Costa Rica is very rich in Fauna and Flora (see here for a previous post) and protects almost 25% of its land mass as National Park or Natural Reserves. But this status is not eternal and the high biodiversity may be endangered by various factors.

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Our surfing vacation package is quite popular and we offer it for US$ 890 per person. The main services which are included in the surfing vacation package are listed here. But there are always some questions like

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The USA Today features a list of the most secure and the worst places for single woman travellers. Among the best places is Costa Rica. Here the recommended countries / cities:

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Many wanna-be-surfers asks us about the surf conditions around the Zopilote surf camp, beginners like Maika:

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As you probably know, Costa Rica has a dry and a wet season (see here for more information). Many people ask us about the weather during the wet season like Maria:

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The Washington Post asks what’s the best travel bargains around the globe… here their proposals:

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Costa Rica has updated their visa requirements for visitors from 102 nations, making it easier to enter the Central American country. Most nations now only need a valid passport and a pre-paid return flight ticket.

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If you arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica, by plane, you will have to take a bus to come to us. One of our guests asked:
“I will face a 6 hrs bus trip from San Jose to the surf camp, is it safe to travel with money and my baggage in the bus and inside the city?”

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Sadly to say, Costa Rica is not free of crime. May San José have a bad reputation (which is nothing compared to the neighbouring states), some tourist cities like Tamarindo have become a criminal eldorado for some not so nice ticos.

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Yesterday we discovered that a home town news paper (”Wann & Wo”) from Vorarlberg, Austria printed a travel report about our surf camp here in Costa Rica! Well, we like it although there are no pics in the online version (you can read it here). It is written in German… have fun and write more stuff about us!

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