The Itinerary Costa Rica itineraries
Day-by-day routes through Costa Rica, each 10 days — with what every trip actually costs.
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Planning a trip to Costa Rica
Pulled from the route below — so it says what it does, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Dec–Apr — the months this route recommends.
How long you need
Every route here runs 10 days.
What it costs
≈ AED 950 per person per day. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
Embassy or consulate in advance. Certain US visas can stand in. Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with the embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: San José · Arenal · Monteverde · Manuel Antonio.
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Best for: Wildlife + rainforest
Costa Rica in 10 days: Arenal, Monteverde and the Pacific
San José → Arenal → Monteverde → Manuel Antonio
A volcano, a cloud forest and a beach with monkeys in the trees above it, linked by the jeep-boat-jeep crossing that saves half a day — with the honest version of the driving, the two seasons that change everything, and why the famous national park is worth the ticket and the queue.
Going somewhere near Costa Rica?
North America has more to choose from, or tell us the dates and we'll shape a plan around them.