The volcanic landscape
Forests and reliefs offer many ideas for exits. Choose activities according to your taste of walking and keep days that are not fully filled.
Travel Ideas in Costa RicaTravel in Costa Rica.
Travel in Costa Rica.
Nature at eye level.
Forests, volcanoes and the Pacific. Taking time to observe becomes the driving wire of the journey.
At every wish, his journey
How many ecosystems in one journey?
Costa Rica likes those who want to dedicate their stay to landscapes and living. The choice of regions, roads and accommodations creates different experiences. A observation accompanied and free time can be complemented.
These ideas help you to choose a direction. Caroline then studies with you the steps, links and possible benefits for your dates.
Places, atmospheres and desiresArenal and Fortuna by Monteverde The Pacific
What you come to find.
Time for the forest
A stage of cloud forest calls for slowing down and looking at the details. The conditions of visit, the direction and relief of the roads count as much as the name of the site.
An open-ended finish to your stay
Beaches, small coastal bases and protected spaces offer a variety of environments. Specificate the real access to the beach and the location of the exits before choosing your accommodation.
Drawing the right steps
A few bases for better observation
Routes and access to reserves take time. Reducing the number of hotel changes allows you to discover the same environment at several moments, without looking for an accumulation of animals or sites.
An itinerary idea to personalise
A first project can connect a volcanic region, a forest stage and a base on the Pacific. Adding the Caribbean coast or an isolated region requires re-thinking the distances rather than prolonging every day of journey.
Discovery suggestions, to adapt to your dates and local possibilities. No group departure, accommodation or price is announced as confirmed on this page.
The guide to make your choices
Prepare your discovery.
Which period should you choose?
Rain and access conditions depend on the regions and dates. The path must be adapted to the steps chosen, with solutions for external activities.
What will influence your budget
Transportation to destination, the category and location of the nights, travel on the site and accompanied visits are compared together. Give Caroline a cover and your priorities: the project can be adjusted by playing on the steps, comfort or duration, before you stop the services.
Before booking
The formalities and conditions of access are checked for your nationality, your situation and the scheduled dates. Updated practical information is to be consulted with the competent authorities; the report describes the services effectively offered.
Before you launch
Your questions about Costa Rica.
Is Costa Rica suitable for families?
It can be built in a family by choosing the stairs, transfers and accommodations carefully. Activities and equipment are never presumed suitable for all ages.
How can I plan my Costa Rica trip with Odyssée Voyages?
Contact Caroline by phone or by email with your dates, duration, number of travellers and priorities. A first study allows to clarify the possibilities, before any detailed proposal.
Are these ideas matching an already scheduled accompanying start?
not to. This page is an inspiration for a personalized project. The accompanied departies actually published are presented in the accompanied travel section, with their own information.
Take discovery further
Choose your natural environments before adding stops
Wet forests, volcanic reliefs, Pacific and Caribbean atmosphere give Costa Rica a great diversity. The area seems compact but the trips require time. Some chosen contrastes often allow a generic discovery than a succession of parks with a new accommodation every evening.
A accompanied output helps to notice movement, plant or trace. Its interests are not limited to a list of guaranteed species. The noise of rain in the leaves and the density of vegetation are also part of the discovery, with time to listen and observe.
Two directions to shape your journey
What thread will connect your itinerary?
Ideas for discovery to personalise according to your dates, pace and local possibilities.
Arenal and a carefully chosen Pacific coast
The Fortuna region and the landscapes of Arenal can form the beginning of a journey followed by a peaceful step. Walk, forest and rest times vary according to the desired level. The stay does not need to offer a different adventure activity to fill each of its days.
The coast must be precised: Guanacaste, Nicoya Peninsula and Central Pacific do not give the same atmosphere. A address close to a village and an isolated accommodation offer different newspapers. The connection times and available days help to choose the supplement that corresponds to your desires.
Highland forests or a Caribbean perspective
Monteverde brings another look at the forest, with a vegetation and reliefs different from the plains. Several nights avoid reducing this step to one output. Trails and accompanied discoveries are chosen with expectations, keeping free moments instead of filling every morning.
The Caribbean coast can become a different direction of travel, rather than an add-on to a large crossroads of the country. Tortuguero and the South Caribbean do not join as neighboring beaches. Their access and nights require precise organization, with a reasonable place left for travel.
Wildlife remains free
Sheep, birds and other animals do not form a secure list. The guidance and reading of the environment count, with time to look without continuation, feeding or disturbance.
The roads really matter
The size of the country does not allow to deduce the duration of the trips. Road conditions, access to accommodation and pauses must guide the number of steps planned.
An appropriate pace
Sports activities are not necessary. Short walks, accompanied discovery and more quiet days can make a trip as rich as a very active stay.
Give the journey the right pace
Three or four bases on about fifteen days constitute a track for a first approach, to customize. With fewer nights, it is better to reduce the visited environments. A second day in a region helps to adapt to the conditions and to find the landscapes differently.
Extend without spreading too thin
A neighboring country requires separate connections and a project; it is not necessary to obtain variety. The Osa Peninsula, another coast or less travelled region can also become the theme of a second stay, reserving time and guidance needed.
Continue the discovery
Other horizons to explore.
At Perpignan and at distance all over France
What if your next Odyssey began here?
Share your wishes with Caroline. Together, let us give a direction to your next trip.