Costa Rica Destinations

Volcanoes, cloud forests, two coastlines and some of the most biodiverse rainforest on Earth: pick a destination to open its interactive map.

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The capital's museums and markets, plus Poás and Irazú volcanoes and coffee farms nearby.

Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna Waterfall, hot springs and hanging bridges.

Misty cloud forest reserves, hanging bridges, zip-lines and quetzals above Santa Elena.

Costa Rica's favourite national park: monkeys, sloths and white-sand coves.

Sunny dry-forest coast: Papagayo, Playa del Coco, Conchal, Rincón de la Vieja and Liberia airport.

Surf town with nightlife, Playa Grande turtles and the best beaches of northern Nicoya.

Santa Teresa, Montezuma, Nosara and Sámara: surf, yoga and a Blue Zone coast.

Afro-Caribbean culture, Cahuita reef, Punta Uva and Manzanillo on the Caribbean coast.

Canals, rainforest and nesting sea turtles, reachable only by boat or plane.

Corcovado National Park, Drake Bay and Caño Island: Costa Rica's wildest corner.

Costa Ballena: the whale's tail sandbar, Nauyaca waterfalls and surf in Dominical.

The closest beach to San José: surf, nightlife, scarlet macaws at Carara and the crocodile bridge.

The sky-blue river and waterfall of Tenorio Volcano National Park, near Bijagua.