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Costa Rica help
Posted on 10/12/21 at 10:32 am
Posted on 10/12/21 at 10:32 am
Wife and I are seriously considering a trip in Feb. There’s a cheap non stop from Houston. We would bring our two kids (2 and 5). Any recommendations on best places/areas to stay and things to do would be appreciated.
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Posted on 10/12/21 at 10:56 am to dLSUm22
following this...we are considering the same with kids a little older.
Posted on 10/12/21 at 11:37 am to dLSUm22
Go white water rafting on the Rio Reventazon. It is a blast. The rapids are rough enough to be exciting but not overly dangerous.
Posted on 10/12/21 at 1:19 pm to dLSUm22
Depends what you want. A resort, a small full-service town, an eco-tourist enclave, a surfing community…
Posted on 10/12/21 at 2:36 pm to dLSUm22
I like flying into Liberia and staying in Guanacaste but if the cheap flight is into San Jose, you have Jaco close by. Stay on the Pacific side of the country.
Posted on 10/12/21 at 3:03 pm to dLSUm22
Costa Rica is the safest most friendly places i've been. flew into liberia and rented a car to our resort. Ended up keeping the car and driving around to different places up and down the north pacific side.. Everywhere we stopped had interesting things to do and great/cheap food.
Posted on 10/12/21 at 3:13 pm to dLSUm22
If Beach, you can head to Los Suenos/Jaco area because it's close to the airport (2 hours) and if you want something different and totally cool go to La Fortuna and do the hot springs. Also, San Jose itself is seriously under-rated.
Posted on 10/12/21 at 3:18 pm to dLSUm22
If the price for Four Seasons is doable, i would highly recommend. Took our kids when they were around that age - they loved the kids club.
Kids are now teenagers - we've gone back a couple of other times over the years - still their favorite vacation destination.
Kids are now teenagers - we've gone back a couple of other times over the years - still their favorite vacation destination.
Posted on 10/12/21 at 3:20 pm to Gaston
We want to spend a couple of days to see volcanoes, waterfalls, hot springs etc. And then use the remainder of days for beach and relaxing. Id love to venture into some of the smaller towns and enjoy the local fare. Is it an easy place to drive around?
I’m thinking we may need to spend a couple of nights in La Fortuna and then spend the remainder of our nights near Liberia?
I’m thinking we may need to spend a couple of nights in La Fortuna and then spend the remainder of our nights near Liberia?
Posted on 10/12/21 at 3:52 pm to dLSUm22
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We want to spend a couple of days to see volcanoes, waterfalls, hot springs etc. And then use the remainder of days for beach and relaxing. Id love to venture into some of the smaller towns and enjoy the local fare. Is it an easy place to drive around?
I’m thinking we may need to spend a couple of nights in La Fortuna and then spend the remainder of our nights near Liberia?
The La Fortuna area is fabulous. I'd spend more time there than Liberia. Look into Proyecto Asis with the kids. They will love it. There are so many nature walks/hikes, waterfalls, hanging bridges, zip lines, etc.
It's extremely easy to drive around Costa Rica. It might be the safest I've felt in any country. I could totally live there. Unless you really want to spend big bucks and stay at a big resort, I'd go more to Tamarindo or beaches near there. The town is small and a bit touristy, but safe and friendly. It's also pretty close to the Liberia airport.
If you could work in a couple of days, I'd try to visit Monteverde. I'd do hanging bridges there. The cloud forest is incredible and there are not that many in the entire world. It's very magical.
I also found Costa Rica to be relatively inexpensive. It's a fairly big country with so much to see. I'd go back!!!
This post was edited on 10/12/21 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 10/12/21 at 4:08 pm to LaLadyinTx
I concur with all that. I go there every month as my GF lives there. I would really recommend La Fortuna with kids, based on proximity and cool stuff to do .
Posted on 10/12/21 at 5:07 pm to dLSUm22
Posted on 10/12/21 at 5:12 pm to dLSUm22
Highly recommend the Arenal volcano area. We rented a car and hopped around the country. Arenal was really beautiful though. Chilled out in the hot springs. Also, zip lining in the Monteverde cloud forest. Fished out of the Quepos area. Dominical was a really neat little town on the coast. We never did the Nicoya peninsula, so I can't speak to it myself, but I know a lot of people like Tamarindo. The whole country is beautiful, so you can't really go wrong, and the people are really friendly. Pura Vida!
Posted on 10/12/21 at 5:45 pm to dLSUm22
Research Montezuma and the waterfalls out of town. Cabo Blanco is beautiful and Mal Pais is a surfer heaven.
Rent a car go to Arenal, stay there a couple of days then head down to Montezuma (stay in a beautiful eco-resort)…few days there then back up to Tamarindo so you’re close to the airport. Make sure you verify the rroads are open if you’re going to take the coast up.
Rent a car go to Arenal, stay there a couple of days then head down to Montezuma (stay in a beautiful eco-resort)…few days there then back up to Tamarindo so you’re close to the airport. Make sure you verify the rroads are open if you’re going to take the coast up.
This post was edited on 10/12/21 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 10/12/21 at 5:58 pm to Lsupimp
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Lsupimp
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I go there every month as my GF lives there.
Cocal?
Posted on 10/12/21 at 6:06 pm to GynoSandberg
No I went legit . I have a perfect 10 Venozalana so I’m out of the game. Turns out, I’m a monogamy guy. Sad, I know lol.
Posted on 10/12/21 at 7:54 pm to dLSUm22
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volcanoes
Arenal is awesome. Stayed at the Arenal Observatory hotel and it's about as good of a view as you can get.
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then use the remainder of days for beach and relaxing
AirBnB in Manuel Antonio (tons of great options from simple/very cheap to big houses with private pools; both with great views). Beaches in the park are great + tons of wildlife
Posted on 10/12/21 at 10:23 pm to Lsupimp
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San Jose itself is seriously under-rated.
I'm curious what you do in San Jose. When I went I tried to get out as fast as possible
Posted on 10/13/21 at 12:49 am to dLSUm22
Look into Rio Celeste waterfall. Not a massive waterfall, but the bright blue water is stunning.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 5:59 am to SportsmanParadise
Is the Hotel Del Rey up and running in CR?
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