Top Destinations


Tortuguero (National Park)

Due to its geologic origins, the region containing the Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Refuge and Tortuguero National Park forms an extensive floodplain made up of highly scenic, interconnected canals, waterways and lagoons. One of the rainiest areas in the country, this region is rich in biodiversity. These factors allow visitors to this extensive network of waterways the opportunity to tour and explore this marvelous world …

Monteverde-Santa Elena ( Biological Reserve-Cloud Forests)

The Monteverde tourism zone is known around the world for its conservation efforts and lifestyle centered around respect for nature.

Owing to the area’s attractions and environment, activities are centered around natural history and adventure; possible tourist activities include bird- (especially the resplendent quetzal), wildlife- and nature-watching, hiking, canopy tours, trips to suspension bridges and visits to butterfly and frog gardens.

The Monteverde Biological Reserve boasts a wealth of diversity …

Volcán Arenal

Located seven kilometers from Fortuna, the Arenal volcano, with its beautiful conic silhouette, is one of the most active in the world. Its charm is enhanced at night, when the color of its eruptions and lava rivers can be fully appreciated. Many of the hotels offer a panoramic view of the volcano and its evening show. Its landscape has two faces: one covered with lush vegetation sheltering a …

Manuel Antonio

Manuel Antonio contains a charming combination of rain forest, beaches and coral reefs. This beaches are the most beautiful in the country, lined with lush forest, and the snorkeling is excellent too. Playa Manuel Antonio, is a picturesque half mile long, white sand crescent bisecting deep green foliage to one side and a private, secluded cove to the other. The forest is home for sloths, iguanas, the rare and adorable …

Jacó

The city of Jacó has a large beach for enjoying sea and sun. Its proximity to San José makes it one of the most popular beaches in the country, visited by both Costa Ricans and foreigners.

Shaped in a pleasant curve, its four-kilometer-long beach is bordered by hills at either end. Swimming with caution, due to strong currents, and surfing are the favorite activities here. Visitors can walk or …

Drake-Osa

An untouched rainforest and the natural beauty of the Osa Peninsula make this region one of the most beautiful of Costa Rica. Recognized as one of the places on earth the densest and varied biodiversity by the National Geographic, the Osa Peninsula, with the Bahía Drake, has become over the years, the top country's ecological destination.

Drake Bay is a pristine bay, with exuberant vegetation, located north of the Osa …

Puerto Viejo

The town of Puerto Viejo offers many facilities to ensure an enjoyable visit. There are also excellent restaurants featuring local and international cuisine, as well as varied nightlife offering traditional music and dancing from the Costa Rican Caribbean.

 

Puerto Viejo sits on a point or cape made up mainly of coral platforms, so several areas here are not suitable for swimming. However, there are other …