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Thank you both for the wealth of information. We will be traveling to La Fortuna in mid March for seven days. Your videos have been a great help in our preparation. Pura Vida!
Hooray! i was there two months ago and saw a sloth in the wild with a baby on it's stomach. I made a video of it on my youtube channel. I enjoyed your guide to traveling there cheaply. I spend way more money than you guys did. I used Uber a lot and it's super cheap. Flights are cheap to Miami. You guys are certainly the authority on travel in Central america! like 16
How awesome are the sloths!? Your sloth video was super cute!🤩🥰 We were glad that we managed to see a couple of sloths in different areas but you had to look hard if you didn't have a guide with you! Thanks for the complement Laughing Lion and thanks for watching!!
Great overview for cost effective travel. Impressive you were able to achieve those numbers. Sure makes Costa Rica look attractive as an affordable destination.
Another excellent video guys! Costa Rica being so inexpensive makes it ideal for an extended stay! What you spent in groceries, is what we pay for just one shopping trip! ~Cara 😊
😂😂 We were surprised as well when we tallied up the bill! We are pretty proactive when it comes to finding discounted food and another thing that keeps the food bills down is eating mainly vegetarian when we are cooking for ourselves.
Leaving for Costa Rica next week! Your videos, with their great travel tips, have been invaluable!! Thank you for sharing your travels with us!! ✈️☀️👍🏼
Hey guys it’s been a while! Time to catch up on your videos! We do plan on traveling to Costa Rica. Wow this video is awesome so many useful information. I am happy to know that you can travel to Costa Rica on a budget! Definitely saving this video!
Well done guys. This was a great and very informative video about travel costs in Costa Rica. We'd heard that it was very expensive compared to other Central American countries so it is relieving to know that it is possible to travel there on a budget of $25 per person per day which is pretty much our budget. You've inspired us to want to go even more now. Out of curiosity, did the month you spent in San Jose come in at even less per day as you rented long term and didn't travel about much? As we are slow travellers too, we'd likely be something like that for some time, also housesitting if we can. Thanks so much for the work you've done here. It will be so beneficial to so many people. You deserve more and more subs. Keep it up!
Thanks so much Mandy and Lee, this means a lot coming from you two! You do need to work pretty hard to keep the costs down, but it is certainly possible. Yes, the month in San Jose was much lower, we just went out for groceries and also found the cheaper farmers markets.
great video guys much appreciated! I was trying to find the link to the travel insurance company you recommended - I tried to google but I think i got the pronunciation wrong could you spell it out for me please? Gratitude 🙏
Hi Duane, no probs it is Trawick insurance, here is the link: www.trawickinternational.com/ . There are different policies depending on whether you are a US citizen or not. We got the international cost saver one.
Hi Noeline, you are right in every way! If we are travelling to Europe/the Americas, we try to stay for a couple of months to spread the cost of the flights. We also travel overland once we are there to keep the costs down. Having a 1-2 week holiday here becomes an expensive proposition and half the time you are in transit!
Super overview for tourist. This video I watched two times 🙂 Can you tell me please how can we arrange nice budget accommodation on the west and in Monteverde and La Fotruna? Thank you for any tips recommendation 🙂
Hi Haris, thanks for watching and we are glad that you found it helpful. We found that airbnbs were great affordable options when in Costa Rica. We found 1 bedroom studios in both Monteverde and La Fortuna for around US$25 a night and they had everything we needed. We would also checking booking.com as well to compare prices and generally airbnb would be cheaper.
You guys always do such a great job of traveling cost-effectively. What you spent here for the amount of time you stayed is pretty amazing! And we're totally up for traveling during shoulder season, too. Fortunately we love thunder & lightning like you had here 😊 We really look forward to visiting one day, and we'll definitely refer back to your vids when we do! Happy New Year you two! ♥️
Thanks Stephen and Andie! It becomes a necessity when you are on the road for such a long time. Travelling through the US though was a LOT more challenging! Happy new year to you both too!
Hi Rajeshwari, thanks for watching and letting us know you loved it, we really appreciate it. We would be happy to answer any further questions you have. you can DM us on either our instagram account or facebook page.
I really enjoyed your tips. I'm heading out there soon so I found this really helpful. I'm curious where was the Egyptian restaurant and what is their name?
