Arenal / La Fortuna
🗓 2–3 daysVolcano, hot springs and zip-lines.
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Zip-line through cloud forest, soak in volcanic hot springs at Arenal, spot wildlife in Manuel Antonio and surf the Pacific — all within a small, safe country.
It's the gold standard for nature lovers and adventure travellers in Central America.
The destinations worth building your trip around.
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Volcano, hot springs and zip-lines.
Misty cloud forest and hanging bridges.
Rainforest meets beach, full of wildlife.
Volcano, hot springs and zip-lines.
Misty cloud forest and hanging bridges.
Rainforest meets beach, full of wildlife.
Pacific surf and yoga beaches.
Volcano, hot springs and zip-lines.
Misty cloud forest and hanging bridges.
Rainforest meets beach, full of wildlife.
Pacific surf and yoga beaches.
Visa rules change frequently. Most Western nationalities enter visa-free for 90 days; an onward ticket is required. Always verify with the official Costa Rica immigration / e-visa website before travelling.
Hot springs and adventure base.
Canopy walks and zip-lines.
Sloths, monkeys and beaches.
Nosara, Tamarindo and Santa Teresa.
Canals and nesting sea turtles.
A textbook Costa Rican cone above La Fortuna — currently dormant, with hot springs, hanging bridges and cloud-forest…
Costa Rica's most-visited park — rainforest right on white-sand beaches, sloths and capuchin monkeys watch you watch them.
Mist-shrouded Costa Rican cloud forest with canopy walkways, quetzals and hundreds of orchid species.
Costa Rica's wildest park on the Osa — tapirs, scarlet macaws, all four monkey species and a real…
The "Costa Rican Amazon" — green sea turtles nest on the beaches July-October, canal canoe trips for caimans…
