Grass boarding in Costa Rica

Grass boarding is a new sport that is taking force in Costa Rica. It is also an extreme activity with some dangers and a lot of adrenaline.

Although the sport is being practiced here, it is not open to the public ad a tour yet. There are short term plans to offer it to tourist who like adrenaline and extreme activities.






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Bungee jumping at Monteverde EXTREME

Bungee Jumping at Monteverde is a extreme experience. Besides the famous ziplinning (Canopy) through the cloud forest, there is also bungee jumping to the cloud forest. I came to Costa Rica an this is the best tour I have ever done in the country. I came with http://www.bananaadventuretours.com, a travel agency located in Costa Rica.

Monteverde extreme canopy has one of the most beautiful views of the area, that can be observed during the tour.To reach the major heights, mix the extreme adventure together with the majestic. And admire the rich natural beauty of the forest and its treasures. You will feel exciting emotions when doing the big tarzan swing, the giant rappel, and feeling fantastic distance of each one of the cable. Which reaches up to 2550 feet long and 450 feet height.

Visiting Rio Celeste in Tenorio National Park

 

Our trip of the month was going to Rio Celeste, on the Tenorio National Park. There are many ways to enter the park, but we took the one that goes from Caña to Bijagua and then to the national park. It is around 4 hours from San Jose, but it is completely worthy.

Rio Celeste is one of the most beautiful rivers I have ever seen, with its light blue waters and lush green forest. The water takes that color because of the combination of two rivers with volcanic chemicals that get combined and create is marvelous jewel.

Costa Rica Adventure Activities - Part III

Costa Rica has Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, both with beautiful beaches framed by lush green forests. Depending on your expectations, and the activities that you want to enjoy, you may chose which beach is better for you. The Caribbean beaches such as Puerto Viejo, Punta Cocles and Manzanillo are specially good for relaxing vacations, while the ones in Guanacaste are very good for surfing and scuba diving. Manuel Antonio beach is one of the most visited beaches in the country and the ones in the South side of Costa Rica are virginal, wild and untouched.

With more than 212 volcanoes, Costa Rica is such an exotic wildly beautiful country. Most of these volcanoes are dormant or dead, and only 7 are active. These active volcanos are: Arenal, Irazu, Poas, Turrialba, Miravalles, Rincon de la Vieja and Tenorio. All of these volcanos are located in national parks, and they offer numerous trails and facilities to enjoy the wonders of the natural phenomena. Experience the hot muddy spots, fumarolas, thermal waters, and lava.

If you are a waterfall lover you have come to the right place. Just by driving through Costa Rica you can find hundreds of beautiful waterfalls of all sizes. Some of them are touristicly exploited, such as La Fortuna Waterfall, Celeste River Waterfall and Angel Waterfall, among others.

Canyoning in Costa Rica is all an adventure. There are three places where we offer this tour; the first one is in La Fortuna with 4 waterfalls and one drop, the second one is in Monteverde in the middle of the Cloud Forest, and finally in Rincon De la Vieja close to an active volcano located on the norht of Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica Adventure Activities - Part II

There are three types of horseback riding tours that can be experienced in different places in the country. There is extreme horseback riding through muddy trails and steep landscape in Monteverde; horseback riding in the beach, and horseback riding close to volcanos and waterfalls. You do not need to have previous experience riding horses, and you will enjoy a cool tour through the most beautiful landscapes in Costa Rica.

Some people ask where are the best locations to enjoy either, snorkeling tours or scuba diving tours. There are few locations that offer what you are looking for, although they may be in hidden places in Costa Rica. For snorkeling tour, the best locations are Cahuita National Park, and Caño Island (South Pacific). The best scuba diving tours (other than Cocos Island), are Caño Island, Cocos beach in Guanacaste, and Uvita Island. You need to have a license to be able to prticipate in these tours; however, you may also buy the training in Costa Rica.

Enjoy a incredible boat ride on Tortuguero Canals, the Amazon of Costa Rica, while watching a great variety of wildlife and beautiful mangrove forests, and experiencing the peaceful environment of this protected area. Change your regular car transportation with a boat ride on the Arenal Lake, transfering from Arenal to Monteverde; or experience the Pacific sunset while having a drink on a small cruise through the beaches of Manuel Antonio or Tamarindo.

One special characteristic of Costa Rica is that being such a small country, it has all kinds of micro habitats that change very drastically. From the central valley to the rain forest in Braulio National Park, the beautiful Caribbean beaches and ancient range of mountains of Talamanca, the dry forest of Guanacaste, and the cloud forest of Monteverde. The mega biodiversity of Costa Rica is known in the world as one of the most impresive and interesting.

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Las Mascaradas - Costa Rica Culture

The dance of Las Mascaradas is a tradition very practiced by all Costa Ricans. Las Mascaradas are huge clowns, with big heads that dance in the streets. The most common clowns are La Giganta, el Diablo, la Muerte, el Policía, and la Calavera. They are present in almost every cultural activity of the country, especially in the regional fairs and the small town’s fiestas. They come accompanied by La Cimarrona, which are a group of people that play special Costa Rican music, with trumpets and drums.