Just beginning to plan trip to costa Rico for February. I know that you could stay there for a week or more easily but our vacation time is limited and we will only be there Thursday to tues. If I want to prioritize seeing volcano and nature (especially animals/jungle) which airport should we fly into and which area should we stay in. Thanks

Your best bet would be the Arenal area - it has the volcano, the Bogarin Trail where you can see sloths, poison dart frogs, red-eyed tree frogs, and cool birds, also nice hikes at the waterfall and the Mistico Hanging Bridges. There are also beautiful natural hot springs; we like Tabacon or Eco Termales. The Cano Negro tour is a great boat ride you can take to see monkeys, caimans, water birds, etc. We always fly in and out of SJO. The Arenal Observatory Lodge is a good place to stay - lots of trails and wildlife on site, beautiful volcano views if the weather is good, free breakfast, and a free guided hike each morning. We regularly saw coatis, toucans, and beautiful tanagers and honeycreepers on site, also howler monkeys.

( didn’t really mean to quote your reply)
thanks im going to start planning based on your advice and will probably be back with more questions

If you can, try to arrive early in the day so you don't have to stay near the airport your first night; you don't want to drive between cities in the dark since things aren't well marked or well lit.

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