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Manuel Antonio National Park
Manuel Antonio National Park
My co-worker Laura Cahill and I spent 10 days exploring the Pacuare River, Monteverde, Arenal Volcano and Manuel Antonio in Costa Rica! We rode in gondolas to reach the tops of the jungle to zipline through the trees, we went water rafting through the rivers, relaxed on the beaches with raccoons and birds. We ended the trip with walking in the Cloudforest in the pouring rain. And most importantly, we saw sloths! Dream come true!
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Sloth and her baby

Sloth Addiction!

Not many people know this, but my spirit animal is the sloth. Which is pretty ironic given how Type A and full of frenetic energy I am. I adore them -- how they are zen masters and never seem to be afraid of anything and how cute they are. Yes, I think sloths are cute.

So, one of the main aims of our trip was to see a sloth. San Jose? No …
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Ziplining at Rios Tropicales Lodge

Conquering Fear

I am legitimately afraid of heights when it comes to flying through the air on a contraption that is built by humankind. Standing on a cliff overlooking a several-thousand foot drop? That's fine. Flying on an airplane - makes me nervous. Being stuck on a ski lift or gondola - also not my cup of tea. When I'm in control, I can handle …
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Pacuare River

Pacuare River

I have rafted a lot of rivers in my life. I was lucky to grow up in a family that did the Snake, Salmon, Flathead, Rogue, Yellowstone, Locsha --- you name it, we probably road tripped there and rafted it when I was a kid. I have rafted in Ecuador, Peru and Chile. There is something special about the Pacuare River though. Maybe it's the fact …
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Manuel Antonio National Park

The Best Beaches in Costa Rica

I know this is a debatable point. The best beaches could be in Jaco, Tamarindo, Quepos or Puerto Viejo. But I didn't go to any of those places, so for me, the best beach was in Manuel Antonio National Park.

The reasons why are multiple. First off - as you can see, there aren't any other people in this photo. Because there …
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Monteverde Canopy Walk

Monteverde

No trip to Costa Rica is complete (at least for me) without a jaunt into the Cloudforest. Unfortunately, we decided to travel in October which is the end of rainy season. Rainy season + cloudforest = massive downpours. We still had a ton of fun, but our walk from our hotel downtown to dinner was less than spectacular. Fortunately, the next …
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We keep coming back to Adventure-Life for custom tailored, out of the ordinary, non-touristy trips and they deliver the best every time. The trip planners know how to put together just what we are looking for.
Judith P. NYC
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1 month ago
We have been working with Adventure Life for 5 years now and it is very easy to plan out our trips. Our holidays include customization of activities and side trips along with the standard packages available on the Adventure Life website. Kevin, Jess, Mary Rose and their teams have many recommendations that have enhanced our travel.
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We had a great experience- they were very helpful in trip planning and making sure we got to do all the activities and see the places we wanted. There were some things we couldn't do/see due to the time of year being the rainy/low season and they steered us away from those. We had never been to Costa Rica before and it gave us a good overview of this lovely country.
Jody Dice
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Jess was terrific and patiently guided us to make what we feel will be a wonderful family adventure.
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Jessica was extremely helpful and generous with her time. She was very responsive to our questions and comments and in a very timely fashion. She worked with us in partnership to plan a trip specifically for us and our wants and needs.
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