Titles: Price & Value
Description: Costa Rican Resource is dedicated to offering the best value to our customers with the lowest prices. We treat our employees personally and financially just as well as we expect them to treat our clients.
Metatags: price and value, costa rican resource trips, price of costa rica trips, value for trip
The pricing of our trips is based on the type of lodging, length of stay, number of travelers, and types of adventures. We are always willing to work with groups to try and find a price that fits. We are not out to find the cheapest things to do or places to stay. On all of our trips we are out to find the best value. We want you to see and stay in our favorite places, join us in the best zipline, and raft the top rivers of Costa Rica even if it means it cost a little more to operate.
Our guides and employees receive excellent wages along with benefits. Treating our CRR Team as we hope our clients are treated, reflects in the love for work and the service our employees show each of our guests when traveling with CRR to Costa Rica.
Every little thing must come into account when running a travel business just as nature takes everything into account. Nature is a perfect business model as it waste nothing. There are so many details that must be met in planning a trip and we don't want to waste your time or money we just want to offer excellent service and tour operating from start to finish. It is similar to the value of nature's ecosystem. What you might not know is that it has been estimated our ecosystems combined, come to a grand yearly total of $30 trillion dollars based on the benefits it provides. This includes the photosynthesis and oxygen plants give us for free, the biodegrading of materials, the fresh water cycle, and the energy we receive from it's many sources. This $30 trillion price tag is more than the GDP of every country combined in a year. This is why we feel the most important value is making sure our clients travel in a sustainable manner and leave with a better understanding of what nature is truly worth. This simple lesson would be a huge debt to pay on trips for future generations and lives in general. If we fail recognize natures net worth the trip today might cost the same but the debt we leave on future generations will be an amount that can never be repaid.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Accomodations
Title: Accommodations
Description: Costa Rican Resource takes pride in the hotels and other companies we work with. We require that each accommodation lives up to the service we offer each client.
Metatags: accommodations, costa rican resource, family homestays, 5-star hotels, lodging in costa rica, costa rica hotels
All accommodations we recommend have been thoroughly researched by our team. All accommodations are up to standards and codes with cleanliness and construction. When researching hotels we take into consideration the following:
· Overall quality (3-5 stars)
· Staff (we typically know the staff on a personal level)
· Activities in the area (and how they fit into the logistics of the entire trip)
· Food (Mmmm quality and variety)
· Kid friendly
· Eco friendly (their efforts to reduce their impact on the environment)
· Price (including all hidden fees)
We also offer the unique home stay experience in which a Costa Rican family invites you to live with them in their home. We know all our families personally and work directly with the family preparing them for this experience.
Flexibility and Independence
Title: Flexibility and Independence
Description: Costa Rican Resource is a company that allows our clients to be flexible with all aspects of their trip from planning to the ground operations. We are a small company that offers private tours which allows for your personal independence from start to finish.
Metatags: flexibility, independence, private tours, personalized service, small company
One of our most appealing features is our flexibility and independence. Being a small company allows us to put you, the client, first in all of our decision making. With custom designed trips we work directly with you to create the type of trip you desire. We accommodate flexible dates, hotel preferences, the thrill seeking adventurer, or the laid back beach lover. When in the country we also have the flexibility and independence to improvise on the go, whether it’s trying a new restaurant, stopping for coffee, or hitting the souvenir shops.
Description: Costa Rican Resource is a company that allows our clients to be flexible with all aspects of their trip from planning to the ground operations. We are a small company that offers private tours which allows for your personal independence from start to finish.
Metatags: flexibility, independence, private tours, personalized service, small company
One of our most appealing features is our flexibility and independence. Being a small company allows us to put you, the client, first in all of our decision making. With custom designed trips we work directly with you to create the type of trip you desire. We accommodate flexible dates, hotel preferences, the thrill seeking adventurer, or the laid back beach lover. When in the country we also have the flexibility and independence to improvise on the go, whether it’s trying a new restaurant, stopping for coffee, or hitting the souvenir shops.
Core Values
Title: CRR Core Values
Description: Costa Rican Resource is a company committed to offering excellent service to it's clients. Along with service CRR is out to leave the best possible planet for future generations.
Metatags: Costa Rican Resource core values, homestays, community help, trip planning, excellent service, environmental awareness, cultural awareness
1. Commitment to Excellent Service: We provide personalized service from booking your custom tour to the farewell at the airport.
