Costa Rica Honeymoon at luxurious Four Seasons Resort in Papagayo.

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Gulf of Papagayo
Four Seasons Resort and North Guanacaste beaches

The Gulf of Papagayo is becoming one of Costa Rica’s primary beach destinations. Your Costa Rica honeymoon will allow you to feel at home in the ultra-luxurious Four Season Resort or in one of the many all-inclusive four and five-star resorts including the Occidental Grand, the Allegro Papagayo and the Fiesta Premier. Papagayo is popular among beach and sun seekers.

Couples looking to Honeymoon in Costa Rica will find that the hotels in Papagayo tend to be on the large side, isolated and ranging from the popular all-inclusive Allegro Papagayo to the luxury at the Four Seasons. Papagayo Bay offers calm water conditions as well as open ocean beaches with large waves, and the beaches have dark and white sand. The region is covered with dry tropical forest and mangrove vegetation, typical of Pacific Coast beaches.

There is virtually no town life near this region, and guests looking for dinning options are required to stay in the resort or venture for a long drive out. Nevertheless, all the resorts feature a variety of restaurants and cuisine to keep all guests satisfied. The all inclusive resorts - Fiesta Premier, Occidental Grand and Allegro Papagayo - all feature excellent cuisine. The three restaurants at the Four Seasons rank among the best in Costa Rica.

Average stays in this region range from five to seven nights. Day tours to other regions of the country, including Arenal and Monteverde are available. Popular activities in this region include horseback tours, (on the beach or inland to rainforest private reserves), canopy tours, deep sea fishing, sunset cruises, floating safaris and visits to national parks such as Palo Verde, Santa Rosa and Rincon de la Vieja Volcano. An increasingly popular day tour is a visit to Nicaragua’s colonial city of Granada.

As a popular beach destination, many visitors opt to make this region their home base for visiting the country, arriving and departing from Liberia International Airport, located less than 30 minutes away.

While in Papagayo:

Explore the beaches south of the Gulf. Panama, Hermosa and Playas del Coco.

Hike the dry tropical forest on a tour to the Palo Verde National Park.

Visit the Rincon de la Vieja National Park, and some of the mud baths and hot springs in the region.

Horseback ride at the Buenavista Lodge. The Buena Vista also features hot springs, and is adjacent to the Tenorio Volcano.

Shop for souvenirs in Liberia.

Play golf at the Arnold Palmer Signature Championship course at the Four Seasons Resort in Papagayo.

Experince the thrills of the Witches Rock Canopy Tour, one of the country’s top rated adventure.

Watch the giant leatherback turtles nesting during a special night tour only available from mid November to late February. This is a miracle of nature that can only be seen in select places around the globe, during a few months of the year.

Cross the border to Granada in Nicaragua and visit another Central American country while you are in the region. This long day tour will take you across the northern border and through southern Nicaragua, visiting Lake of Nicaragua and the picturesque town of Masaya, home to many artisans. The highlight of the trip is a visit to one of Latin America’s oldest cities, Granada. The Colonial city is full of interesting architecture, colorful buildings and friendly people.

Papagayo is ideal for couples looking for luxury at the Four Seasons or an all inclusive stay in a number of beachfront resorts. It is the perfect end to a Costa Rica honeymoon or a great start for those couples that need to relax after a long and stressful planning stages of a large wedding. To include one of the resorts in the gulf of Papagayo in your honeymoon in Costa Rica, please call toll free (888) 928-3688 or email us at info@memorablecostarica.com.