Top Things To Do In Costa Rica

Planning a trip to Costa Rica? Wondering what to do? Here is a quick overview of our first trip here, what we learned and what we would recommend to a future visitor.

First, the two main airports in Costa Rica are Liberia (for people in Canada this is where WestJet flies) and San Jose (where Air Canada flies). Liberia is located in the north half of the country and a great place to fly into if you plan to do the popular tourist town of Tamarindo. On this trip we ended up visiting friends in Uvita, the south and flew into San Jose.

Although I can only speak to San Jose, I would recommend this as your starting point for going South or if you want to go to the Arenal Volcano, which has many day trips from here. Keep in mind the city itself doesn’t have tons to see, so when planning an evening tour would be sufficient to get the highlights, if you don’t want to skip the city altogether.

Take A Day Trip To Arenal Volcano

Paradise Hot Springs

Spend Half A Day in Dominical

Dominical was introduced to us as one of the most popular beach towns in Costa Rica, with the main market being exactly what we expected Costa Rica to look like. Highly recommend for a morning stroll and a quick look through the souvenirs.

Playa Hermosa

This is a more popular surfing beach for the locals.

Marino Ballena National Park

Next on the list is walking the famous whale tail. One of the most beautiful spots in Costa Rica.

Recommendations

Possible things you might want to consider for your next trip:

Manuel Antonio

Playa Concha - known as Costa Rica’s most exotic beaches