Costa Rica
In and around Costa Rica
A 2-week trip around Costa Rica taking in a variety of forests, lots of wildlife, an exploding volcano & a beautiful beach or two.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Samba Sam
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A new trip begins
From Cancun I was to fly to San Jose. However, not directly which would have been a true luxury, but via Miami way to the North! So instead of taki... Continue reading »
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Dull monkeys
So we headed off from San Jose on the 10am bus, arriving in Puerto Viejo de Limon some 5 hours later. Having checked into our two-bedroom... Continue reading »
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A brief trip to Nicaragua!
We left Puerto Viejo early one morning, headed for Tortuguero (on the North East coast of CR). We caught a bus to Limon where we had a couple of ho... Continue reading »
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A stuck in the mud
So, once we'd arrived in Las Horquetas de Sarapiqui we got set for our forthcoming trip into the rainforest. We were to be staying in Rara Avis Rai... Continue reading »
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Lava rocks!
We were taken by minibus from Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui down to La Fortuna, in the proximity of Lake & Volcan Arenal. We had a couple of d... Continue reading »
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The cloud forest
Our journey from La Fortuna to Monteverde began on horseback - definitely the best thing I've done so far on this trip. It was a 3-hour journe... Continue reading »
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Lazing beside the sea
We travelled by private minibus from Monteverde to Quepos, arriving at our hotel - the Mono Azul (Blue Monkey) - some 5 hours later. This was ... Continue reading »
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Goodbye Costa Rica
On the penultimate day of our GAP Costa Rican Adventure it was time to head back to San Jose, the capital. I spent the first night in our pre-booke... Continue reading »
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