Absolute must do’s (or not do) with 2 adventurous teen girls and 12yr boy? Traveling from San Jose to Dominical area in July, staying 5 or 6 nights then back to San Jose to catch flight home.

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Manuel Antonio is an awesome wildlife area with hidden beaches. Plenty of good restaurants in that area too. On the way, stop by Jaco and take them surfing. Also, there is a crocodile habitat along the Rio Tarcoles but that’s a bit out of the way. Jaco is super built up but Manuel Antonio (just… More

Brent Ross

Other than that, I truly loved everything up at Arenal and La Fortuna but that’s in the opposite direction of where you are traveling...

Sarah Hackenberg

Brent, thanks for the great info! Manuel A is at the top of our list. I had a hard time deciding which area to visit. Next trip we will explore Arenal area. Are there any volcanos we should try to see on our way to Dominical? I wasn’t sure if we should try to see a volcano or just head to the coast (Jaco) on our first day?

Brent Ross

Hey there - I don’t know about the volcanos in the southern part so I’m no help there :( I did love hiking around the volcano in Arenal so if you do find a volcano down south it’s probably well worth a hike!!