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MrsRbk
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Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
OMG!!!! What an amazing vacation this was! Costa Rica was nothing what we expected.
We flew into the capitol city of San Jose on Friday, May 25th. And stayed at the Costa Rica Marriott for one night... absolutelly GORGEOUS! Like a huge beautiful spanish housienda.
Parital view of the Lobby
Pool
View from Lobby Balcony
On Saturday we left for Manuel Antonio (we arranged for private transfer by our hotel in Manuel Antonio, it's only a 20 minute flight from San Jose, but I will not fly on small planes)
On our way the driver stopped at a well known bridge about an hour north of Manuel Antonio and we got to see this:
Crocs at the Targoleous River
Just before the main town (Quepos) leading into Manuel Antonio, we had to cross this bridge that used to be an old railroad crossing. They laid wooden planks across it so cars can get across. It's only one way, so if there's a long line of traffic coming from the other direction, you have to wait until it's clear for you to drive across. We had to wait 25 minutes before we could cross. The locals call this the Oh My G-d Bridge:
Finally, after a 3 1/2 drive through the windy roads, we arrived at our resort for the week. Buena Vista Villa's and Casa's. We rented a one bedroom private villa for the week. Words and pictures do not do this place justice.
View from front door:
View from Balcony
Bedroom:
Balcony:
View from Balcony:
Sunset from Balcony:
The resort had a private beach. Very nice, quiet. We were there in the off season, so there were not that many people. They had men that worked at the beach, would set up your chair anywhere you wanted, bring you a towel, drinks...etc... was VERY nice and relaxing.
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Aga
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
wow it truly looks amazing!!!! thanks for sharing and glad you had a great time 
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MrsRbk
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
There was so much to see... one day we went about an hour and a half north to Carara National Park to go bird watching. Costa Rica has something like 850 species of birds, including the endangered (in Costa Rica) Scarlett Macaws which our tour guide spotted on the side of the road just hanging out in the trees:
Poison Dart Frog we saw:
On to the main event..MONKEYS... everywhere!
Every morning around 5:00-5:30 we would be wakened by the sound of the Howler Monkeys off in the distance. Usually around 6:30-7:30 am, we would start seeing this around the villa: ( we also saw them some mornings playing in the hammock of the villa next to us)
White Face Monkey
One morning we were fortunate enough to see this JUST OUTSIDE our bedroom window.
Squirrel Monkey (endangered in CR)
Eventually this guy along with a friend ended up here on our balcony!
(I LOVE this pic!)
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MrsRbk
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Other things we saw in and around Manuel Antonio -
We went to the National Park twice while we were there. Once in the morning and again a few days later in the afternoon. Here are pics of some more of the wildlife:
Three Toed Sloth:
These guys are all over the place:
White Face Monkey at the National Park
Posionous Grasshopper
One of the highlights was getting to see this guy in the wild! A Howler Monkey that was not all that happy we were there. They are known to be agressive towards people (even though they stay high in the trees) and have been known to deficate and then throw it at people.  But they are not easy to see, and we had the most awesome tour guide who was able to find them for us. An even bigger treat was that there were about 6 in the tree and they were so active (usually they are not)
Again, Costa Rica was simply amazing. We plan to go back perhaps at the end of the year and explore more of the country.
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MrsRbk
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Posted by cpanyc
Can I ask-what kind of things did you do during the day?
Lots, and mostly in the mornings. We would be back at our hotel just after lunch. Most of the tour groups give lunch after the tour. This is what we did:
Day 1 - Manuel Antonio National Park
Day 2 - Carara National Park (bird
watching, an hour 1/2 north of Manuel Antonio)
Day 3- Damas Island Mangrove Boat Tour. This was the only day it rained and rained HARD just about the entire day.
Day 4 - A.M - Beach P.M back to Manuel Antonio National Park
Day 5 - A.M Catamaran Boat for what we thought would be Dolphin Watching (saw none), The anchored for a while so people can snorkle and they served lunch P.M. Went to a local Nature Reserve walked around the Butterfly Farm.
Day 6 - Horseback riding through the mountains, got to swim at the base of a waterfall, followed by lunch on a ranch.
Day 7 - DH went back to Manuel Antoino National Park, I went to the beach before we headed back to San Jose for our early morning flight the next day.
My favorite activity however was every afternoon we would just sit on the balcony reading, and bird watching. It was the perfect mix of activities and relaxation.
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Lisa
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
WOW!!! Looks like a BEAUTIFUL place and sounds like you had a wonderful time!!
the place you stayed looms just like the pictures from the website of the resort!! 
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Jenziba
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Great pics! Glad you had such a wonderful time!
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bayla
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
missy
it looks amazing :) my step brother went a couple moths ago and also raved about it. The pics are great, i am so happy you guys had such a wonderful trip
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Beautiful pics!
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Geraldine
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
wow.............. the wildlife is amazing... glad you had a great time.....Thanks for sharing
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MrsRbk
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Thanks everyone! We really wanted to extend our trip, but we both had to get back to work. Here's a link to more pictures if anyone is interested:
Costa Rica
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klingklang77
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Great review! Your hotel looks amazing as do all the wildlife pics.
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Holy animals!  You got some great pictures.
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MrsRbk
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Posted by baghag
Holy animals! You got some great pictures.
 DH and I are nature/wildlife nuts
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Sounds like a fantastic vacation and the photos definitely back that up!
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SweetTooth
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
We went to CR last year, the best vacation I've ever been on!! We also so lots of howler monkeys and spider monkeys!
I totally remember that bridge too, crazy, right? I loved the tropical rainstorms too.
IF you do go back I totally recommend Tabacon - the hot springs are AMAZING!
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sasha96
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
It's almost like my honeymoon all over again...thanks for sharing the pics! That bridge was unreal and the wildlife is amazing. I loved Manuel Antonio. I liked Arenal too and Tabacon was ok. I'm glad I stopped there too to see/feel/hear the volcano and to go in the hot springs.
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Looks like a fantastic vacation!!!!!!! Those pictures are gorgeous and so is that hotel 
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MrsRbk
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Posted by sasha96
It's almost like my honeymoon all over again...thanks for sharing the pics! That bridge was unreal and the wildlife is amazing. I loved Manuel Antonio. I liked Arenal too and Tabacon was ok. I'm glad I stopped there too to see/feel/hear the volcano and to go in the hot springs.
Thank you again for your help!
Yes, next time we go, we want to go to Arenal and stay at Tabacon. We want to go to the Guanacaste area and also to Monteverde. We would LOVE to go to the Osa Penninsula, but since the only way to get there (as there are no roads) is to fly, it's unlikely we will ever get there unless they pave a road to it!
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astroqueen74
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
wow very nice!
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Lauren09
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
it looks gorgeous!!! we're planning a trip there soon! i can't wait.
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pugmama
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
Beautiful! I was there for one day on a cruise and have always wanted to stay at a place like you did.
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alnem
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Re: Our May 25-Jun 3 trip to Costa Rica!
beautiful pics! so glad you guys had a great time!
this makes me realize that i reallyyyyyy need a vacation!
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