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The wild south pacific coast of Costa Rica
Enjoying the jungle and sea of the South Pacific coast of Costa Rica.
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North AmericaCosta Rica7 days / June 2022
Highs & Lows
An impressive nature and landscapes !
Prepare a good budget !
Itinerary Overview
Costa Rica is THE country if you want to be impress by a huge, dense and beautiful vegetations. But also if you wanna see so easily all kind of animals. The country doesn’t have a big cultural atmosphere. You won’t visit museum, historical cities or ancestral temples but you will be immersed in the earth of what a intense and strong natural area is. And a very humide nature ; the jungle. The is the main word of Costa Rica, preserved the territory as wild as possible.
I traveled 1 month in Costa Rica, principally visiting the coats with this mixed of paradise beaches and jungle environment.
For this article I will bring you to the South Pacific coast, at Corcovado Park to visit the most wild and untouched jungle of Costa Rica and at Uvita, a small city where you can do on your own accessible things in the nature.
Parque Nacional Corcovado
3+You arrived at Bahía Drake by boat from Sierpe. It’s a very funny experience. Hold tight and get ready to be wet if it’s the rainy season.
There is two way to visit the jungle of Corcovado. If you are more interested by animals, I recommend you to book a tour with the hostel. You will go in an area where they are more used to human.
The second option is to book with Carlos (on TripAdvisor). This is more a deep jungle experience and hiking day. Because we are deeper in the jungle we see less animals but still, crocodiles, snake, birds, spiders… Carlos will make your day incredible with is impressives stories, secrets places and knowledge. We all think we’re Indiana Jones !
You can also do 2 days and sleep in the jungle.
Uvita
3+Uvita is a small city around a big principal road. The main attraction is Punta Uvita, a beach in shape of a whale tail. It’s an attraction si you have to pay to enjoy it and all the beach in coast also.
But there is much more to do on your own and free.
I highly recommend to stay at Whale Tail Hotel. The hotel, who is also an hostel, is far from the beach but in my opinion there is better places in Costa Rica to enjoy coast life.
So around the hotel, there is really good thinks to do like waterfalls, forest bamboo, natural river pool, good bars, restaurants and coffee places. And if you want to know amazing secrets beach ask the owner of the hotel. It’s quite an adventure to get there but it worse it 100%. You will feel you are in Jurassic World !
Q & A
What would you have changed?
I would have stay the night in the Corcovado Park.Restaurant recommendations?
Indomitos café & barTips you would give a friend?
To visit Costa Rica at the beginning of the rainy season. Less people, less hot and still you see the sun.Packing tips?
Stuff against the rain, 2 closed shoes because it’s easy to get one wait or muggy.Transportation Tips?
It’s very easy to travel in bus in Costa Rica and cheap.Any surprises?
All the activities are quite expensive in Costa Rica.
Lodging
Martina’s Place. A nice hostel, line to hang your wet stuff, shared kitchen, and good location.
Whale Tale Hotel with also a dormitory. Amazing staff, amazing place with a pool and really good recommendations.