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Moon Best of Costa Rica: Make the Most of 5-7 Days
From waterfalls and cloud forests to white sand beaches, a week of pura vida awaits with Moon Best of Costa Rica. Inside you’ll find:
  • Flexible, strategic itineraries: Choose the best home base for you with regional five-day itinerary options or combine shorter side trips for a week of exploring
  • The top adventures: Discover the best wildlife and marine life experiences, waterfalls, beaches, rainforests and cloud forests, ziplines, surf spots, and more
  • Authentic can’t-miss experiences:  Swim under a waterfall, raft over rapids, and explore mysterious caves. Admire the forest floor from the middle of a hanging bridge, take an aerial tram with incredible views, or snorkel with sea turtles in warm turquoise water. Relax on a pristine beach, soak in a volcanic mineral pool, and watch the sunrise with a cup of flavorful local coffee
  • Insight from Cartago local Nikki Solano on how to experience Costa Rica like an insider, support local and sustainable businesses, avoid crowds, and respectfully engage with the culture
  • Helpful charts with travel times from San Jose or Liberia international airports
  • Full-color photos and detailed maps throughout
  • Background information on Costa Rica's wildlife, landscape, history, and cultural customs, plus travel essentials like a packing list and health and safety information
With Moon's selective coverage and strategic tips, you can experience the best of Costa Rica.

Planning to stay more than a week? Check out Moon Costa Rica.


About Moon Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to tell—and they can't wait to share their favorite places with you.

For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.
 
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Moon Best of Costa Rica: Make the Most of 5-7 Days
From waterfalls and cloud forests to white sand beaches, a week of pura vida awaits with Moon Best of Costa Rica. Inside you’ll find:
  • Flexible, strategic itineraries: Choose the best home base for you with regional five-day itinerary options or combine shorter side trips for a week of exploring
  • The top adventures: Discover the best wildlife and marine life experiences, waterfalls, beaches, rainforests and cloud forests, ziplines, surf spots, and more
  • Authentic can’t-miss experiences:  Swim under a waterfall, raft over rapids, and explore mysterious caves. Admire the forest floor from the middle of a hanging bridge, take an aerial tram with incredible views, or snorkel with sea turtles in warm turquoise water. Relax on a pristine beach, soak in a volcanic mineral pool, and watch the sunrise with a cup of flavorful local coffee
  • Insight from Cartago local Nikki Solano on how to experience Costa Rica like an insider, support local and sustainable businesses, avoid crowds, and respectfully engage with the culture
  • Helpful charts with travel times from San Jose or Liberia international airports
  • Full-color photos and detailed maps throughout
  • Background information on Costa Rica's wildlife, landscape, history, and cultural customs, plus travel essentials like a packing list and health and safety information
With Moon's selective coverage and strategic tips, you can experience the best of Costa Rica.

Planning to stay more than a week? Check out Moon Costa Rica.


About Moon Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to tell—and they can't wait to share their favorite places with you.

For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.
 
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Moon Best of Costa Rica: Make the Most of 5-7 Days

Moon Best of Costa Rica: Make the Most of 5-7 Days

by Nikki Solano
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Moon Best of Costa Rica: Make the Most of 5-7 Days

by Nikki Solano

Overview

From waterfalls and cloud forests to white sand beaches, a week of pura vida awaits with Moon Best of Costa Rica. Inside you’ll find:
  • Flexible, strategic itineraries: Choose the best home base for you with regional five-day itinerary options or combine shorter side trips for a week of exploring
  • The top adventures: Discover the best wildlife and marine life experiences, waterfalls, beaches, rainforests and cloud forests, ziplines, surf spots, and more
  • Authentic can’t-miss experiences:  Swim under a waterfall, raft over rapids, and explore mysterious caves. Admire the forest floor from the middle of a hanging bridge, take an aerial tram with incredible views, or snorkel with sea turtles in warm turquoise water. Relax on a pristine beach, soak in a volcanic mineral pool, and watch the sunrise with a cup of flavorful local coffee
  • Insight from Cartago local Nikki Solano on how to experience Costa Rica like an insider, support local and sustainable businesses, avoid crowds, and respectfully engage with the culture
  • Helpful charts with travel times from San Jose or Liberia international airports
  • Full-color photos and detailed maps throughout
  • Background information on Costa Rica's wildlife, landscape, history, and cultural customs, plus travel essentials like a packing list and health and safety information
With Moon's selective coverage and strategic tips, you can experience the best of Costa Rica.

