The questions we answer on WhatsApp every week, written down once. Park tickets, the drive from the airport, what the fishing is doing in March, which houses work for twenty people. No listicles, no filler, just what we tell our own guests.
Booked already? Before you go collects the six guides we send every guest.
The honest answer, with real prices: hotels, all-inclusives, and villas per person per night, plus food, transfers, park fees, and tours.
Where the all-inclusives really are, what the wristband leaves out, pool hours, privacy, and real prices for one week next to a villa with a private chef.
Greetings, ordering at a soda, life at the villa, directions without street addresses, the park and beach, kids, money nicknames, and tico slang.
One house or two, bedrooms versus beds, stairs, kitchens and chefs, pools and toddlers, Manuel Antonio versus Guanacaste, and what to send us to quote fast.
Sailfish, marlin, dorado, yellowfin tuna, and roosterfish by month out of Marina Pez Vela. Half day versus full day, inshore versus offshore, what to bring.
Dry season, green season, the afternoon rain pattern, both whale seasons off Uvita, the crowded weeks, the quiet ones, and what to pack. Month by month.
Monkeys on the beach, a sloth through a guide's scope, howlers at dawn. Calm beaches, the park with small kids, zip line and horse age limits, and a day that fits nap time.
SJO to Manuel Antonio is about three hours by road. Private shuttle, shared shuttle, rental car, or a short flight to Quepos on Sansa or Green Airways: which fits, late arrivals, and car seats.
How to buy Manuel Antonio National Park tickets online, the day it is closed, hours, what to bring, where to park, and how to see wildlife without the crowd.
A real two-day plan for Manuel Antonio: the national park, then a boat, kayak, zipline, or whitewater rafting, built around real tour times so you are not guessing what fits.
Manuel Antonio, Guanacaste, Arenal, Jaco, Dominical and Uvita compared: airports, drive times, terrain, wildlife, what each does best, and where not to go.
Where the chargers are, which routes have gaps, why the app may not let you start one, what it costs by the minute, and whether renting an EV here is worth it.
Costa Rica's two Pacific fishing seasons run opposite each other. Which coast is best in each month, what is biting, and why July in Guanacaste beats July in Quepos.
Practical Costa Rica safety tips, each with a fix: rip currents, sun, mosquitoes, snakes, petty theft, nights out, women traveling, kids and car seats, and 911.
Costa Rica wedding venues where your guests sleep on site: villas that allow weddings, guest caps, the 10 p.m. music rule, legal steps, and catering costs.
What Costa Rica's accessibility law requires, including for vacation rentals, the step-free villas we recommend in Manuel Antonio and Guanacaste, and the tours, parks, and beaches a wheelchair user can enjoy.
Kosher food delivered to your Costa Rica villa, kashering a rental kitchen with the owner's consent, kosher chefs, Shabbat, Pesach, and what each region has.
Tabacón, The Springs, Baldi, Kalambú, and the free hot river in Arenal, plus Rincón de la Vieja and Miravalles: prices, kids rules, food policies, and our picks.
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