa Teresa for surf and restaurants, and the small village of Montezuma for waterfalls and forest. Most people fly into San José and take the car ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera, or take a short domestic flight to the small airport near Cóbano.

- **[Horizon Hotel & Yoga Center](/horizon-yoga-hotel/)** has ocean-view cabins on the hill above Santa Teresa, which suit couples, and villas with their own pools.
- **[Hotel Tropico Latino](/tropico-latino/)** is a beachfront hotel with daily all-levels yoga and a spa, with Santa Teresa's surf on the doorstep.
- **[Nautilus Surf & Yoga Villas](/nautilus-boutique-hotel/)** gives you your own villa and a class or two a day.
- **[Pranamar Villas](/pranamar-villas-and-yoga-retreat/)** has beachfront villas with yoga on site at the quieter north end of town; its status is less certain, so check our profile first.
- **[Shaka Costa Rica](/shaka-beach-retreat/)**, at Playa Hermosa just north of Santa Teresa, is a surf camp with yoga and small lesson groups.
- **[Anamaya](/anamaya-yoga-resort/)** sits on the hill above Montezuma with ocean views, couples' cabanas, daily yoga and surf lessons, and it hosts the Mystic Rapture couples retreat and the Born to Thrive week.
- **[Ylang Ylang Beach Resort](/ylang-ylang-beach-resort/)**, on the beach just north of Montezuma, has public yoga classes, a spa with couples' massages and the village a short walk away.
- **[The Sanctuary at Two Rivers](/the-sanctuary-at-two-rivers/)**, near Cabuya, runs yoga and meditation weeks in the forest; choose the week by its program.

For Santa Teresa beyond yoga, [santa-teresa.com](https://santa-teresa.com/) covers beaches and where to eat, and [montezumabeach.com](https://montezumabeach.com/) does the same for Montezuma.

### Tamarindo and Playa Negra

Tamarindo is a busy beach town with gentle beginner waves, restaurants and sunset sails; Playa Negra, a little south, is a reef break for experienced surfers but a quiet base for everyone else. Both are an easy drive from Liberia.

- **[Playa Negra Yoga](/playa-negra-yoga-center/)** runs the private couples retreat described above, plus public classes in Los Pargos.
- **[Los Altos de Eros](/los-altos-de-eros/)**, inland from Tamarindo, is an adults-only hotel with a spa and a yoga shala: romantic rather than a retreat, and a good place to rest between adventures.
- **[Reflexion Yoga Tamarindo](/reflexion-yoga-tamarindo/)** arranges private and couples' yoga around your stay; its website doesn't show dates, so contact it directly.

### The Central Pacific

Jaco and Manuel Antonio are the closest beaches to San José, with surf schools in Jaco and the forest and beaches of Manuel Antonio National Park further south.

- **[Prana Rainforest Retreat](/prana-rainforest-retreat/)**, beside Manuel Antonio, once hosted one couple at a time. It's now rented as a whole villa, though in quieter months a couple can ask for the upper level only.
- **[DoceLunas](/docelunas/)** is a small hotel with gardens and a pool in the hills behind Jaco; its website wasn't working in November 2026, so check our profile.

### Dominical, Uvita and the Osa Peninsula

![The long sandbar at Uvita stretching out to sea at low tide, with forested mountains behind](/static/img/scenes/uvita-tombolo.webp "Photo: Costa Rica Yoga Retreats")

The South Pacific is greener, wilder and quieter than Guanacaste. Uvita's sheltered beaches suit first-timers, and the Osa Peninsula beyond is about as remote as Costa Rica gets.

- **[Bodhi Surf + Yoga](/bodhi-surf/)** in Uvita is a small camp with rooms for couples, private surf lessons and gentle waves at Playa Chaman inside Marino Ballena National Park. It's one of the easiest places to learn to surf as a pair.
- **[Waterfall Villas](/waterfall-villas-boutique-eco-retreat/)**, in Barú just north of Dominical, has 6 suites beside its own waterfall, one of them a honeymoon suite, plus vegan food and a few yoga sessions.
- **[Selva Armonia](/selva-armonia/)**, in the hills above Uvita, is a jungle retreat center that hosts one group at a time, so look at its retreat calendar.
- **[Blue Osa](/blue-osa-yoga-sanctuary-and-spa/)** is a beach yoga retreat and spa near Puerto Jiménez on the Osa Peninsula, with the peninsula's wild coast and forest all around.
- **[Luna Lodge](/luna-lodge/)**, above Playa Carate at the edge of Corcovado, has daily yoga and a honeymoon bungalow. Getting there is part of the adventure.

![A woman stands at the foot of a giant rainforest tree, looking up into the canopy](/static/img/p05-luna-lodge-tree-1600.webp "Photo: [Luna Lodge](https://lunalodge.com/)")

### Arenal, the cloud forest and the mountains

::: slideshow "The La Fortuna waterfall below Arenal, and morning yoga at El Silencio Lodge in the cloud forest of Bajos del Toro"
![A thin white waterfall dropping through dense green rainforest near La Fortuna](/static/img/couples-la-fortuna-waterfall-1600.webp "Photo: Isabella Jusková, CC0, Wikimedia Commons")
![Two women in a warrior pose in a wellness studio with floor-to-ceiling windows onto the cloud forest, with singing bowls on the floor](/static/img/p05-el-silencio-yoga-1600.webp "Photo: [El Silencio Lodge & Spa](https://www.elsilenciolodge.com/)")
:::

Inland, the adventures change: volcano trails, hanging bridges, hot springs, cloud forest and cool mountain nights.

