(The Times) – Travellers seeking a more rugged and wildlife-rich beach experience will find it on Costa Rica’s coral reef-fringed beaches, which attract four species of sea turtle to its shores — including the arribadas (mass nestings) of olive ridley sea turtles on Ostional beach and green turtles at Tortuguero. November falls between the start of the dry season and the tail end of green season, so the landscape remains lush, plus you’ll benefit from the perks of off-peak prices. Soak up a slice of the “Pura Vida” on the black sands characteristic of Guanacaste and Puntarenas, or the white sands of the Nicoya Peninsula. The boutique hotel Sendero Nosara sits inside a nature reserve steps away from the surfing waves of Playa Guiones.

— Emma Thomson

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