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  TRAVEL Everything about travelling to Costa Rica by car, airplane private suttle. Rent a car or travel with the local bus network...

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  ACCOMMODATION At Frida Travel you can choose from a wide variety of lodging all over Costa Rica with direct links to online booking.

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  THE CENTRAL VALLEY Most exciting experience in Costa Rica. visit volcanoes, rivers, private reserves, Orosi Valley famous for its old Church

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  Few regions of comparable size can offer as many sights, unique attractions and leisure-time activities as Costa Rica

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  OUTDOOR RECREATION - Diving Companies

Scuba diving in Costa Rica is on the rise and there are now quite a few dive areas on the Pacific coast. These areas do offer professional dive services including top quality dive boats and dive shops. The Pacific Coast does not have much, if any, coral reefs or live coral but these waters do offer abundant marine life and the ocean is very warm

Costa Rica is known for its wildlife and marine life falls into this category. Most dive spots are around rock formations a good distance away from the mainland shore. Beach dives don’t exist because of the large number of rivers and estuaries and the potentially large surf.

One dive spot that is by far the most popular and most spectacular is Isla del Coco or Coco Island. It is known for the divers’ ability to encounter sharks, rays and sea turtles. This island is not close to land but is well worth the 2 day journey it takes to get there.

The Caribbean Coast is much less developed but there are coral reefs off the coast. Scuba Diving shops are starting to pop up here and there.

  OUTDOOR RECREATION - SURFING

Point breaks, beach breaks, perfect lefts and rights, reefs and river mouths, warm water and waves year round make is what defines Costa Rica surfing and has but Costa Rica on the surfers map. Some beaches may be hard to get to but are totally uncrowded, although they are getting harder to find, and even the easily accessible ones tend to be much less crowded than the beaches of Hawaii, Southern California, and Sydney.

Costa Rica surfing can get very good and sometimes the size can be huge. Some breaks, namely Pavones, have some of the longest rides in the world and is definitely worth the long trek to get there.

Most surfers bring multiple boards, however I would warn do not limit your mobility by bringing too many boards. Getting around can sometimes be quite a challenge with a lot of luggage. If something does happen to your board, either on the flight or while you are in Costa Rica surfing, there are quite a few people or shops willing to fix your board for a price. Some of the popular towns, like Tamarindo have some pretty large surf shops with all the amenities that you find at home. All of this does come with a price. I once bought a FCS key for $5 in Tamarindo, however without this I could not get my fins on and the shops do take advantage of this.

If you decide to travel by air make sure you double check with the local airline if they accept boards. Sansa usually does accept them, up to a certain length and out of the board bag, for an extra charge, however Nature Air sometimes does not even take them. On a flight to Tambor (Mal País) I had to abandon my board, luckily I had a friend in San José that picked up my board. Because of this most people on Costa Rica surfing trips do rent cars. Make sure you bring your own soft racks and straps as most rental cars don’t have these.