Browsing: Costa Rica
To really experience Costa Rica’s wildlife and landscapes, you have to set off on foot. Here are our favorite jungle hikes, from the Pacific coast to the Monteverde cloud forest.
Costa Rica is called the Switzerland of Central America. But why? I went looking for answers — and found the comparison limps badly, except on one surprising point.
Discover the exclusive Papagayo Peninsula: pristine beaches, two world-class resorts, championship golf, and the unforgettable soundtrack of howler monkeys at dawn.
Tamarindo is alive: surfers, bars, sunsets. And right next door, it goes quiet. In Las Baulas National Park, still mangrove channels wait instead of waves.
The Nauyaca Waterfalls are a highlight of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. Our advice: pick the farther entrance, then take in the upper waterfall first and finish at the lower one with its natural pool.
The mystical Monteverde Cloud Forest in the heart of Costa Rica is worth a trip on its own: on the hike to the continental divide you cross several climate zones in no time.
Travel tips for the famous Manuel Antonio National Park. Katja loves the park; Walter advises against the visit.
Inside Marino Ballena National Park: humpback whales surfacing next to the boat, a low-tide walk out along the famous whale-tail sandbar, and the boutique hotel we nearly skidded backward off the mountain to reach.
Our tested 2.5-week Costa Rica route along the Pacific: rainforest, cloud forest, jungle lodges, Arenal volcano hikes, and the hotel pick we nearly skidded backward off the mountain to reach.
Rainforest, lush green, and a quietly watching volcano: around La Fortuna, you experience Costa Rica at full intensity. Four excursions show you this memorable region from very different angles.