Find Your Perfect Costa Rica

Costa Rica's adventure capital sits at the foot of a near-perfect volcanic cone. Hot springs, waterfalls, hanging bridges and rafting are all within a 40-minute drive, which is why almost every first-time itinerary starts here.

A misty mountain town wrapped in cloud forest, founded in part by Quaker settlers and now one of the most biologically studied places in the tropics. Cool, green, and unlike anywhere else in the country.

Costa Rica's most efficient wildlife-and-beach combination: a small national park where monkeys and sloths live above white-sand coves, ten minutes from a road lined with restaurants and hotels.

The gateway to Marino Ballena National Park and its famous whale-tail sandbar. Greener, wilder and cheaper than the Central Pacific, with waterfalls in the hills behind town.

Costa Rica's Caribbean coast runs on a different rhythm: Afro-Caribbean and Bribri culture, reggae on the beach road, rice and beans cooked in coconut milk, and a string of beaches you reach by bicycle.

Guanacaste's most developed beach town: consistent beginner-friendly surf, the widest restaurant selection on the coast, and an easy 75-minute drive from Liberia airport.

The wildest corner of the country and one of the most biologically intense places on the planet. Corcovado National Park holds tapirs, all four monkey species and the largest scarlet macaw population in Central America.

A roadless village between jungle canals and the Caribbean, reachable only by boat or small plane. Green turtles nest here in enormous numbers, and boat safaris at dawn are the main event.