Feeling Down and Out, Bucko? Time To Make Plans For Costa Rica Vacation
1. Airfares have not been this low in years. The world economic downturn has come to Costa Rica. Tourism in Costa Rica is off by at least fifteen percent this year, presenting terrific travel deals to a frugal, informed traveler . Want luxury at an affordable price? The Hilton Papagayo Resort is offering rooms starting from $160.00 a night. Seniors can get an extra discount. More budget-conscious folks who travel Costa Rica can stay at very nice Costa Rica hostels (some with private rooms) for about $12.00. Travel Tip: For the finest deals, visit between May and mid-November and avoid the holiday periods. Bonus Tip: always ask the hotel, resort, or hostel if there is a discount for cash (”effectivo” in Spanish).
2. With almost eight hundred miles of coast visit some of the exquisite Costa Rica beaches. Black, brown, and white sand beaches, sea shell beaches, rugged rock-strewn beaches. Boat off of Drake Bay, named after Sir Francis Drake, who visited the southern Costa Rica Pacific coast a decade before sinking the Spanish Armada and saving England in 1588. You can even walk the same Caribbean beach where Columbus named Costa Rica 600 years ago.
3. Frolic on the same Costa Rica beaches enjoyed by Mel Gibson and Britney Spears. Be sure to bring your surfboard because some of the best surfing in the world is found here. Most beaches are completely free but if you prefer to visit a very popular national beach park called Manuel Antonio, there will be a small entry fee.
4. Discover Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean coast, the world’s largest green sea turtle preserve. Or, check out Ostional National Preserve on the popular Pacific Gold Coast, where thousands of olive ridley sea turtles come ashore in massive nestings, called “arribadas”, perhaps the largest remaining on the planet. Arribadas occur year-round but the biggest (sometimes involving hundreds of thousands of turtles) typically are when the moon is in its last quarter during the months of July to November. And, keep in mind that Costa Rica ecotourism is helping to conserve endangered sea turtles, exotic macaws, and many other species.
5. Costa Rica has been called the “Switzerland of Latin America.” This mountainous little country has nearly as many kinds of birds as in the entire continental U.S., more than 900. You can hike every inch of Africa without seeing as many species of butterflies as Costa Rica has. One of every five animal and plant species on the globe are found in this country.
6. Hike the tallest mountain in Central America. It is called Mt. Chirrippo and is one of Costa Rica’s Seven Natural Wonders. Your hike will take from its tropical forest base and, if you have the stamina, end at its cold alpine summit. This is not a leisurely walk in the hills. Bring a backpack with warm clothes as you climb this beauty to a little night time shelter overlooking remnant glacial lakes carved from ancient glaciers. You will need a permit and reservation but the cost is very modest and when you reach the top you may be reminded of the mighty Andes.
Writer Victor Krumm lives in Costa Rica. Visit his authoritative, lovely website about Costa Rica Vacations and be sure to check out the spectacular Seven Wonders of Costa Rica Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service
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