Adventure Life Offers Exclusive Trip
To Study Leatherback Turtles in Costa Rica

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Adventure Life Offers Exclusive Trip To Study Leatherback Turtles in Costa Rica

Missoula, Montana -- The Costa Rican Pacuare Nature Reserve recently began accepting visitors and the U.S.-headquartered Adventure Life is booking guests into the lodge. Founded 13 years ago to protect and study leatherback and green turtles, the reserve accepts only 6 guests at a time who work side-by-side with the reserve's biologists tagging and measuring adult turtles and finding and moving nests to protect the eggs from poachers. To learn more about this trip contact Adventure Life at 800-344-6118 or www.adventure-life.com.

The 1850-acre Pacuare Nature Reserve is a stunning tropical rainforest with four miles of deserted beach on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. Giant leatherback turtles nest along the beach from March to June and Green turtles from June to August. The reserve is one of the most important nesting sites for leatherback turtles in Central America.

The reserve's lodge overlooks the beach and a freshwater lagoon which opens on to the main Tortuguero canal. Howler monkeys often provide a dawn chorus. Numerous species of birds including toucans, northern jacanas, hummingbirds, parrots, oropendolas and boatbilled herons can be seen and heard in the forest along the wide canal and lagoons. White-faced monkeys and three-toed sloths can be seen peering inquisitively from the trees above.

Adventure Life calls their trip "Turtles and Rainforest". The itinerary is filled with wildlife and adventure while being flexible enough to accommodate the most adventurous souls and those who prefer a more relaxed time. The customizable itinerary includes rafting the Class III - IV whitewater of the Pacuare River, studying turtles in the Pacuare Nature Reserve, and jungle discovery and adventure in the Selva Bananito Reserve to include climbing into the rainforest canopy. This 8-day trip from San Jose, Costa Rica costs $1,345/ppd.

The reserve also has dormitory-style housing that is used for two-week field studies partnering students with scientists. For more information contact Ecology Project International at 406-721-8784 or info@ecologyproject.org.

Adventure Life was founded in 1999 with a commitment to provide quality small group tours that have a positive impact on the local culture and environment. With more than 40 adventures in South and Central America, Adventure Life's trips explore local culture, ecology and life from remote villages, to bustling city markets, to the wildest jungles and mountains. The company's grassroots approach to travel utilizes local guides, family run hotels, and the local transportation infrastructure. Groups are rarely larger than twelve, and each tour is designed by the company's founder with the goal of providing a fun and exciting trip. Adventure Life is headquartered in Missoula, Montana, U.S.A, with partners throughout South and Central America. Contact Adventure Life at 800-344-6118 or www.adventure-life.com.