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Costa Rica vs Vanua Levu

Costa Rica and Vanua Levu, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture — everything you need to break the tie.

Costa Rica guide · Vanua Levu guide · How we score

By the numbers

Costa RicaVanua Levu
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution—
Resorts in our catalog53
Average guest rating★ 4.4★ 4.9
Nightly rates$800+—
Adults-only resorts1 of 52 of 3
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonMay–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wetNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotDecember–April, bone-dry in GuanacasteMay–October — the dry season and the diving-visibility peak

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Costa Rica resorts
Costa Rica
Map of Vanua Levu resorts
Vanua Levu

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Costa Rica — high °F919293939188888887868789
Vanua Levu — high °F878786858381808081838586
Costa Rica — rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5
Vanua Levu — rain (in)13.012.514.09.56.54.53.54.05.06.58.010.5

Approximate climate normals for Guanacaste / Papagayo and Savusavu — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Costa Rica

  1. 1.The Westin Reserva Conchal, an All-Inclusive Golf Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Planet Hollywood Costa Rica by Royalton, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort — · ★ 4.4
  3. 3.Secrets Papagayo Costa Rica — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: Westin · Planet Hollywood Hotels & Resorts · Secrets Resorts & Spas

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Best of Vanua Levu

  1. 1.Emaho Sekawa Retreat Fiji — · ★ 5.0
  2. 2.The Remote Resort Fiji Islands — · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Namale Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Emaho Sekawa · The Remote Resort · Namale

Full Vanua Levu guide

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