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Costa Rica Budget Family Travel – Manuel Antonio National Park (2024)

This was our first stop on our Costa Rica adventure, and should be on the itinerary for any family trip to Costa Rica. We had a tight budget for our travel in Costa Rica but I can happily say that...

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Our budget for five weeks in Costa Rica (2024)

Costa Rica is a fascinating, beautiful country to visit. It’s also a brilliant destination for a family holiday. But Costa Rica was the one country that seriously concerned me during the budget...

Seeing nesting turtles in Costa Rica with kids (2024)

For all of us, but especially our David Attenborough-inspired, wildlife-mad boys, seeing turtles nesting was one of those dream bucketlist activities. Whenever I’d dreamt about a trip to Costa...

Swimming in the bioluminescence in Costa Rica – a guide (2024)

We’d seen this – randomly – on an TV show with Bradley Walsh (!) and it looked magical. While we were in Costa Rica we decided we couldn’t miss the opportunity to see it for...

Costa Rica with kids: the Caribbean Coast (2024)

We opted to spend the last two weeks of our time in Costa Rica on the Southern Caribbean Coast, taking some time to chill have a pretty hectic first three weeks! It’s the perfect spot in Costa...

La Fortuna, Costa Rica – a guide for a fun-filled family stay (2024)

La Fortuna is firmly on the list for many travellers itineraries for Costa Rica, and rightly so. It’s the base for SO many adrenaline activities, and the views of the Arenal Volcano, that looms...

Driving in Costa Rica – how difficult is it really? A Guide (2024)

I thought I’d add a short guide to driving to our Costa Rica collection of blog posts, with a bit of info on car hire in the country, since it was one of the things we struggled to decide on...

Where to see sloths in Costa Rica (2024)

Top of our list in terms of animals we all wanted to see on our travels was the lovable sloth. We knew that there was a good chance of spotting a sloth or two on our trip to Costa Rica but we weren’t...

A family trip to Chilamate Eco Retreat, Costa Rica (2024)

This is one of those places – a bit like Rafiki Safari Lodge that I wrote about in an earlier post – that is more of an experience in itself rather than just a place to crash. So why...

A family trip to Rafiki Safari Lodge, Costa Rica (2024)

This place was more than just accommodation and definitely deserves a blog post to itself! If you’re planning a family trip to Costa Rica then Rafiki Safari Lodge is definitely one to consider...