Luxury hotels in Bajos del Toro
A valley of cloud forest and waterfalls in the highlands north-west of San José, with one lodge in the forest.
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Papagayo & Guanacaste
The Pacific north-west — the Papagayo peninsula's clifftop resorts and the beaches of Guanacaste. The zone also takes in Guanacaste's dry-forest hills, the car-free town of Las Catalinas, the river gorges near Bagaces and the surf at Tamarindo and Nosara; Liberia airport is under an hour away.
Arenal: La Fortuna
The volcano and its national park — hot springs, hanging bridges through the canopy and the villas at the park's edge. Around it lie the lake and its winds and the La Fortuna waterfall; San José is about three hours away.
The Pacuare River
The rainforest river of the Caribbean slope — world-class rapids and the lodge on its bank. The lodge is reached by raft or by road, about three hours east of San José; indigenous Cabécar communities live upstream and the Turrialba volcano rises above.