Great to hear you found this helpful! The Egyptian restaurant is called Al Masri, here is the google map: www.google.com/maps/place/Al+masri/@9.9371588,-84.0783153,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8fa0e361981d1ff3:0xd646f4375b5a7725!8m2!3d9.9371597!4d-84.0760809
@Bucket List Travellers thank you so much for this video this will help when I plan my upcoming trip. Could you please provide the link to the travel insurance company that you purchased with? Really appreciate your time!
Hi @emilythomas3119, we certainly did have AC in the majority of places we stayed in. We only had fans in Monteverde and that is all we needed as it was cooler. You can manage with just fans, but it takes a bit of getting used to. We did this for a year when in Nicaragua.
How much money do you think I should bring on my trip . I’m staying 7 night at an all inclusive resort in Liberia . Riu resort , how much money do you think I should bring in Costa Rica money . I was planing on doing maybe one tour & buy souvenirs
It just depends on what tours and souvenirs you are after. Tours can easily get to US$100 for a full day tour. If you are ignoring the cost of the all inclusive resort. It is pretty easy to get money out of ATMs if you need it and most tour providers accept USD. That said another US$300 on top of the resort cost should be plenty. Have a great trip!
im heading to costa rica in 2 weeks and think I might stay at the same air bnb. Did you guys have to walk to get a ride or could you call a cab from it?
Awesome! We generally walked everywhere and most towns (outside of San Jose) are small enough to walk around, but there is uber as well if you need it. Have a great trip.
Did you all pay in US dollares? Can you explain how you seached for the public bus? Did you use a specific webpage? Thank you for the information you shared 🤗
Hi Céline, you're welcome, thanks for watching! We mainly paid in Colones however we did see that a number of tourist agencies would accept US dollars for tours/transport. We used the centrocoasting website for some buses and then looked at bus timetables at bus stations for others. Here is the site: centrocoasting.com/costarica/. We found the Rome to Rio website also useful. We only just got on a Monteverde bus to San Jose, so we recommend that you prepurchase tickets the day before you intend to leave, if from a more touristy location.
@@BucketListTravellers thank you so much for your feedback. I bought today my tickets for Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico. So excited to be back on track! Wish you wonderful new adventures and thank you for sharing your content!
I confirm, I have seen all their videos and the number of times they say the name of the country between sentences catches my attention. 😂😂😂. Hope you come back. Pura vida 🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷
Horrible, being a tourist but make shure not to spend any money, I would say stay home. If you like a country and it's people so much you could let the economy in this country and it's people benefit. This looks like rich people benefitting.
Hi Pieter, we are long term travellers and in order to stay on the road we need to be careful with how we spend our limited funds. We always make sure that we stay local and buy local whatever country we are in and that is how anyone can best help the local economy. Thanks for watching.
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Thank you both for the wealth of information. We will be traveling to La Fortuna in mid March for seven days. Your videos have been a great help in our preparation. Pura Vida!
You're welcome, La Fortuna is awesome and make sure you check out El Salto just a 15min walk out of town. Have a great trip, Pura vida!
We’re considering Costa Rica for our honeymoon this year
It looks lovely ☺️
Costa Rica would be an amazing destination for your honeymoon. Congrats too!
Hooray! i was there two months ago and saw a sloth in the wild with a baby on it's stomach. I made a video of it on my youtube channel. I enjoyed your guide to traveling there cheaply. I spend way more money than you guys did. I used Uber a lot and it's super cheap. Flights are cheap to Miami. You guys are certainly the authority on travel in Central america! like 16
How awesome are the sloths!? Your sloth video was super cute!🤩🥰 We were glad that we managed to see a couple of sloths in different areas but you had to look hard if you didn't have a guide with you! Thanks for the complement Laughing Lion and thanks for watching!!
Amazing, yet another reason why we need to visit Costa Rica. Also 5 bucks for that massive plate? wow- that's a deal! 😍
Yeah the Casado lunch specials are awesome value!! A good way to keep the costs down!
Thank you for sharing with us you guys doing a good job
Thanks you guys! We hope all is safe and well in Malaysia right now.
Great overview for cost effective travel. Impressive you were able to achieve those numbers. Sure makes Costa Rica look attractive as an affordable destination.
Thanks! You can certainly get by in Costa Rica without blowing th budget, but it takes a bit of discipline! Thanks for watching Julie and Art!
Gotta watch that money on trips for sure. Great advice and tips! You guys are awesome. 😀
Thanks JD!
Great information
Glad you found our video useful, thanks for watching!
