Originally Posted by
pebadian
Always keen to get some sun over that period of the year.

How's SJO for some days of winter sun? (Easy to get to the beaches? or better to explore/adventure?)
Originally Posted by
heb999
About three hours from the nearest beaches by car. Alternatively you could fly by small aircraft. Costa Rica is great for wildlife. The Nayara Springs Hotel near Arenal volcano is beautiful.
If I may pimp my relevant reports... my gf and I went to Costa Rica for the first time in Feb and had an amazing time, including the internal flights. "Small aircraft" is right! I wrote up my experiences in the Trip Reports and Central America forums:
Last edited by dsf; Jul 19, 2017 at 10:33 am