Costa Rica: Volcanoes, Rainforest and Pacific Beaches

Costa Rica crams an astonishing amount of nature into a small, friendly, easy-to-travel package — perfect for families and first-time adventurers. This guide runs the classic loop: La Fortuna under the Arenal volcano with waterfall swims and natural hot springs, up into the misty Monteverde cloud forest for hanging bridges and zip-lines, then down to the Pacific at Manuel Antonio where sloths nap over the trail and the beach is right there. I cover the (sometimes rough) driving, the wildlife-guide tip that triples what you'll see, and the rainy-season timing.