- **[Rancho Margot](/rancho-margot/)**, near El Castillo on Lake Arenal, is a working farm with bungalows that suit couples, daily yoga, and La Fortuna about 40 minutes away.
- **[El Silencio Lodge & Spa](/el-silencio-lodge-spa/)**, in its own cloud-forest reserve at Bajos del Toro, has a free yoga class every morning, waterfalls nearby and a spa.
- **[Río Chirripó Lodge](/rio-chirripo-yoga-retreat/)**, on the Chirripó River near San Gerardo de Rivas, pairs yoga and a spa with mountain walks, and it's the base for climbing Cerro Chirripó, Costa Rica's highest peak. Climbing it together is a real challenge.

### The Caribbean coast

The Caribbean side has a different rhythm, Afro-Caribbean food and culture, reef snorkeling and rainforest down to the sand.

- **[Samasati](/samasati-nature-retreat/)**, on a forested hillside between Cahuita and Puerto Viejo, has wooden casitas facing the rainforest, yoga and its own private rainforest reserve.
- **[The Goddess Garden](/the-goddess-garden/)**, near Cahuita, runs ready-made yoga weeks with meals included and suits couples.

### Places that used to run couples programs

You may see older articles recommending couples retreats at **[Tierra de Yoga](/tierra-de-yoga/)** on the Caribbean coast or relationship workshops at **[Costa Rica Yoga Spa](/costa-rica-yoga-spa/)** in Nosara. We found no sign that either runs them now. The last couples program we found on the website of **[Blue Spirit](/blue-spirit-retreats/)** in Nosara was in 2021.

## How to bring your partner on board

If you're the one doing the research, lead with the adventure. "Let's learn to surf in Costa Rica and swim under a waterfall" is an easier yes than "let's go on a couples retreat." Show your partner the beach, the surf camp and the food. Mention the yoga as a nice way to end the day, and leave out anything that sounds like homework. If your partner worries about workshops, a self-built week at a retreat center has none.

Our article on [how to talk your partner into a couples retreat](/talk-your-partner-into-a-couples-retreat/) has the questions reluctant partners usually ask, with honest answers.

## How to choose a couples retreat: questions to ask

- **What do we each want from the week?** Adventure, rest, romance or a structured conversation each point to a different place.
- **Private or group?** A private retreat fits your dates and pace; a group week brings company and a set program.
- **How much is built for couples?** A shared surf lesson or partner yoga class is very different from daily workshops. Ask for the schedule.
- **Can each of us go at our own level?** Ask about lesson ratios, beginner classes and options for a partner who doesn't surf or practice yoga.
- **What's the room like?** Ask for a private room with its own bathroom, and whether there's a couples' cabin or suite.
- **How remote is it?** Osa and San Juanillo feel wonderfully far away; Santa Teresa and Tamarindo have restaurants within walking distance.
- **Does the program include any ceremonies?** Read the description carefully if that matters to you.

Our guide on [choosing between adventure, intimacy and counseling retreats](/choose-a-couples-retreat/) goes further.

## When to go

The Pacific side, where most of these places are, is dry from December to March, with April a transition month, and Pacific surf is gentlest for beginners from December to April. May to November is the green season, with mostly dry mornings, afternoon rain and fewer people; September and October are the wettest. The Caribbean coast has no real dry season, though February, March, September and October are usually the driest months there. Our [guide to planning a yoga trip to Costa Rica](/plan-a-yoga-trip-costa-rica/) covers seasons, airports, ferries and what to pack, and our [wellness and nature retreats guide](/wellness-retreats-costa-rica/) covers the quieter spa and forest stays that make a good second half to an active week.

## Frequently asked questions

### Are there couples retreats in Costa Rica?

Yes, though only a handful are designed just for couples. Playa Negra Yoga runs a private 5-night couples retreat on dates you choose and Anamaya hosts the Mystic Rapture couples retreat from May 1 to 8, 2027. Many more retreat centers suit two people building their own week.

### What is the best couples retreat in Costa Rica for adventure?

There's almost no ready-made adventure program for couples, so the best option is to build your own week at a surf camp or retreat center, such as Bodhi Surf + Yoga in Uvita, Shaka in Santa Teresa or Anamaya above Montezuma. If you both already surf, Waves of Culture in Montezuma runs a private couples surf retreat for intermediate and advanced surfers.

### Is a couples retreat the same as couples therapy?

No. Most couples retreats are holidays with activities, yoga or workshops for two, and the ones in this guide aren't therapy. A few private programs in Nosara are led by licensed therapists, and they suit couples in real difficulty.

### Can we learn to surf together as beginners in Costa Rica?

Yes. Playa Guiones in Nosara, Playa Hermosa in Santa Teresa and Playa Chaman near Uvita are gentle places to start, especially from December to April. Book a camp that coaches each of you at your own level rather than teaching each other.

### What if only one of us does yoga or surfs?

Choose a retreat center where classes are optional, or a surf camp with a non-surfer option. Shaka and Safari Surf School both welcome partners who don't surf, and most yoga resorts let you mix classes with free days.

### Where can we do partner yoga or acroyoga in Costa Rica?

Mostly within retreat weeks. Anamaya's Born to Thrive week in early 2027 includes a partner yoga workshop, and Reflexion Yoga Tamarindo arranges private yoga for couples.

### When is the best time for a couples trip to Costa Rica?

December to March is the dry season on the Pacific coast, and December to April brings the gentlest beginner surf. The green season from May to November is quieter, with mostly dry mornings.

### Do any of these couples retreats include plant medicine?

No. We left out every couples program that includes a plant-medicine session, and this site doesn't cover them. Some programs mention a "ceremony", so read each description before you book.