I will try to address your first night stop. It much depends on which time your boat to Drake Bay le

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Our family's first trip to Costa Rica and we're so excited. Parents quality inn fallsview canada in their mid-50's and children in their early 20s. We're ready for adventure and are so fortunate to have two weeks in December to travel as a family. Would love to hear input on the itinerary, but in December, many places are already booked so we are a little late to the party. Here's what we have so far:
Nights 2 - 4: Osa Peninsula staying on Drake Bay. Go to Corcovado Nat'l Park for tour day hike. Haven't decide quality inn fallsview canada what else the second day. Any suggestions? I know this is an amazing part of CR and want to experience quality inn fallsview canada as much of it as possible during our two full days there.
Nights 10 - 13: Stay near La Fortuna. Want to do all of the amazing activities here. canyoning, canopy tour, hanging bridges, white water rafting. How do I begin to figure out who to book all of this through?
So would love input on any and all of this. But my biggest question is: where to stay that first night? Since we will be driving up the coast from Drake's Bay to Samara (I know - a very, very long drive. Is this too much?), I was thinking that our first day out of SJ on our way to Drake's Bay should be a drive on Hwy 2 so we don't have any back-tracking. Rather than driving to the coast from San Jose, stay on Hwy 2 through the mountains on down to Potrero Grande. From there I'm not sure the best way to drive to Drake's Bay. So I guess I'm asking several questions here: 1. Where would you spend the night between SJ and Drake's Bay on Hwy 2 (or there-abouts)? 2. How do you recommend driving from Hwy 2 to Drake's Bay? 3. Is it too crazy long of a drive from Drake's Bay to Samara quality inn fallsview canada to do in one day?
We use Sky Trek for ziplining in La Fortuna and Rios Tropicales for rafting. For other tours, check out Desafio and Sunset tours; both of them have comprehensive websites that list all their tours and activities. We did canyoning with La Roca through Sunset Tours. You can do the Hanging Bridges on your own but will increase your chances of seeing wildlife if you hire a guide - we've used both Desafio and Sunset Tours, quality inn fallsview canada and they're excellent. La Fortuna has a big disco that's popular. In general, CR does not have a lot of nightlife. People tend to go to bed earlier since it gets dark early and the sun is usually up by 5:30 a.m. I'd recommend asking quality inn fallsview canada locally for night time activities.
And good idea about Dominical and Uvita, plambers. I guess we'll head towards the beach from San Isidro de El General quality inn fallsview canada rather quality inn fallsview canada than staying on Hwy 2 inland. Doesn't seem like there's a lot to recommend staying inland.
m, I usually just book everything when I get there, but December around holiday time, is one of the busiest times to go. If there's something you have your heart set on, it doesn't hurt to book ahead.
The best rafting outfits in Fortuna, by size, are Desafio, Wave and CR descents, quality inn fallsview canada in that order. Desafio and Wave are owned by Americans which is important to me because that means they understand what makes you click but it is a personal opinion. My options for waterfall rappelling are Pure Trek and Desafio, and pure trek specializes in it, that is all they do, Desafio has a much bigger catalog of adventure quality inn fallsview canada activities.
For nightlife, what we call here THE DISCO (volcan look) has pretty much seen better days, it only opens on saturdays and maybe fridays but it is the place to go for dancing. there are other bars in Fortuna like Mango;s near the church, El Establo on the way to the waterfall, but essentially there is not much "nightlife" as you know it going on in Fortuna. the good think is that the hotsprings are always better at night so the younger adults will "kill" at least one night there. the happier hotsprings quality inn fallsview canada is BAldi although they just opened a new one across the street called KALAMBU, it is essentially a waterpark and it could be a good option.
I will try to address your first night stop. It much depends on which time your boat to Drake Bay leaves from Sierpe. It is about 45 min between Dominical and Sierpe, and about 60 min between San Isidro de El General. So you could stop at KM 70 on the PanAm Hwy, at Paraiso de Quetzal Lodge (Quetzal?s Paradise), a small lodge with great hummingbird gallery. Or you can drive down to Savegre quality inn fallsview canada Valley and have one night at one of the lodges at San Gerardo de Dota. Add 30 min of driving for each of these places.
Driving to Drake Bay ... you are not really planning to drive all the way to Drake Bay?! As car is pretty useles there why not park it in Sierpe and use a boat transfer to Drake Bay? Much more comfortable, less nervous and definitively less depending on actual rainfall situation (and involved river crossings).
quality inn fallsview canada Driving from Drake Bay itself to Samara is some kind of a "holiday killer". If you are not a truck driver quality inn fallsview canada by a profession. From Sierpe to Samara, well, maybe if you are enjoying long hours on the road. The above advice about changing Samara with Uvita is a good one.