Pack your bags and make San Jose, Costa Rica your next holiday vacation choice.
Founded in 1738, San Jose was named the capital city of Costa Rica in 1823. Although much ado is made about drug traffickers, it is not a city overrun and still offers many wonderful tourist attractions including more 45 bars, restaurants, shops, art galleries and bars. You can find cheap tickets by searching Liligo.com and make San Jose your destination for a great getaway.
Many features of the city represent nightlife that goes on until the sun comes up. You can find cheap hotels within city limits and get a car rental to go along with just one search using Liligo.com. Recognized as a tropical rainforest, San Jose has a very mild climate with a rainy season from April to November.

Cheap flights to Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) place you approximately 12.5 miles from the city of San Jose. This is the primary airport and provides access to San Jose with ground transportation by taxi or Costa Rica Executive Transportation which provides chauffeur-driven transportation. Transportation can be paid for in both U.S. dollars and colones.
Get best prices for your travel to Costa Rica by searching on Liligo.com. You will see that there is many airlines operating to San Jose, as Continental Airlines, Mexicana de Aviacion, Iberia, among others. You can even get flight tickets for less than GBP500!

Cheap flights bring you to the destination where you can experience the downtown gathering places and attractions such as the museums, theatres, botanical gardens and much more. Take a day to have a walking tour in an enjoyable climate all year round. Eleven districts in all make San Jose one of the most versatile vacation destinations you can imagine.

Some things to take care of when planning your trip

To have a holiday without setbacks, it helps a lot to take into consideration what simple measurements can be done that would save you many bad shots.
First of all, always check your documents that will be requested at the entrance of your destination country, consult the competent government agency, and even if you do not leave the country, keep in mind that it is obligatory to carry along your identification papers. Moreover, many accommodations request documents at registration. You may also want to rent a car, so you'll have to take your driver's license with you (get informed about the international driving license, too). Do not forget your travel insurance, your health insurance card (we strongly recommend you to take your health card). There are some countries where a visa is required to be allowed to enter the country at all. But do not worry, in most countries you can enter and stay without visas or special permits for some months (usually 90 days).
A good tactic is to photocopy important documents you might need, so in case they get lost or stolen, it will be really useful. Furthermore, it is also a good idea to carry along two extra passport photos.

Thanks to the Schengen agreement, one can freely cross the borders of ‘Schengen countries’, so EU travellers travelling within this area won’t be asked to identify themselves. Even so, you should always carry along identity documents, because police might ask for identity checks, any time. The following countries form part of the Schengen Agreement:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland (non-EU), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway (non-EU), Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland (non-EU).
EU countries that do not belong to this agreement are: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, UK and Romania. Citizens outside the EU will need to apply for visas and documents to enter the Schengen area. The maximum length of stay for travellers is 3 months.
Bear in mind that some documents and visas are not that easy to get, one has to wait for them. Therefore it is recommended that you plan the travel and learn about these documents well in advance.

In addition to paperwork, when travelling within or outside the borders of the EU or the Schengen area, don’t forget to be informed of the required or recommended vaccinations in certain countries. If you know exactly the health care situation of the country which you plan to travel to, you can avoid many unpleasant surprises.
Again, please note that some vaccines require more than one dose, sometimes with large temporary spaces between them, so it is advisable to act well in advance. Be cautious with consuming food, especially fruits, and for your security, drink bottled water only.
Also, the maximum weight of your luggage is usually around 20 kilos –depending on the airline-, so it might be a good idea to make a list of most necessary things before packing your suitcase. Your passport (and anything fragile) is best to be guarded in your hand luggage that you bring along into the cabin.
Note that you can’t have scissors (or any kind of cutting or stabbing tools) with you, nor liquids of any kind (water, tee, juices and all types of cosmetics), or at least only a small amount.

Unfortunately, sometimes it happens that your luggage gets lost. In this case it might be helpful to have some clothes with you in your hand bag, until your luggage is found.

Further information:

Foreign and Commonwealth office

European Health Insurance card

Healthcare abroad

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