Costa Rica is a 3 to 4 hour journey by plane from the southern United States.

To get to San Miguel, fly into either Liberia, Costa Rica, or San Jose, Costa Rica. From these major cities, you will need about half a day to travel to reach San Miguel No. 2.

Suggested Itineraries

1. Fly into Liberia, Costa Rica, and rent a car at the airport. Spend the night in Liberia (we recommend the Best Western Las Espuelas). Before leaving for San Miguel, we recommend stocking up on groceries, as prices are more reasonable here than on the coast. To get to San Miguel, either:

a) Take a 2 to 3 hour drive down the Nicoya Peninsula to the city of Nicoya. At Nicoya, turn toward the ocean and drive to Samara. Stop to eat in Samara at any of the beach restaurants and check your e-mail at the Internet café. Next, drive along the coast through Carrillo, Islita, Corozalito, and then the last 4 miles to San Miguel.

b) Or fly out in the morning on Sansa Airlines or Nature Air to Punta Islita airport at Corozalito. In Corozalito, we can have a rental car waiting for you that will come down from Samara. Drive 4 miles to San Miguel.

2. Fly into San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, and take a cab to a local hotel to spend the night. In the morning, you could do one of the following:

a) Fly out at 8:00 A.M. via Sansa Airlines to Punta Islita airport at Corozalito, or take a later flight at 12:00 noon on Nature Air. In Corozalito, we can have a rental car waiting for you that will come down from Samara. Drive 4 miles to San Miguel.

b) Or drive a car from San Jose to San Miguel which would take 3 to 4 hours. Take one of two routes—via ferry at Puntarenas or over the bridge to Nicoya.