Je pars pour trois semaines pour le Costa Rica (26 decembre au 15 janvier). Nous voulons passer notre dernière semaine sur la côte caraïbe mais nous nous demandions si c'est une bonne idée à cause des pluies. Je sais qu'on part durant la saison seche mais j'ai entendu dire que sur la côte Est, peu importe la région, il pleut fréquemment...
Sur la côte Caraïbes, à ce que j'ai compris durant mon séjour, les mois de décembre et janvier sont les plus pluvieux de l'année...
Nous y avons séjourné quelques jours en décembre dernier durant notre voyage, et le moins qu'on puisse dire, c'est qu'on s'y est faits tremper. ll a plu de façon quasi-continue durant notre séjour dans cette région.
Ceci ne nous a pas empêchés de visiter les parcs, mais évidemment, si vous pensez faire de la plage durant toute votre semaine, il est possible que vos plans tombent un peu... à l'eau. Les locaux semblent se promener en permanence avec un parapluie durant leurs déplacements, c'est un signe qui ne trompe pas beaucoup.
En bref, c'est une région magnifique, mais prévoyez bottes de caoutchouc et imperméable, c'est plus prudent 😉
En effet il pleut enormement cote caraibe, saison de pluie ou pas... J'ai eu la chance de ne pas avoir de pluies lorsque j'etais a Cahuita (Sud - frontiere Panama). C'est le bout du monde et c'est magique..... Lorsqu'il pleut on ne voit pas d'animaux et il faut un moral d'aciers'il commence a pleuvoir.... Mais les Caraibes c'est de loin plus sympa que le Pacifique car pllus sauvage, cote pacifique est tres americanisee.
Donc choix difficule en fonction de ce que l'on recherche.
Bonjour Caro,
Je viens de lire ton courriel sur le forum. Est-tu parti finalemernt au Costa Rica en 2005/2006? Nous voulons y aller également durant la même période décembre/janvier 2007/2008. Pourrais-tu me donner quelques infos?
A plus et un grand merci !
Je suis partie l'an passe du 26 decembre jusqu'au 15 janvier. Il a plu la premiere journee qu'on est arrive et la derniere... On a eu 3 belles semaines !! Il a fait beau et chaud et l'eau de la mer est tellement chaude ! C'est le paradis quoi!
Si tu as d'autres questions n'hesite pas, je vais essayer de te donner une reponse rapidement!
Cela semble super comme tu me le décris ton voyage en Costa Rica!
Voilà, chaque année nous voulons faire un grand voyage à l'aventure donc en achetant seulement le vol.
Une fois sur place on randonne en sac à dos avec comme seul guide le Loney Planet à l'aventure.
Nous souhaitons faire un voyage découvert "nature" et en combinaison avec le soleil et la mer/plage.
Quelques questions :
Le prix du logement (type Loney Planet) pour une chambre double ? Le coût de la nourriture, transport en commun ? Combien faut-il compté en dollar US par personne par jour une fois sur place? Les prix sont plus chers pendant Noël/Nouvel An sont-ils encore abordables pour un routard ?
En attente de te lire et de finaliser notre destination finale de cette année, je te remercie de ta réponse.
Pour un voyage cote nature et plage/soleil vous avez fait un excellent choiz avec le CR !
Je suis egalement parti avec pac sac et Lonely planet (honnetement ce livre est une bible). Les endroits recommande par ce bouqin sont vraiment les meilleures places qualite prix. Pour San Jose, je vous recommande l'hostel le PAngea. Le staff est super, ce n'est pas cher, il y a un restaurant/bar (3$ le meal/1$ le drink), piscine, douche eau chaude (tres rare au CR!)... Et le tout est seulement de 10$/nuit!
Tu peux manger au Costa Rica avec un budget facile de 5$ par repas. Bien entendu tu n'auras pas le meilleur bifsteak en ville mais bon, si vous voulez vrm vous intregrer dans la culture Costa ricaine, les repas 5$ sont typique du pays. Les prix ne sont pas plus cher pcq c'est le temps des fetes. Le seuls truc c'est que les souvenirs vont etre vraiment cher.
On a fait le tour du Costa Rica (Carabean coast, 3 volcans, west coast, south) Donc si tu as des questions a ces endroits laisse-moi savoir pcq decrire tout mon voyage va me prendre 3 heures !!
Pour voir de la nature, va a Monteverde. C'est magnifique. On a fait une excursions la bas et on a vue tarentules, serpents, toucans... Le costa rica a pleins de parc nationaux aussi vraiment interessant a voir. Celui a Manuel Antonio est vraiment, vraiment super, il y a nature (les singes sont apprivoises) et c'est la que j'ai vue les plus belles plages. Il y a un autre vraiment sur la cote caraibe et tu paie ce que tu veux pour entrer...
Bienentendu les volcans etaient un de mes coup de coeur. C'est vraiment imressionants et un d'entre d'eux est encore actif donc si tu es chanceux tu vas pouvoir voir des firesballs et de la lave couler...
Cote plage, la plus belle est celle a Cahuita (carabean coast) C'est hyper relax, ville tranquille et le paysage est a couper le souffle. La plage a Manuel Antonio est vraiment bien aussi. Si vous voulez faire du surf, il faut aller sur la west coast, les vagues les plus faccile sont la.
Pour les bus, c'est vraiment pas cher mais le truc c'est qu'ils sont achalande pcq il y a bcp de monde. Meme si tu paie ton billet d'avance, tu n'est pas assure d'avoir une place assis dans le bus. C'est arrivee souvent de voir du monde debout pendant quoi 4-5 heures...Les bus locales sont bien dans le sens qu'ils ne sont pas chers et qu'ils vont partout mais, il s;arrete souvent (donc c'est tres long) et il fait chaud et les bus sont crowdes..MAis d'apres moi c'est meilleur que de louer un auto, plus economique.
Comme je t'ai dit je peux parler ainsi pendant 3 heures de temps de mon voyage ! J'ai vrm adore. Donc si t'as d'autres questions, ca va me faire plaisir de te repondre !
Bonjour Caro,
Merci et encore merci de ton long courriel!
Je vais acheter le Loney Planet et je reviendrais vers toi une fois que j'aurais lu et relu le guide avec probablement un tas de questions bien précises!
Bises de Bruxelles où il pleut à cordes depuis plusieurs jours et où le ciel est toujours gris, snif snif snif!
A plus!
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