Planning a July 2023 trip to Costa Rica. You have provided very detailed and helpful information. Safe travels!
Kindly,
Janice
Hi Janice, thanks for watching and we are glad to hear that you found the video useful. Have a great time next year on your trip!
We going next week there, thanks for the tips
You're welcome Andre, thanks for watching and have a great trip!
Another excellent video guys! Costa Rica being so inexpensive makes it ideal for an extended stay! What you spent in groceries, is what we pay for just one shopping trip! ~Cara 😊
😂😂 We were surprised as well when we tallied up the bill! We are pretty proactive when it comes to finding discounted food and another thing that keeps the food bills down is eating mainly vegetarian when we are cooking for ourselves.
Good work 👌
Thanks!😀
Thanks
You're welcome, thanks for watching.
Such an informative video, Thank you!
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
We've been looking into costa rica as one of our future destinations! thanks for sharing you two!
You're welcome! Costa Rica should be on everyone's travel bucket list.!
Nicely done guys!! We love a budget trip!
You and us both, thanks for watching!
Very informative and useful! Thank you for making this video 😃😃
We are so glad to hear that you found this video helpful. Thanks for watching!🙏🙏
super intéressant, grand merci à vous pour ce partage 💫
Merci d'avoir regardé Anne-Sophie et un grand bienvenu sur notre chaîne !🤗
Leaving for Costa Rica next week! Your videos, with their great travel tips, have been invaluable!!
Thank you for sharing your travels with us!! ✈️☀️👍🏼
You are very welcome Marion, thanks for watching and letting us know. Have a great trip!
You guys are awesome! Fantastic information. Thank you very much.
Thanks Michael, glad you liked it!😀 We'll do a Nicaragua version as well, just a LOT more months worth of expenses to trawl through!
Hey guys it’s been a while! Time to catch up on your videos!
We do plan on traveling to Costa Rica.
Wow this video is awesome so many useful information. I am happy to know that you can travel to Costa Rica on a budget! Definitely saving this video!
Hi Gladys and Kenny! You certainly can get round Costa Rica on a budget, it is such a great country and we need to go back to explore more!
I leave on March 1st 2022 for 22 days
Awesome, have a great trip!
Thank you so much! Booking my flight now! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
You're welcome, have a great trip!!😃😃
Well done guys. This was a great and very informative video about travel costs in Costa Rica. We'd heard that it was very expensive compared to other Central American countries so it is relieving to know that it is possible to travel there on a budget of $25 per person per day which is pretty much our budget. You've inspired us to want to go even more now. Out of curiosity, did the month you spent in San Jose come in at even less per day as you rented long term and didn't travel about much? As we are slow travellers too, we'd likely be something like that for some time, also housesitting if we can.
Thanks so much for the work you've done here. It will be so beneficial to so many people. You deserve more and more subs. Keep it up!
Thanks so much Mandy and Lee, this means a lot coming from you two! You do need to work pretty hard to keep the costs down, but it is certainly possible. Yes, the month in San Jose was much lower, we just went out for groceries and also found the cheaper farmers markets.
great video guys much appreciated! I was trying to find the link to the travel insurance company you recommended - I tried to google but I think i got the pronunciation wrong could you spell it out for me please? Gratitude 🙏
Hi Duane, no probs it is Trawick insurance, here is the link: www.trawickinternational.com/ . There are different policies depending on whether you are a US citizen or not. We got the international cost saver one.
@@BucketListTravellers thanks so much Jay and John, appreciated!
What an amazing place to visit for photography and natural beauty. It's a pity it's difficult and expensive to travel from Australia.
Hi Noeline, you are right in every way! If we are travelling to Europe/the Americas, we try to stay for a couple of months to spread the cost of the flights. We also travel overland once we are there to keep the costs down. Having a 1-2 week holiday here becomes an expensive proposition and half the time you are in transit!
thanks for this!!
You're most welcome, thanks for watching!
Super overview for tourist. This video I watched two times 🙂 Can you tell me please how can we arrange nice budget accommodation on the west and in Monteverde and La Fotruna? Thank you for any tips recommendation 🙂
Hi Haris, thanks for watching and we are glad that you found it helpful. We found that airbnbs were great affordable options when in Costa Rica. We found 1 bedroom studios in both Monteverde and La Fortuna for around US$25 a night and they had everything we needed. We would also checking booking.com as well to compare prices and generally airbnb would be cheaper.
