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If you love water sports, this is the trip for you! Our unique water-based multi-sport adventure awaits you under Costa Rica’s warm tropical sun.

You’ll start off in Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean coast, a major seasonal spawning ground for many varieties of sea turtles during the summer months. Here you’ll explore its jungle waterways and hidden lagoons by sea kayak, an adventurous and unique way to discover rainforest denizens such as howler monkeys, basilisk lizards, morpho butterflies, and tropical birds. Mountain Travel Sobek is the only U.S. company with a sea kayaking operation in Tortuguero, and these silent, easy-to-maneuver craft are a wonderful way to approach jungle areas inaccessible by any other means (you may see wildlife no one else has ever seen before!). Lodgings are at a beautiful resort right at the beach and the Tortuguero Lagoon, where you can view early morning sea turtle hatchings and spend the afternoons hanging out at the pool. The lodge also supports a red-eyed tree frog rehabilitation project, which is a great way to relate to these wonderful creatures.

More paddling adventures await on the Río Pacuare, Costa Rica’s most remarkable river corridor. Pounding its way from one whitewater rapid to another, the Pacuare serves up one of the world’s best roller coaster rides (a bonus: cascading waterfalls that drench you as you pass!). It’s no wonder the Pacuare is ranked among the top ten rivers in the world. Your guides are not only experts in whitewater rafting but great naturalists, too, and provide insight into the marvels of nature’s rainforest masterpiece. “Base camp” is a rustic jungle lodge, an ideal setting for a back to nature experience.

Then go kayaking in the shadow of Arenal Volcano. Kayak across the mystic waters of Arenal Lake, Costa Ricas’s largest and most breathtaking lake, while enjoying a spectacular view of the powerful volcano. If you’re lucky, you’ll see it spewing lava while you paddle (there are eruptions daily)! Then soak your paddling muscles in a mineral hotsprings set deep in the jungle. Hike the surroundings of the volcano, looking for monkeys, sloths, and toucans in the primary and secondary forests here. And the highlight of the Arenal area: a spectacular twilight safari on the Peñas Blancas River, watching for Costa Rica’s mammals to awaken (over 60% of Costa Rica’s mammals are nocturnal).

We were the forerunners of adventure travel in Costa Rica back in the late ’70s and are especially known for our river and kayaking programs. This adventure is designed to include the most exciting elements of Costa Rica with phenomenal leadership, comfortable accommodations, and super-fun activities. Pura Vida!, the ubiquitous Costa Rican catchall phrase that—literally translated—means “pure life,” but in the vernacular, means “what could be better than this?”

Note—This trip is great for families with kids 10 and up. Private departures can be operated anytime of the year. Call for details.

TRIP INCLUDES

• expert leadership
• accommodations
• tent accommodations and all trek arrangements in the field, including camp and cook staffs, comfortable and
• roomy two-person tents, kitchen and dining tents, and other community equipment
• meals as noted (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
• airport transfers
• sightseeing as noted in the itinerary
• ground transportation
• additional guides and porters where necessary
• entrance fees and permits
• basic medical and evacuation insurance

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