10/07/2026
Five nights changes the recommendation.
I love Costa Rica, but I do not think the answer to a shorter trip is to
take a longer itinerary and start deleting sleep.
If a family only has five nights, I want to know which version of Costa
Rica matters most to them. Wildlife and volcanoes? Adventure and hot
springs? Beach and resort time?
Then I build around that instead of collecting regions.
The full breakdown is on the blog.