r/CostaRicaTravel

Hi everyone! My partner and I (both early 30s) are planning a trip to Costa Rica in late November/early December. We are flexible on the trip duration, can keep it to 8 days or 10 days. La Fortuna is a definite stop, but we're unsure whether to visit Monteverde, Manuel Antonio (MA), or both.

We love wildlife and nature, and we're particularly interested in guided forest walks and night tours. We live in Vancouver, so beaches aren't usually a big draw for us, but experiencing a tropical beach and a different set of wildlife sounds exciting.

Would you recommend adding a few extra days to visit MA, or is Monteverde a better use of our time? We're renting a car and want to avoid spending too much of the trip driving.

I know these similar questions are asked all the time, but even after reading the answers, I am unable to make that decision.

Wife & I are planning to travel to Guancaste region for our babymoon(she will be 6 months pregnant) on14-18th december.

Heard some news about different diseases going around due to mosquitoes. We will be staying at JW Mariott Cost Elena. Would it be safe to travel?

Starting to plan our visit at the beginning of May with our son who will be 4. Would love to hear from families with young ones of any excursions or parks that your kids loved. Understand the area has more for older kids but looking for farms, animal experiences or even side by side tours that might be good for this age.

Hello, I am trying to plan a trip to Costa Rica in January. I am thinking the 3rd-9th as of now. I am kinda overwhelmed by the different places and dont really know where to start with researching. I have done some research into the Monteverde and La Fortuna areas, but I am worried about them being a little too touristy. I think I prefer something a little less commercialized. I am gonna be traveling with at least one other person, maybe 2, so I've been thinking about getting a rental car, but I'm not really sure what people recommend. My friends and I really like nature, hikes, wildlife, volcanoes, beaches, etc. Cool towns/architecture and good food are awesome too. I am not really sure where to go for the best of all that stuff. I have heard there's some stuff further south and east that has good beaches and food and more lively towns, but again I'm just not really sure what I'm looking at. If I had to like rank priorities, it would probably be the nature and wildlife/hikes first, then beaches, then towns and food. We are also broke college students, so any cheaper places/ traveling tips for CR would be awesome. Any recommendations would be dope, thanks!

My Itinery for December is essentially

Monteverde > drake bay > Coravado > Uvita.

Everyday is packed with plans and Im doing it all solo.

I’ve look hard and wide into planning all aspects and felt like this was best for my personal preference.

However, online I see overwhelming amount of evidence that so many people go to La fortuna MA and other places.

I have 2 weeks so I don’t want to spend most of it travelling and picked very carefully.

Am I making a mistake with my plan?

So my husband, myself and our 17 year old daughter (who is autistic) are traveling to costa Rica in April and need your recommendations for beach town. Our plan is to travel to Lafortuna for 3 to 4 nights and then to beach for the last 3 to 4 nights. Our last trip we went to Tamarinda and while it was beautiful we would prefer somewhere less touristy, walkable (we will not have a car). Also any hotel options would be nice. We like quiet boutique like hotels with space for all of us (2 bedrooms) or a quiet space for my daughter. Would also love outings ....nature, again not crowded or super long hikes etc. huge bonus points if it has swings (which is a sensory thing for her)

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>I’ve been to Nosara many times now, and every time I start planning a trip, I tell myself I’m going to try somewhere new. But Nosara is just so good that I always end up tempted to just book it again.
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>The combination of surfing, general town vibes, yoga, and fresh amazing food is something I haven't been able to replicate anywhere else.
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>That said, I really do want to branch out this time. Does anyone have recommendations in Costa Rica, Panama, or even beyond that match that same blend?
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>Appreciate any suggestions!

Hi! Traveling with our 2yo son and friends in January for 10-14 days. We've got our eye on Samara and La Fortuna, making sure to have a pool at our rental and no ambitious plans. Want to move slowly. My friend will be late 2nd trimester as well. Samara and La Fortuna seem perfect for us! However, my husband has now asked if there are any small beach towns like Samara where there is also great surfing? He grew up surfing and would love the chance to do it again (we live in the mountains). Thanks!