Public Lands: Costa Rica’s terrain is actually very diverse, with the expansive beaches making up only a portion of its scenery. In addition to the breathtaking expanse of beachfront property, Costa Rica is home to more than 30 national parks, 40 wildlife refuges, and 13 national forest reserves. With so much of the land being publicly held, visitors to Costa Rica enjoy the increasingly rare phenomenon of being able to see and tour large stretches of undeveloped protected land, where wildlife and flora are able to thrive untouched by man.
When you travel to Costa Rica, you’ll be able to enjoy a wide variety of activities. The beaches, of course, offer opportunities for sunbathing, rest, and relaxation. You can enjoy a wide variety of water-related activities in this amazingly beautiful tropical locale. Keep in mind, however, that there are many additional things to see and do on this unique island location.
One of the most popular activities among Costa Rica’s tourists is bird watching. Bird enthusiasts from all over the world choose to travel to Costa Rica. If you are an avian enthusiast, you’ll be in awe of the amazing sights you’re likely to see here that can’t be seen anywhere else in the world. Costa Rica is home to more than 800 species of birds, and over half of them never leave the island. For example, the highly endangered quetzal is currently known to live only in Costa Rica.
Because of its tropical location, many people are surprised to learn that parts of Costa Rica are quite chilly, and even often experience snow. That’s because the terrain varies from the low elevations, where the climate is typical of a tropical island, to high mountainous areas where the climate is very different. When planning your trip to Costa Rica, make sure to pack accordingly, so that you’re prepared to be comfortable no matter which of the island’s climate zones your travels include.
If this article has wetted your appetite to find out more about this exotic paradise, then take a look at the Rough Guides section on Costa Rica. You might also want to hunt for a bargain early, for which, particularly if you’re on the hunt for cheap flights. But there are, thankfully, a number of websites like On the Beach, who specialise in last holidays and package deals if you run out of time.
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Aguia Tours- your private tour guide- (Arenal guides Association).
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AGUIA TOURS (Arenal Guides Association) “your private nature guide” At :Arenal Volcano National Park ,La Fortuna, Alajuela Costa Rica Tel: (506)*8920-2580-2479-7485-(fax:2479-9722)/E-mail:arenalguides@gmail.com and arenal_guides@yahoo.com , jose_avez@costarricense.cr , URL: http://www.aguiatours.com / Aguia Tours offers a private natural history, guide birding and trekking tours in the Arenal area with experts on naturalist guides of more than 10 yrs experience. Also we arrange you the guide service (“The tours” or hotels – houses and cabana for rent equipped affordable and familiar) reservations, local “charters” flights car reservations or anything else)- for families, couples or individuals “with car or without a car we have small vans “and small groups interested in the flora and fauna of Costa Rica (any region ; We put so much emphasis on the Arenal volcano area and night lava tour, nocturnal hike at Arenal oasis reserve gardens & and the Arenal hanging bridges and Eco-Centro Danaus . (So we offer the guide rent (CERTIFIED GUIDE By the Costa Rican Board Institute “ICT” and the National Tourism Chamber “CANATUR :1151” and the Professional Tourism College “ACOPROT” :1476)-for a very low rate). You will have all the attention of your private guide and can count on his broad knowledge on flora, fauna, culture and natural history. Such as bird watching around the peninsula at the lake arenal and silencio reserve and La selva research station, Rara avis research, and Tirimbina preserve in the morning and afternoon * Discover Costa Rica high lights with us: such as: Osa Peninsula” san pedrillo, caños island and Serena station” (Rio Celeste “light blue river Tenorio volcano”), *The Real Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge, Cerro chato hill, Arenal lava trip with the old Smithsonian institute “observatory lodge and research”; and Castillo town “learning trip, Monteverde “cloud forest reserve in One day tour” with the canopies, Bridges and humming birds; Eco-farming and culture trip “folklore dancing and local and humble singers” , Birding Costa Rica And Nicaragua trips for instance in: one day to Rivas, Granada islands volcanoes and Masaya or the famous lake.
1. Arenal volcano national park old lava flow and new lava flow
2. Silencio reserve and Arenal Oasis: (Early bird watching & night walk).
3. The Caño negro wildlife refuge by motor boat and kayak
4. Hanging bridges walk
5. Cerro Chato hill and the observatory cascades.6- La Leona reserve and” lll “private waterfalls
6. El Congal Reserve natural history walks 8- Rio celeste Tenorio Volcano (light blue river)
7. Caving at venado caves 10- Organization for tropical studies la selva (OTS).11.Driver Guide All over Costa Rica & Nicaragua
8. Shuttle service From the Airports (Liberia & Alajuela(San José) and Arenal) to anywhere in the country for very cheap prices without commissions.
9. Nicaragua one day (rivas,granada island,mumbacho volcano – masaya or the amazing lake “Cocibolca” )
10. Birding in all the tropics both countries C.R. And Nicaragua.