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Costa Rica
Beautiful country! Had time to visit all of it! People are lively and friendly! Great for nature lovers! It is worth paying an extra 60 or so us dollars to have a private visit to see Arenal Volcano on foot! Avoid going in groups, you won't see much! The food is fabulous wherever you go! And don't forget to have 25 us dollars ready when departing, you'll pay for visiting the country! But it's worthy. There are ATM's everywhere and they give cash in local currency and us dollars. In the national parks if you have a chance go for a Tirolinas Ride!! It's scary but fabulous! And once you're past the adrenalin rush, you don't want to stop! I didn't feel any kind of animosity towards gays and lesbians, travelling with my partner. Everybody is treated equally well. Beware of transportation! Small distances can take a long, long time to reach! Most roads destroyed by storms/rain.
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San Jose, San Jose & Surrounding Region, Costa Rica
Wow. I was only here in transit from Panama to New York, but spent about 15 hours in the damned airport. The arriving plane from Miami lost a wheel on approach to the airport which landed on a hut and caught fire to it... While we are watching the fire, and the plane limping to the gate, we are told there will be a short delay. The airport is all glass so you can see what is happening outside. 3 little costa rican guys with a replacement wheel and a screwdriver stared at it not knowing what they should do for a couple hours looking very confused. Eventually they pulled off the old one and slapped on a new one in a way that gave no confidence we would ever survive the trip home. We boarded 10 hours later, and just before the door closed three passengers screamed and sprinted for the door causing us another hour delay while they removed their bags. This country does not instill confidence in the safety of their airport and airplane maintenance! I surely won't rush back there after watching this (and videotaping the funnier parts!).
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San Jose, San Jose & Surrounding Region, Costa Rica
Before you go, remember that the roads are rough and slow. So multi-destination tours can mean a lot of time being tumble-dried in the back of a tiny mini-bus.
Having said that the people and country are too wonderful to be grumpy about for long.
Having said that the people and country are too wonderful to be grumpy about for long.
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San Jose, San Jose & Surrounding Region, Costa Rica
Flying Busses
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to get from place to place while in Costa Rica check out the internal flights. Air travel, on prop planes, is almost equivalent to bus travel in the country. It’s relatively inexpensive and much faster than driving. You have a choice of two commercial airlines that fly domestically and flights can be chartered to more remote locations with ease. Nature Air is one of the two commercial airlines in the country. As with Sansa, their competitor, the planes are small prop planes that seat about15 to 20 people. Their flight record is great as is the service. Most flights average a half hour to 45 minutes in duration as the country is so small. Nature Air features a more user friendly website, and although their flights average about $10 US more per flight than Sansa, they are the only carbon neutral airline in the skies and they have more choices when it comes to direct flights. We chose Nature Air because it was easier to navigate their website, book flights online and they had better connections and flight options than Sansa. The staff was friendly and helpful and we really enjoyed our flights. Because these are smaller planes be aware that there is a weight limit for both checked luggage and carry-ons. Passengers are allowed ONE checked bag with a maximum 30 lbs weight limit and one carry-on with a 10 lbs weight limit. Checked luggage is weighed at check in and they will charge you if you are over the 30 lbs limit. The carry on is weighed along with you, so if you’re not overweight you can probably get by with a little over the 10 lbs limit.
Sample Prices: We booked a last minute, one way flight from San Jose to Puerto Jimenez for $99 US and one was from Puerto Jimenez to Quepos for the same price. If we had booked earlier there were better deals.
Phone: 800 235 9272 Website: www.natureair.com
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San Jose, San Jose & Surrounding Region, Costa Rica
Flying Busses Pt. 2
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to get from place to place while in Costa Rica check out the internal flights. Air travel, on prop planes, is almost equivalent to bus travel in the country. It’s relatively inexpensive and much faster than driving. You have a choice of two commercial airlines that fly domestically and flights can be chartered to more remote locations with ease. Sansa Air is one of the two commercial airlines in the country. As with Nature Air, their competitor, the planes are small prop planes that seat about 15 to 20 people. Their flight record is great as is the service. Most flights average a half hour to 45 minutes in duration as the country is so small. Their prices tend to run about $10 US less per flight than Nature Air and they also feature one and two week “Air Passes” (although I am not quite sure how the passes work) that supposedly allow you to fly unlimited around the country. The drawbacks: their website is difficult to navigate and book flights. In fact it was impossible for me to book one way flights on their site. And most of their flights originate out of San Jose so if you want to get from Point A to Point B (and neither is San Jose) you’ll have to connect through San Jose and pay for both legs of your trip separately.
Phone: 877-767-2672 Website: www.flysansa.com
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