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Explore Costa Rica with car hire services

Costa Rica offers wonderful and natural beauty such as secluded beaches, rain forest, cloud forest and waterfalls. All these spectacular and wonderful places can be better accessed using a hired car. Hiring a car is actually the perfect way of touring the area. Car hire has got several advantages.

  • You can visit the secluded beaches along the coast at your own pace and under your own schedule. With rental car services, you can go to the different beaches like Nicoya Peninsula, manual Antonio, playa Dominical, Montezuma and many others.
  • You do not have to worry about carrying your surfing board on and off busses if you have visited Costa Rica on a surfing adventure. With your car, you can also go to various surfing areas along the shores of Costa Rica.
  • You can plan your time well. You do not have to do your things hurriedly so that you can catch a bus or taxi.
  • There are no cases of luggage theft or pickpocketing since you have your own car.
  • With your car hire, you can go to the big city of Puntarenas and also visit the slopes of the southern part of Costa Rica.

The places to visit in Costa Rica

Arenal Volcano National Park

This place should be the first place you think about when you visit Costa Rica. The tour to this national park from Playas Arenal Volcano only takes one and a half hours and after that you can enjoy the natural thermal experience of the Tabacon Resort. If you are fortunate enough, you can see lava flowing down to the hills of the Arenal.

Rincon de La Vieja National Park

This also another place you can visit using the car you have hired where you can take park in various activities such as hiking among others. You can view volcano geysers, waterfall, Costa Rica birds and also howler monkeys. There is also the Borinquen for those who would like to get a massage or any of their pampering treatments.

Beach hopping (Tamarindo and the coast)

While you visit the Papagayo, it is also important to explore various landscapes in Costa Rica. The country has numerous beaches which have different atmospheres. This means you should try out several when you are in this country.

Therefore, car rental services would really be useful and most convenient method of exploring these great beaches. You can begin your day at the Playa La Penca; they normally have lunch in Brasilito, and spend your afternoon in Playa Conchal (where, just like its name, the beach is made up of crushed seashells).

While visiting Tamarindo, you can also visit several villages and towns around to see the cultural practices of folks over there. If you want to have an experience like no other when in Costa Rica, car hire services would go a long way in facilitating the experience. However, be sure to familiarize yourself with the driving regulations before hiring a car.

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Car rental facts in Costa Rica

  • What was the average car rental length for Costa Rica in the month March.

    In the month March, The average car rental length in Costa Rica was 14 days.

  • How much is the average car rental duration in 2024.

    The average car rental duration in 2024 is 14 days.

  • What is the most booked car rental type in Costa Rica?

    Currently the most booked car rental in Costa Rica is INTERMEDIATE.

  • What is the price of a car rental in Costa Rica?

    The average car rental price was last month 776 USD.

  • What is the average daily price for a car rental in Costa Rica?

    The average rental price last month was 54 USD per day.

  • What are the available car rental companies for Costa Rica?

    The available car rental companies in Costa Rica are: Alamo, National, Enterprise, Green Motion, carnect, York, Finalrentals, Dollar, Mirage Rent A Car, etc…

Popular car hire locations in Costa Rica

We offer the following Costa Rica car rental locations

Airport
  • Golfito Airport
  • Guanacaste Liberia Airport
  • La Fortuna Airport
  • Liberia Airport
  • Nosara Beach Airport
  • Puerto Jimenez Airport
  • Puerto Jimenez Local Airport
  • Quepos Airport
  • San Jose Airport
  • San Jose International Airport
  • San Jose Tobias Bolanos Airport
  • Tamarindo Airport
  • Tambor Airport
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