Costa Rica · Plan your trip
Choose your overnight bases before comparing rooms: La Fortuna, Monteverde, Tamarindo, the south Caribbean and Tortuguero need different arrival plans.
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Make the time count
La Fortuna suits the waterfall and volcano corridor; Monteverde needs its own mountain base. The Highlights plan also moves to Río Perdido in Bagaces. Staying anywhere in the Arenal curation group does not make all three local.
Tamarindo and Puerto Viejo are different holidays with a substantial cross-country move between them. Keep a five-day escape on its selected coast, including airport transfers.
Tortuguero lodges need a confirmed final boat connection. Downtown San José hotels serve city time; Peace Lodge in Vara Blanca serves a mountain stay. [11]
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A forest-and-volcano base south of the main La Fortuna hotel corridor. Choose it when the setting matters more than being in town.
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A lakeshore camping selection on the west side of Arenal, rather than a La Fortuna hotel alternative.
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A camping selection near the lake viewpoint corridor. Match the exact entrance to the saved pin before planning an overnight.
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A garden-resort base in the La Fortuna area. It is outside the national park; do not read the source description as a park-boundary claim.
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A Tenorio-focused stay for a Río Celeste outing, separated from the La Fortuna activity cluster.
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A thermal-river stay in the Bagaces area. The Highlights plan selects it after Day 5; it is not a La Fortuna overnight.
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An Arenal rainforest lodge near the Mistico corridor, rather than the Talamanca Mountains stated in the older source description.
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A forest setting near the La Fortuna waterfall corridor, selected after Day 4 of Highlights.
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A lodge option near Santa Elena’s services, useful when evening food and local pickups matter.
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A camping alternative in the Monteverde area rather than a substitute for a confirmed hotel room.
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A glamping option above the Santa Elena area for travelers choosing a tent-style stay and views.
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A Monteverde hotel selected after Days 8 and 9 of Highlights, suited to giving the cloud-forest area two nights.
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A reserve-setting alternative between Santa Elena services and the Monteverde side of the area.
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A Tamarindo boutique selection for a beach-town stay, separate from a beachfront-room guarantee.
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A coastal camping record in the Playa Grande area, rather than central Tamarindo.
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The saved Pacific and Highlights overnight choice in southern Tamarindo. It anchors a beach stay rather than a tour of the whole peninsula.
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A bungalow selection in Langosta, a different setting from central Tamarindo.
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A tent-style accommodation selection in the Playa Grande area, across the estuary from Tamarindo.
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A Pacific retreat property near Playa Negra, not Sarapiquí as the older source text states.
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The Caribbean plan’s selected stay after Days 1–3, in the Punta Uva corridor east of Puerto Viejo town.
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A cabin-style alternative in the Cocles corridor, between town and Punta Uva.
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A quieter Playa Negra-side selection west of town, away from the Punta Uva cluster.
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A town-based alternative for travelers who prefer local food and services close by.
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An eastern metropolitan base near the university area, separate from the downtown hotel cluster.
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The saved city overnight choice in Highlights and Caribbean Beach Escape. A useful base for the Avenida Central and food-tour area.
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A city hotel west of the main pedestrian core, suitable for choosing a San José night before or after the road trip.
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The source entity is Hotel 1492; its short URL slug remains hotel. Use the full property name when confirming a room or transfer.
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The source entity is Hotel Casa 69, in the eastern central-city area. Its historic URL stays unchanged.
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A mountain stay beside the La Paz attraction, rather than a downtown San José base.
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A lodge on the strip between river and coast, distinct from a village guesthouse.
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The Highlights overnight choice after Days 2 and 3, on the river north of Tortuguero village.
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The saved entity is Tortuguero Casa Pelican. Older description text incorrectly opens with Laguna Lodge, so confirm the property by name and pin.
Open hotel guideCurated stays are planning choices, subject to availability. Use current road and site guidance for access; pins are not a driving route.
Highlights selects Gran Hotel Costa Rica, Tortuga Lodge, Tifakara, Río Perdido, Capitán Suizo and Hotel Belmar. Caribbean Beach Escape selects aWà Beach Hotel and Gran Hotel Costa Rica. Pacific Beach Escape selects Capitán Suizo.
No room rates are quoted in this guide. Open an individual stay, choose dates and occupancy, then compare the final total and terms from the booking provider.
The website catalog was captured October 27, 2026. Editorial source checks were made November 5, 2026. Check current conditions, admission, room offers and transfers for your dates. The map shows saved place coordinates, not a verified driving route.
Put it into a journey
10-day default · Forest, canals & a Pacific finish
A 10-day starting plan through the Central Valley, Tortuguero, Arenal, Tamarindo and Monteverde. Choose the main outings; this is not a seven-day tour of both coasts.
Read every day →5-day default · One coast, with time to settle
Five days around Puerto Viejo and Punta Uva, followed by a San José night. Keep the arrival and return days for travel, with beach choices in between.
Read every day →5-day default · A Tamarindo base
Five days with four selected nights at Capitán Suizo. The saved plan is centered on Tamarindo, with an airport choice to resolve before booking.
Read every day →Choose a saved route, make it your own and keep the details with you in Fyno.