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Originally Posted by return to the red
Hello Cmyden, What are your thoughts on Costa Rica in November? Looking at going there for a honeymoon and really unsure about prices, place to stay, side of the country, etc.
Any advice you could offer would be awesome!
Thanks
RTTR
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Costa Rica is a great country. November is the beginning of the dry season. The tourists start to arrive around American Thanksgiving. If you go before that you might be able to find lower prices especially earlier in November. Costa Rica is generally considered to have the most developed tourist infrastructure of Central American countries. That also comes at a price, making it one of the most expensive, with perhaps only Belize being more expensive.
Travel is such a personal thing. What one person likes to do while on vacation can be something that another person hates. When I was there in 2007 I enjoyed...
- the Arenal volcano (believe it's dormant now, so might not be worth seeing without the lava flow)
- whitewater rafting down the Pacuare river
- Manuel Antonio park (guaranteed monkeys)
- Ecotermales hot springs (similar to the famous Tabacon hot springs, but a lot cheaper)
- Ziplining through the Monteverde cloud forest
- Cano Negro wildlife refuge
We rented a jeep to do all this in a reasonable time. That makes for a very different trip from someone who wants to stay in one place or use public transport to get around, so it all really depends on your travel style.
You could start with this Excel spreadsheet of everything there is to do in Costa Rica, sorted by rating...
http://www.2shared.com/document/_CI8...osta_rica.html
Choose the 'types' of things you like to do from the dropdown. Note the things that look interesting to you. Also note where they are, or plot them on a Google map. Seeing them all on a map gives a good idea of which areas a person might want to concentrate on while visiting.
Once you have a rough idea of the areas you'd like to visit, use TripAdvisor to find some well reviewed, nice places for a reasonable cost. Many can be found under the B&B/Inns section of TripAdvisor that won't necessarily be found in the major booking engines. Google their name to find their website.