This is an area of tropical highland cloud forest, so you can expect temperatures ranging from the late 50s F to the mid 70s F. Main rainy season runs from May to November, but you can expect to get wet year-round.

This is one of the most rural parts of rural Costa Rica, so crime isn't a thing around here. Be careful about getting lost in the forest, though. That's the most significant danger you'll face. Also, take care if you're swimming in rivers and under waterfalls.

From SJO Airport: 30 miles (49 kilometers), about 1.5 hours.

If you're driving to Bajos del Toro from SJO Airport, planning to drive to Jaco from the airport, give yourself about 1.5 hours of driving time, plus an hour, to arrange your car rental. Also, make sure you arrive in Costa Rica early enough in the day to not drive at night.

Once you have your car, get onto the InterAmerican Highway and stay on it for a while, ignoring the signs to Jaco and the beach, which keep trying to entice you off to the left. Instead, keep on Ruta 1 and follow the signs to Sarchi. If you do this, you'll soon find yourself on Ruta 715, an altogether narrower, more winding road that takes you through some of the best of rural Costa Rica. You'll eventually pass through the center of Sarchi, and if you have time, it's worth stopping here for a little while to check it out.

After getting back on the road, follow the road out of town. Shortly, you'll come to the Supermercado El Sarchiseño, and there's a road across the street from here that switches back. Take this road. You'll pass a restaurant on your left called Kiosco and know you're on the right way.

Stay on this road, and don't come off. It'll head uphill, and the views will become spectacular. And soon, at the end of this road, you'll arrive in Bajos del Toro.