COSTA RICA IN ONE WEEK: Your Free Costa Rica Itinerary | Costa Rica Dreaming
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Costa Rica in One Week | Your Free Transit2Freedom Costa Rica Itinerary: bit.ly/T2FCRD
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7 Days or 1 Week in Costa Rica? This action-packed Costa Rica itinerary is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat and fill you up with that blessed #puravida. Venturing across Costa Rica's volcanoes, into hot springs, to waterfalls, through cloud forests and much more I hope this guide can help you make the absolute most of your next trip to Costa Rica!
Each day of this trip is available in more depth as part of my Costa Rica Dreaming series - you can watch the trailer here: • COSTA RICA DREAMING: t...
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Costa Rica is a first rate eco-tourism travel destination not to be missed. With 0.03% of the Earth's land mass and 5% of its bio-diversity, Costa Rica is every nature lover's dream. Costa Rica Dreaming documents my second trip to this beautiful country 🇨🇷 #puravida
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It puzzles me why somebody would lie and say they leased a car in Costa Rica for $62 when it is one of the most costly places to do so. Awful things like that would be expected from Alamo when trying to make a sale, but I am interested in hearing your reasoning for spreading such disinformation. YOU KNOW IT WASN'T JUST $62.
Most precisely, it was $61.96
Looking at official PDF receipt now with breakdown
Mid Size Automatic Vehicle
Rate charge (1 week) @ $37.04
Airport fee $5.99
Environmental fee $2.80
Vehicle registration recoupment fee $9.00
IVA $7.13
Total $61.96
Truth here was it was one of the best deals ever 😊
The year was 2019 (pre-covid) during slow season
It's easy to imagine if you try
You are forgiven, Aldrin 🕊️❤️🙏
Much love & pura vida 🤙
@@transit2freedom Yes and how much was insurance on top of that?
I just reserved a car in San Jose for 8 days its $115 its super cheap just don't get all the insurance if you credit card covers it. That will double or more the price!
Thank you so much for sharing I enjoyed your video a lot! Looks like a heartwarming trip
Thank you!!! this is very helpful!
Just what I needed. Thanks man.
Best video I have watched so far!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Heading to Costa Rica in a few weeks and this was super helpful. Thanks!!
This is perfect, you’re an angel!!!
Greetings from Costa Rica.! 🇨🇷
Very helpful video! Thanks!!
Great video! Such an amazing place!
Thanks! And yes, Costa Rica is so beautiful! I'm into astrophotography and had a chance to sneak a peak at your astrophotography vid. The Aurora Borealis always makes me tear up. Thanks for capturing it in such great light :)
Thank you so much!!!!
I thought my Spanish was the worst, but your pronunciation of Pura Vida wins 😂✌🏻
Amazing video!!!
thank u for the video. I was trying to find the high level itinerary on your description but i couldnt find it.. can you help. thank you!
My home for nearly 8 years!
What a beautiful place to call home 😊
Nicoya has some lesser known (hidden) beaches that are amazing: Quesera, Playa Posa Colorada, and Isla Tortuga, also Puerto Viejo and Cahuita in the Caribbean (my favorite park and beach in the country), and in the central valley you have Volcan Poas, Irazu, and Turrialba.
So we have 3 couples going in April for 8 days. 2 of which are travel. Flying in to San jose. We would like to stay in one central location preferably close to the beach and make day trips. Any recommendations?
We love adventure .
Thanks
@@tylermay8939 Mmm... you can stay in the Central Pacific if you want access to Manuel Antonio (very touristy) but beautiful, Dominical, Bahia Ballena and Playa Ventanas. That area is wilder in vegetation with incredible cliffs and sunsets. Santa Teresa if you want to explore the the Nicoya Peninsula and surf. Samara if you want to be close to the Costa Rican "Gold Coast" and close to beaches like Carrillo in the central part of Guanacaste. And in the Caribbean you have Puerto Viejo which has beautiful beaches that you can access by bicycle with Cahuita being the highlight (for me). It's a Costa Rican/Jamaican vibe there. It'll take 4-4.5 hours on average to get to these spots (from San Jose). April is the beginning of the end of the dry season, so should still have good weather, meaning no rain.
