North America · Costa Rica
Cloud forest and two coasts, wildlife on the doorstep and lodges built into it.
Our notes
Costa Rica packs volcanoes, cloud forest, and Pacific and Caribbean coasts into a country the size of Denmark. The classic route runs Arenal, Monteverde and then the Pacific at Papagayo or the Osa Peninsula, which is the wildest and best for wildlife. The lodges are genuinely built into the landscape and guiding is a national profession. The dry season runs December to April; the green season is cheaper and wetter with afternoon rain.
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Papagayo, Costa Rica
A 45-acre resort on Peninsula Papagayo's Pacific coastline, with tree-house-style suites, fifteen private residences and eight named restaurants and bars.
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La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Every Springs Villa at this adults-only hotel in Arenal Volcano National Park has its own plunge pool fed by natural mineral hot springs.
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, Costa Rica
A 38-room beachfront resort on an 11-acre private nature reserve in Manuel Antonio, bordering the wildlife corridor that leads into the national park.
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Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
Nekajui occupies part of Peninsula Papagayo's 1,400-acre private destination on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, with rooms, suites, treetop tents and multi-bedroom residences facing ocean or forest.
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