10 Places To Explore in Costa Rica with Adventure Life
With only one week to experience Costa Rica, we booked our trip with Adventure Life to see, taste and enjoy the beauty of the eco-friendly country in Central America.
Adventure Life secured us a terrific guide, Edgar. He is a native Costa Rican who speaks English beautifully. He also is a biologist and bird enthusiasts. We saw more birds in one week than most people, as Edgar went everywhere with his tripod and high powered telescope. He had his bird book in his backpack to teach us about some of the almost 900 species that thrive in Costa Rica.
He accompanied us for seven days, securing taxi rides to various destinations and interpreting in English what we were seeing, experiencing and eating. It made our trip relaxing, informative and comfortable.
Here are 10 spots in Costa Rica we enjoyed visiting with Edgar:
1. Hiking down to the La Fortuna Waterfall and wading in the stream.
2. Exploring the charming city of La Fortuna and sharing a lunch together. Feeding the street dogs left over chicken from our meal.
3. Hiking the base of the Arenal volcano in the rain and learning about the flora and fauna.
4. Taking a 30 minute boat ride on Lake Arenal to take the short cut route to Monteverde.
5. Learning about humming birds, coatis, capuchin monkeys and sloths while walking with Edgar around Monteverde and the cloud forest. His enthusiasm for the wildlife was contagious.
6. Going zip-lining with Edgar above the cloud forest. Hearing his scream when he jumped off the Tarzan swing.
7. Enjoying lunch with Edgar in a Treehouse restaurant in Santa Elena.
8. Seeing crocodiles and drinking ice cold coconut water from a coconut at Tárcoles River, on our way to Quepos.
9. Seeing sloths in Manuel Antonio National Park through the lens of Edgar's telescope. Edgar pointing out their Mona Lisa Smile.
10. The Beach on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica. Edgar made sure we were always safe and happy. He watched our backpacks while we swam in the warm water. We never felt in danger, because of Edgar. Not only was he an excellent guide, but he became our friend for the seven days we explored his country together.
The holiday of a lifetime. The company is Alaksa-owned and thhat makes a big difference to the experineces you get i.e. meet genuine First Nations tribes people. The amount of wildlife was beyond my expectation, and seeing everything on sucha small, intimate boat made it even more spoecial and unique.
Liz O
7 hours ago
Adventure Life covered all the details in planning our trip to Ireland. Any questions we had were answered immediately. Any trip glitches, which always happen when traveling, were resolved immediately. There were no worries, just fun!
Kathleen Weller
22 hours ago
It was an outstanding, up-close, educational vacation of nature, culture, history, animals and geology! It was everything they promised! Binoculars were plentiful on the boat, but I'm glad I brought my own. Food was excellent. Rooms had black-out shades. Pack/wear multiple layers of clothing (I carried a small backpack when off the ship). Crew were delightful and very accommodating! Remember to jump FEET FIRST first when taking the optional polar plunge! Spend as much time outdoors as you are able and ENJOY!!!
Janet Dutton
5 days ago
Excellent travel advice and service
This is my second experience working with Adventure Life. I’m sold. Jess Heuermann is an experienced traveler and provides a lot of useful information when planning a trip. These are the questions I like to ask at the outset - What’s it like to go here, there, what would you suggest, what do people report, can we add any additional side trips? Jess took the time to answer my questions and seek additional information to share with me. Petchie Colina is outstanding in helping with travel logistics and final preparations. Adventure Life has excellent guides and offers private guides and small group adventures. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk with the guides and drivers to learn more about their countries, cultures and histories. A highlight was having the guides pick local restaurants where we could share meals together. Highly recommend.
Claire Cordon
6 days ago
Our six-day tour in Iceland went smoothly with one exception. We had asked for two rooms each night. Somehow we were booked with one room with three beds. It could not be fixed at the first hotel in Reykjavik because the hotel was fully booked. Once informed of the problem, however, Adventure Life rebooked for two rooms for the remainder of the trip. As an 85-year-old traveler, I appreciated that one could participate at different physical levels at many of the stops. Iceland is a great place to visit but on the expensive side.