Dreaming of a vacation in Costa Rica? Let us help you to plan the best Costa Rica tours for yourself and your family.
Here are our top 7 tips that will make planning the tour easier for you. This way, when you are finally ready to go to Costa Rica, you will have an amazing time and be able to indulge in all the awesome adventure activities the country has to offer.
1. What’s Your Budget?
Whenever you are planning a trip, it is important to establish a budget. This will make it easy to avoid unnecessary surprises and give you the opportunity to enjoy your trip to the maximum. Whether you love making budgets or hate it, it is an essential part of the journey.
If you would like our input, make sure to let us know an estimated budget so we can plan accordingly and don’t lose time quoting above or below your budget. If the budget is not reasonable, we will discuss it with you and see if we can find a solution.
2. Where Do You Want to Go?
Costa Rica is a beautiful place and thus it can become difficult to pick a perfect destination for your vacation. There are so many amazing places with different vibes. I am sure you want to visit them all, but it won’t be possible to cover everything in a single trip.
Therefore, it is important to narrow down a few places to visit and keep other places for the next time. We will help you to figure out what destinations suit your travel needs best. This all depends on the length of your stay, your means of transportation, and most of all your interests.
Monteverde is definitely part of our best Costa Rica tours but if you are looking for a beach vacation, you will be disappointed with all the rainforest, hiking trails, and adventure sports – and no beach in sight.
3. Book Your Flight
When planning the best Costa Rica tours, it is important to know that Costa Rica has two international airports – one located in Liberia and the other located just outside the capital San Jose.
A majority of people tend to fly into San Jose airport because of its location and affordably priced flights. But you can also choose to fly into Liberia airport if you plan on visiting the Guanacaste part of the country.
There are plenty of airlines that fly to and from Liberia airport: American, Southwest, United, and Delta. Moreover, before booking a flight, you can compare different flights and check whether it is cheaper to fly into San Jose airport or Liberia Airport.
We can easily plan the itinerary around your flight plans!
4. The Right Accommodation
When planning your best Costa Rica trip, make sure to let us know what kind of accommodation you prefer. Costa Rica has plenty of the usual chain hotels, especially in San Jose and the tourist hot spots. But what makes the country stand out and leave you with lasting memories, are its beautiful ecolodges all over the country. Costa Rica has been at the forefront of the green tourism movement for many years, so it is no surprise that the country hosts some spectacular ecolodges. One of them is the amazing Pacuare Lodge.
The most thrilling way to arrive at -or depart from- this lodge is by rafting the Pacuare River – one of the best white-water rivers in Central America. The lodge consists of thirteen wooden cabins (made by local Cabécar Indians) in the heart of the Talamanca Mountain Range, where you can explore the rainforest on foot or on horseback. Pacuare supports primary-school programmes and has helped to reintroduce howler monkeys to the forest. Many people have classified this beautiful riverfront lodge as one of the most luxurious eco-lodges in Costa Rica, if not the world.
We can help to find the right accommodation just for you and help make this vacation your best Costa Rica trip ever!
5. How to Travel within the Country?
One of the trickiest things to figure out when planning your best Costa Rica trip might be the means of transportation to use for traveling within the country. But no worries. We are here to help!
There are different options to choose from, depending on how flexible you want to be.
The most convenient way is, of course, a private driver-guide. But not everyone’s budget allows for it. This way we plan the general itinerary but small changes in the daily program are often possible.
The most flexible solution is a rental car which gives you the flexibility to move around at your own pace. On our self-drive tours, you can drive yourself but the route is fixed as we have pre-booked your hotels which is essential especially in high season.
Don’t want to spend the money on a private driver and don’t like driving in a foreign country? We can also book you on the existing shuttle services that take you in comfortable and modern minivans around the main tourist destinations in Costa Rica.
6. Fun Things to Do?
How can you plan the best Costa Rica tours without including some fun things to do? There are so many amazing things to indulge in Costa Rica that you will wish you had some more days on hand.
Whether you want to relax on the beach and indulge in outdoor activities such as hiking the rain forest or exploring the many suspension bridges or want to experience the adrenaline rush through your body with activities such as ziplining, Costa Rica has you covered.
7. Try out the Local Food
Can vacations be complete without exploring local delicacies? Our answer is no!
Known for its use of fresh ingredients, like fruits and vegetables, the cuisine in Costa Rica is generally on the mild side. Exotic fruits grow locally in a tropical environment, so there is always something to make the food exciting. Meals in Costa Rica often contain rice and black beans, such as in the traditional Costa Rican breakfast Gallo Pinto. The dish’s main ingredients of rice and beans are mixed together and paired with other ingredients to give it some spice, like peppers, cilantro, and onions.
These were some tips that will make it easy for you to start planning the best Costa Rica tours.
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