One valley folds a volcano, hot springs and cloud-forest waterfalls into a single trip. Here is how to read it, season by season.
The rainforest never really sleeps. Pick your month below.
Clear volcano views and sunny mornings. Also the busiest weeks.
Peak clarity →Half the crowds and the lushest forest of the year.
Fewer people →Twelve month guides, from January clarity to September lushness.
Open the guides →Real traveller ratings. Prices are indicative starting points per person.
Six traveller profiles, each with its own plan.
Sloths, safe trails and warm pools
See the plan →Thermal evenings and forest mornings
See the plan →Rapids, rappels and ziplines
See the plan →The thermal capital of Costa Rica
See the plan →Work from the edge of the rainforest
See the plan →Sloths, quetzal country and night frogs
See the plan →The five things every traveller asks before booking, with the short honest answer first.
