Knowing I had one extra semester left of college more than my friends (everyone needs a victory lap, right?) I found a program that allowed me to finish my Biology degree and intern at a local clinic for 4 months here in Costa Rica. That was 5 years ago, and if you can’t guess this by now, I never left! I spent some time living at the beach and now call San Jose my home, which is the perfect base for weekend trips to the beach, my preferred pastime.
Thinking of Costa Rica for your honeymoon, but want more than just a relaxing time on the beach? While some people prefer to take it easy after the stress of the wedding, others may be looking to take advantage of the chance to make it the trip of a lifetime.
Costa Rica is a great country to explore on your own—especially if you’re independent, experienced traveler that already has her own agenda of things to do and see. Besides the general tips on traveling alone to any country, here are few more on women traveling alone to Costa Rica.
I have been an Irish dancer since I was three years old which is where my love for traveling began, competing all over the world!
I am the oldest of nine siblings, ranging from 27 to 8 years old, so I thrive in large groups.
Going to the beach with my golden retriever, Nala, traveling, dancing, scuba diving, running, hiking, anything outdoors!
Don’t be afraid of “long” drive times! Costa Rica is small, but so are the roads here, so oftentimes it takes some time to get from the jungle to the beach, which you can’t miss out on! The drives usually become a tour in and of themselves and many clients say it was their favorite part of the trip. Vamos!
I worked with Kathleen Hall from CRV to plan a trip to Costa Rica. We have wanted to go but it was our first time and I knew nothing. She booked the Naraya Tented camp for us near the Arenal Volcano and that was simply epic. Great meal at Don Rufino near by in La Fortuna. We did the water rafting excursion which was amazing and our favorite activity. Then off to The Palms Villas in Playa Flamingo for the beach experience. The place is amazing and spacious and the beach is to die for. Everything went off without a hitch! Kathleen arranged all of the transportation to and from everything and all the excursions. She absolutely nailed it!
Jason S. from USA
Date of exterience: Feb, 2021
Costa Rican Vacations, though Namu Travel is the way to go. Our travel consultant/planner was Kathleen Hall and she was FANTASTIC. The planning process was long (due to my own personal issues), and I was pretty high maintenance, but Kathleen never gave up on me. She was enthusiastic, flexible and creative. And we had the BEST TRIP EVER. I seriously just want to turn around and do exactly the same trip all over again. Everything went perfectly, they were there for us if we had any questions, and of course Costa Rica is just so wonderful. Go. And go with CRV. You won't regret it.
Kristyn Chepelsky from USA
Date of exterience: Feb, 2021
Kathleen Hall was our travel consultant. She listened to everything I asked about activities, locations (rainforest, beach, towns), hotels, etc. and booked great choices all the way. We were picked up on time, in clean vehicles. We had fabulous tour guides for EVERY activity. The ones where meals were included, fed us with traditional Costa Rican food and we loved it!! We totally want to go to Costa Rica again and would definitely use Kathleen's services and those of Costa Rican Vacations. You won't go wrong choosing this company, and especially Kathleen Hall!! 5 stars all around.
Teresa Bettenhauser from USA
Date of exterience: Feb, 2021
Knowing I had one extra semester left of college more than my friends (everyone needs a victory lap, right?) I found a program that allowed me to finish my Biology degree and intern at a local clinic for 4 months here in Costa Rica. That was 5 years ago, and if you can’t guess this by now, I never left!
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