I would like to plan a trip to Costa Rica for early next year. Should I book a tour? If so can you give me suggestions on a good tour operator. Or is it easy to do "on your own"? I've heard the roads are pretty bad and I really don't want to spend alot of time trying to find the places I would like to see i.e. Monteverdi, Torteguero, Arenal. Thanks for you help.

Mary

Mod's note from Linda: Don't forget to check the Mirror Archives and also: http://tinyurl.com/5t22u a travelogue by Ruth Marie Lyons.