Travel Squad Podcast6 Mai 2025

7 Days Adventuring in the Rainforests of Costa Rica

We spent 7 days in Costa Rica hiking to waterfalls, spotting wild sloths in the jungle, soaking in volcano-fed hot springs, and exploring our way through this amazing country. On this trip we flew in and out of San Jose and bookended our trip there. We spent two nights in Arenal and two nights in the Monteverde Cloud Forest.

Episode Highlights:

Costa Rica Travel Tips
Hiking to the best views of the Arenal Volcano
Things to do in La Fortuna including: The Springs Resort, Sky Adventures Arenal Park & La Fortuna Waterfall
Things to do in Monteverde including: Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, Sloth Observatory, El Tigre Waterfall hike, Santa Elena Reserva Bosque Nuboso

Take this exact same trip by following our⁠Costa Rica Itinerary⁠ - download the PDF guide now!

Check out our⁠ Costa Rica Viator Experiences⁠ for all activities we recommend and even some that we wanted to do but couldn't get to.

Hotels we stayed at on this trip:

DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari⁠ - San Jose Costa Rica
Arenal Hotel⁠ - Arenal Paraíso Resort & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs
Monteverde Hotel⁠ - El Establo Mountain Hotel

If you're looking for a flight deal to Costa Rica, we recommend signing up for ⁠Thrifty Traveler Premium⁠ to get daily flight deals (points & cash) emailed directly to you! Use our promo code TS10 to get $10 off your first year subscription.

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