Many of our guests ask us some version of this question, so we figured it was time to put it all in one place. Whether you're coming from Canada, from Europe, or you're joining us from the Central Valley, here's exactly how we'd get you from the airport to our front door, no matter which one you land in.

Most Costa Rica road trip itineraries lean toward the same well-loved territory: Arenal, Monteverde, and up into Guanacaste in the north. Those places are stunning, and for good reason they're where a lot of trips are built around. Uvita and the rest of the southern Pacific coast just don't always make it onto the map, usually because it sits a little further out and trips run out of days before they run out of highway.

Somos Andy y Chantele, una pareja canadiense que reparte el año entre las praderas de Canadá y la costa sur de Costa Rica. Vivimos buena parte del año aquí en Uvita, y nos enamoramos tanto de esta zona que decidimos quedarnos a compartirla. Si usted vive en el Valle Central, le tenemos buenas noticias: una de las escapadas más bonitas del país está a solo unas horas de su casa.

The first time we walked out onto the Whale's Tail at low tide, with the ocean on both sides and the jungle rising behind us, we understood why people plan whole trips around this place. It sits right on our doorstep, so we put together this Marino Ballena National Park guide to share what we have learned firsthand, with the small details that make the difference between a good visit and a perfect one.

There's a moment that catches almost everyone off guard their first time. You're standing on the beach, coffee in hand, half-watching the horizon, and a humpback breaches offshore. It never gets old, not even for us.