Travel to Costa Rica is an exciting prospect and Costa Rica is a travel destination that people have come to associate with paradise. Costa Rica is a beautiful place with a lot to offer to the adventurous traveler. Whether you are interested in a vacation or heading on an active travel adventure, there's an incredible selection of travel activities and attractions. The travel ideas and possibilities are numerous.

If you are traveling to Costa Rica and need some ideas about what you can do so that you can make it happen, here are some travel ideas:

• Relax on a fabulous Costa Rica beaches.
• Try Costa Rica's best surfing.
• Travel to an active volcano in the northern part of Costa Rica.
• Explore a cloud forest on Costa Rica's continental divide.
• Spot some wildlife at one of Costa Rica's famous national parks.
• Get out and try some fishing.
• Look at list of packaged tours to Costa Rica.
• Plan an independent trip to Costa Rica.
• Get an idea about how to travel and get around Costa Rica.
• Get an idea which airport you should you fly into in Costa Rica.

Are you looking for travel ideas that are a little off-the-beaten-path? Here's a list of travel that could earn you some bragging rights:

• Corcovado National Park has great wildlife and beautiful beaches. Some of Costa Rica's best fishing is in the waters around Corcovado.
• Cahuita National Park is a fabulous national park on the Caribbean coast. Hike the park, view the wildlife and then head to Cahuita's gorgeous beach to snorkel or relax.
• Tortuguero National Park is a dream travel destination for wildlife viewing. Enjoy a scenic float on a canal and spot some of Costa Rica's wildlife including numerous turtles. Fishing in Tortuguero and area is outstanding.
• Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a surfer's destination where you can look forward to an adrenaline pump at Salsa Brava.
• A scenic drive in Costa Rica might be your thing. Have a look at some of the driving and travel destinations.
• Get way off-the-beaten-path in Northern Costa Rica to Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge and try some fishing, bird watching, wildlife viewing and relaxing.

Useful Costa Rica travel tools

On your travel to Costa Rica, you might benefit from some tools and resources. Some of these include:

• A Spanish phrasebook for Costa Rica. Lonely Planet has a great Spanish phrasebook.
• A Costa Rica travel guidebook. Try either the Moon Guide or Lonely Planet travel guidebook. These are my favorites.
• A wildlife book, butterfly chart and birding book. Costa Rica has a plethora of wildlife, butterflies and birds. Having a guidebook for those moments when you are not with a naturalist guide could be useful.