Costa Rica trip planning can be almost as exciting as the trip itself. There's are so many trip planning tools that can help you get started. The trip planning tools can also help you develop an idea of what kind of trip you'd like to go on.

Planning a Costa Rica trip? Having difficulty deciding where to start trip planning? If you need a general idea of what is available for a traveler to do in Costa Rica, it might be an idea to get an activities overview of tourist attractions and things to do in Costa Rica.

Alternatively, you can sort through trip activities by travel destination or region in Costa Rica.

Are you an independent traveler? If so, do you want some Costa Rica trip itineraries? These might not be exactly what you want to do, but you can tweak these to create your dream Costa Rica trip. The great thing about his web page is that it has cross referencing links to the travel destinations so you can quickly decide if the Costa Rica trip itinerary is for you.

Independent travel isn't exactly your style and you'd rather go on a Costa Rica trip that is guided, check out packaged trips and tours of Costa Rica by GAP Adventures. These are reasonably priced and target all kinds of travel interests.

Trying to decide if your Costa Rica trip should start in San Jose or Liberia. Review the airports of Costa Rica and the pros and cons of flying into each airport.

Getting around Costa Rica

Getting around Costa Rica has its challenges but there are a number of options for your consideration. Maybe a car rental isn't quite right. You can use a combination of shuttle services and internal flights to plan the perfect Costa Rica trip.

List of gear for a Costa Rican trip

Peruse a list of what to bring for your trip to Costa Rica. There are some points of discussion about amount of gear vs. space in a bag. There are some unique solutions to the gear discussion.

Where to say in Costa Rica

Whether you want to book last minute, pre-book before your departure for Costa Rica, or check out the accommodation and then decide, it's a good idea to at least review the accommodation options for your trip before heading out. You can make little tick marks in your travel guidebook so that you know which are worthy of checking out.