Planning a trip for this summer! This is this best video I've seen on Costa Rica so far. Didn't know renting a car was sooo cheap there. Can't wait. Thank you for this!!
Happy you enjoyed! Renting a car will likely cost more. Got quite lucky 😊🙏
Have an awesome trip this summer!
Pura vida 🤙
@@transit2freedom Hi! Could you please share your tricks to get this great price? Alamo is currently almost 10 times more expensive than what you have said in your video. Thanks!
This video is sooooooooooo awesome
Glad you enjoyed it!
Omg he's so cute.
Hello! great video! was this in November?
Welcome to my paradise
I've been heavily researching videos about CR for my trip in 2 weeks, and this is by far the best one. I appreciate you telling us exactly where to go to include the tour companies to use. Where should I use a tour company and where should I just hike without a guide? Cheers.
Happy to hear that! Thank you 🙏 Everything done during this trip was self-led though several years back experienced very nice tours with kayaking and through jungle. Would recommend seeing what you find for current tours on tripadvisor or the like. The people of Costa Rica are amazingly warm and have only had great guided experiences. Enjoy out there! Pura vida 🤙🌺
Going next month for vacation !! This is the best video I’ve seen so far !! Thank you so much !! Would definitely check all this places !!
Happy you enjoyed 🙏
Will surely be beautiful 🌺
Pura vida! 🤙
@@transit2freedom what is the name of car rental company?
Great video! And a new subscriber here :-)
Thanks David 🦋
Hey there, what was the name of the company you rented the car?
By the way, thanks for sharing, amazing video!!
Great video. How do you find your way around. Did you have GPS in the car? This is a place I have dreamed of visiting. Thanks.
Yes! While planning trip developed sense for paths to take. Once on ground, Google Maps and checking in with locals in parts requiring current insight on road conditions (e.g., Nicoya Peninsula river crossings). With Google Maps, one can download offline maps of any region and use GPS on phone even without service. Comes in handy! Hope you have chance to get to Costa Rica soon. Pura vida 🤙
Planning a trip to Costa Rica 🇨🇷 in a month time but don’t know how to go about it, any help please ?
Loved your video! Was this a solo trip? How safe is Costa Rica for a solo traveler?
Thanks! I've always felt safe in Costa Rica and would without hesitation recommend it to solo travellers.
Great channel..👍🏼 Please Make More.🤩
Greetings from Albania.👋🏼🇦🇱
Whats good my mans, what's the name of the location on 2:26? I would appreciate it so much .... Yuh Heard! Great Vid. Keep it Veal!
What month of the year was this? Beautiful scenery! Heading to Costa Rica in two weeks.
Late November. Have a beautiful time out there! Puravida ❤️🙏
This is an amazing video. How did you manage to book your car rental for so cheap? Most videos I’ve watched claim the insurance and tax costs are insane.
Thank you! Seems to be most frequent question. The more we've learned about other experiences more we realize we got very very lucky. Don't know that it'll be something capable of recreating. Wish video made it a little clearer. We were able to decline insurance (used credit card coverage). We also brought back a flat tire (rode back in on a spare). They assessed it and didn't charge us for it. There was a tremendous amount of grace 🙏🌈 pura vida
Hotels are near airport how do I go to sight seeing places do tours pick. Up from hotel
Do you have this itinerary written?? Loved it!
Yes can I please have the itinerary?
Me too!?
It's in the description acrually :)
I see everywhere that there will be a significant charge for insurance on vehicle rental when you get there. Was this your experience? Great video, btw!
Thanks for watching!
Rented from a major car rental brand (e.g., Hertz, Alamo, Enterprise, etc.) and had no problem using free insurance offered on credit card. That being said, it did seem insurance needed to come from somewhere. Hope that helps! 🙏
Pura vida🤙
How was parking the car overnight? I'm thinking about staying at hostels
So we have 3 couples going in April for 8 days. 2 of which are travel. Flying in to San jose. We would like to stay in one central location preferably close to the beach and make day trips. Waterfalls, volcanoes, cloud forest etc..
Any recommendations?
