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Day Trips from San José | Exploring Costa Rica 2025

Costa Rica is the perfect adventure holiday destination. There is so much to discover and you could spend months exploring, only just to scratch the surface. Whilst the main attractions…

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Day Trip to Arenal National Park | What You Need to Know

Arenal National Park, and of course the volcano, is a symbol of Costa Rica. It is famous for the amazing scenery, the wildlife and some of the best Instagram spots…

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2 Weeks in Costa Rica | An Epic Itinerary

This summer, we both went on the holiday of a lifetime. We had mulled over the idea of a Costa Rican adventure since covid and finally bit the bullet and…

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Hotel Presidente San Jose | A Review

The travel time from the UK to Costa Rica is long. Off season, you can spend the best part of 20 hours travelling! Because of this, you need a hotel…

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Lagarta Lodge Nosara | Our Review

The Pacific Coast was our final stop on our Costa Rican adventure. We wanted to make sure we had the full spectrum whilst we were in the country and an…

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Night walk in Monteverde | The Wildlife of Costa Rica

One of the best things to do in Costa Rica has to be a night walk. And, a night walk in Monteverde is surely one of the best of the…

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Day Trip to the Santa Elena Reserve | Seeing Pristine Cloud Forest

One of the major reasons to visit Monteverde is the mystical cloud forest. This is some of the best of this habitat not only in Central America, but the world.…

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Visiting Treetopia Monteverde | Exploring the Cloud Forest

The cloud forest Monteverde was one of the most unique and exciting places I have ever been to. On our third day in this area, we had booked in to…

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Hotel Belmar Monteverde | A Review

After sailing the tropical canals of Tortuguero and hiking Arenal, it was time for Monteverde. This is the mountainous part of Costa Rica and is home to the legendary cloud…

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Things to do in La Fortuna | Exploring Arenal

One of my favourite places in Costa Rica had to be La Fortuna. This hip and trendy area is not only home to a backpackers paradise, but also some of…

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Lomas Del Volcan La Fortuna | My Review

Arenal volcano is arguably the most iconic sight in Costa Rica. It looks like something straight out of Jurassic Park and only recently became dormant. We wanted to give ourselves…

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Tortuguero Jungle Walk | Our Experience and What to Expect

An activity that I was super excited for was the Tortuguero jungle walk. This was included as part of our stay at the Evergreen Lodge and was the first activity…