Travel Guides

Travel guides are an essential part of traveling.  There is an ever-growing list of books trying to make it possible for adventurous travelers to get out there, explore and better understand the world.   

Costa Rica travel guides provide the traveler with an insight into the country’s culture, customs, history and other interesting facts.  They also give travelers useful information about accommodations, places to eat, ‘must see’ attractions and directions to get to the different vacation destinations in Costa Rica.  Most books show beautiful photographs and illustrations, as well as practical Costa Rica maps.
Travel books ensure that visitors will quickly become accustomed to Costa Rica and get the most from their visit to this natural paradise.
There’s a wide variety of Costa Rica travel guides available. Some books have a general approach and cover most of the main things that a traveler needs to know about the different Costa Rica destinations. Other books are specialized and focus on a specific type of travel or for the needs of a particular group of travelers such as independent travelers, athletes, families, adventure travelers, vegetarians, retirees and other groups of people.

Travel Guide Advantages
The advantages of using travel guides when visiting Costa Rica are the following:

• They often give travelers much joy as they can be referred to time and time again and are perfect for 'arm chair' traveling
• They’re handy
• They provide plenty of information about all aspects of Costa Rica
• They’re convenient

Costa Rica Travel Guides
The most popular Costa Rica travel guides are the following:

• Let’s Go Costa Rica
• Fodor’s Costa Rica
• The Surfer’s Guide to Costa Rica
• Choose Costa Rica
• Lonely Planet Costa Rica
• Frommer’s Costa Rica
• Costa Rica’s National Parks and Preserves
• Insight Guide Costa Rica
• Culture Shock! Costa Rica
• The New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica