10 Amazing Foreign Vacation Destinations You Haven’t Considered
7. Costa Rica
Costa Rica is Central America’s most interesting country. This beautiful nation wedged between the Caribbean and the Pacific offers lots of natural wonders and culture to those who visit. Costa Rica is small enough that you can see many areas during a single vacation, and you won’t want to miss some famous places in Costa Rica.
A lush destination focused on outdoor recreation, Costa Rica offers enough hiking, sunbathing, beachcombing, sightseeing, and wildlife viewing to keep you busy for months. A chain of volcanoes run through the northwesternmost of its seven provinces. Your interests and available time are the only limits to visiting the best places this Central American country offers.
If you want to spend time lying in the sun, walking the beach, or swimming aquamarine-colored waters, the northern province of Guanacaste on the Pacific coast makes a good choice. The province’s hot, dry climate, along with beautiful beaches spread along the Papagayo Gulf, make it ideal for swimming or frolicking in the sun.
If you’re into outdoors adventures, then head to the country’s rainforest in Corcovado National Park. The country boasts outstanding areas for wildlife viewing, including Tortuguero National Park, known for its nesting turtles. The provinces of Alajuela and Heredia offer a chance to get up close and personal with Costa Rica’s cloud forests. Known for their coffee plantations, the forests usually stay covered by a cool, foggy cloud cover that makes them ideal for growing the beans.
