Yoga in Costa Rica: Our top choices

Costa Rica is also a paradise for yoga enthusiasts: who could resist doing asanas before a beach view and to the sound of tropical birds and the lapping waves of the ocean? There are many yoga vacations and yoga retreat packages on offer here catering to the foreign tourist, mostly in the swanky resorts which have large wooden decks overlooking the ocean on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Some of the most popular yoga resorts are located in beach towns like Montezuma, Malpais and Santa Teresa on the Nicoya Peninsula in the Pacific Ocean, Puerto Jiminez and Punta Banco in south Costa Rica on the Pacific coast, and Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean side. Well-known teachers from around the world are invited to guide yoga retreats during the tourist season in a unique and beautiful environment. There are also many intensive yoga teacher training programs organized here, accredited by the Yoga Alliance.

There are two main seasons in Costa Rica. From December to April, the climate is dry and its considered to be summer. The wet season starts in May and continues until November. September and October are Costa Rica’s rainiest months, and this is also the hurricane season. Temperatures hover around 80ºF (27ºC) and 85ºF (30ºC) throughout the year.

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