We are visiting Monteverde in July and are planning on taking a night tour. Most offer a 6 PM or 8PM option. Sunset is around 6 PM. Is one tour time better for seeing wildlife than the other? Our time in Costa Rica is limited and we want to maximize our experience. Thank you ..read more

Hi, We are a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids – 10 and 8) travelling to Costa Rica for the first time. After reading the website recommendations for travel, I would like to contact a Private Transfer company for a quote. I wondered if anyone could recommend specific companies I could try? We have our itinerary in terms of the different destinations we are going already set up, we just need to organise the travel arrangements. If it helps our itinerary is as follows: Arrive San Jose from UK – 1 April Leave for Monteverde – 3 April Leave for Heredia – 5 April (our friends wedding location and the m ..read more

Hello, I have a couple questions about the entry requirements to Costa Rica. I’m coming from European Union and I’ve read that I need: valid passport (obvious) proof of return date (i.e. return ticket) proof of economic sufficiency ($100 USD per month of my stay) First of all, I only have a booking confirmation for my return flight. I will only get the boarding pass 48 hours before the flight, and I have to go through immigration way before that. Is a booking confirmation sufficient, or do I have to pay for early check-in to get an actual boarding pass before I enter Costa Rica? Secondly, I ..read more

We are using public transportation and are wondering what is the easiest and least expensive way to get from Puntarenas to Sámara ..read more

We are here on a budget. Using local buses. Based in Quepos. We want to get to LaFortuna Arenal area and looking for shared shuttle . hate to pay $500 round trip which is what i am getting quoted. Any suggestions? Gracias ..read more

We will be here for a week and staying in Playa Potrero. We would like to see the hanging bridges, volcano, waterfall, hiking, possibly sloths. Also is there any awesome restaurants in/near Playa Potrero as we would like to celebrate someones birthday or even looking into having a reasonably priced chef come to our Airbnb and cook for the 4 of us. Thank you in advance ..read more

Hi all, Does anyone have any experience or recommendations for using eSIMs in Costa Rica? Thanks and best wishes! Mark ..read more

Hola Nikki e Ricky! It was so nice meeting you in La Fortuna. Please note that the new name of Sky Adventures Monteverde is Treetopia Park Monteverde. Pura Vida ..read more

Hola Nikki e Ricky! It was so nice meeting you in La Fortuna. Please note that the new name of Sky Adventures Monteverde is Treetopia Park Monteverde. Pura Vida ..read more

The error message “Form Over Quota” currently appears when the user clicks “Learn More” on https://www.diycostarica.com ..read more