• A spa can be an intensely enjoyable experience.spa image by horacio villamonte from Fotolia.com
  
  Costa Rica has long been a popular tourist destination for visitors from around the world. It offers beautiful scenery, a friendly and safe atmosphere and a favorable exchange rate for people from most countries. Stemming from the popularity of the general tourist industry, spa vacations have begun to spring up as an outlet for high-end vacationers looking to have a luxurious experience. Spa vacations are usually all-inclusive experiences where the guests' needs are met and he or she achieves maximum relaxation. Costa Rica offers many spa vacation packages.
  
  

Pura Vida

• Pura Vida Spa is a gated, eight-acre mountainside estate in Costa Rica's Alajuela province, which is only 20 minutes away from San Jose's International Airport. Pura Vida spas offer a balance of mind, body and spirit among an oasis of beauty, tranquility and home-like comfort. The Pura Vida experience includes many choices for accommodations, length of stay, packaged deals, dining options and discount incentives. Pura Vida offers a full range of massage, hot stone massages, aromatherapy and more. Temperatures average in the 70's to 80's, and most meals are vegetarian unless you request meat.
  
  Villas Pura Vida Retreat Center
  
  Apartado 1112,
  
  Alajuela 4050, Costa Rica
  
  rrresorts.com
  
  

Tabacon Grand Spa Resort

• The idea behind the Tabacon spa is to bring nature into your experience. Its accommodations and services are complete and luxurious, and Tabacon generates a strong presence of natural beauty. The resort is in the Arenal Volcano region of inland Costa Rica. Open-air bungalows, lush gardens and the therapeutic presence of rain are a daily norm. The spa has master therapists who offer a menu of treatments ranging from body massages and exfoliation to local specialties like volcanic mud wraps and coconut exfoliation.
  
  Tabacon Grand Spa
  
  1179 La Fortuna de San Carlos
  
  Arenal, Costa Rica
  
  877-277-8291
  
  tabacon.com
  
  

Hotel Martino-Spa Cleopatra

• The Spa Cleopatra, part of the Hotel Martino, offers extensive spa services as part of a four-star hotel adventure. Most spa sessions last about three to five hours a day and may include many different options. Each massage service is priced individually. Guests can order a combination of massage experiences or choose from pre-selected packages with several massages chosen by professional masseuses. Popular massages include the eucalyptus steam-bath Amazon retreat package and the Jungle Retreat option that features full skin exfoliation using local mineral salts.
  
  Hotel Martino-Spa Cleopatra
  
  P.O. Box 2203-4050
  
  La Garita de Alajuela, Cost Rica
  
  888-886-5042
  
  hotelmartino.com