Destinations in Costa Rica
Every destination in Costa Rica with bookable experiences, ordered by catalogue size. The number next to each is how much there is to book there — the closest public signal of how developed the visitor infrastructure is.
La Fortuna
4.934,739 traveller reviews
Playa Flamingo
4.813,670 traveller reviews
San Jose
4.816,309 traveller reviews
Tamarindo
4.815,328 traveller reviews
Playa Hermosa
4.813,155 traveller reviews
Liberia
4.810,355 traveller reviews
Quepos
4.924,830 traveller reviewsJaco
4.87,027 traveller reviews
Puntarenas
4.75,381 traveller reviews
Monteverde
4.76,959 traveller reviews
Alajuela
4.815,574 traveller reviews
Limon
4.83,133 traveller reviews
Sámara
4.81,745 traveller reviews
San Antonio De Belen
4.810,586 traveller reviews
Tortuguero
4.92,231 traveller reviews
Santa Teresa
4.81,268 traveller reviews
Santa Cruz
4.86,370 traveller reviews
Drake Bay
4.83,170 traveller reviews
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Costa Rica at a glance
Costa Rica by the numbers
Median price, traveller rating and review volume for the destinations we track in Costa Rica. Numbers come from our own daily snapshots of the booking catalogue — the median is the middle price of the sampled set, not an average pulled toward cheap vouchers.
| Share of country | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fortuna | 914 | 15% | €65 | 4.9 | 94% |
| Playa Flamingo | 821 | 14% | €112 | 4.8 | 100% |
| San Jose | 790 | 13% | €102 | 4.8 | 96% |
| Tamarindo | 659 | 11% | €106 | 4.8 | 100% |
| Playa Hermosa | 538 | 9% | €128 | 4.8 | 96% |
| Liberia | 417 | 7% | €137 | 4.8 | 98% |
| Quepos | 345 | 6% | €73 | 4.9 | 90% |
| Jaco | 229 | 4% | €87 | 4.8 | 98% |
| Puntarenas | 227 | 4% | €65 | 4.7 | 94% |
| Monteverde | 215 | 4% | €49 | 4.7 | 98% |
| Alajuela | 196 | 3% | €112 | 4.8 | 98% |
| Limon | 179 | 3% | €74 | 4.8 | 100% |
| Sámara | 94 | 2% | €60 | 4.8 | 96% |
| San Antonio De Belen | 83 | 1% | €145 | 4.8 | 100% |
| Tortuguero | 76 | 1% | €31 | 4.9 | 98% |
| Santa Teresa | 69 | 1% | €83 | 4.8 | 98% |
| Santa Cruz | 55 | 1% | €129 | 4.8 | 98% |
| Drake Bay | 47 | 1% | €110 | 4.8 | 45% |
Where to go in Costa Rica
The destinations below are ranked by how much there is to book and how many travellers have reviewed it — the closest public proxy for demand. Big catalogue means more competition on price; heavy review volume means the experience is proven, not new.
Costa Rica concentrates 15% of everything bookable in La Fortuna alone — 914 experiences of 5,954. The next two, Playa Flamingo and San Jose, add another 27%. That concentration is why a first trip usually starts in La Fortuna: the competition between operators there is what keeps prices honest.
Prices are not uniform across Costa Rica. Tortuguero has the lowest median at €31, while San Antonio De Belen runs at €145 — a gap of €114 for the same category of experience. Small towns with a single famous sight tend to sit at the expensive end: less competition, higher margin.
94% of the options we track in Costa Rica allow free cancellation, and Tortuguero holds the highest traveller rating at 4.9. Ratings above 4.7 with tens of thousands of reviews usually mean the operator has been running the same route for years — the opposite of a new listing with a perfect but thin score.
What to know before booking in Costa Rica
Across the 18 destinations we track in Costa Rica, the median price of an experience is not one number but a range — and where a city sits in that range says more about competition between operators than about the place itself.
- €65A quarter of destinations sit under · usually cities with a crowded catalogue
- €94Half sit under
- €116Three quarters sit under · above this, small towns with one famous sight
How much do tours in Costa Rica cost?
Across the 5,954 bookable experiences we track in Costa Rica, prices span the full range from entry tickets to private full-day tours. Each destination page shows the median for that specific city, which is a better guide than any country-wide average.
Which destinations in Costa Rica have the most to book?
The list on this page is ordered by real inventory: the destinations at the top have the largest number of bookable experiences, which usually also means more competition on price.
Is it cheaper to book on arrival?
For anything with timed entry or a daily visitor cap, no — those sell out and the remaining options are the expensive ones. For open-air sights with no queue, booking ahead buys you nothing.
Which destination in Costa Rica offers the best value?
By median price, Tortuguero is the cheapest of the destinations we track in Costa Rica at €31, against €145 in San Antonio De Belen. Value is not only price: Tortuguero also holds a 4.9 traveller rating, so the lower median is not coming from weaker operators.
How many days should I spend in Costa Rica?
A useful proxy is catalogue depth: La Fortuna alone has 914 bookable experiences, enough for several days without repeating a category. Countries where the top destination holds more than half of everything bookable reward a single base with day trips; where it is spread out, moving between two or three destinations makes more sense.