Whether it's relaxation or adrenaline driven adventure you're looking for, this handbook aims to provide up-to-date information on this small Central American natural paradise. Aimed at independently minded travellers or all ages and budgets, it offers special sections on wildlife and how to plan trips to outer lying parts of the country when time is tight. Comprehensive region-by-region coverage from San Jose and its environs to the Southern Caribbean region, plus details on the developing ecotourism/low impact travel scene including information on bio-reserves and the best places for spotting leatherback turtles.