5 Reasons to travel via Campervan

Can you imagine the freedom of being able to chase epic adventures all over Costa Rica? Is your ideal vacation to road trip through Costa Rica, park at the end of the day and wake up right in the Costa Rican wilderness? If it is, our camper van is for you!

Roam To Be Wild is the camper van of your dreams. This camper is a perfect budget-friendly way to explore Costa Rica, while including everything you need! It is a simple and efficient stand up camper that has everything you need to make the most of your time in Costa Rica. It’s simple, easy, & fun! Not to mention the beautiful wooden interior makes for great vanlife photos!

Our mission is to help you get the most out of your Costa Rican experience, and we believe our camper van can help you do that!

Here are our top five reasons you should rent a camper van in Costa Rica:

Convenience

When you rent a camper van you have your accommodation and transportation in one!

Did you know that a lot of accommodation in Costa Rica books up during peak tourist season? Obviously, with a camper van you don’t have to worry about this problem. No stress. Less time spent searching through all the hotel options, more time spent planning your awesome itinerary! If you’re anything like me, I love spending countless hours searching for the best listing, with the campervan, you can save that time and just park right in front of the beach or at the base of a waterfall. Easy Peasy!

Freedom

By far the most common question we get asked is how to schedule out an itinerary. How much to fit in one day? Where to book the hotel? Do I need to book in advance? When you have a camper van, you can drive as little or as much as you want! If you really love a certain area that you are traveling, stay another night! You have the freedom to explore as much or as little as you want. Also, who doesn’t like their favorite meal home cooked while watching the sunset on the ocean or the jungle birds flying back their next? Of course, its great to eat out but sometimes your just tired or its so beautiful where you are at you don't want to leave. Enjoy the freedom of going with the flow!

Views

The landscape in Costa Rica is absolutely breathtaking. Around every corner, you will find something different and equally as beautiful. Costa Rica is actually home to 12 different ecosystems: lowland tropical forest, tropical dry forest, cloud forest, highland mountain rainforest, páramos, semi-deciduous mid elevation forest, mangrove forest, wetlands, coral reef, caribbean coastline, pacific coastline, and shallow seas. WOW! Talk about seeing a bit of the whole world in one little country. Not to mention Costa Rica is home to 5% of the world’s biodiveristy. Roam to be WIld Campervan allows you to WAKE UP to that incredible nature in any ecosystem you choose! In one day you can watch the sun rise at the majestic Arenal Volcano and fall asleep to the sound of the waves crashing on the Pacific coast. Costa Rica has much to offer and explore, and the best way to do that is in our camper!

Kitchen

A great way to save money is to buy food from the grocery store and cook on your own. With our camper van, you have this convenience built right in! Our kitchen is fully equipped with a two gas burner stove, all kitchen utensils, blender, and coffee maker. Who doesnt like having a cup a of joe first thing in the morning as you walk down the beach enjoying not having another soul around. Peace! And honestly, if your not into breakfast what better way to start the day than with a fresh tropical fruit smoothie. Yum! AND….. my all time favorite snack a papaya cut in two and filled with nuts and berries. Easy and no dishes! Just a spoon! Boom!

Wi-fi

Ok, you just got the shot of the day! Sunrise at the volcano from the bed of the van and you can’t wait to post it. Well in our van we provide you with your own wifi router and $20 credit. Stay in touch, work, or Instagram your way through Costa Rica! Let everyone know how much fun you are having.

Contact us and start your adventure today!!

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Camping in Costa Rica

Camping around Costa Rica is quite the experience. Whether you choose beach front with starry nights, at the base of a volcano, or within the cloud forest, camping in Costa Rica has a lot to offer. At most tourist destinations you will find camp sites that offer showers and bathrooms and sometimes covered kitchen areas with sinks and bbq pits. Most campsites charge $4-$10 but, traveling with this van means you don't have to limit yourselves to those sites but can enjoy an off the grid place with all the conveniences right there in your van. Most national parks offer camp sites which is a great way to be able to check a few national parks off the list.

We usually opt for more secluded spots when camping so that we can open the doors and have views and breeze from the ocean. Its sometimes easy to find a little space thats private as well, where you don't have to worry about showering with the curtain. The only reason it is somewhat uncomfortable to shower with the curtain is that depending on the direction of the wind, the curtain sometimes blows and sticks on you. Other than that its really nice to use as a changing room as well.

As far as toilet goes, our campervan has an emergency compost toilet and bin which can save you in a rainstorm from getting soaked outside, otherwise camping areas have bathrooms or the good old pop a squat in nature is always nice. Our campervan even comes with a small shovel.

Campgrounds for overlanders

Although it's nice to find some secluded spots, the sense of community found at campgrounds is really something special.

Traveling off the beaten path has its perks but so does being part of something larger. Parking it at a campgrounds allows for story sharing and recommendations from firsthand accounts. A lot of campgrounds even offer wifi. As a rule of thumb the closer you are to a big town or city the more we recommend finding a campground to park at. While at secluded beaches, wild camping is more recommended. We highly suggest the use of the App- iOverlander to find everything you need along the way. The app provides firsthand accounts on where to stay, where to shop, mechanics, and much more.

It is important to double check if campground have drinking water so that you are prepared after making a trek if its not somewhere close to town. Also coconuts are delicious and filled with electrolytes which actually hydrate the body faster than water.

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Surfing in Costa Rica

Whether learning to surf or searching for the barrel... We're here to give you some tips!

First off, always check the tides. Most breaks here are only surfable at a certain tides. Depending on the swell size, you can figure out which breaks will be better in the mornings and afternoons and you can plan your trip around that. The best apps are MagicSeaweed and Surfline, each will tell you times of tides, sunrise, sunset, first light, last light and a weekly swell report which will be helping in planning your trip.

Rainy season brings larger swells to the pacific coast while the Caribbean stays sunny and calm. Rainy season on the Pacific is usually between the months of May and November, which means stormier seas and bigger swells (south) which might be good in theory but in reality searching for a wave that works becomes a little harder. Point breaks in Central and South Pacific like Quepos Jetty, Pavones, Barranca and Caldera are better bets in the rainy season due to the size and direction and most beach breaks. If the swells aren't too big (under 5ft) than most beach breaks will work such as Domincal, Esterillos, and Jaco.

Dry season (Nov-May) brings the north swells so traveling to parts in the North of Costa Rica is the better bet if theres some size. Some of our favorite beaches are Avellanas, Playa Grande, Giones, and Santa Teresa. If it seems to be flat in the Pacific during those months you can always try the Caribbean for some heavy barrels like Salsa Brava.

Beaches that are good for beginners.

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Some beaches that are good for beginners and easier on the body would be Tamarindo, Avellanas, Nosara, and Santa Teresa in the Nicoya Penninsula.

In the Central Pacific, Jaco, Esterillos Oeste, Dominical, and Playa Hermosa (Dominical) are great places to start up.

And in the Caribbean, Playa Cocles is full of board rentals and instructors.

If you are an intermediate or advance surfer, you might want to check out Pavones, Playa Negra, Witches Rock or Salsa Brava (on the Carribbean coast).

Tip:

Please be aware that sunblock leaks into the ocean and is toxic to reefs and sealife. Bring a rash guard instead of loading on the sunblock. Sunblock is known to release chemicals into the ocean which threaten corals and other species.

Always use organic sunblock.

Drink lots of water.

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