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Costa Rica - Family Trip
Posted on 9/21/22 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 9/21/22 at 4:25 pm
Starting to plan a family trip to Costa Rica for spring of next year and looking for options. Will be the wife and I and two kids (ages 9 & 12) Would like to do some beaching, rainforest, etc and stay somewhere nice or kind of nice...thanks
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Posted on 9/21/22 at 4:55 pm to craazyjose
Id do manuel antonio, monteverde, and arenal
Posted on 9/21/22 at 10:51 pm to craazyjose
With kids those ages, you should include Manuel Antonio for the beach. A night overlooking the volcano will be something they'll never forget. If you think they can handle a zip-line do that as well.
I don't remember where it was, but they'll love going to the hummingbird sanctuary. It was unbelievable.
I don't remember where it was, but they'll love going to the hummingbird sanctuary. It was unbelievable.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 8:56 am to Bill Parker?
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don't remember where it was, but they'll love going to the hummingbird sanctuary.
Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve
A friend of mine from college moved down there 20 years ago for a summer to do research for his doctorate. Loved it so much he never came back.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 9:34 am to craazyjose
Don't skimp on the rental car. Some of those roads in the mountains are difficult if the car doesn't have what it needs to get up the road. My daughter found that out the hard way.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 10:59 am to craazyjose
Just went with my family (two daughters).
We stayed first four nights at the Springs near Arenal (volcano, rainforest, hot springs, adventure, monkeys, sloths) and then the next four nights at the Westin Playa Conchal (beaches, golf, monkeys).
Perhaps the best family vacation we've ever taken.
We stayed first four nights at the Springs near Arenal (volcano, rainforest, hot springs, adventure, monkeys, sloths) and then the next four nights at the Westin Playa Conchal (beaches, golf, monkeys).
Perhaps the best family vacation we've ever taken.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 12:28 pm to Uhtred
Thanks. A friend who travels there regularly recommended staying 3-4 nights the the Springs and then the rest of the time near Tamarindo/Longasta.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 1:33 pm to VABuckeye
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Don't skimp on the rental car. Some of those roads in the mountains are difficult if the car doesn't have what it needs to get up the road. My daughter found that out the hard way.
Not sure where she was or how bad her car was, but we had no issues at all. We drove all over the Arenal, La Fortuna area and also Tamarindo.
We rented from Vamos, a highly recommended local company. Also, you need to get the insurance.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 3:11 pm to LaLadyinTx
She was going up mountains in a rental car that didn’t have the necessary power to get up those roads.
Posted on 9/22/22 at 5:55 pm to craazyjose
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Thanks. A friend who travels there regularly recommended staying 3-4 nights the the Springs and then the rest of the time near Tamarindo/Longasta.
Unless you plan on going back dont go to costa rica without going to monteverde
This post was edited on 9/22/22 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 9/23/22 at 5:45 pm to craazyjose
I think kids your age would like La Fortuna the best. They have some really nice resorts in the area and they all have cool hot spring pools, ride 4-wheelers near an active volcano, ziplining, an awesome waterfall, whitewater tubing, a coffee and chocolate plantation, and a walkable town with cool restaurants.
Tamarindo is a nice beach town. It's a great place for beginner surfers. I think kids would like it over Jaco or Manuel Antonio.
This post was edited on 9/23/22 at 5:51 pm
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