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Costa Rican Adventure

A trekking, rafting and wildlife spectacular
Volcan Chirripo, Costa Rica’s highest peak
Rafting on the beautiful Pacuare River
Relaxing on idyllic Pacific Ocean beaches

With its tropical rainforest, active volcanoes, deserted ocean beaches, colourful wildlife, perfect climate and friendly people, Costa Rica is well-named 'the Jewel of Central America'. Our amazing multi-activity adventure begins with the ultimate Costa Rican challenge - the ascent of Cerro Chirripo (3820m / 12530ft), whose summit commands views of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. We then have a day's rafting on the Pacuare River, followed by a visit to Tortuguero, a protected stretch of Caribbean coast where turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. Crossing the Central American isthmus, our next stop is at the famously beautiful Lake Arenal, where we can admire the pyrotechnic Volcan Arenal from the summit of the adjacent Cerro Chato. Two days of hiking on the volcanic slopes of Rincón de la Vieja show us a different collection of bird and animal species, before we round off this wonderful holiday with 2 days of R&R on the Pacific coast.

Trip Guide

This adventure tour is designed to provide an insight into the many different elements which make up Costa Rica. It is not intended to be a long or continuous trekking trip. However, after a warm-up hike on the volcano Irazu, the trip does start out with a pretty tough 3-day round trip to the summit of Costa Rica's highest peak, Cerro Chirripo. You do need to be prepared for this and especially for the first day of this trek which involves a 2000m. / 6500ft. climb on steep forest trails. Once this is completed, the remainder of the holiday is more leisurely, with a number of short and longer walks and other adventurous activities, including one day of whitewater rafting.