Costa Rica Vacation Packages

With an area about the size of West Virginia (less than 0.1% of the earth's land mass), Cost Rica has over 5% of the world’s biodiversity. Costa Rica is a natural ecological paradise. There are twenty-six national parks and other protected zones in Costa Rica that represent about a third of the area of Costa Rica. With a stunning wealth of fauna and flora,. Costa Rica is very diverse - each part of the country has its own distinctive microclimate. With unspoiled primary jungles, lush foliage and magnificent wildlife, Mother Nature is on glorious display in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica today has emerged as one of the premier ecological vacation hotspots of the world. It is an eco-wonderland. Let us help you plan an unforgettable vacation to Costa Rica.

Costa Rica Eco-Facts:

• 1,600 species of fresh and salt water fish
• 400 species of reptiles and amphibians
• 205 species of mammals
• 830 species of birds
• 52 species of humming birds
• 1,000 species of butterflies
• 10,000 species of plants
• 1,200 varieties of orchids
• 34,000 species of insects
• Cloud forests, rain forests,  dry forests, deciduous forests and mangrove swamps
• Volcanoes (112 craters)

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Costa Rica's Climate

The climate in Costa Rica varies depending upon elevation and location.

The coastal plains are warm and tropical. Mountainous regions are much cooler and the Central Plateau has a spring-like climate year-round, with little variation in temperature from month to month (the average daily temperature is 75º F or 25º C.

December through April is the dry season, when rain is quite infrequent. May through November is considered the rainy, or "green", season, although mornings are usually quite sunny, with most of the rain falling in afternoon showers.

The Beauty of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is the ideal travel spot for the tourist seeking a place in the sun as well as the eco tourist looking for exiting encounters with the plants and wildlife in the rainforest. With hundreds of miles of pristine beaches on both the Caribbean and Pacific side and rainforest covered mountains in between, you will find an ecological masterpiece!

City Guide
San Jose, Costa Rica