Wake up with organic yogurt, cereal, eggs, fresh bread (that our neighbors make!), tons of fruits (hope you like fruits because there’s tons in Costa Rica!), juices and last but not least, Costa Rican coffee. After breakfast, we head out to the tennis courts for some high energy tennis instruction, drills, target practice, cardio tennis, [...]
Unlimited tennis lessons for a week, yes, you heard right ... UNLIMITED! Delicious Costa Rican meals, guided activities (snorkeling, beaches, zip lines, bird watching, hiking, volcanoes, hot springs, and more!), all transportation (so you don't have to rent a car!), fun and personalized itinerary created by a local and an expat before your trip, and [...]
Check out this great Costa Rica promotional video put out by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute. It shows many of the great places here in Guanacaste that you'll see on your vacation in Costa Rica with us at Pura Vida House! A lot of it was filmed just minutes from our house at Playa Avellanas [...]
Whether you take a vacation to Costa Rica, Thailand, Greece, Africa, Australia, Russia, or any other place around the world, try to make sure you DO TAKE a vacation once in a while. Don’t you feel mentally refreshed after a nice vacation? You might be tired for a few days after the vacation, but I [...]
Come to Costa Rica with your fellow Zumba enthusiasts for a week of Zumba instruction, outdoor excursions - snorkeling, volcanoes, rainforest hikes, massages on the beach, zip lines, kayaking, horseback riding, bird watching - and lots of beach time. February 1 - 7, 2014 (7-day/6-night trip) Cost: $800 pp What’s included: Daily 1-hour Zumba lesson, [...]
I recently took a trip to Ithaca, NY and the Finger Lakes area, which is stunning. My favorite activities and areas from the trip were visiting the vineyards and wine tasting (though I learned, don't go for reds there), swimming in the gorges below picturesque waterfalls, and visiting Sapsucker Woods Preserve, renown for its rich [...]
... check out the spectacular sunset yesterday at Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica. Not bad, huh? Our new Casita Tuanis is pretty much done, it looks great! Our next big project at Finca Pura Vida is a new hard surface tennis court, which is scheduled to start being built in November. Last week we started promoting [...]
December 7th-13th, 2013 When was the last time you took a vacation just you and the guys? Come to Costa Rica for a week of outdoor adventures, golf, fishing, tennis and unforgettable memories with friends. Stay at the Pura Vida House, located on the Pacific Coast in Guanacaste; staffed by guides, hosts, cooks, maids and [...]
Pura Vida House is a great place to stay at if you want to combine your adventure trip to Guanacaste, Costa Rica with some white water rafting! Our favorite spots to take our guests is either the Tenorio River or the Colorado River, both located in Guanacaste. We recommend the Tenorio River to more experienced [...]
We were having dinner last week with my mother-in-law and she coined a term that I have never heard but that I thought sounded exactly what our vacations in Costa Rica are like, all in one word: Locatour! We all know the popular term Locavore, referring to people that prefer to eat food grown locally. [...]