Planning to stay more than a week? Check out Moon Costa Rica.


About Moon Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to tell—and they can't wait to share their favorite places with you.

For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781640497337
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Publication date: 12/20/2022
Series: Travel Guide
Pages: 296
Sales rank: 616,561
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Nikki Solano is the CEO of Pura Vida! eh? Inc. and the author of the guidebooks Moon Costa Rica and Moon Best of Costa Rica. Together with her Costa Rican husband, Ricky, she operates the Costa Rica Travel Blog, created the online community DIY Costa Rica, built the Costa Rica Destination Tool, oversees the Costa Rica Travel Shop, and designed the Costa Rica Trip Planning 101 E-Course. Nikki also wrote the cover feature for Wanderlust Magazine's sustainability-focused Travel Green List issue, showcased the country’s destinations and experiences on Rick Steves' Monday Night Travel show and podcast/radio show, and served as the Costa Rica Destination Editor for Essentialist, a luxury travel brand.

Table of Contents

Welcome to Costa Rica 7

Choose Your Best

Week in Costa Rica 9

Seasons of Costa Rica 28

Need to Know 29

Best of the Best 31

Best Wildlife Experiences 32

Best Waterfalls 34

Best Beaches 35

Best Surfing 36

Best Adventure Experiences 37

La Fortuna and Monteverde 39

Top 3 43

Best 5 Days 44

Planning Your Time 46

La Fortuna and Arenal 48

Highlights 48

Hot Springs 54

Wildlife Tours 58

Canyoneering 59

Food 59

Lodging 61

Information and Services | Transportation 66

Monteverde and Santa Elena 70

Highlights 70

Zip-Lining 79

Food and Farm Tours 79

Food 81

Lodging 83

Information and Services | Transportation 85

Caribbean Coast 89

Top 3 93

Best 5 Days 94

Planning Your Time 96

Río Pacuare 97

Cahuita to Manzanillo 100

Highlights 101

Beaches 104

Surfing 105

Snorkeling 106

Nightlife 107

Food 109

Lodging 112

Information and Services | Transportation 117

Tamarindo 121

Top 3 125

Best 5 Days 126

Planning Your Time 128

Highlights 129

Horseback Riding 136

Sailing 136

Snorkeling and Diving 137

Stand-Up Paddling 137

Fishing 138

Food 139

Lodging 141

Information and Services | Transportation 144

Santa Teresa and Montezuma 147

Top 3 151

Best 5 Days 152

Planning Your Time 154

Santa Teresa 155

Highlights 155

Beaches 157

Zip-Lining 159

Nightlife 160

Food 161

Lodging 162

Information and Services | Transportation 164

Montezuma 166

Highlights 166

Hiking 170

Beaches 172

Yoga 173

Nightlife 174

Food 174

Lodging 175

Information and Services | Transportation 176

Manuel Antonio and Costa Ballena 179

Top 3 183

Best 5 Days 184

Planning Your Time 186

Manuel Antonio 187

Highlights 187

Beaches 193

Sailing 195

Scuba Diving and Free Diving 195

White-Water Rafting 196

Zip-Lining 197

Canyoneering 197

Nightlife 198

Food 199

Lodging 201

Information and Services | Transportation 204

Costa Ballena 206

Highlights 209

Beaches 211

Food 213

Lodging 215

Information and Services | Transportation 216

Bahía Drake 219

Top 3 223

Best 5 Days 224

Planning Your Time 226

Highlights 227

Beaches 232

Food 233

Lodging 234

Information and Services | Transportation 236

Wildlife Guide 239

Land Mammals 240

Marine Life 245

Birds 246

Reptiles and Amphibians 250

Insects and Arachnids 252

Essentials 255

Index 283

List of Maps 289

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