A Costa Rica Adventure Travel Vacation Is For Natural World Adventurers
Costa Rica is one of the smallest countries of Central America that is bounded by two oceans, approximately one third of the region is divided into protected reserves, and it has a tropical climate. These qualities will place a Costa Rica adventure travel vacation on every body's list of sites to visit.
Costa Rica contains a fair share of the world's biodiversity, and is like a natural garden of Eden. There are quite a few national parks and reserves that have thick rain forests and marshlands, which can be trekked and inspected, making Costa Rica an exotic place to visit for nature lovers. Your Costa Rica adventure travel vacation, will allow you to watch jaguars in the wild, green frogs, white throated monkeys, three toed sloths and bats, as well as several bird varieties including quetzals, toucans and scarlet macaws, not to mention any one of the various kinds of butterflies that exist in Costa Rica's natural environment.
If you enjoy hiking, your Costa Rica adventure travel vacation will allow you to go hiking up any one of the 116 volcanoes that dot the country. Some of these volcanoes are active, like the Arenal Volcano, which is the most active volcano in Costa Rica. You can trek through the rainforests, over green hills, across expansive plains, and walk along pristine beaches, with trails providing a wide variety of difficulty levels from which to choose. The Manuel Antonio National Park, the Monteverde Cloud Forest, the Corcovado National Park, and the Osa Peninsula, are great sites for hiking.
For those adventurers who crave excitement, you could go kayaking in a tropical river or swing on a cable through the treetops of the rainforest. If you want things a bit quieter, you may go scuba diving and snorkeling among the wonderful underwater ecosystems, such as those found in the National Park of Cahuita and the Golfo Dulce. Engaging in the many choices of kayak adventures may be ideal for you, as there are sea, lake, and river kayaking activities available with a number of difficulty levels. One of the most majestic kayaking adventures is to be experienced on the Arenal Lake, the largest Costa Rican lake, which allows you spectacular scenes of the still active volcano, accompanied by daily lava flows. Costa Rica is famous for its Dorado, Marlin, Sailfish, Tuna and Wahoo, so brace yourself for the fishing encounter of a lifetime. Windsurfing and surfing are also offered at many places along Costa Rica's majestic coastlines.
When you return to land, you may choose a motorbike tour across wildlife habitats or any one of a variety of mountain biking adventures. Guided biking tours of all levels conduct you through secluded waterfalls and jungle paths. And for the truly bold, there are multi-activity adventures including white water rafting, hiking and mountain biking all in your Costa Rica adventure travel vacation.
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