Been there a bunch of times and visited the Atlantic, Pacific and the Mountains. The only thing on Atlantic side is Tarpon fishing at remote camps, minimal access for the entire coast. Been to Limon on the way to a tarpon lodge, it's an industrial port that I wouldn't recommend for tourist visit. Pacific is great, lots of sleepy towns catering to tourists (lots of surfers) with great food and beautiful scenery. Mountains are good too, Arenal volcano is a big attraction with natural hot pools etc. I've always rented a car and went exploring, give yourself a couple weeks if you can as you will probably find some gems. It's so nice down there my buddy opened a little hotel in a seaside village and has been doing that for about ten years now.
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