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Moon Costa Rica

Best Beaches, Wildlife-Watching, Outdoor Adventures

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By Nikki Solano

By Moon Travel Guides

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Jul 15, 2025
Page Count
520 pages
Publisher
Moon Travel
ISBN-13
9798886471014

Price

$24.99

Price

$32.99 CAD

Format

  1. ebook (Revised)

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback (Revised) $24.99 $32.99 CAD
  2. ebook (Revised) $13.99 $17.99 CAD

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Whether you’re zip-lining through cloud forests, relaxing on a wellness retreat, or swimming with manta rays, discover the real pura vida with Moon Costa Rica. Inside you’ll find:
  • Flexible, strategic itineraries designed for backpackers, beach-lovers, adventure travelers, honeymooners, and more, including the best beaches for swimming, sunsets, and seclusion
  • The best spots for eco-friendly outdoor adventures like kayaking, hiking, and scuba-diving: Swim under a waterfall, raft over rapids, explore mysterious caves, and cliff-dive into river pools. Hike to the summit of Mount Chirripó, snorkel with sea turtles in warm turquoise water, or soak in a volcanic mineral pool
  • Unique and authentic experiences: Admire the forest floor from the middle of a hanging bridge, or take an aerial tram to lake, volcano, and ocean views. Relax on a pristine beach and watch the sunrise with a cup of flavorful local coffee. Fill up on fried plantains at a traditional soda, and shop at a neighborhood mercado
  • Insight from Cartago local Nikki Solano on how to experience Costa Rica like an insider, support local and sustainable businesses, avoid crowds, and respectfully engage with the culture
  • Full-color photos and detailed maps throughout
  • Background information on Costa Rica’s landscape, history, and cultural customs, as well as volunteer opportunities
With Moon’s practical tips and local know-how, you can experience Costa Rica your way.

Exploring more of Latin America? Check out Moon Ecuador.

About Moon Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to tell—and they can’t wait to share their favorite places with you.

For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.

Genre:

  • Travel
  • Travel
  • Central America

Series:

  • Moon Latin America & Caribbean Travel Guide

Nikki Solano visited Costa Rica in the mid-2000s, immediately fell in love with the near-paradise, and has felt at home in it ever since. With her Costa Rican husband, Ricky, she has made a career out of teaching travelers about her adopted country. In addition to authoring the Moon Costa Rica and Moon Best of Costa Rica guidebooks, she operates Pura Vida! eh? Inc. and runs the Costa Rica Travel Blog, DIY Costa Rica, the Costa Rica Travel Podcast with Nikki Solano, and NikkiSolano.com. Three things she loves about Costa Rica are the feeling of connecting with nature, the rich biodiversity that translates to frequent wildlife sightings, and the widespread practice of sustainable tourism.

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  • "Far from narrow minded, each Moon travel guide gives itinerary options for a variety of travelers’ budgets—from frugal to lavish. They make books catering to those who love the outdoors, those who have limited time, those staying exclusively in cities and those who’ve fully committed to living abroad. In all, they have hundreds of titles, ranging Bermuda to Budapest, that’ll teach you to embrace a new culture."
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Nikki Solano

About the Author

Nikki Solano is the CEO of Pura Vida! eh? Inc. and the author of the guidebooks Moon Costa Rica and Moon Best of Costa Rica. Together with her Costa Rican husband, Ricky, she operates the Costa Rica Travel Blog, created the online community DIY Costa Rica, built the Costa Rica Destination Tool, oversees the Costa Rica Travel Shop, and designed the Costa Rica Trip Planning 101 E-Course. Nikki also wrote the cover feature for Wanderlust Magazine’s sustainability-focused Travel Green List issue, showcased the country’s destinations and experiences on Rick Steves’ Monday Night Travel show and podcast/radio show, and served as the Costa Rica Destination Editor for Essentialist, a luxury travel brand.

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Moon

Moon Travel Guides

About the Author

Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great stories to tell—and they can’t wait to share their favorite places with you.

For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.

Learn more about this author

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