There must be places that exist which have what you're looking for. Unfortunately, I don't have a solid recommendation. Safe travels! Hope you enjoy
new subscriber here!
Hi there! Thank you for subscribing! 🙏
I’m so torn on whether to rent a car or not. I’m doing a solo trip and plan at staying at hostels so I’m not sure there will be parking. But the public transportation sounds like such a headache
Yes, tough decision indeed. Good news is you'll be in Costa Rica regardless 😊 At time of trip in video, cost of a rental car was so low. With only 7 days and a desire to see a lot, it was a no-brainer. If you have a longer stay in Costa Rica, public transport (cost advantage) or taxi hire (time advantage) are both worth consideration 🙏
Have a beautiful time out there 🤙
what place did you rent a car? & $62, is that including the goverment insurance as well?
I’m gonna stay in a resort for 7 nights in Iberia , where can I go , what would you recommend
Any suggestions for scuba / snorkeling on this route?
Thank you for asking. Haven't personally snorkeled or scuba-dived in Costa Rica. Perhaps someone might be able to chime in with recommendations for you. Safe travels and pura vida! 🤙
Hi curious since you rented a car from Alamo if you were able to avoid the in-country liability insurance I keep reading so much about? If not do you know of a way to avoid it? I’d prefer to book through my credit card which offers insurance on rentals but I’ve read that you have to negotiate hardcore with them to waive the insurance and I don’t speak Spanish so negotiating may not be in my best interest. TIA!
Yes, declined rental company's liability insurance without issue 🙏
@@transit2freedom And what about the mandatory car insurance you need for all car rentals in CR? How did you skirt that one?
Believe there's a paper form you fill out. List what you're using for insurance 🙏
I heard the same thing about people getting ripped off when they get to the rental place. I’ll book with Alamo as well then
When is the ending of rainy season
Hey, where was the place that has the hot spring around 3:43?
Rincon de la Vieja! Here's a video with more specifics 😊 czcams.com/video/pIsXFf18x08/video.html
Hope it helps 🙏
Enjoy 🤙
Somos
Thanks so much for this itinerary! This is exactly what I want my 7 day trip to look like when I visit. Can I ask how you got a rental car so cheap? I'm finding they are at least $400/week with the liability insurance. Any insight you have would be SUPER helpful as I'm on a budget!
Absolutely! Not having a 4 wheel drive vehicle saved ~$300, if I recall correctly. Got by just fine with a little sedan. Also, traveling during the shoulder season helped (e.g., November). Lastly, using travel aggregator websites like Kayak made comparison easy. As mid-December rolls around, prices tend to increase on lodging and transportation until ~April. Hope that helps! ¡Buen viaje!
Didn't personally have any issues. Perhaps they place a couple hundred dollar credit hold like most rental companies. You get it back upon return. Ended up with a flat tire the last day. Had just left the amazing cloud forests. Was so relaxed I just ate snacks in the car while the sun gave me a nice big hug 🤗 Was concerned later the flat might result in some fees upon return. They analyzed the tire and said, 'Good to go!' 'You sure?!' 'Yes, good to go! Safe trip home!' 'Pure vida 🙏' Was grateful for that, the spare, and a kind gentleman who saw my tire changing struggles at the cloud forest and lent a huge hand. Pura vida
Is good to say $62 Plus the Insures from Costa Rica. (INS ) The total will be more.
That was the total total!
@@transit2freedom how??
Do you know anything about having to buy another a third party insurance when you rented the car? I’m hearing bad stories about people having to buy expensive insurance when they get to the rental car place.
Thanks for question Eduardo! Not sure what latest is unfortunately. Personally did not experience an issue with insurance 🙏
Hold up at 4:29 you just cut that car off haha
Haha..passing politely on their left 🤣🙏
Single lane countryside roads almost necessitate passing if car ahead is moving glacially and won't pull over 🗻😁🤷♂️
Though be wary of blind corners ☝️
just some constructive advice, loved your video but slow downnnn you had so much awesome footage and would have love to get more info on everything.
