Pacific Pulse: Adventure and Chill in Costa Rica with Michelle

-Touch down in San Jose, where the buzz of Costa Rica’s vibrant capital greets you, then let the ocean call you south.

-Transfer straight to Manuel Antonio’s jungle-meets-beach paradise, where howler monkeys and scarlet macaws announce your arrival.

-Settle into El Faro Beach Hotel, where palm-fringed hammocks sway in the Pacific breeze.

-At sunset, gather for a welcome dinner of fresh ceviche and gallo pinto under string lights, sharing travel stories as the waves serenade your first night together.

-Wake to the aroma of locally grown coffee and dive into Manuel Antonio National Park’s emerald wonderland.

-Trek beneath cathedral-like strangler figs, spotting sloths sunbathing in canopy gaps and neon-bright poison dart frogs near trickling streams.

-A guided spice garden tour reveals vanilla vines and cinnamon bark’s secrets.

-Return to the hotel and enjoy fresh tropical fruits before cooling off at Playa Espadilla’s turquoise waves.

-Paddle into a labyrinth of emerald tunnels on your Damas Island boat tour, where translucent crabs scale mangrove roots, and Jesus Christ lizards skitter across water surfaces.

-Listen for the splash of caimans sliding off mudbanks and the metallic calls of boat-billed herons.

-Lunch brings river-front views and the best of local flavors, fuel for an afternoon of beachcombing or poolside lounging.

-Grab your paddle! Glide across Biesanz Bay’s mirror-calm waters in sea kayaks, then plunge into an underwater world of angelfish and star coral.

-Snorkel beside volcanic rock formations where octopuses hide in crevices, then beach comb for heart-shaped shells as capuchin monkeys chatter in almond trees overhead.

-Tonight’s golden hour? Perfect for sipping guanabana smoothies from a clifftop perch.

-Today’s agenda: pure Pura Vida. Enjoy your free time doing what you please. Get a beachside massage while enjoying the rhythm of crashing waves or simply lose hours in a hammock with a novel.

-As twilight paints the sky watermelon pink, gather for a stargazing session. The Milky Way dazzles here, unobscured by city lights, while bioluminescent plankton sometimes mirrors the constellations in the shallows.

-Let the catamaran’s sails catch the winds as you cruise past islands shaped like sleeping dragons.

-Dive off the boat’s netting into bath-warm waters, then toast with passionfruit mojitos as the sun melts into the Pacific.

-Over a farewell dinner, share highlights over coconut-crusted mahi-mahi and one final evening cocktail.

-One last breakfast of sweet plantains and café con leche before the transfer back to San Jose.

-Keep your eyes peeled through the van windows as Costa Rica's nature gives you a final “hasta pronto” from the jungle.