Journey Costa Rica’s Purpose: Explorations That Connect and Enrich 

Our high-touch, tailormade journeys invite guests into immersive, authentic, and locally-rooted experiences that feel deeply personal – while channeling value back into communities and the natural world. By engaging closely with culture and nature, travelers support and shape the future of traditional livelihoods tied to the land, craft, gastronomy, and local ecosystems. 

Our Commitment to Human Rights

At Journey Costa Rica, we believe that travel has the power to support communities, protect the environment, and create meaningful connections, but only when conducted with the highest respect for people and their fundamental rights.

We are committed to respecting human rights across all our operations, partnerships, and supply chain. This commitment is guided by:

• The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs): We align our practices with these internationally recognized standards, working to identify, prevent, and address any adverse human rights impacts connected to our business.
• The International Bill of Human Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: We uphold the rights and dignity of every individual we work with and for, including our team, local partners, communities, and the travelers who journey with us.
• The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work: We are committed to respecting fundamental labor rights throughout our operations and supply chain, including freedom of association, the elimination of forced and child labor, and non-discrimination in employment. 

We hold ourselves accountable to these principles as part of our ongoing commitment to being a force for good – for people, places, and the planet.

Lobbying Policy

Journey Costa Rica does not currently engage in any lobbying activities. If this changes in the future, any such engagement will be directed exclusively toward creating a positive impact on society or the environment, and toward protecting the communities where we operate.

Positive Impact Committee

Journey Costa Rica’s Positive Impact Committee is spearheaded by Journey’s co-founder and CFO, Rebecca Scotti, and brings together members from across our different countries and departments – ensuring a holistic approach to our sustainability and social responsibility efforts.

The committee meets weekly to review progress, address challenges, set goals, and develop solutions. It oversees both internal initiatives, shaping how we operate as a company, and external initiatives that extend our positive impact to the destinations and communities we serve.

Positive Impact Fund and Partners

Journey Costa Rica empowers guests to help protect Costa Rica’s legacy. We request $100 USD per traveler, per trip that goes into our Positive Impact Fund. We donate 100% of these contributions to carefully selected Costa Rican NGOS to support their work. Our guests have the opportunity to visit the projects and see the impact of their contributions firsthand through curated Journey experiences. 

Journey Costa Rica x Bosque Vivo Foundation

Bosque Vivo is Costa Rica’s first high-altitude forest rehabilitation project, restoring forests that filter and replenish the water flowing into rivers and drinking supplies far below. Through volunteering, education, a working greenhouse, and hands-on research, they’re rebuilding these forests one tree at a time, and we’re proud to stand beside them. 

Together, we’ve restored 900 square metres of wetland, planted over 4,000 trees and shrubs, and welcomed more than 950 kids and adults through hands-on environmental education. Across 15 planting events and a new environmental classroom built to host it all, the forest is growing, one visit at a time.