Arenal, Monteverde, and the Northern Lowlands
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Arenal, Monteverde, and the Northern Lowlands - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
It's a shame that Caño Negro doesn't grab the same amount of attention in wildlife-viewing circles as other destinations in Costa Rica. Due...Read More
Two-hour tours departing at 10 am and 3 pm guide you from the bean to the cup at this coffee plantation and old-fashioned trapiche (sugarcane...Read More
A strenuous walk down 500 steps (allow 25 to 40 minutes) is worth the effort to swim in the pool under the waterfall. Wear sturdy shoes or water...Read More
One of Costa Rica's best-kept reserves has 13 km (8 miles) of well-marked trails, lush vegetation, and a cool, damp climate. The collision of...Read More
If your time in Monteverde is limited, consider spending it at Selvatura, a kind of nature-themed adventure park—complete with a canopy tour...Read More
Although the volcano is in a resting phase, you might see an occasional plume of smoke. It is still worth visiting the network of three easy...Read More
Thirty species of butterflies flit about in four enclosed botanical gardens. Morning visits are best, since the butterflies are most active...Read More
Bite your tongue before requesting Costa Rica's ubiquitous Café Britt up here. Export-quality Café Monteverde is the local, sustainably grown...Read More
The 54,000-acre rain forest dwarfs the Monteverde and Santa Elena reserves. It began life as a school project in Sweden among children interested...Read More
The town's squat, pale, concrete church, unremarkable on its own, just might win Costa Rica's most-photographed-house-of-worship award. The...Read More
Small groups are the hallmark of these tours that last about two hours and let you see the coffee process from start to finish at the plantation...Read More
Open hours at these family-owned hot springs are divided into two intervals per day (10 to 4 and 5 to 10), with only 100 guests permitted entry...Read More
A small ecotourism project outside town exhibits 60 species of medicinal plants, abundant animal life—including sloths and caimans—and butterfly...Read More
If you or your kids love creepy, crawly, slithery things, head here. Operated by Sky Adventures, this herpetarium holds more than 50 species...Read More
Costa Rica's largest inland body of water, shimmering Lake Arenal, all 85 square km (33 square miles) of it, lies between rolling green hills...Read More
A series of trails and bridges form a loop through the primary rain forest of a 250-acre private reserve, providing great bird-watching and...Read More
This family-run, 52-acre wildlife refuge is laced with four trails and houses birds, sloths, agoutis, and coatimundis. They focus on small group...Read More
Only in Monteverde would visitors groove to the nightlife at an exhibition of 24 species of frogs, toads, and other amphibians. Bilingual biologist...Read More
More than 460 species of orchids, one of which is the world's smallest, are on display. Admission includes a 30-minute tour. ...Read More
Several conservation areas near Monteverde are attractive day-trip destinations, especially when the Monteverde Reserve is too busy. The 765...Read More
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