Costa Rica on a Budget

lthough Costa Rica is definitely not one of the cheap travel destinations in Central America you will be able to get a lot out of your trip even if you are on a tight budget.

The first step would be to find a good deal on a plane ticket to Costa Rica. There are two airports, Liberia airport and San Jose International Airport. Liberia is located on the coast and San Jose International is inland outside of San Jose.

The two main airlines into Costa Rica from the U.S. are Continental and Delta. Another possibility for saving money on airfare has just surfaced. Costa Rica has given the official okay for 3 other airlines to land on their airstrips. One of them is an American airline and it is the economy company of Frontier Airlines.

The most affordable lodging I have found is the Bed & Breakfast trade. One way of searching is to go to Pamela Lanier's Bed & Breakfast website, another good ressource is Bed and Breakfast.
Finding a bed and breakfast is also a good idea for women travelling by themselves, as it is fairly easy to find contact with other travellers.

Meals: The water is good in Costa Rica, you don't have the problems that the Mexicans do with Montezuma's Revenge. There are plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables to eat that are very cheap to buy. Also there are many Mom & Pop restaurants that cost much less than the big fancy restaurants. My advice is to pick a meal a day to eat big, then, keep on hand snacks for the rest of the day. You don't want to go home heavier than you arrived do you?

Getting around in Costa Rica: public transport is quite well developed, although you might have to go to San José every time in order to a different region, since all bus lines tend to start there. Renting a car is not too expensive either and it is a great option if you would like to visit some of the remoter regions.

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