Thanks Kevin! Really appreciate you taking time to provide feedback 🙏 For deeper dive on any particular section, itinerary linked in description and / or Costa Rica Dreaming (CRD) series might be able to help. In the CRD series, each day has a dedicated video. For pacing of editing, yes, definitely a fast one! Good to slow down. Noted! Thanks again 🕊️
Wher is the itenerary
is this possible to do without a car? im traveling solo and dont know how to drive :(
Thanks for question! Congrats on upcoming trip 😊
Anything is possible though recommend putting together a carless itinerary. Most major travel guides / books gear or include information for carless travelers. That's one safe place to start. Lonely Planet is one guide that tends to have information online. Just make sure modes of transport used in guides are still operating as stated
Without ability to hop into a car at-will and move as you'd like, what you watched in video would be exceedingly challenging to recreate in 7 days and cannot be recommended
Good news though! Each year so so many people travel solo and without a car and have the time of their life in Costa Rica. Sending good vibes your way for such a trip for you and pura vida 🤙🌺🙏
What month was this? I'm considering going next month but not sure what to expect since its still considered rainy season in November. Any reccomendations?
Toward November's end. Blessed with no serious rain. Perhaps bring a poncho in case and if serious rain, stick to major roads which are generally in great shape and avoid river crossings if at all possible. You should be more than fine! Pura vida 🤙
Which month did you go on this trip? How did you get a rental for $62 for seven days? How much was the car insurance?
Timing
Late November (pre-covid)
Car rental
Basic sedan without 4wd via aggregator site (e.g., kayak) - went with a well-known global rental company, 4wd vehicles were several hundred dollars more at time, prices often fluctuate
Car insurance
Credit card (insurance from rental at time cost more than car rental itself though covered liabilities beyond car)
Quite likely finding a $62 car for a week will be tough to replicate. Really blessed to find that one then
Hope that helps 🙏
@@transit2freedom Thank you for your detailed response. I wanna go to Arenal, Jaco, and Mauel Antonio. Still thinking about getting a rental, a 4 wd or a 2 wd. Do you think a 2 wd SUV is good enough?
No worries! You should be ok with ground clearence of SUV. If crossing rivers, make sure to check with someone on ground in Costa Rica beforehand. Road conditions can change quickly day to day. Generally speaking, roads in Costa Rica are great 😊
how did you get such cheap car rate? we fly into sjo and alamo is showing 577$ total for cheapest
Hi Julia! This was pre-covid. It was an amazing deal even then 😲 Likely booked through Kayak or equivalent. Could've done a better job in video of reflecting just how big of a blessing that price was 🙏 Generally speaking, car rental rates seem to be a lot more expensive now across much of the world. Sorry no helpful tips. Have a beautiful time in Costa Rica! Pura vida 🤙🌈
What is the hot spring in this video for free?
Esquiusmi
$62 per day?
Anyone wants go for a week let me know I can join
I read everywhere that renting car online for a very cheap price. They will make you pay $500/600 more when you pick up the car. Did you have the same issue? Bcuz this is very cheap. Thank you
Can't comment on rest of internet 😊 though certainly didn't share that experience. Paid what was in video. The rental did place a credit card hold as any rental company typically does which was released upon return. Few things that might have helped: selected a 2WD sedan, traveled during off-season, rented from a major rental company. Worked out great! 4WD vehicles were many times more expensive.
@@transit2freedom got a link where you rented the car from? I know you said alamo? We are flying into San Jose
Am I the only one having issues with the sound? I really like the video but the sound is very static for me and the voice sound is low
What was the cost of the whole trip.
Got a great price on plane ticket ($288 roundtrip), on car rental ($62 for a week), and hotels, food, activities, gas, etc. probably came to under $400. Would say trip cost under $1,000.
Apologies, not sure how helpful as 3 years ago
Safe travels 🙏
Honest question, I am planning a trip to costa rica for May 2021 and I am seeing amazing videos of people in the wilderness, how are they not scared of a big wild cat coming out all of a sudden. Are there certain areas to avoid more than others? Thanks to whomever can answer.
You don't have to worry about that, all you have to do is to stay on the trails, in the forest, you can easily get lost or get yourself into danger if you come out of the well defined paths, there are also signs along the routes.