Provincia Puntarenas

Best travel reports from Provincia Puntarenas

How to Survive a House Arrest and a World Trip as a Family

From one day to the next, constantly together, not so much contact with the outside world... We have been doing this for 8 months. Let us inspire you!

In tune with the waves and mosquitoes

Waves. Beach. A glimpse into countless days in paradise.

La Cucaracha

This article is only for the hardcore. Spoiler: JungleCamp Edition 1.

Das unplanbare Glück

Unser bester Reisebegleiter sorgt immer wieder dafür, dass für uns gesorgt ist. Ungeplant.

Adventure in the Misty Forest

After nearly 2 weeks of relaxation at Playa Grande, we drove to Monteverde on April 15, 2021. With us: our new travel companion, whom we met through a German Facebook group...

Now we're in America - bumpy start in the land of Ticos

After family time and this time Christmas at home, thanks to Toni who drove us to Munich Airport at 6 am, we started our journey to Costa Rica. The check-in and security checks...

Monteverde

Cold Cloudforest, Quetzal, and 4x4 Challenge.

Manuel Antonio

Nocturnal jungle animals, sloths & beautiful beaches.

In the safe harbor of Costa Rica?!

On March 16th, we are sitting at the airport in Panama and are glad to have made it this far. Disinfectants are hanging everywhere and in Panama we would not have been allowed...

Love in Times of Corona

The traveler who is currently the fastest and learns the most cultures: The Corona virus. On everyone's lips, feared and at the same time downplayed. From a distance, we observe...

Now we're in America - a rocky start in the land of Ticos

After family time and this time Christmas at home, thanks to Toni who drives us to Munich airport at 6am, we start our journey to Costa Rica. Check-in and security checks (plus...

Costa Rica: Monteverde

After already being on the road for several hours, I was very relieved when Jörg gave me the sign to turn off the highway and said that we only had about 30 km left to...

Day trip to Manuel Antonio National Park

We haven't been in touch for a while now - it's been really busy the past few days! ;) From the cloud forests in Monteverde, the tour continued south to Manuel Antonio National...

Bahía Drake and Corcovado

End of September 2018 Continuing from Manuel Antonio towards the south. Accurate information or bus schedules are rare in this area. So I assume that I won't be able to complete...

Monteverde - No more touristy

Since we decided to skip the extremely overpriced Arenal National Park, we went straight to Monteverde on Monday. That was actually the plan, and so we were at the bus stop at...

Without Jeep through Costa Rica

A few kilometers outside of Monteverde, the road changed and suddenly we found ourselves on a heavily eroded steep gravel road, unable to move forward or backward. I must also...

Costa Rica - Santa Elena

Let's go to Santa Elena near Monteverde. Actually not a long distance from Liberia. According to Google, it's about a 3-hour drive by car, but we didn't know at that time that...

Montezuma

On Sunday, 01.03.2020, I started a new adventure. With a heavy heart, I left my host family in Samarà 💔 and traveled to Montezuma as the first step. Upon my arrival at Hotel...

Manuel Antonio National Park

Costa Rica, mid-September 2018 I completed the Caribbean coast with Tortuguero. There are other interesting places but you can't always see everything. And I have already seen...

Day 16, 17 and 18, Corcovado National Park

Our journey to the allegedly most beautiful national park in the world was already very interesting. After about 3 hours of driving, the first 2 hours down the mountain on...

Costa Rica: Oh, that's what a tapir looks like...

When the four of us set off for Costa Rica, we had many ideas but no plan on how to travel around the country. Eventually, we spontaneously decided to rent a car and join our...

Costa Rica - Jacó

Jacó is the complete opposite of Drake Bay. There is a lot more going on here, with many people out and about and plenty of restaurants, bars, and shops. We immediately felt at...

Costa Rica - Puerto Jimenez

In Puerto Jimenez we stayed at the Corcovado Beach Lodge Hostel/Hotel. It's a beautiful facility right by the water, but a bit remote. But hey, we have a rental car, so no...

Costa Rica - Manuel Antonio

In Manuel Antonio, we met up with Patrick again, as he will accompany us on our journey for the next few days. We stayed at the Que tuanis hostel, which is quite nice here...

Stranded with and without a beach

The events are unfolding quickly and at the moment it's difficult to adequately describe the beautiful experiences we have had here in Costa Rica amidst the global crisis. Costa...

Monteverde / Santa Elena

After a three-hour drive to Santa Elena, we arrived at our hostel, Monteverde Backpackers, on Saturday afternoon - our accommodation for one night 💤 In the afternoon, we...

Costa Rica - Dominical

We continued our journey along the Pacific coast towards the south - next stop: Dominical. A super small town with perfect surfing conditions, a few very cool cafes and hostels,...

Day 4 and 5 in Monteverde

Monteverde, night walk, coffee tour, Curi Cancha, cloud forests, St. Elena

Costa Rica Drake Bay

On the bus ride, we immediately experienced the warmth and hospitality of the Ticos (Costa Ricans) when, after a conversation, we were offered a visit to a vacation rental....

Costa Rica - Drake Bay

Drake Bay is really a small village. People are hardly out and about here, and there are hardly any bars here. 2 or 3 restaurants at best. If you're looking for a party, you're...