Destination Profile
Imagine yourself skimming over glassy waves to rival Bondi's. Imagine delving into jungles where hulking elephant ear trees come strapped with vines and swinging with howler monkeys. Picture yourself scrambling up smoke-belching volcanos or navigating rope bridges amid misty cloud forests. There are lakes fed by whitewater rapids, too, and great mangrove swamps peppered with coconut palms and corals. That's all on the menu in this land of pura vida; of pure life. These days, it's possible to score cheap fights to Costa Rica from Australia with just a single stop, leaving from either Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne.
The legendary biodiversity of Costa Rica is on full show in Monteverde, a town surrounded by a reserve that's all cloud forests and resplendent quetzals.
Don't forget the rash vest and the board wax if you're heading Tamarindo way. This chilled and easy-going surf town has some of the best waves in the Americas.
Don't forget the rash vest and the board wax if you're heading Tamarindo way. This chilled and easy-going surf town has some of the best waves in the Americas.
No airlines fly direct to Costa Rica from Australia.
Qatar Airways is the best airline to fly to Costa Rica from Australia.