Know before you go

Your travel planner has provided you the winning itinerary and you are done planning. But you still have questions. Well you should, after all your getting ready to travel to a whole new world.

We’ve put together a Resource Library that includes over three decades of collective experience. Contributed to by naturalist guides, travel planners, doctors, geologists, volcanologists, photographers, historians and one wily river runner (our CEO & President, Michael Kaye), this is the information that they have found to be relevant to a trip to Costa Rica.

And if after all this you still have questions, your travel planner is waiting to answer them.

When you're sure you're going

• Do I need a visa?
• How long does my passport have to be valid?
• What airport should I fly to/from?
• Should I buy travel insurance?
• If you have been to South America, Panama or Sub-Saharan Africa you need proof of yellow fever vaccination
• Why isn't malaria a problem?
• What are the terms and conditions?

30 days before arrival

• Always in touch
• Send us your vital information
• What kind of luggage should I bring?
• What kind of camera and gear should I bring?
• Tips on tipping
• What should I pack?
• What to pack to tortuguero?
• What to pack for white water rafting?
• What to bring or ask about kids?
• What to pack in my day pack
• What if I get sick

1 to 2 Weeks before arrival

• How can my loved ones & business associates contact me while I'm away?
• Should I exchange money? How?
• What if I'm flying on an internal flight?
• What will the rent a car want?
• 25 things to do before leaving home
• How to get the most of your vacation?