Costa Rica is a wonderful country. I had a wonderful time, as I chose to travel with a prearranged travel package. I specifically chose an all women surf & yoga retreat. This made the trip easy and I was able to avoid a lot of the travel and planning stress. Everything was arranged except getting there. Though they did have a taxi waiting ...

I liked the fact that Costa Rica is a nation dedicated to preserving peace, encouraging environmental awareness, and protecting its natural heritage in a system of national parks, wildlife refuges, and private reserves.

I did not like the fact, that my trip was too short,loll!

Costa Rica's over all experience was amazing!! I flew into San Jose and stayed at a resort in Alejuela called Pura Vida, "Pure Life". It was paradise!! It was not like your average resort or hotel. I stayed in a little hut and outbacked it!! The grounds here were beautiful. I completley bonded with nature. If you love plants and ...

Stay away from Economy (aka Advantage) Rent a Car in Costa Rica!

When I returned my car, they said one of the tires was different (not damaged, different). I signed a statement that the tires hadn't been changed while I had the car, but my next credit card statement had a charge of nearly $100 (even though I had paid $20/day extra insurance ...