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Checklists

Printable checklists for the most common planning and moving tasks. Pending qualified review.

Updated: November 3, 2026. Schedules, prices and conditions change; always confirm on the booking page.

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Palm trees and calm sea at blue hour — Palm trees and calm sea at blue hour · Photo: Original image

Before you fly: a Costa Rica checklist

The ten minutes of planning that prevent most arrival-day problems.

Palm-shaded beach with rocky headland — Palm-shaded beach with rocky headland · Photo: Original image

Driving in Costa Rica: a checklist

Roads are generally good between main towns and can be rough elsewhere.

Town with a white church in a valley, seen from above — Town with a white church in a valley, seen from above · Photo: Original image

Renting a home: a checklist

Read before you sign, and see the property at different times of day.

Palm-shaded beach with rocky headland — Palm-shaded beach with rocky headland · Photo: Original image

Buying property: due-diligence checklist

What your lawyer should check before you pay a deposit or sign.

Coffee rows on forested hillsides — Coffee rows on forested hillsides · Photo: Original image

Your first month as a newcomer

A realistic order of operations for the first four weeks.