Two Weeks In Costa Rica 2006
Couple of years ago, we had a fantastic trip to Costa Rica.
Although I have been there many times, this time we were accompanied by family friends (another family of 4) and felt a bit of the pressure to show them a memorable time.
So much to see! Not enough to cover in one trip, so we decided to divide the trip in two section for maximum exposure: Beach and Jungle.
For part 1, we found a rental house in a location we thought was a good one to base our explorations, near Jaco Beach – It was a fantastic house: on the beach, and with a great pool. We did exploration trips from the base house to the beaches, and Central Valley… For Part 2, which was a bit more remote, we stayed at the Hotel Arenal which was very reasonable and very nice.
Very happy to report we all had a great time, and we build a lifetime of memories!
I am publishing our schedule in the hopes that it may help someone else.
(Pardon the simplicity! — I hope to add pictures and more details at some point)
OUR ITINERARY
| Day | Activities |
| 14-Dec | Late Arrival SJO – Costa Rica Marriott San José (GREAT HOTEL! )
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| 15-Dec | Drive to the Beach House (Playa Agujas near Jaco.)
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| 16-Dec | Manuel Antonio National Preserve Trip Day
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| 17-Dec | Local Sightseeing – House / Beach / Short Drive (80 Km round trip)
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| 18-Dec | Local Activity (total Drive time 2 hours)
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| 19-Dec | Back to the City (Long day!)
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| 20-Dec |
House / Beach (Relax Day – Pool & Beach)
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| 21-Dec | Local Activities:
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| 22-Dec |
House / Beach – (Relax Day – Pool & Beach)
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| 23-Dec | Capital day: Get to know the City: San Jose
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| 24-Dec | House / Beach ( Relax Day – Pool & Beach)
Christmas Eve Dinner at the house
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| 25-Dec | Drive to Arenal Area:
Destination: Los Lagos Resort |
| 26-Dec | Explore Arenal Area Day 1 –
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| 27-Dec | Explore Arenal Area Day 2 –
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| 28-Dec | Drive back to San Jose
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| 29-Dec | Relax Day –
Thank you dinner at: El Rodeo Steak House – San Antonio De Belen (Not too far from the hotel)
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| 30-Dec | Leave back to the USA — Airport (early) |
UPDATE:
In researching my trip, I found a few other resources and guides that may be helpful as well. I will try to update this from time to time… They follow:
- Crocodile Bridge (The RealLife Project)
- Creekmore – Costa Rica Family Adventure
- Costa Rica Family Vacation / Trip Itineraries
- Just Back From | A Week In Costa Rica
PURA VIDA!!!
PS:
Like in many of our trips we go completely crazy on the amount of photos we take, here are just a few generic one:
