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COSTA RICA TOURS

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07 7th, 2010

Traveling is an activity that provides us with the opportunity of seeing different places. While many people prefer to arrange their own travel plans, some people actually prefer if the headache of traveling were taken out of their hands. This applies to places like Costa Rica as well. While you can get a bird’s eye overview of Costa Rica, you will find that arranging to go on one of the many Costa Rica tours will provide you with many great features.

These features will of course be dependent on the type of tour that you are booking. Since you will have varying travel needs it is a good idea to have these needs listed down. Once you have all of these details, including that of the money that you can afford to spend on the entire holiday package, you will know what type of Costa Rica tours are better for you.

To book one of these Costa Rica tours you will need to check out the different tour operators. This way you can choose from the best tours to Costa Rica. If you prefer to know in advance what interesting information can be found for the different tours you can use the internet. Here you will be able to find tours which can be arranged from the hotel where you will be staying.

You could make sure that you book any excursions and mini tours while you are sitting in the tour operators office. At this time make sure that you see what the price range is like for each of the Costa Rica tours which are being offered.

As with most of the tours that you will find there are the cultural and fun tours. Depending on your preference and travel plans you will be able to see if there is a way that you can combine these two tour type plans together. As there are people who like to have some spice added to their vacation you can look for Costa Rica tours which are known for their adventure tours.

While these are some of the Costa Rica tours that you can arrange, there are other tours which are made simply for enjoying the finer side to life. At these tours you can see the sights of the city while you are floating down the coastline of Costa Rica or you can see about taking a leisurely ride down the many rivers.

The great thing about going on one of these Costa Rica tours is that you will be able to have the best of life. The taste for all things cultural and fun – or adventurous – can be taken in one go when you go on one of these tours around Costa Rica. The small slice of life in Costa Rica that you have seen while visiting via one of these Costa Rica tours will only whet your appetite for more.



My wife and I are planning a 10 day trip to Costa Rica with our 18 month son. We have traveled but never done any of those packaged tours as we find them a bit restricting to what they want you to see and do. Most of what I see online for Costa Rica is referenced to packaged tours. Can one just buy air tickets, book hotels, rent a car, grab a good guide book (The New Key to Costa Rica) and be able to find canopy tours or other activities on their own once they arrive in Costa Rica? Or is it better to go with a packaged tour to ease the travel with an infant/toddler? We’d like to spend a few days each at Arenal, Monteverde and Caribbean coast (may be Limon/Tortuguero).



03 4th, 2010

Rain Forest World is a full service eco-tourism adventure travel outfitter in Costa Rica specializing in whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, horseback, shore excursions, nature excursions, scenic float trips, sample tours and custom trips.

www.rforestw.com – (506) 2556-0014

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02 22nd, 2010

Costa Rica’s famous palm studded, white sand beach Isla Tortuga (Tortuga Island) is located in the most southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula. This one-day boat tour full of adventure that leaves daily from Puntarenas, will take you past some of the 23 islands in the calm waters of the Gulf of Nicoya, where you can see dolphins, sea turtles and aquatic birds. Once at your destination, enjoy the activities that include: sunbathing, volleyball, kayaks, bird watching or relax in a hammock. Also, a wonderful gourmet lunch will be elegantly served accompanied with chilled white wine and live music.
Included: Costa Rican typical breakfast, BBQ lunch served with chilled white wine, soft drinks and fresh fruit, live music, a /c transportation and multilingual guide.

Recommended: casual clothes, bathing suit or shorts, suntan lotion, camera, sun glasses, tight fitting hat, rubber sandals, tennis and towel. Extra cash for: alcoholic beverages, optional tours, souvenirs.
Departure time: 6:45 a.m.

*High Healed or Hard Sole Shoes not permitted on board yacht.

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02 18th, 2010

Arenal Volcano is the only constantly active volcano in Costa Rica, producing ash columns, explosions and glowing red lava every day. It is considered one of the ten most active volcanoes in the world and it is definitely a ¨must see¨ destination. Hike through the rainforest, enjoy a very relaxing time in the hot springs, and then have a delicious dinner by the mountain side. On our way back in the evening, we will make a stop on the ¨eruptions side¨ of the volcano, so we can observe the red lava and rocks sliding down the mountain (if the weather is clear)

Included: lunch, hiking, hot springs, dinner, a/c transportation and bilingual guide.

Recommended: bathing suit, hiking shoes, camera, raincoat, extra clothes, insect repellent and sun block.

Departure at: 7:30 am

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02 9th, 2010

Borinquen, at Rincon de la Vieja Volcano is the perfect place for rest, and outdoor activities. Take an ATV or horseback ride to the Mystery Waterfall, a natural beauty in the heart of the rain forest. Treat your skin with a natural volcanic mud bath and relax in the wonderful hot springs. Included: ATV or horse back ride to the waterfall, mud bath, natural steam room, hot springs, lunch, a/c transportation and bilingual guide.

Recommended: socks, snickers, long pants, bathing suit, camera, extra clothes, sun block and insect repellent.

Departure at: 7:00 a.m.

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02 5th, 2010

The Miravalles Volcano offers a peaceful environment, where nature can be appreciated. Test your adventurous spirit at the local canopy tour and visit the ¨Hornillas¨ area, with its lush rain forest in perfect harmony with the three hidden waterfalls. In this tour, we will take you to those waterfalls by horse or by tractor, whichever you prefer. Learn about volcanoes by walking on a secondary living crater, where mud pots, boiling water, and sulfur, can be seen. Get a complete natural treatment with our unique natural steam room, followed by a relaxing mud bath. Finish the treatment by dipping yourself in the hot springs pools. Enjoy a delicious lunch surrounded by the magnificent transitional rain forest in Guanacaste.

Included: horse back or tractor tour to the hidden waterfall, mud bath, hot springs, lunch, a/c transportation and bilingual guide.

Recommended: hiking shoes, long pants, bathing suit, towel, insect repellent, sun block and camera.

Departure at: 7:30 a.m.

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