Where To Go In Costa Rica: Determining The Best Places To Visit During Your Trip
Use our Costa Rica Destination Tool to filter 66 Costa Rica destination recommendations according to nearly 150 different criteria. Learn more!
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Browse our Costa Rica blogs to learn everything you need to know about Monteverde (Santa Elena) Costa Rica, including why you should visit.
Use our Costa Rica Destination Tool to filter 66 Costa Rica destination recommendations according to nearly 150 different criteria. Learn more!
Plan to travel to Costa Rica with kids? We outline the best things to do and provide child and student discounts!
Watch Nikki Solano cover 10 of the most sought-after Costa Rica destinations (and standout experiences at each) on Rick Steves’ Monday Night Travel Show.
We describe the most memorable aspects of the Monteverde Orchid Garden in Monteverde, Costa Rica, plus share photos from our visits.
We list the Costa Rica hours of operation for national parks, biological reserves, wildlife refuges, and other attractions!
We’ve explored the Treetop Walkways Hanging Bridges at the Selvatura Park for years. Here’s everything you need to know to plan your visit!
We’ve done the Monteverde Sky Trek canopy zip-lining tour a few times. Here’s everything you need to know to plan for your experience!
Looking for the best Monteverde hanging bridges? We compare and contrast the Treetopia Park’s Sky Walk bridges and the Selvatura Park’s Treetop Walkway bridges.
Our Costa Rica guidebook, Moon Costa Rica, is full of tips, recommendations, photos, maps, and itineraries. Learn more!
Our free Monteverde city guide (Santa Elena) covers everything we’ve learned from exploring Monteverde Costa Rica for years.
Everything you need to know about driving to Monteverde: possible routes, road descriptions, a distance/duration chart, and more!
Do you know that the Monteverde cloud forest and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve are different? We compare and contrast both to help you decide which to visit!
Our free Monteverde hotel guide explores hotels we’ve stayed at in the Monteverde region.
We did the Sky Trek, Tree Tram, and Sky Walk tours at the Treetopia Park (formerly the Sky Adventures Monteverde Park). Here’s what you need to know, plus tour discounts!
We’ve been exploring the Monteverde Sky Walk hanging bridges for years. Here’s everything you need to know to plan your visit!
We’ve done the Monteverde Sky Trek canopy zip-lining tour a few times. Here’s everything you need to know to plan for your experience!
We’ve ridden the Monteverde Tree Tram Cableway (Aerial Tram) a few times. Here’s everything you need to know to plan for your experience!
We compare and contrast La Fortuna / Arenal and Monteverde, plus offer photos and discounts for both areas to help you decide!
Need to travel between Arenal / La Fortuna and Monteverde? We outline the best ways to get from La Fortuna to Monteverde and vice versa!
We outline three ways to make a day trip to Monteverde from La Fortuna / Arenal (or vice versa) and explain why doing so isn’t a good idea.
We compare the most popular hanging bridges in Costa Rica and offer discounts for hanging bridge tours and entrance fees!
Looking for the best zipline in Costa Rica? We compare and contrast a number here, and offer free discounts for ziplining tours!
We’ve toured the Selvatura Park several times. Here’s everything you need to know about Selvatura in Monteverde!
We compare and contrast Costa Rica highway conditions by design, terrain, pace, traffic, flow, tolls, river crossings, and 4×4 requirements.
Will you be driving in Costa Rica? Our charts outline the distance (kilometers) and duration (hours/minutes) for each popular route!
Avoid confusion, frustration, and travel mistakes by learning how to correctly identify similarly named Costa Rica destinations, including towns and beaches.
We answer 20+ questions about zip-lining in Costa Rica to help prepare you for a fun, safe, and enjoyable adventure!
Use Costa Rica tour transportation to save time and money! We list tours that provide transportation between two destinations, and offer discounts for them too!
Everything you need to know about all-inclusive resorts in Costa Rica (and non-all-inclusive resorts) that deliver a luxury travel experience.
Everything you need to know about the seven types of high-end accommodations that deliver a Costa Rica luxury travel experience.
We detail the 30 most popular things to do in Costa Rica (with photos) and describe the attractions, beaches, cities, and towns that offer them!
See our master list of Costa Rica destinations for photos of 70+ places to consider when narrowing down where to go in Costa Rica.
We list adult and child rates for Costa Rica entrance fees to national parks, biological reserves, wildlife refuges, and other attractions!
Browse our photo galleries to view free Costa Rica trail maps for national parks, reserves, waterfalls, and other areas of interest!
Everything you need to know about sloths in Costa Rica, including where to see sloths, how to increase your chances of seeing sloths, and when you should visit.
Want to know which is the best river for rafting in Costa Rica? We compare and contrast a number here, and offer discounts and savings for each!
We have rafted in Costa Rica 2,000+ times; read our answers to popular Costa Rica rafting tour questions, plus tips and need-to-know info!
Want to know which Monteverde coffee tour is the best? We recommend this coffee, chocolate, and sugar cane tour, and we offer free savings for it too!
We compare 25 Costa Rica waterfalls according to their features, hike duration/difficulty, and location, plus we explain how to visit each!
Want to know where to stay in Monteverde Costa Rica? We recommend the Monteverde Country Lodge and we offer a free discount promotion code for the hotel too!
Want to know our best Costa Rica hotel tip? If you plan to visit La Fortuna (Arenal) or Monteverde, don’t miss this critical advice!
Going to Monteverde? You may be visiting Santa Elena Costa Rica instead. We separate the two and help you decide which is the best to stay in and why.