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San José

Stay Hotel Grano de Oro (1 night)

​Most travellers go to Costa Rica for its bounty of natural beauty. But before you go rushing off to the jungle or beaches, San José serves up a great introduction to this tiny gem of a country, with its awesome museums of gold, jade, and pre-Columbian cultures; salsa classes; art galleries; and vibrant café culture.

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Hotel Grano de Oro

A taxi-ride from San José’s most popular attractions, this boutique ‘grain of gold’ is one of the city’s warmest, most welcoming hotels.

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Caribbean Coast

Stay: Pacuare Lodge (2 nights)

One of Costa Rica's most under-appreciated attractions, the Caribbean Coast is truly wonderful, with its bath-warm waters, radiant sunshine, rustling palms, piquant food, unique Afro-Caribbean culture, and pristine rainforest. Super laid-back, temperate, and teeming with wildlife, the Talamanca Mountains' Caribbean slopes are home to several rare, endangered and reclusive mammals like pumas, ocelots and the tayra; while birds, reptiles and amphibians seen nowhere else thrive in the Tortuguero National Park – famed for its nesting sea turtles – remote, accessible only by boat or plane… and totally worth the journey. 

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Pacuare Lodge

Adventure rules this part of Costa Rica: and at this National Geographic ‘Unique Lodge of the World’, the excitement begins even before you get there!

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Arenal Volcano National Park

Stay: Nayara Resort, Spa & Gardens (2 nights)

This is a national park that really has it all! There’s hiking to and around Costa Rica’s most active volcano (though there’s not been a major eruption since 1968), zip-lining through lush forest, natural history walks over hanging bridges, and horse-riding to magnificent waterfalls surrounded by butterflies, flowers and a variety of birdsong, including the toucan. It’s also famous for its hot springs, which are perfect for an indulgent soak after a long day of adventure. 

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Nayara Resort, Spa & Gardens

With striking eco-luxury casitas and villas in the heart of the jungle, and unobstructed volcano vistas, Nayara is one of the world’s most romantic hotels, and an excellent base for family friendly eco-adventures.

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North Pacific Coast

Stay: Four Seasons Resort at Peninsula Papagayo (3 nights)

​Long, sunny days; diverse, exotic geographical features; awesome surf; active culture; tropical dry forests; and endless recreational options. Welcome to the North Pacific Coast. Entirely encompassed by the lively Guanacaste province, it’s the country’s most visited, yet least populated region; home to some of its most sublime beaches. And Peninsula Papagayo is the ultimate coastal retreat: part sophisticated resort, part primitive playground, with 1400 awesome acres of towering bluffs, tropical forests and miles of uncrowded beaches – all teeming with rare and magical wildlife. 

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Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo

A luxury launch-pad into boundless adventures, with a dreamy hillside, ocean-breeze-cooled tropical scene-scape, and sound effects courtesy of chirping parrots and bellowing howler monkeys.

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