johnyb Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) Booked! Flying in to San Jose, 11am day of the game. Planning on spending the night near the stadium somewhere and then checking out in the morning and heading to the coast for some beach time to celebrate our qualification! 🍺 Bringing the Fam so I'll need 5 tix. Probably a few others joining us. Edited February 5, 2022 by johnyb dyslexic nam, JamboAl, Yoho and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, umpiredice said: The general policy is this: "Tourists who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and individuals aged 18 and younger (even if unvaccinated) can enter the country without a travel policy. The last dose of the vaccine must have been applied at least 14 days prior to arrival in Costa Rica." There's a form you have to fill out online no more than 72 hours prior to travelling. See here for full details: https://www.visitcostarica.com/en/costa-rica/planning-your-trip/entry-requirements So a fully vaccinated person does not need a covid test to enter? umpiredice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Cblake said: So a fully vaccinated person does not need a covid test to enter? That's my understanding. Only need one to return to Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Just now, johnyb said: That's my understanding. Only need one to return to Canada. Are they easy to get down there? I was looking into it, just want to be sure if I did a quick turn around type trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umpiredice Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Just now, Cblake said: So a fully vaccinated person does not need a covid test to enter? That's the way I read it. Just fill in the government form at https://salud.go.cr/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umpiredice Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Cblake said: Are they easy to get down there? I was looking into it, just want to be sure if I did a quick turn around type trip. Very easy. I booked mine at the Clinica Biblica hospital. They take appointments between 7:00a and 9:30p, and have a 24-hour drive-through in their parkade. There are many, many other options. https://www.twoweeksincostarica.com/covid-19-test-costa-rica/ Be aware, even the location at the airport gives a 24-36 hour turnaround time for the PCR test. The only way to get a rapid response on a PCR test is to use the airport location and pay something like triple the normal cost. Edited February 5, 2022 by umpiredice johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 2 hours ago, johnyb said: Booked! Flying in to San Jose, 11am day of the game. Planning on spending the night near the stadium somewhere and then checking out in the morning and heading to the coast for some beach time to celebrate our qualification! 🍺 Bringing the Fam so I'll need 5 tix. Probably a few others joining us. That is the sort of thing I am going to do. Just emailed the agent today. We will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 As of now I am in for 4. We have not booked flights yet, but have booked the airbnb's, San Jose and Jaco. After the first window my prediction was we lock it up at Costa Rica away :). Held of buying plane tickets after Jamaica's silly official complaint to Fifa over the worry of a closed door home game. The more I read about the JFF complaint, the more I believe, it should amount to nothing. I believe we will be booking our flights sometime this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcuse Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I'm officially booked on the 8:15am Air Canada direct flight out of Toronto on Tuesday March 22! Cheeta, Bene11 and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patstew19 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, umpiredice said: The general policy is this: "Tourists who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and individuals aged 18 and younger (even if unvaccinated) can enter the country without a travel policy. The last dose of the vaccine must have been applied at least 14 days prior to arrival in Costa Rica." There's a form you have to fill out online no more than 72 hours prior to travelling. See here for full details: https://www.visitcostarica.com/en/costa-rica/planning-your-trip/entry-requirements Can confirm this, got to Costa Rica 2-3 days ago. I forgot about the online form but was able to just do it before getting on plane Also I thought the panama game was on the 30th not the 31st like it says in the title Edited February 6, 2022 by patstew19 Added stuff johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankin Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 We are looking at going down for the game with 4 of us. Probably stay for a few days. Is it worth staying in the city, or should we head for the beaches after the match ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carefree1905 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 My wife and I are going to both games. Flights and hotels are already booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carefree1905 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Rankin said: We are looking at going down for the game with 4 of us. Probably stay for a few days. Is it worth staying in the city, or should we head for the beaches after the match ? From what I understand there is not much to do in San Jose. We are spending only two days there, staying in a hotel downtown close to the stadium, then after the match heading to one of the nearby beach towns for 5 days before flying to Panama City. Again, just a couple of days in the city, then heading to the beach for a few more days, then home. Rankin and sstackho 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince of MTL Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I am very likely going to be down there for the Costa Rica game at the least solo, potentially with a plus one to be determined later this week. Would be my first Canada away game so looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 2/5/2022 at 3:16 PM, johnyb said: Booked! Flying in to San Jose, 11am day of the game. Planning on spending the night near the stadium somewhere and then checking out in the morning and heading to the coast for some beach time to celebrate our qualification! 🍺 Bringing the Fam so I'll need 5 tix. Probably a few others joining us. My group is up to 11 and could be a couple more that are still on the fence. Approve My Account Pls and sstackho 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Approve My Account Pls Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 The number of you guys heading down is honestly amazing to see! Wish I could head down there but I need to save for Qatar! rdb9ty and Yoho 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 2/6/2022 at 10:56 AM, patstew19 said: Can confirm this, got to Costa Rica 2-3 days ago. I forgot about the online form but was able to just do it before getting on plane Also I thought the panama game was on the 30th not the 31st like it says in the title You are absolutely right about the date. My bad, will correct it (once I figure out how to do it). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe1973 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 18 hours ago, Approve My Account Pls said: The number of you guys heading down is honestly amazing to see! Wish I could head down there but I need to save for Qatar! It's terrific! now assuming it all goes to plan and they are at 100% capacity, will there be enough tickets for Canadian supporters? I get the impression we are quite a big bunch. lolll johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Joe1973 said: It's terrific! now assuming it all goes to plan and they are at 100% capacity, will there be enough tickets for Canadian supporters? I get the impression we are quite a big bunch. lolll By my count we are nearing 100 so far across the sites I’ve posted on. I’ll give it a few more days for people to put in their numbers. I’m hoping we’ll be given a decent number by the Costa Ricans but who knows. The game has tons of meaning to them. Approve My Account Pls, Rankin and Joe1973 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth8 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 2/7/2022 at 1:33 PM, Carefree1905 said: From what I understand there is not much to do in San Jose. We are spending only two days there, staying in a hotel downtown close to the stadium, then after the match heading to one of the nearby beach towns for 5 days before flying to Panama City. Again, just a couple of days in the city, then heading to the beach for a few more days, then home. Yes, there is really not that much to do in San Jose. They have some decent museum, and La Sabana is a nice park, but I would definitely recommend spending time outside of the city. Jaco and Quepos are going to be your closest beach destinations. If cloud forests or volcanoes are more your thing, then head to Monteverde and Arenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redpunkfiddle Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) Uno por favor. Edited February 8, 2022 by Redpunkfiddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 43 minutes ago, Redpunkfiddle said: Uno por favor. Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcuse Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 5 hours ago, JamboAl said: By my count we are nearing 100 so far across the sites I’ve posted on. I’ll give it a few more days for people to put in their numbers. I’m hoping we’ll be given a decent number by the Costa Ricans but who knows. The game has tons of meaning to them. Isn't there a FIFA mandate that home teams have to reserve a certain % of the stadium capacity for an away section. Thought it was 5%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShralpShralpShral Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 41 minutes ago, djcuse said: Isn't there a FIFA mandate that home teams have to reserve a certain % of the stadium capacity for an away section. Thought it was 5%? They haven't been caring much about that this window since COVID restrictions are different in every place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, djcuse said: Isn't there a FIFA mandate that home teams have to reserve a certain % of the stadium capacity for an away section. Thought it was 5%? I was looking for something about this. There were about 300-350 tickets for the American Outlaws in Hamilton so that would be about 3%. If we were to use the same measure for the Estadio Nacional, it should be just around 1,000. But who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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