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Things to DoCosta Rica Hot Springs: Every Option Compared and PricedNearly every hot spring here is a resort with a gate and a price list. An honest comparison of what you get…Things to DoZiplining in Costa Rica: Best Canopy Tours and PricesCosta Rica invented the canopy tour, and the options range from gentle to genuinely frightening. Operators, prices, the Superman line, and age…Things to DoWhite Water Rafting Costa Rica: Rivers, Grades & SeasonFor most travelers, the best Costa Rica rafting trip is the Pacuare River: Class III–IV rapids through a rainforest gorge, sold as…Things to DoCosta Rica Museums: The Best in San José and BeyondThe best Costa Rica museums are in downtown San José, within walking distance of each other: the National Museum, the Jade Museum…Things to DoCosta Rica Ecotourism: Best Places and How to Do It RightCosta Rica ecotourism means seeing wildlife and wild places in a way that pays for their protection and supports the people who…Things to DoCatarata El Santuario: How to Visit Upala’s Cave WaterfallCatarata El Santuario, also called La Catedral, is a waterfall of roughly 25 meters that pours through a volcanic rock chamber in…Things to DoLa Leona Waterfall, Costa Rica: Hike, Prices and TipsLa Leona Waterfall is a guided river-canyon hike in Curubandé, about 20 minutes (18 kilometers) from Liberia in Guanacaste, near Rincón de…Things to DoCamino de Costa Rica: Hiking Coast to Coast in 16 StagesEl Camino de Costa Rica is a 280-kilometer (174-mile) hiking route across Costa Rica from the Caribbean coast to the Pacific at…Things to DoLa Fortuna Waterfall: Hike, Swimming, Fees and TipsLa Fortuna Waterfall (Catarata Río Fortuna) is a 70-meter (230-foot) waterfall about 10 minutes by car from the town of La Fortuna,…Things to DoBungee Jumping in Costa Rica: Where to Jump and What It CostsBungee jumping in Costa Rica today mostly means one place: Monteverde Extremo Park, where you jump from a cable car hanging 143…Things to DoOff-the-Beaten-Path Costa Rica: 10 Adventures to TryIf you want to see off-the-beaten-path Costa Rica, skip the third zipline and try one of these instead: crawl through the Venado…Things to DoVenado Caves Costa Rica: What the Tour Is Like and How to GoThe Venado Caves (Cavernas de Venado) are a wild limestone cave system about 45 minutes from La Fortuna, near the village of…Things to DoCosta Rica Beach Photography: Tips, Timing and Best SpotsThe best Costa Rica beach photos come from the first and last hour of daylight. Costa Rica sits close to the equator,…Things to DoHiking in Costa Rica: Best Trails by Region and DifficultyThe best hiking in Costa Rica is in its national parks and private reserves. Arenal and Río Celeste are good for easy…Things to DoRio Celeste, Costa Rica: Waterfall Hike, Tickets and TipsRio Celeste is a sky-blue river inside Tenorio Volcano National Park in northern Costa Rica, best known for its waterfall and the…Things to DoCatarata del Toro: Prices, Hours and Hike GuideCatarata del Toro is a waterfall about 90 meters (roughly 300 feet) high that drops into an old volcanic crater in Bajos…Things to DoCosta Rica Rainy Season: What to Do and What to ExpectThe Costa Rica rainy season runs from May to November, and it rarely means rain all day. On most of the Pacific…Things to DoNauyaca Waterfalls: Entrances, Prices and Tips for VisitingNauyaca Waterfalls drop about 60 meters in two tiers into a deep, swimmable pool in the hills above Dominical. Getting there takes…Things to DoSan José Central Market (Mercado Central): Visitor GuideThe San José Central Market has fed the capital since 1880. It's loud, cramped and smells of coffee, fried plantains and fresh…Things to DoDay Tours From San José, Costa Rica: 9 Family FavoritesThe best day tours from San José, Costa Rica, for families are La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Poás and Irazú volcanoes, a coffee…Things to DoLos Chorros Waterfalls in Grecia: Is It Open?Los Chorros is a pair of waterfalls in a municipal park near Tacares de Grecia, about 30 minutes from San José's airport.…Things to DoCosta Rica Ruins: 5 Archaeological Sites Worth VisitingCosta Rica has no Mayan or Aztec ruins, and nothing on the scale of Tikal or Copán. What it does have is…Things to DoDiving in Costa Rica’s Caribbean: Best Sites and SeasonsScuba diving in Costa Rica is mostly a Pacific story: Caño Island, the Catalina and Bat Islands, and Cocos Island draw most…Things to DoCascada El Pavón: Directions and Tips Near UvitaCascada El Pavón is a small, free waterfall south of Ojochal on Costa Rica's South Pacific coast, known for the big round…