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Costa Rica Ultimate Wildlife Eco-tour (14 Days) $300 OFF JULY 20, 2009 DEPARTURE!
offered by supplier M06199 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 14
day(s)
Group Size: 5
- 12
people
Destination(s):
Costa Rica
Specialty Categories:
Wildlife Viewing
Ecotourism
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 3998 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 3998 US Dollar (USD)
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Wildlife Viewing in over 8 National Parks and Wildlife Preserves, Cloudforest Canopy Tour, Whitewater Rafting, Flatwater Wildlife Float trips, Sloth Wildlife Sanctuary, Day-hiking, Hot Springs, Beaches, Volcano, Night Hikes for Nocturnal Animals, Sea-kayaking with dolphins, Snorkeling at Night in the Bioluminescence, expert naturalist guides, breathtaking rainforest lodges and much more!
2009 Departure Dates: July 11-24, July 20-Aug 4, July 25-Aug 7, July 31 - Aug 13, Dec 19 - Jan. 1, 2010, Dec. 26 - Jan 8, 2010
Destinations:
- Sloth Rescue Center;
- Cahuita National Park;
- La Selva Biological Reserve;
- Sarapiqui & Puerto Viejo Rivers**;
- Arenal Volcano & Hot Springs;
- Monteverde Cloudforest;
- St. Elena Cloudforest;
- Carara Biological Preserve;
- Manuel Antonio National Park;
- Golfito Bay/Puerto Jiminez;
- Corcovado National Park.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 – 3: Cahuita National Park, Aviarios Wildlife Refuge
Highlights: Jungle Beach, Canoeing on Virgin Wetlands, Rainforest hiking, Sloth Refuge, Bird and Wildlife Watching.Wildlife: Sloths, white-faced monkeys, anteaters, otters, caiman, morpho butterflies, poison-arrow frogs, and over 300 species of exotic tropical birds.
Start your adventure visiting the world-famous Aviaros Sloth Rescue Center, featured on Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel, where you'll interact with wildlife experts, watch feeding of newborn sloths, and learn about one of the most endearing and cuddly animals of the rainforest. Then canoe on Aviarios's own private wildlife refuge through virgin wetlands where rainforest canals (similar to Torgugeuro, but without the crowds!) are habitat for exotic colorful birds such as the Purple Gallenule, Boat-billed Heron and Northern Jicana.
In the afternoon, we'll hike in Cahita National Park, a crowd-free rainforest beach teeming with monkeys, sloths, toucans and more. We'll usually see 5-12 troops of monkeys of 2 species (with 3-30 individuals in each troop) as well as 5-20 sloths of 2 species, and a wide variety of other wildlife common to the Caribben lowlands. This easy paced hike ends with relaxing on the beach before heading into Cahita for a fresh-caught seafood dinner at one of the most acclaimed restaurants on the Caribbean coast;
Day 3 – 5: La Selva Biological Reserve, Sarapiqui River, Puerto Viejo River
Highlights: Whitewater rafting, flat water wildlife expedition on a rainforest river, hiking in a Biological Station with biologists studying the rainforest. Wildlife: Extreme biodiversity including 400 species of birds, rare rainforest frogs, river otter, agouti, coati, monkeys, anteaters and more.
The Sarapiqui is one of the highlights of every paddler's "dream trip." Passing directly through La Selva Biological Reserve, the river is surrounded by old-growth rainforest and exotic birds. The next day we'll run the Puerto Viejo River, a remote river that rarely sees any humans besides us!
Wild Planet Adventures Exclusive: Choose from rafts, inflatable kayaks or canoes for both whitewater and flat water segments. More small boats spread out along the river means more eyes spread out along the river, which means we see more wildlife! And in the flat-water sections we can stop and observe wildlife for a more intimate experience of the rainforest and wildlife than any other conventional tour.
