Costa Rica (2012)
Costa Rica is the fifteenth country I visited. This was an adventure-filled trip with hiking in a rainforest and in a cloud forest, horseback riding in a jungle, ziplining through lush green canopies and going on wildlife watching tours. Enjoy our memories and moments as you visit the individual cities below.
Dates visited: December 22, 2012 – December 23, 2012 Alajuela is nothing special so we just drove through the city to feel the vibe. The city was our base to explore the Poás Volcano and the La Paz Waterfall gardens. Unfortunately, it rained in the morning, on our way to…
Dates visited: December 24, 2012 – December 27, 2012 We drove to La Fortuna (83 miles northwest of Alajuela), making a stop at Proyecto Asis—an organization dedicated to wildlife protection and environmental conservation. We volunteered for half-a-day, making food and feeding the rescued animals (peccary, spider monkeys, white-headed capuchins, kinkajous,…
Dates visited: December 27, 2012 – December 30, 2012 Monteverde was the best part of my Costa Rica vacation for the varied activities we did here. We started out with a guided tour of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and had an exciting time learning about the flora and fauna.…
Dates visited: December 30, 2012 – January 3, 2013 I included Manuel Antonio in my itinerary because I wanted to spend a few days at the beach. There are four beaches within Manuel Antonio National Park so we took a morning tour in the park and spent the rest of…
Dates visited: January 4, 2013 We stayed in San Jose the night before our departure flight. After spending 12 gorgeous days hiking, zip lining and horseback riding through rainforests and cloud forests, we had completely forgotten about how city life felt. It was quite a shock to be surrounded by…