
Hidden secrets costa rica Patch#
It sits on its own 500-acre patch of jungle and waterfall paradise. In fact, El Silencio could be the best reason to even come here in the first place. Our favorite hotel in this area is the El Silencio Lodge. They’re all in Monteverde instead of here. What you won’t find are lots of other tourists on the trails. You’ll also find virgin cloud and rainforests filled with more nature than you can fumble around trying to photograph.

Here you’ll find waterfalls, lots of waterfalls. On the other side (if you’re coming from the Central Valley) of Poas Volcano, on the edge of the often-overlooked Juan Castro Blanco National Park, is the community of Bajos del Toro. They’re just off the beaten track in the truest sense: Bajos del Toro So where can you go in Costa Rica that no-one’s heard of? Here are seven places even many Ticos will find it hard to locate on a map. Sure, they’re an effort to get to, but they’re still on the tourist map. It’s a handful of destinations in Costa Rica that accommodate the lion’s share of tourists.Īll those images you see of people surfing, ziplining, sloth-spotting, fishing, river rafting, and all that fun stuff are most likely in Manuel Antonio, Jaco, Arenal, Monteverde, Papagayo, or Tamarindo.Įven places that make their name for being Off The Beaten Path like the Caribbean, Tortuguero, Santa Teresa, Isla del Coco, and Drake Bay are still kind of famous. When people talk about Costa Rica as a tourist destination, most of the time they’re talking about a few places. Now tourism is making a tentative, slow return to Costa Rica, the big question is, in an age where people still want to stay as far away from each other as possible, where should you go? Are there still any secret spots in Costa Rica?
