Traveling to COSTA RICA in 2025? You NEED to Watch This Video!

Costa Rica is a beautiful country and top tourist destination for many around the world. From Liberia to San Jose, Carthago to Tamarindo, this Central American country has so much to offer.

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[richardwilkinson]

My wife and I are in San Jose right now. We have been here for three weeks Came here for dental tourism we are staying in a very nice part of the city. It is called Rohrmoser. The cost of living here is pretty much equivalent to that in oor hometown of Sarasota, Florida. We spent a couple nights in a Airbnb near the City of Grecia. It was perched on a mountainside and had a spectacular view of the central valley and surrounding mountains. The city of San Jose has a lot of events going on during the Christmas week. We went to a bull fight and a carnival parade. San Jose has a very agreeable climate temperatures can get into the lower 80s during the day but as soon as the sunsets it cools off into the 60s. Rarely do you find air-conditioning here. Here is an interesting fact: the peak of Mount Arenal is lower in altitude than the city of San Jose.

[dunnowy]

I love the honesty in this review. People make Costa Rica seem like this paradise and a huge outlier from the rest ot Central America, but Im happy you're acknowledging that crime is still a big issue.

My wife and I wanted to visit the cities, and we still may, but at least we're armed with knowledge

[rocharocha]

You can visit small villages or cities like San Ramón, Grecia, Sarchi, Naranjo, Atenas, Acosta, Puriscal, Coronado. San José has scketchy parts, but it also has nice places like Nunciatura, Rhhomoser, Barrio Escalante, Santa Ana, Escazú. San José will have a new mayor after having the same mayor for 30 years. Hopefully the new mayor will do the changes that San José needs.

[staceyrichCostaRica]

I want to thank you for seriously telling the honest information about Costa Rica. I moved here 6 months ago and cannot agree with you more. I'm starting side hustle to show people how to do Costa Rica "off the beaten path". I'm going to share your video to my first group because you touch on many of things I already thought of but with additional info I did not.

[mercury]

Just spent a week in La Fortuna. Beautiful and fun place. Definitely worth visiting, 2.5 hours from San Jose.

[jc-t]

Great review. Very accurate. The central pacific is my favorite! Manuel Antonio is the best!

[martinmintman]

Doing 10 days for the 1st time in April--I appreciate your video, suggestions and cautions. I am considering renting a car so I can avoid being tethered to bus schedules, scammers, etc. and come and go as I like. I know that roads are not always reliable in the country and patience is a virtue, but wanted your opinion, as well--thanks!

i'm a local, i actually wrote a comment in another video similar to this one which helped a lot of people, but in summary:

Yes CR is very expensive not only because of tourism but also because of the well-off american tourists that have even more money than your average working american.
No, it's not that expensive for locals, is about average pricing, even earning the legal minimum wage, a couple in the city can live a comfortable life debt-free.
It is expensive if you want to make it expensive.
Not even locals take the red taxis, they historically have been known for ripping you off with altered taximeters. Locals use uber for short distances and busses for long distances, a round trip to the beach from the main city takes less than $10.
Indeed there is not much to do in the cities and most skip it, the only thing worth a visit there is if you are fan of architecture, specially from churches, you can find the red metallic church in Grecia or the nearly perfect neo gothic church in Coronado that looks it just came from Harry Potter.

Up until the 90's CR was even safer than the US and close to Canada in terms of safety, but the country it's been receiving waves of immigrants and the south american countries now prefer to send drugs through land, so the justice system it's been overwhelmed and the laws are really soft, that leads to criminal rates and rampant foreigners doing whatever they please in the land on top of the local crackheads the country had.

So in conclusion: If you think you are going to spend too much money, sit down a second and think how locals do it, don't go to downtown at night, if you are not doing drugs you should be safe from druglords, don't go around showing expensive stuff like new hair ribbons in CR or any other country, it increases the chance of getting mugged.

[anna_m]

Ok guys .. I want to go in April for two weeks.. mainly beach town not crowed but accessible to the airport . I am retired and solo traveler .. any recommendation please.. love nature as well explore near by national park etc.. thanks

[SuperThunder]

Great video my brother, just got back from spending a whole month in San Jose, I did get to Tamarindo for a long weekend which was awesome, you are right on the money with your advice, keep up the great work, pura vida💪

[nickn]

Planning my trip with some friends soon, this video helped a lot, thank you!

[USgRWFH]

At 9:58 it appears to be a glass of Cas. I fell in love with it the first time I tasted it!

[dchanging]

Useful. Got a bad mid-word jump cut at 3:53 fyi

[ClyptonimusPrime_n]

Hey man, thanks for the video! It was very informative and I really appreciate it! So I have been daydreaming about a trip to Costa Rica for awhile now. I am very into nature and tend to march to the beat of my own drum when visiting new places. Sort of finding my own adventure etc. So, much like you, I'm not super into all the touristy stuff. My grand idea for Costa Rica is to rent a vehicle and take a road trip to explore from the east to west coasts. I just basically want to explore and immerse myself in various cultures and the unique biodiversity. My question to you is do you think it's a good idea to do this? Is it generally safe to make a road trip like this as a tourist? If so, do you have a recommended route that I should look at? Thanks again!
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[thetravelingtoucans]

Awesome video! We live in Costa Rica full-time and had our two daughters born there. Your information is spot on. Pura Vida! 💚

[Homer-OJ-Simpson]

I spent 16 days in costs rica including 3-4 days in San Jose. San Jose is the most boring big city I’ve been to. But at least it’s relatively safe and some neighborhoods had good restaurants but I wasn’t a fan of the local cuisine other than 2 or 3 dishes.

Monte Verde (clouds Forrest) was amazing! The volcano and lake near La Fortuna was amazing and must see.

[marzoparvar]

Went there, conquered it, and out we go! Will do it again sometime soon.

[tutornotepad]

Since September 2023, Costa Rica gives 180 days.

[tutornotepad]

@3:32, I met the same taxi driver last November who told me the bus to la Fortuna just left, but he could drive me to the next stop where he had the bus driver wait for me. I did not fall for that scam. I arrived at 1:00 PM in La Fortuna after a 4 hour bus ride and a short stop in Quesada.
If you go to Costa Rica, make sure to visit La Fortuna! You will love it there😍😍

[iubvvuo]

Glad you were honest- I’m planning a trip with my daughter & thought of staying in San Jose because it’s close to the airport & appears to be crazy getting around. As a female with my daughter safety is my main concern! I also considered staying in Limon because of the popularity- but you changed my mind- I will go to Guanacaste- and stay in a more pricey hotel- for safety purposes- I’m interested in the Blue Zones- Nicoya Peninsula-which I can cover on the North Coast…thanks much!