You guys always do such a great job of traveling cost-effectively. What you spent here for the amount of time you stayed is pretty amazing! And we're totally up for traveling during shoulder season, too. Fortunately we love thunder & lightning like you had here 😊 We really look forward to visiting one day, and we'll definitely refer back to your vids when we do! Happy New Year you two! ♥️
Thanks Stephen and Andie! It becomes a necessity when you are on the road for such a long time. Travelling through the US though was a LOT more challenging! Happy new year to you both too!
Hi love you video. I have more questions.
Hi Rajeshwari, thanks for watching and letting us know you loved it, we really appreciate it. We would be happy to answer any further questions you have. you can DM us on either our instagram account or facebook page.
I love to travel and enjoy!! Cheaply :)
Hello again Israel! Welcome to our channel! 🤗Great minds think alike!
@@BucketListTravellers Muchas gracias 😃
I really enjoyed your tips. I'm heading out there soon so I found this really helpful. I'm curious where was the Egyptian restaurant and what is their name?
Great to hear you found this helpful! The Egyptian restaurant is called Al Masri, here is the google map: www.google.com/maps/place/Al+masri/@9.9371588,-84.0783153,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8fa0e361981d1ff3:0xd646f4375b5a7725!8m2!3d9.9371597!4d-84.0760809
Costa Rica cheap?! tell us more please! haha
Costa Rica CAN be cheap, you just gotta work for it!
@Bucket List Travellers thank you so much for this video this will help when I plan my upcoming trip. Could you please provide the link to the travel insurance company that you purchased with? Really appreciate your time!
No worries, thanks for watching. I'll pop it in our description, so that everyone can see it easily. Have a great trip.
Costa lotta.
🤣🤣 It certainly can if you aren't careful!
Did your lodging have AC?
Hi @emilythomas3119, we certainly did have AC in the majority of places we stayed in. We only had fans in Monteverde and that is all we needed as it was cooler. You can manage with just fans, but it takes a bit of getting used to. We did this for a year when in Nicaragua.
How much money do you think I should bring on my trip . I’m staying 7 night at an all inclusive resort in Liberia . Riu resort , how much money do you think I should bring in Costa Rica money . I was planing on doing maybe one tour & buy souvenirs
It just depends on what tours and souvenirs you are after. Tours can easily get to US$100 for a full day tour. If you are ignoring the cost of the all inclusive resort. It is pretty easy to get money out of ATMs if you need it and most tour providers accept USD. That said another US$300 on top of the resort cost should be plenty. Have a great trip!
im heading to costa rica in 2 weeks and think I might stay at the same air bnb. Did you guys have to walk to get a ride or could you call a cab from it?
Awesome! We generally walked everywhere and most towns (outside of San Jose) are small enough to walk around, but there is uber as well if you need it. Have a great trip.
Did you all pay in US dollares? Can you explain how you seached for the public bus? Did you use a specific webpage? Thank you for the information you shared 🤗
Hi Céline, you're welcome, thanks for watching! We mainly paid in Colones however we did see that a number of tourist agencies would accept US dollars for tours/transport. We used the centrocoasting website for some buses and then looked at bus timetables at bus stations for others. Here is the site: centrocoasting.com/costarica/. We found the Rome to Rio website also useful. We only just got on a Monteverde bus to San Jose, so we recommend that you prepurchase tickets the day before you intend to leave, if from a more touristy location.
@@BucketListTravellers thank you so much for your feedback. I bought today my tickets for Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico. So excited to be back on track! Wish you wonderful new adventures and thank you for sharing your content!
@@celinepacheco7947 you're welcome and thanks! Sounds like you are going to have an amazing trip, all the best with it!
One dollar every time she says Costa Rica😂😂😂
😂😂😂 oh dear, we need to tone that down!
I confirm, I have seen all their videos and the number of times they say the name of the country between sentences catches my attention. 😂😂😂. Hope you come back. Pura vida 🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷
Horrible, being a tourist but make shure not to spend any money, I would say stay home. If you like a country and it's people so much you could let the economy in this country and it's people benefit. This looks like rich people benefitting.
Hi Pieter, we are long term travellers and in order to stay on the road we need to be careful with how we spend our limited funds. We always make sure that we stay local and buy local whatever country we are in and that is how anyone can best help the local economy. Thanks for watching.
Everyone has different budgets and different needs. Stop judging