{"id":47531,"date":"2016-08-31T12:43:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T17:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=47531"},"modified":"2017-10-14T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T21:57:17","slug":"costa-rica-kid-friendly-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-kid-friendly-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Costa Rica is a kid-friendly paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Destinations-In-Costa-Rica.d42.Hotel-Destinations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costa Rica<\/a> is a safe, dream-like country where a family can travel together to experience nature and adventure for very little expense. In the capital city of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/San-Jose-San-Jose-Hotels.0-n6052952-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\/?mcicid=blog.orbitz.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Jos\u00e9<\/a>, several well thought out museums are perfect for children and adults. While in the nearby countryside you will spot colorful flocks of toucans long before you hear their call across the jungle treetops, or see a sloth slowly making its way to its next meal, high in a green canopy. Whether you decide to browse museums, zip line through jungle alleys, white water raft, take a nature walk or visit\u00a0a volcano, Costa Rica is perfect for a family holiday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/caribbean-face-off-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also: Punta Cana vs. Puerto Rico<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tabacon-costa-rica-e1434137930373.jpg\" alt=\"tabacon-costa-rica\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">Museum lovers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Museo Del JADE<br \/>\n<\/strong>Near the exceedingly modern and spacious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/San-Jose-Hotels-Holiday-Inn-San-Jose-Aurola.h4791.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel Aurola Holiday Inn<\/a> in San Jos\u00e9, explore this spectacular museum, which features an extensive collection of exquisite Pre-Columbian jade. Allow yourselves several hours to fully plumb the museum\u2019s vast offerings, which include detailed descriptions of Costa Rica\u2019s rich trading history and culture told through hands-on activities, including interactive puzzles, trivia and \u201cfoot\u201d maps. One of the most interesting visuals\u00a0is a large unassuming rock, cleaved in two, which reveals a dazzling display of emerald greens, in fact the hidden jade inside. The museum is filled with surprises including an unexpected interactive element where family members can take turns experiencing how the mineral was used in an authentic shamanic healing ceremony. Before wrapping up, visit Hall #4, otherwise known as \u201cThe Night.\u201d In this space learn how bats were revered in antiquity, in stories told through jade carvings. Add this museum toyour Costa Rica top ten things to do in San Jos\u00e9 list.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47539\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47539\" class=\"wp-image-47539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-house-of-illusions.png\" alt=\"Christine M. Gordon\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-house-of-illusions.png 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-house-of-illusions-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-house-of-illusions-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-house-of-illusions-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-house-of-illusions-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-house-of-illusions-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-house-of-illusions-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The House of Illusions activity at the Museo de los Ni\u00f1os is a fun mind-bender for both kids and adults. | Photo courtesy of Christine M. Gordon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Museo de los Ni\u00f1os (The Children\u2019s Museum)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Children of all ages will be fascinated by a visit to this yellow castle-like museum, which was the notorious Central Penitentiary of San Jos\u00e9 until 1979. The former First Lady of Costa Rica, Gloria Bejarano de Calder\u00f3n commissioned the renovation of the building into a children\u2019s museum, ordering that several of the brick cells with barred doors be left intact (including prisoner\u2019s drawings and graffiti on walls) as a piece of human rights history. About 300,000 people visit the museum each year; exhibits include a rocky ride on an earthquake simulator, a fun outdoor hands-on banana production line and a House of Illusions set where kids appear to scale buildings and walk on window ledges. Don\u2019t miss the squeals of joy as kids clamber aboard a well-preserved train or photos with the family near a vintage airplane.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">Thrill seekers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Aventuras de Sarapiqu\u00ed<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are itching to take your vacation up to the next level than run\u2014don\u2019t walk\u2014to reserve spots with Aventuras de Sarapiqu\u00ed, an adventure company that offers an assortment of thrills, including up to Class IV white water rafting and jungle canopy zip lines. The company, which butts up against the La Selva Biological Station reserve, runs rafts through the protected area that encompasses 1,536 acres of lowland tropicalrain forest in the country\u2019s northeast region. The rapids may sound intense, but they are totally doable, so much so that our fearless group of 15, including one eight year old and two pre-teens, felt totally safe every stroke of the way. Sarapiqu\u00ed provides top-notch river guides, who not only love their jobs, and the nature around them (we counted five cormorants sunning themselves on one river \u201cmedian strip\u201d), but put safety first, including sending a kayaker ahead to steer us along the best routes.<\/p>\n<p>The zip-line canopy tour, meanwhile, rated a very close second. If you are a first timer who has never zip-lined, step into the fear\u2014it will demystify, as you zip through the air across mighty rivers and through jungle alleys before touching down briefly on a platform only to frog hop to the next. Children too light to go it alone are accompanied by experienced and protective guides. Spy howler monkeys (you may hear their unique cry before you see them), beautifully adorned yellow-headed caracaras (of the falcon family) and hot red heliconia, which my guide quipped, \u201cgrow like weeds.\u201d Oh, but to weed such a garden each day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47543\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47543\" class=\"wp-image-47543 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-poas-volcano.png\" alt=\"Signs posted near Po\u00e1s volcano warn that 20 minutes breathing the noxious fumes is long enough.