What are the best places for kids in Costa Rica?

Question

We're going for a week to Costa Rica at the end of August (rainy season...). We have a 4 year old and a 1 year old and will be renting a car.

What are the best places to travel to in Costa Rica with kids given the short visit?

Answer 1

Manual Antonio is the postcard beach area and well worth seeing.  Condovac and Punta Leona are resorts with restaurants, pools and close to beaches as well.  Usual attractions such as canopy tours, rafting, surfing, fishing, etc are not suitable but the gentle beaches at the areas above are nice for children.  Other areas of interest might be Tabacon with it's thermal, hot river and pools.  Just driving around the trip to the Caribbean side is also very beautiful.  There are water parks in Cariari and a zoo in San Jose but I don't recommend either.

Answer 2

Since it is a short visit, and the kids are so young, I would just go to the beach.

Dont take your eyes off of them, even for a second.

There really is not a lot for young kids in Costa Rica.

Answer 3

there are lots of places here you can visit. poas volcano with the la paz waterfall garden. that's 45 min away from san jose. the arenal volcano (la fortuna) that's a great place to visit and enjoy a lot. is about 3hrs away from san jose. samara, carrillo or nosara beach. is about 4hrs away form san jose. monteverder cloud forest. is about 4hrs away from san jose...

there is a lot to do or go here