Bird-lover teen's dream trip - the rest of us were lucky to go along
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Our family of 4 (2 parents, 16 year old daughter and 15 year old son) spent 11 days in Costa Rica enjoying NATURE
5 Aug 2008
based on 1 vote
We love to hike, see the beauty of National Parks, go on adventures.
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Ave price:
$119
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Stayed 1 night before our Tortuguero adventure. Rooms nice, friendly staff, internet room, exercise room, walkways to rooms open-air with plants everywhere. |
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| After a long flight and checking into our hotel, we had a few hours before dinner and took a taxi to Zoo Ave. Enjoyed walking around the beautiful grounds of this bird zoo, but unfortunately it started pouring. (They do provide umbrelllas for free) |
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Ave price:
$297
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During our 2 night/3 day stay, we took a hike into Tortuguero National Park, a boat tour through the canals, visited the town and went on a turtle egg-laying beach adventure. The hotel is very lovely, the staff is very accomodating, and the tour guide was very knowledgeable. All meals are included and were delicious - you can choose from about 4-6 menu items at each meal.
There are only 12 rooms (each room is a building) - we had 2 for our family. There is a pool, internet, exercise room and pool table. To get to the hotel, it's a 6 hour van/boat ride from San Jose, stopping for breakfast and plantation tour. We chose to fly back on a little plane to save time. Once there, you travel by boat - no roads or cars. |
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Ave price:
$73
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5. Arenal Hanging Bridges
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6. Half-day Class 2-3 Rafting on the beautiful Río Balsa
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7. Arenal Observatory Lodge
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8. Horseback ride to La Fortuna Waterfall
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9. Monteverde Lodge & Gardens
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Ave price:
$104
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10. Tree House Restaurant, Monteverde
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| an open-air restaurant with a tree growing in the middle |
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11. Sky Tram/Sky Trek/Sky Walk Monteverde
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| We did sky tram,sky trek and sky walk combo. Our tour guide for sky walk was very knowledgeable pointing out birds,wildlife and flowers. We felt very safe with our zipline guides and had a great time. |
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12. Monteverde Cheese Factory
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13. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
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| WE hired a private guide through anywherecostarica.com and we were so happy with his great ability to spot animals and hear birds. He found a Quetzal for us and that made our whole vacation |
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15. El Avion Restaurant, Manuel Antonio
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| Dinner was good - but you come for the SUNSET - what a view ! |
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16. Manuel Antonio National Park
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| Hired a guide outside the park - really helps to find wildlife. This park is CROWDED... go early. |
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| Great open air restaurant to view the sunset. Had a good seafood dinner |
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