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How To Prepare For A Costa Rica Adventure Travel Vacation
Costa Rica is one of the tiniest countries of Central America that has two ocean borders, almost a third of the region is apportioned into protected reserves, and it enjoys a tropical climate. These features will put a Costa Rica adventure travel vacation on every one's list of sites to explore.
Costa Rica consists of a fair share of the world's biodiversity, and is a natural paradise. There are quite a few national parks and reserves that have dense rain forests and mangrove swamps, which can be trekked and explored, making Costa Rica an exotic place to visit for nature lovers. Your Costa Rica adventure travel vacation, will allow you to see white throated monkeys, three toed sloths, and wild jaguars, as well as any number of bird varieties including quetzals, toucans and scarlet macaws, and not forgetting any one of the various species of butterflies that exist in Costa Rica's natural environment.
If you like hiking, your Costa Rica adventure travel vacation will allow you to go hiking up any one of the 116 volcanoes that mark the region. A number of these volcanoes are active, such as the Arenal Volcano, which is the most active volcano in Costa Rica. You can hike through the rainforests, over green hills, across expansive lands, and walk along pristine beaches, with paths offering a number of difficulty levels from which to select. The Manuel Antonio National Park, the Monteverde Cloud Forest, the Corcovado National Park, and the Osa Peninsula, are great locations for hiking.
For those of you who crave adventure, you could go kayaking in a tropical river or swing on a cable through the treetops of the rainforest. If you like things a bit calmer, you may go scuba diving and snorkeling among the awesome underwater ecosystems, such as those situated in the National Park of Cahuita and the Golfo Dulce. Taking advantage of the multiple varieties of kayak adventures might suit you, as there are sea, lake, and river kayaking activities offered with a number of difficulty levels. One of the more fantastic kayaking adventures is to be experienced on the Arenal Lake, the largest Costa Rican lake, which offers you spectacular scenes of the still active volcano, accompanied by daily lava flows. Costa Rica is noted for its Sailfish, Marlin, Dorado, Wahoo and Tuna, so brace yourself for the fishing experience of your life. Windsurfing and surf board riding are also available at many locations along the country's beautiful coastlines.
When you return to land, you can pick a motorcycle trip across wildlife habitats or any one of a variety of mountain biking adventures. Guided biking tours of all levels guide you through hidden waterfalls and jungle trails. And for the truly bold, there are multi-activity adventures involving white water rafting, trekking and mountain biking available in your Costa Rica adventure travel vacation.
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