Maximize your visit traveling short distances

Costa Rica is rather small in size and travelers can use this feature to visit several regions or provinces in a very short amount of time.

While visiting this Central American country one can easy go through 12 different systems of life (according to Holdridge), around of 26 national parks, 61 wildlife refugees,11  forest reserves, 15 wetlands, 1 national monument and 10 biological reserves (including  absolute nature reserves) and 31 protected zones for a total of 155 protected areas.

There are several destinations that are more visited than others due to accessibility, amount of time in the country and in many occasions the tourist is guided to places where the accommodations are easy to get to. However there are many options and a visitor can easily create their own itinerary according to your budgettime and preferences.

Among the most popular activities are:

Fuente: Horizontes Naturales Tours

-Laying by the ocean sun bathing

-Observing the wild life

-Hiking trails (with or without a guide)

-Visiting volcanoes

-Zip-lining

-Bird watching

-Hot springs

-Surfing

-Snorkeling

-Rafting

-Visiting museums, theaters and galleries

-Local and international food

-Sport fishing

-Celebrating honey moons

-Medical tourism

-kayaking

-Visiting rural communites

There is something for everyone!