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Guanacaste vs Vanua Levu

Guanacaste 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.

Guanacaste guide · Vanua Levu guide · How we score

By the numbers

GuanacasteVanua 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'), seriously wet September–OctoberNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotDecember–April, bone-dryMay–October — the dry season and the diving-visibility peak
Best forNature + beach in one trip; reliable winter sunDivers, honeymooners, get-away-from-everyone trips

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 Guanacaste resorts
Guanacaste
Map of Vanua Levu resorts
Vanua Levu

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Guanacaste — high °F919293939188888887868789
Vanua Levu — high °F878786858381808081838586
Guanacaste — 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 Papagayo / Guanacaste and Savusavu — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Guanacaste

  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

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