Captivating Costa Rica

My husband and I first visited Costa Rica on a backpacking trip in 2000.  Now, we are returning, albeit for a very different trip – this time we’re taking our children.

I’m really not sure what to expect as we thoroughly enjoyed trekking through the country enjoying eco travel experiences, zip-lining through the lush jungles, viewing the gorgeous turtles and lounging on pristine beaches.  Our next rip will be much different as I expect with two young children, we’ll be spending the more of our time at our hotels and won’t be exploring nearly as much.

On our first trip, we did all the typical eco tourism sights popular in this gorgeous and lush country.  We hiked through the cloud forest, watched an enormous sea turtle lay eggs on a breathtaking Caribbean beach and enjoyed the rainforest canopy from the zip lines hundreds of feet in the air.  We stayed at beach hunts for only dollars a day and enjoyed the local fruit drinks in abundance.  Our early days of travel without kids often included ‘roughing it’ as it allowed us to stay for so much longer than if we’d indulged in a fancy resort.

However, times change and frankly, I’m not sure I’d be up for navigating the country and then staying in low end accommodations with my two little ones.  While we’d love to pass on our love of travel and adventure to our children, the truly adventurous stuff is going to have to wait until they are a bit older.

This time, we’ve booked Virgin Vacations Best of Costa Rica.  I think it will be the perfect combination of comfortable accommodations along with some exciting adventures.  This eight-day package is incredibly reasonably priced and includes our flight to San Jose, accommodations, shared minibus, some tours and some meals!  We look forward to exploring Tortuguero, Arenal, Monteverde and San Jose again!

Posted by on 11/16 at 10:41 AM

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