Some of our guests Favorite Places

Below you will find some places that our guests have recommended you might visit. These visits are based on their own trips and our guests believe you'd better not miss the experience if you are in that particular location. Perhaps some of these activities can enchant you and add to an unforgettable trip when you next come to Costa Rica:

Town	Location	Thing	Summary
Alajuela	Zoo Ave	The animals of course	It’s hard sometimes to tell which animals live in the zoo and which decided to hang around for the ambience.
Arenal	Paraiso Hotel	Zip Lines	Zip lining down at 40 mph over a lush canopy of rain forest and river, what a rush!
Uvita	Hacienda Baru/ Alejandra & Giovani	Don Lulos, Nauyaca Waterfull Tour	Beautifull Waterfull, Wonderfull Family, good food, bargain prices.
Cahuita	Cahuita National Park	Cahuita N.P	The large park with easy trails is a national treasure lots of wildlife too with a large barrier reef to snorkel.  Beautiful beaches, great wildlife, not a lot of people.
Cerro Punta in  Panama	Finca Dracula	Garden and orchid farm	Finca Dracula has a bazillion types of orchid, but the Dracula orchids hybridized at Finca Dracula are the stars. Lovely gardens.
Playa Cocles	El Gato Cicova, C.R. Italian Restaurant	Great restaurant	Food was gourmet Italian in the middle of this crazy jungle town. The music was enchanting. Great service.
Playa Cocles	Shawanda Restaurant	Great restaurant	Great atmosphere, ambience, service and great Food!!
Damas near Quepos		Mangrove Vayaking	Boas, Monkeys(Lots) and a great guide.
Drake Bay	Pirates Cove	Dinner and the park	Natural Food prepared very well. Day trips to Corcovado National Park.
Drake Bay	Elia, the guide	Corcovado National Park	Truly a zoo without bars. Grand Slaw on monkey species, Scarlet Macaws in the wild, anteaters, sloths, the whole menagerie, Sirena Ranger Station.
El Castillo	Linda Vista Lodge	The View	Perfect view of the Arenal Volcano erupting, the lake and more.
La Fortuna	Arenal Volcano Lodge	The hotel	Beautiful grounds with lots of flowers, super-friendly staff, and spotless rooms. Great restaurants and beautiful pools. And to top it off, the price is very reasonable.
La Fortuna	Anywhere in the area	Arenal Volcano at night	The lava flow at night is like fire works tumbling down the mountain!
La Fortuna	Arenal Hanging Bridges/Jose, the tour guide	Hanging Bridges Tour	Make sure you tell your guide what you hope to see so they can do their best to find it. We saw tarantulas, howler monkeys, two eyelash vipers, lots of lizards, a poison dart frog, leaf cutter ants, etc. Even a toucan!!
La Fortuna	Arenal Canopy Tour	Rainforest	Panoramic Lake views.
La Fortuna	1 mile out of town/ask any local teenager	Very Cool Rope Swing- 20ft drop	Some waterfalls (which you can also jump from).  What a blast & a special experience it was to laugh, cheer, and be cheered on by the local kids! It is located just off the small road over the same river that the waterfull in town falls into/creates.
Montezuma	Amor de Mar	Everything	Horse back riding and trip to Tortuga Island.  We rented both houses which are joined by an optional adjoining door at Amor De Mar. It was beyond our belief!!
Near La Fortuna	Arenal	Hanging	Waterfalls, Rivers, great views, beautiful walk. Suspended bridges & the jungle!
Near Sarapiqui	La Selva/ Christian the guide	The nature preserve	Fun guide, jungle walk, paved trails.
Nosara	Lagarta Lodge	The nature preserve	The lodge owns its own nature reserve that you can walk around and spot wildlife, with interesting information about trees and plant life. Sit in their bar and watch the sun set, and you need a car to get to Ostinal to see the turtles.
Ojochal	“Exotica” and “Citrus”	Restaurants in the middle of nowhere	Ojochal was adopted a few years ago by a lot of French Canadians so there are good French Restaurants. “Exotica” is one of the oldest and best. The food is not to be missed , and “Citrus” is so good too.
Puerto Viejo	Sarapiqui	La Selva	Great animals & birds. The scientist in residence were fabulous,  specially with my 8 years old daughter.
Samara		C&C Surf School	The ticos who work at the C&C Surf School are just good old fashioned bums. Good teachers. They also rent surfboards, boogieboards, and kyaks by the hour or day at a very good price.
San Gerardo de Dota	Savegre Mountain Hotel	The Chacon family	Surprisingly comfortable, operated by a family of very gracious people, terrific food, great birdwatching (with and without guide), easy hiking trails a little Shangri-La only 100km south.
Santa Elena/ Monteverde	Arco Iris Hotel / Monteverde	San Juan Coffee Tour	The coffee tour was nicely, informative and the coffee was the best. We also brave the Aventura Zip Line Canopy Tour. The cabins at Arco Iris were beautiful, saw monkeys during breakfast!!
Sarapiqui	Tirimbina Chocolate Tour		Demostration of how they made chocolate in the Mayan times. Interactive, good for kids. Brilliant chocolate!!
Sarapiqui, Tirimbina Rain Forest Center	Cocoa Plantation Tour	Wendy	Interesting and exceptional tour with the wide Wendy.
Tortuguero	Casa Marbella/ Daryl Loth	Seeing green turtles laying eggs	Daryl took us on the turtle tow for $15. It is incredible well managed and the turtles; not the tourist are the main priority. It was magical. Casa Marbella is a great place to stay, right on the river with great views, very comfortable, and the boat tows they run are also fabulous.