AERIAL TRAM TOUR
AERIAL TRAM
Full Day Tour ~
Pick up is at your hotel for the
50 minutes drive past Barolo Carillo National Park and The Rio Sucio
bridge to the 1,000 acre nature reserve where the Aerial Tram is located.
An open-sided vehicle will shuttle guests 1.5 kilometers to the Aerial
Tram Visitor's Center. (MVC-16)
CANOPY TOUR
HALF DAY TOURS~
Guests travel from tree to tree and
platform to platform using pulleys on traverse cables as they glide
through the treetops of the tropical rainforest above the trails on the
ground below. Guides on each platform give guests as you travel through
different layers of the virgin rain forest. information on the flora
and fauna.
At the last platform you rappel down ending an unforgettable experience
which includes equipment, guides and lunch. Bring long pants,
T-shirt and insect repellent (MVC-30)
HORSEBACK RIDING
Full Day Tour~
(Breakfast and Lunch Included). Visit the
area of Heredia and experience Costa Rica's Lush forest and
mountains up-close from horseback. A delightful one-day tour, enjoy
a hot fireside lunch along the way. If you are more inclined to
enjoy horseback riding with a different view,
The following hotels provide horseback
riding tours which you can arrange on site: Barcelo Amapola, Barcelo Playa
Tambor, Best Western Jaco Beach, and Marriott Los Suenos
DIVING AND DEEP SEA FISHING
AVAILABLE
DIVING~ Diving is excellent
any time of the year.
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VOLCANOES
POAS VOLCANO
HALF DAY TOURS~
Enjoy an active crater at 9,000 feet
surrounded by tropical Cloud Forest. located 21 miles north of Alajuela
City. Only about an hours drive from San Jose. The summit of
Poas Volcano contains a number of explosive crate, and one of them
includes a lake Poas is one of the main tourist attractions for
Costa Rica, but violent explosions occasionally occur here. There is
almost no vegetation and the entire area is covered by ash. (MVC-8)
ARENAL VOLCANO
FULL DAY TOUR~
Considered a "once in a lifetime
experience"--the very active Arenal volcano is the mantle piece of Arenal
National Park. Arenal Volcano rises in the form of an almost perfect
cone out of the San Carlos Plains. Periodically, it will erupt with
ash and molten rock, accompanied by thundering son blasts. The eruptions
are extremely spectacular after dark as glowing igneous rocks propelled
with each eruption trace fiery arcs in the night sky before finally
crashing down on the steep slopes of Arenal. Lava also push itself
down the sides of Arenal and pieces of advancing sections continually
break off under the weight of the new eruptions. In the dark, these
broken pieces are visible as balls of rolling red rock adding to the
natural fire works between eruptions. Arenal rises 1000 meters
higher than the 600 meters platform atop an old lava flow where visitor
watch Arenal. From San Jose, on the way to Arenal you will see
the wonders of the tropical forest including waterfalls like La Paz and El
Angel. (MVC-10)
IRAZU VOLCANO
HALF DAY TOUR~
Irazu Volcano rises more than 3,430
meters above sea level, making it the highest volcano in Costa Rica .
From the top at 11,300 feet you will enjoy a great view of both the
Caribbean and Pacific Oceans. It is an active volcano that last had a
series of violent eruption between August, 1962 and March, 1965. The
gentle sloping southern side of Irazu is populated with a quilt work of
potatoes, cabbage, and other vegetable farms and is replaced by small
dairy farms at higher elevations. (MVC-06)
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ISLAND CRUISE
Island Cruise
Full Day Tour~
A short drive from San Jose will take you to the port of Puntarenas.
There you will go aboard a Super Catamaran that features an
underwater viewing window, fresh water showers, and a full bar. The
spacious air conditioned main salon is adjoined with an expansive deck
area which includes two Jacuzzi pools.
On the way to the Gulf of Nocoya, you and your companion will cruise past
the lush mangroves, canneries and stilt houses of Puntarenas while the
white clad crew pampers you with fresh tropical fruits and drinks.
On the way to the Island, the Catamaran will pass the islands of San
Lucas, Gypsy, Sugar Loaf, Guyabo, Jesusita, Cedros, and Negrotios.
The Island is known for its beauty and for its immaculate white sand
beach, and turquoise blue waters. It is the perfect ambiance for their
famous lunch. Passengers sip cold wine in the shade of white
umbrellas at tables covered with white linen and are served a midday feast
that has been featured in Gourmet Magazine. Lunch begins with a ceviche appetizer and is followed by an array of salads. The main
entree is a succulent bar-b-que breast of chicken covered by a
mouth-watering tropical sauce with julienne vegetables cooked fresh on the
grill. Your one day adventure is a menu of sightseeing, sunbathing,
diving, exploring, swimming, eating, drinking, and relaxing. If you
plan on this tour bring casual clothes, bathing suit or shorts, suntan
lotion, camera, sun glasses, tight fitting hat, light weight long sleeved
shirt, rubber sandals, tennis or boat shoes. Don't forget to bring
your towels. (MVC-15)
WHITE WATER RAFTING
COROBICI RIVER
FULL DAY TOUR~
Breakfast and lunch included, a float
trip on the Corobici River is for nature lovers, not for white water
enthusiasts. Located in Canas Gunacaste, this tour is perfect for
bird watchers and nature lovers. The wide Corobici rushes swiftly
past tree lined banks, and the open pastures, gradually slowing until it
reaches the mangrove forests nearer the coast. Some paddling is
necessary, but there is plenty of opportunity for observing wildlife along
the shore, such as monkeys, iguanas and colorful birds. The scenic
float-trip is an excellent way to see some of the local flora and fauna.
(7 miles, Gradient 19' per mile. (MVC-22)
REVENTAZON RIVER
FULL DAY TOUR~
Breakfast and lunch included. This
river trip is classified as Class III. Enjoy rapids starting Tucurrique
and finishing in Angostura Province of Cartago, 10 miles of river
rafting (Gradient 57' per mile). the rapids are exciting and soon to
become extinct as this section of the river is scheduled to be damned
within two years. t Vegetation is beautiful, as sugar cane fields
can be seen from the river. Lunch is provided at a spot where
swimming smaller rapids is possible for adventurous spirits. The
drive back through sugar cane fields, coffee plantations, macadamia trees
and end with a large sugar cane factory. (MVC-20)
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