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Mother and Son in Costa Rica

Rafting the Sarapiqui River
Rafting the Sarapiqui River
I took my animal loving, adventurous, knowledge-thirsty son to Costa Rica for a week this summer -- we had the time of our lives. Most of the time we were too busy living our adventures to stop and take a picture -- a night hike through the rainforest with sloths, tarantulas, and vipers, watching giant sea turtles lay eggs, a boat safari, river rafting -- but from the photos I did manage to take, you can see plainly the joy this trip brought to my delightful boy.
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View from our balcony

Arrive in San Jose

On our first day, we arrived in San Jose from Washington, DC. Although we were tired from our flights, we enjoyed the pool, the food, and the chance to simply relax before really setting out on our adventures.
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Exploring -- river safari!

Manatus is a dream!

Manatus is a dream! The staff is fabulous and friendly, and the food and lodging are delightful. Our room was simply but elegantly furnished with four poster beds sporting lovely netting. The grounds are lovely and well-maintained. There is a nature hike right on the grounds (although I'm not sure I'd advise going it alone -- we got lost, and …
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Exploring

We had a wonderful time exploring the rivers and canals, and our guide was dedicated and knowledgeable. He seemingly had eagle eyes, as he spotted and identified animals no one else on the boat could manage to find amidst the foliage.

On our river safari, we saw caimans, howler monkeys, bats, toucans, and many other fascinating creatures. The …
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Taking a break for a swim

River Rafting

During the day, we went rafting and swimming in the Sarapiqui River with a great crew. At the mid-way point, the crew pulled over to a shady shore and sliced us a refreshing and delicious snack of fresh pineapple. Throughout the journey, they would offer to stop at safe locations and get out of the boat in order to let my son enjoy a swim in the …
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Rafting the Sarapiqui River

The Springs is pure luxury

We upgraded to the Springs, a sprawling and activity-and-restaurant-packed resort. The views from around the resort, including from our own private balcony, were exquisite. The food was very good, and we appreciated the wide variety -- there were many places to eat, ranging from basic lunch fare of burgers or seafood, a sushi bar, Mexican food, a …
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View from our balcony

Arenal Hike

Today we went on a hike around the base of the arenal volcano. We had a wonderful guide, who provided lots of information about the history of the area, and was very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna along the way. We spotted leaf cutter ants, many varieties of butterflies, monkeys, and bats. We also came across a large termite nest, and my …
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Starting a rainforest hike

Back to San Jose

We enjoyed the scenery on our drive back to San Jose this afternoon. This included driving through banana plantations, farms, scenic mountain areas, and lots of lush greenery, with the occasional morpho butterfly flitting by. A stop for a traditional lunch was provided along the way.

When we arrived back at the hotel (the same from our first …
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Hot Springs

Time to To Go

Back to DC. We had an unforgettable adventure.

All-in-all, I'd rate this a very successful trip. Between some luck (being right on the canopy bridge at the moment a sloth was climbing down from his perch in the tree tops -- and they often only come down once a week!) and the skill of our various guides (again, our eagled-eyed river safari guide …
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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.
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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.
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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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