After retreat, you may want to prioritize rest and gentle integration before flying home. If you do want to explore, here are some ideas mentioned by Soltara:
1–2+ days: Day trips from San José:
- La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Lake Arenal/Arenal Volcano, coffee plantations, or city walking tours.
- Santa Teresa (about 2 hours south): surf, yoga, tide pools, sunsets; nearby towns include Mal País and Playa Hermosa; day trips to Montezuma Waterfall, Isla Tortuga, or Curu National Reserve.
- Other beach town options within 2–3 hours: Nosara/Sámara and Jacó.
- Monteverde Cloud Forest (within ~3 hours): cooler mountain air and wildlife; from the region you can also plan to see La Fortuna Waterfall.
- La Fortuna: hot springs and waterfall options.
3–5+ days: Further south:
- Dominical/Uvita (about 5 hours).
- Corcovado National Park for deeper exploration; Soltara suggests flying from SJO to save time.
Soltara can help coordinate separate transportation (at additional cost if you do not join the group shuttle back to San José). For questions, email [email protected]. We can also recommend rome2rio.com as a tool to estimate travel times and costs.
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