The 7 best non essential items for a Costa Rican Trip:
- Coozie- As Costa Rica is a very warm country and an ice cold beverage looses it’s luster pretty quick, I suggest a coozie for each member of your family to keep those beach beverages cool.
- Soft Sided Cooler- This was a life saver for keeping beverages super cold, ice is sometimes difficult to find, but it is essential if purchasing and produce or grocery items that need to be kept cold- especially beer or sodas. PS- Bring a couple trash bags, as these soft sided coolers tend to leak a bit.
- Bungy Cords- We wish we would have brought a few bungie cords or paracord to strap down our surfboard to the top of the car. We drove for 2 weeks with the board inside, not making the wife too happy.
- Drone- We grabbed a DJI Spark before our trip and are so happy we did. Some of our best shots of the locations we visited were with our drone. If you can upgrade to a Mavic or Mavic Air all the better, and don’t forget extra batteries.
- Car Inverter- Our Costa Rican Road Trip was over 3000km and there were many times that having an inverter to power up drone batteries or an ipad would have been helpful. Of course having everything charged before leaving your hotel is the other option.
- Telephoto lens- Lastly, I would have a great telephoto lens. Our lens was a bit hazy and not the best option for getting those awesome bird shots, sloths, and monkeys.
- Mobile Plan- Before leaving we organized a pay per day plan through ATT Wireless, that allowed us to use a data plan in case of an emergency for $10 a day. It came in handy trying to get out of San Jose the first day as the roads are poorly labeled.