Costa Rica Holidays

Mother Nature was feeling generous when she put together Costa Rica. Jungles, active volcanoes, hot springs, textbook beach resorts – this jammy Central American country’s got the lot. A whopping quarter of it’s part of a protected forest or reserve of some sort, too. As such, the wildlife’s off the charts, with everything from toucans to turtles and tree frogs.

If you’re a bit of an adventure junkie, Costa Rica will give you a quick fix. You’ve got a cushty set-up of landscapes, so you can switch between white-water rafting down rivers, zip-lining through rainforests, or wildlife-spotting in the national parks. The Monteverde Cloud Forest’s a one-stop shop, with hanging bridges, a sky tram and a shedload of zip lines. And you can hike then hot spring at Arenal Volcano National Park.

Costa Rica serves up a double helping of shorelines – the Pacific and Caribbean Coasts. The former’s the front-runner in the tourism stakes. Its treacle-coloured sandy beaches are winners in the looks and surf departments. Playa Matapalo and Coco Beach are the big guns, but there are also sleepier chunks, like El Jobo. Plus, howler monkeys, parrots and lizards join the sunbathers – it’s part of the Costa Rican charm.

Wave goodbye to departure tax, as we’re now covering this for you for holidays that start on or after 1st May 2019.