Costa Rica Vacation On A Budget: Pura Vida!
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The tiny Latin America country, Costa Rica, is a terrific destination for hundreds of thousands of vacationers from Europe, Canada, the United States and other countries. They come for many reasons. Some love the great beaches. Others prefer the tropical mountains, great weather, outdoor activities, or adult nightlife (what happens here, stays here).
If you want to travel Costa Rica, you will not need to spend a fortune to enjoy it. Just bring a little knowledge.
For centuries, people have marveled about this country. Discovered in 1503, Christopher Columbus was so enraptured he named the place Costa Rica, the rich coast. About 75 years later, just before he defeated the Spanish Armada and saved England from Spain, Sir Francis Drake landed at what is now called Drake Bay off the southern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.
However, unlike these discoverers, you won’t need a boatload of people to help you get around and it will not cost you the Crown treasure, either.
Want a boat ride? Think about a pretty cruise along the warm waters off the central Pacific coast of Costa Rica. For about the price of a bottle of water or can of soda—and less than a beer—you can travel between Puntarenas and the southern tip of the lovely Nicoya Peninsula on a fun ferry. Can you spare about $1.50 for an hour and half long cruise? Is this value or what?
Trains are always fun, too, even if you’re on a budget. The Tico Train will take you from San Jose to Puntarenas for about $16.00 each way. It is a four hour trip through mountains and over rivers on tall bridges on an old train filled with laughing and singing Costa Rican families. And, in Costa Rica Pura Vida style, it ends at the beach! Yep. Few tourists know about the train but locals do so you’ll need train reservations. Call American Travel at telephone number 22-33-33-00 when you are ready to go. Bring your camera and bathing suit!
With nearly 800 miles of sunny beaches to be explored, you can surf, hike, swim (but be careful about rip tides at some places), and even fish in the ocean for free. Every Costa Rica beach is public and open to everybody. And you can get anywhere really cheaply. Simply take a bus. They are everywhere in Costa Rica. You can, for example, travel to the lovely Pacific town of Jaco by hopping a bus in San Jose for $5.00. Or, go almost anywhere else in the country for that matter. For the price of a Happy Meal, you can travel Costa Rica!
And, one more recommendation. Consider staying in a Costa Rica hostel. Many hostels offer dorm accommodations for about $12 and lots of them also have private rooms for just a little more. Sure, you can spend $70+ a night in a fancy resort or hotel but you can find very nice rooms for a fraction of that. Hostels are not just for college kids anymore. I know because I stay in them—in private rooms—for way less than hotels.
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