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-poas-volcano.png 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-poas-volcano-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-poas-volcano-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-poas-volcano-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-poas-volcano-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-poas-volcano-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-poas-volcano-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signs posted near Po\u00e1s volcano warn that 20 minutes breathing the noxious fumes is long enough. | Photo courtesy of Christine M. Gordon<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">Outdoor enthusiasts and animal lovers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Po\u00e1s Volcano National Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>Costa Rica is a land of 14 volcanoes, six of which have been active within the last century. Just 90 minutes form downtown San Jos\u00e9 you can visit Po\u00e1s, the world\u2019s largest active volcano, which boasts a crater at least 1,050 feet deep and spanning nearly one mile across. Inside the volcanic crater lays a magnificent azur colored, rain-fed lake, incessantly billowing sulfuric steam and fumes (signs warn visitors to leave the viewing platform within 20 minutes). Po\u00e1s is a lesson in the geothermal formation of Costa Rica, a country formed when the Cocos plate wedged itself beneath the Caribbean plate. The popular day trip also offers great cloud forest hiking with hummingbirds, tanagers, toucanets and the endangered quetzal, a cloud forest bird that has shimmering green tail feathers up to three feet long. Pack a warm shirt and pants; it gets chilly in the mountains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A strawberry and milk tour with Freddo Aventura Rural<br \/>\n<\/strong>Take the two-hour guided tour of Freddo Aventura Rural, a Costa Rican theme park that includes a strawberry and dairy farm easily reached after a visit to the Poas or Barva volcanoes. Activities at the farm are geared to every age group and include a gentle tractor pulled cart ride through a multitude of green pastures (who knew so many \u201cgreens\u201d existed), a lazy walk through a cloud forest filled with an abundance of vibrant bird life and tropical flowers, such as, heliconia, birds of paradise, Begonia and sweet smelling Amazonian lilies. As you wander along the trail you will be joined by the sounds of quetzal birds calling to each other across mango trees bearing ripened fruit and take in the views of white orchids clinging to trees over lush foliage and streams. A short walk leads to a dairy shed, where children can try their hand at milking docile Jersey cows. Later, enjoy a cheese making demonstration and harvest strawberries, ready to eat on the spot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47541\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47541\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-manual-antonio-beach.png\" alt=\"Light breaks over Manual Antonio Beach\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-manual-antonio-beach.png 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-manual-antonio-beach-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-manual-antonio-beach-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-manual-antonio-beach-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-manual-antonio-beach-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light breaks over Manual Antonio Beach | Photo courtesy of Daniel Maher<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Manuel Antonio National Park and Hotel San Bada<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Quepos-Hotels-Hotel-San-Bada.h4247464.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel San Bada<\/a> is a perfect choice for visitors looking to dive deeper into appreciating the unique nature found in Costa Rica. Only two and a half hours travel from San Jos\u00e9, the hotel is tucked up against the beautiful Manual Antonio National Park and a short walk away from one of it most famous beaches. In the morning, enjoy a fresh and delicious breakfast buffet of fruits, fruit drinks and cooked-to-order omelets before setting out in search of endangered squirrel monkeys, white-faced capuchin monkeys, howler monkeys and three- and two-toed sloths that live in the park. You may hear the howler monkey&#8217;s unique call, a deep coughbefore you see him. It\u2019s worthit to hire a guide, their familiarity wth the park and where to find the toucans and sloths is helpful as you make your way through jungle foliage. Several individual trails make for perfect hiking for every member of the family.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A visit to Costa Rica is a perfect way for a family to unwind and plug into the joys of trying new experiences. You will be amazed at what Costa Rica offers by way of adventure, nature and building lasting bonds and a connection to what is really important, family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424.jpg\" alt=\"Orbitz Rewards\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424-400x120.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nc_pixel\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT1jNzBlNGY3MTAxMzVhZTVhZGYwODIxMjFhY2IwZWY5YQ==\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tropical paradise is also a dreamy family getaway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":47546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[287],"class_list":["post-47531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hotels","tag-family"],"acf":{"api_active":null,"api_title":null,"api_excerpt":null,"api_featured_image":null,"api_lob":null},"posts_api_cpm_point":[{"name":"","description":"","thumbnail":"","address":"Calle 5, Avenida 5, San Jos\u00e9, 10101, Costa Rica","latitude":"9.936052","longitude":"-84.07564500000001","icon":"\/images\/icons\/marker.png"}],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Costa Rica is a kid-friendly paradise | Orbitz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-kid-friendly-paradise\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Costa Rica is a kid-friendly paradise | Orbitz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A tropical paradise is also a dreamy family getaway.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-kid-friendly-paradise\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Orbitz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Orbitz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-08-31T17:43:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-10-14T21:57:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/costa-rica-for-the-family.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"705\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"470\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Christine M. 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