Costa Rica Travel Guide

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Costa Rica Destinations

• Tortuguero National Park, CR
  
• La Fortuna, CR
  
• Corcovado National Park, CR
  
• Manuel Antonio National Park, CR
  
• Monteverde National Park, CR
  
• San Jose, CR
  
• Alajuela, CR
  
• Cocos Island, CR
  
• Guanacaste, CR
  
• Jaco, CR
  
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Costa Rica Travel Guides

• Tortuguero National Park, CR
  • Family Guide
  • Beach Guide
• La Fortuna, CR
  • Family Guide
• Corcovado National Park, CR
  • Family Guide
• Manuel Antonio National Park, CR
  • Family Guide
• Monteverde National Park, CR
  • Family Guide
• San Jose, CR
  • Family Guide
• Cocos Island, CR
  • Beach Guide

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Scarlet macaws in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica (Ralph Lee Hopkins/National Geographic/Getty)

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Top Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Tortuguero National Park		Hotels
San Jose		Hotels
Cocos Island		Hotels
Jaco		Hotels
La Fortuna		Hotels
Tamarindo		Hotels
Corcovado National Park		Hotels
Drake Bay		Hotels
Manuel Antonio National Park		Hotels
Monteverde National Park		Hotels

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Feature Articles

• Top Ten Eco-Resorts in North America, Caribbean, and Central America
  Live the good life while doing right by the environment and by your wallet at these ten not-too-far-from-home eco-resorts.
• Top Ten Alternative Spring Break Destinations
  
• San Jose by the Sea
  Jacó Beach charms visitors with its mix of quiet beaches, surfing, and nightlife, with nature and wildlife activities within a short drive.
• Tropical Escapes
  Oahu, Costa Rica and St. Kitts
• Where the Rainforest Meets the Sea
  Pack up the family and head to Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio National Park, for a vacation filled with hiking, snorkeling, viewing wildlife, and flying through the forest on a zipline.

Trip Ideas

• Atlantic Ocean: Costa Rica
  Top 10 Spots for Experiencing Sharks
• Fly Me to the Surf
  Macaw Air, Costa Rica
• A Tale of Two Coasts: Costa Rica's Caribbean Side
  
• Adventure Overload: Multisport in Costa Rica
  
• Costa Rica's Amazon: Penetrating Corcovado Nat'l Park
  

GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  Costa Rica - Nature's Richness Revealed
  Boundless Journeys
  from $2995, 8 days
  Walking the "costa rica" - a name meaning rich coast - of Central America, awakening each day to the sounds of the living forest. ...
  
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  50+ Adventures - Costa Rica - Rainforest Adventure
  ElderTreks
  from $3995, 10-14 days
  Costa Rica is an oasis of natural wonders - volcanoes, rainforests, white sand beaches, coral reefs and wildlife - all within a world-renowned system...
  
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  Costa Rica Wildlife Experience
  Discovery Adventures
  from $1849, 14 days
  Discover the most biologically diverse country in the world. Explore extraordinary nature in the National Parks and see turtles, birds and a huge...
  
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  Costa Rica River and Rainforest
  Costa Rica Expeditions
  from $1638, 9 days
  Fly to Osa Peninsula to stay at Corcovado Tent Camp to experience the rainforest canopy. Then a thrilling 2-day whitewater trip. ...
  
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  Costa Rica Coast to Coast
  Southern Explorations
  from $1425, 7 days
  This Costa Rica tour is a beach lover's dream. Spend an entire week on the most breath-taking shores of Costa Rica, along both the Caribbean and...
  

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Attractions

Vista Guapa Surf Camp

Jaco, Costa Rica

Description: Popular surf camp founded and operated by Alvaro Solano, the six-time national surfing champion of... Read More

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Divine Dolphin

Drake Bay, Costa Rica

Description: Dolphin and whale watching tours in an area that's home to 25 species of resident and migratory cetaceans, one of the richest such locations in the world.... Read More

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La Paz Waterfall Gardens

6km (3 3/4 miles) north of Varablanca on the road to San Miguel
Varablanca, Costa Rica

Description:

The main attraction here consists of a series of trails through primary and secondary forests... Read More

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