Eve 5 - La Fortuna, Volcano Arenal, Hot Springs. Relax in a rejuvinating hot springs near the foothills of of Volcano Arenal. Then enjoy a night-time view of the volcano spouting lava;
Day 6 – 8: Monteverde Cloud Forest
Highlights: Cloud forest, Canopy Tour. Naturalist-guided Hiking and Birding. Wildlife: Resplendent Quetzals, trogans, rare hummingbirds and hundreds of birds unique to the Cloud forest. Howler monkeys and other small mammals.
The Bio-diversity and exuberance of life in the cloudforest is a result of clouds drifting in and dripping constant moisture on the dense canopy tops. A naturalist guide points out a stunning array of plant and birdlife, perhaps even the endangered Resplendent Quetzal. Later, a series of suspended bridges and platforms offers an unforgettable glimpse of life high amongst the canopy and the transcendent sensation of walking amongst the clouds.
Eve 8 - Carara Biological Preserve
Highlights: Evening Scarlet Macaw migration, rare wildlife, giant exotic hardwoods. Wildlife: Crocodiles, scarlet macaws, anteater, ocelot, peccaries, white-faced and spider monkeys, poison-arrow frog.
An old growth forest of striking complexity and density, Carara's giant trees include 10 of the rarest hardwoods in Costa Rica. The unique combination of ecosystems is habitat for many rare and endangered animals, including one of the largest populations of scarlet macaws in the country, which migrate twice daily from the inland rainforest to the coastal mangrove swamps;
Day 9 – 10: Manuel Antonio Park
Highlights: Spectacular world-class beaches. Wildlife: White-faced and squirrel monkeys right on the beach! The most popular national park in Costa Rica, Manuel Antonio offers dense rainforests spilling down onto brilliant white sand beaches populated with friendly white-faced and squirel monkeys;
Day 11 – 14: Osa Peninsula/Corcovado
Highlights: This is THE place you dream of when you think Costa Rica! The most remote, most biodiverse, most wildlife (including many rare and indigenous species) and NO mosquitoes! Osa also holds the largest remaining stand of virgin rainforest in Central America. One of the last truly unspoiled and wild places in the world. Wildlife: Osa is the absolute best place to see all 4 types of Costa Rican monkeys, (including rare squirrel monkeys) peccaries and other exotic wildlife, in greater numbers than anywhere else, and your best chance to spot jaguar and other big cats. It is one of the last stands for many extremely rare and endangered species including the Harpy Eagle and King Vulture. Over 400 species of birds including the largest population of scarlet macaws in the country.
Wild Planet Adventures Exclusive: Enjoy sunset kayaking with dolphins on the tranquil waters of Golfito Bay. Then, after the sun goes down, we'll snorkel at night to see the water come alive with blue sparkles of bioluminescence. Hike deep into Corcovado National Park with wildlife experts and search for tapir, jaguar and other rare and endangered wildlife. Enjoy pristine beaches teeming with scarlet macaws. Relax at a world-class jungle lodge hailed by Travel and Leisure as one of the top 25 eco-lodges in the world!
Activities
We know you've chosen to travel with us for our wildlife emphasis, so we've included a wide variety of adventure activities designed to educate, inspire, and bring out the wonder in you. All of our activities are flexibly designed to accommodate different skill levels and interests, while exposing you to a variety of unique eco-systems in order to see the most amount of wildlife. Adventure Activities in 8 Distinct Regions of Costa Rica expose you to more natural wonder, more ecosystems - and more wildlife - than any other conventional tour.
- Hiking, Wildlife Viewing, Birdwatching;
- Cloudforest Canopy Tour;
- Whitewater and Flatwater River Running;
- Volcano & Hotspring;
- Beaches/Ocean;
- Sea-Kayaking in Golfito Bay;
- Snorkeling at Night.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Also see tour packages in:
Central America and Caribbean
Costa Rica
Nature & Wildlife
Wildlife Viewing
Ecotourism
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