Why Costa Rica Is The Perfect Wellness Destination

Costa Rica is the perfect year-round wellness destination for anyone wanting to disconnect and recharge, with world-class yoga, spas, and surfing set against a natural landscape of lush rainforests and beautiful beaches.

With tropical rainforests, an abundance of wildlife, and pristine beaches, it's no wonder that eco-pioneering Costa Rica has been recognized as one of the happiest and most peaceful countries in the world. Locals really do live by the phrase Pura Vida, which means channeling a super-healthy lifestyle, from eating well to immersing themselves in nature.

Visitors looking for adventure, it's a dreamy destination where you can swap technology and social media for hikes through the jungle, white-water rafting on the rivers, and kayaking in the year-round warm sea before flopping on sun-drenched sand. Early-bird surfers are up at dawn to catch the waves. Naturalists lead jungle treks, pointing out sloths and howler monkeys in the trees. And a variety of other experts, from yoga masters to botanists, will pass on their knowledge. Plus, there are vast national parks to explore and smile-inducing spas where treatments are aimed at soothing minds as much as bodies. Wellness and wellbeing is taken to a higher level, making Costa Rica the ideal destination to reboot and fully recharge.

If you are looking for the ideal place to improve your mental and physical well-being, adopt healthy habits and activities into your lifestyle, liberate your soul, and return like a new person, then Costa Rica could be your next travel destination.

Costa Rica is the ideal setting for detoxification from stress and the daily grind. You can experience Wellness tourism as part of a lifestyle that combines physical activity and healthy eating while enjoying a wide range of activities to renew your mind, body, and soul.

Wellness includes activities that put you in contact with nature: Trekking (low-difficulty walks), Forest baths (breathing in the fresh air of the forest), Earthing (barefoot walks on the earth/sand), high-quality healthy food, a combination of spa and lunch (splunch) and consumption of local products in a natural setting.

In Costa Rica, you can also experience innovative relaxation techniques such as body wraps, in which volcanic mud, coffee, tropical fruits and chocolate are used to moisturize your skin; hydrotherapy and hot springs are another way to harness the water resources of our country for personal renewal by letting positive energy flow throughout the body.

These wellness features, typical of Costa Rica, have helped create one of the planet’s blue zones, or longevity areas. A 2004 study by the University of Costa Rica found that mortality among Costa Ricans of 90 years of age is 10% lower in the Nicoya Peninsula, south of Guanacaste. The calcium-rich water of this area, healthy eating, family living and the "pura vida" lifestyle are secrets to longevity.

This is a unique lifestyle that is experienced only in Costa Rica, whose essence is Wellness.

A must forest bathing, a practice that originated in Japan, is said to reduce stress, promote creativity and feelings of happiness, lower blood pressure, and boost the immune system. Many of these benefits came from the incredible opportunity Costa Rica offers for technology-burdened people to simply disconnect and slow down.

Whether it's through guided forest bathing or exploring the mesmerizing natural beauty on your own, the power of reconnecting with nature flows throughout Costa Rica, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world.

Of course, nothing says wellness quite like a massage or facial. Drawing inspiration from Costa Rican customs, the spa here offers a variety of body wraps and exfoliating treatments using local resources such as pineapple, avocado, coffee beans, and volcanic mud. In addition to the usual Swedish and deep tissue massages, the spa also offers more holistic wellness treatments, including Ayurvedic techniques and a new Emotional Massage designed to help people get in touch with their feelings.

Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery, relaxation, and adventure in the natural paradise of Costa Rica. All of life’s problems certainly can’t be solved but taking the time to slow down and focus on self-care in its many forms to leaving you feeling refreshed.