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| Values today thinking of the future |
- Trip Planning: Your vacation should be just that a vacation. When booking your travel you deal directly with CRR Tours. All of our tours are privately operated and designed for you and your family. We take the stress out of your planning and personally handle all your reservations for hotels, transportation, and adventures. We pride ourselves in being a small personal company not a big corporation. When you contact our office you deal directly with our staff which is available to serve your needs and plan the best trip possible. We are flexible to serve any and all needs whether it is monetary or dietary.
- Your Trip: From the moment you land you will be greeted by your personal tour guide(s) and driver. All guides and drivers are professionals and travel with you to serve you the best we can. Often times there is a good chance your guide helped you plan your trip. We understand traveling to a foreign country can be stressful and uncomfortable at times and we are always conscience of your needs and safety. We are committed to make every trip an excellent trip.
2. Safety: Any type of travel has inherent risks and we always make safety a priority. All of our guides are qualified and up to date on their certifications- from basic first-aid to Wilderness Emergency Medical Training (EMT). Our drivers all have years of experience in tourism and maintain vehicle maintenance and cleanliness. When dealing with families and small children we are always looking to improve our knowledge and stay up to date with the latest safety standards. We take all reasonable precaution to ensure your safety at all times.
3. Environmental Awareness: Our passion for traveling and showing you a great time is rivaled only by our love for nature. Your naturalist guides are experts in Costa Rican biodiversity and geography. They all have a passion both for their country and the environment. We have so much fun spending time with nature we always try to send you home with a better appreciation and understanding of it. We understand we would not be alive never mind in business if it was not for mother nature. As a result, our company goes to great lengths to promote awareness of conservation while having the lowest impact possible on the environment while we are traveling.
4. Cultural Awareness: One of the beauties of traveling internationally is to experience how another culture lives. We want you to experience the culture from the sights and sounds to the food and the people. With most of our guides being native guides and their knowledge of the country you will have the chance to get to know Costa Rica from the inside. We also offer an unparalleled experience of total emersion with our homestays. With our homestays you will not only be living and learning a new culture but at the same time directly impacting the economic development of local communities. One of the best gifts you can return home with from any trip is an appreciation of another culture and how someone else lives.
5. Helping Others: Our commitment as an ecotourism company is also to give back to the local communities through employing local guides and drivers, utilizing the homestay option, and giving back to local communities on our “days off” (rafting trips for local school and much more). Ultimately, we hope to serve our clients the best we can, help our neighbors, and to make the planet a little better place for us all to live.
"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Gandhi
Core Values
Title: CRR Core Values
Description: Costa Rican Resource is a company committed to offering excellent service to it's clients. Along with service CRR is out to leave the best possible planet for future generations.
Metatags: Costa Rican Resource core values, homestays, community help, trip planning, excellent service, environmental awareness, cultural awareness
1. Commitment to Excellent Service: We provide personalized service from booking your custom tour to the farewell at the airport.
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| Values today thinking of the future |
- Trip Planning: Your vacation should be just that a vacation. When booking your travel you deal directly with CRR Tours. All of our tours are privately operated and designed for you and your family. We take the stress out of your planning and personally handle all your reservations for hotels, transportation, and adventures. We pride ourselves in being a small personal company not a big corporation. When you contact our office you deal directly with our staff which is available to serve your needs and plan the best trip possible. We are flexible to serve any and all needs whether it is monetary or dietary.
- Your Trip: From the moment you land you will be greeted by your personal tour guide(s) and driver. All guides and drivers are professionals and travel with you to serve you the best we can. Often times there is a good chance your guide helped you plan your trip. We understand traveling to a foreign country can be stressful and uncomfortable at times and we are always conscience of your needs and safety. We are committed to make every trip an excellent trip.
2. Safety: Any type of travel has inherent risks and we always make safety a priority. All of our guides are qualified and up to date on their certifications- from basic first-aid to Wilderness Emergency Medical Training (EMT). Our drivers all have years of experience in tourism and maintain vehicle maintenance and cleanliness. When dealing with families and small children we are always looking to improve our knowledge and stay up to date with the latest safety standards. We take all reasonable precaution to ensure your safety at all times.
3. Environmental Awareness: Our passion for traveling and showing you a great time is rivaled only by our love for nature. Your naturalist guides are experts in Costa Rican biodiversity and geography. They all have a passion both for their country and the environment. We have so much fun spending time with nature we always try to send you home with a better appreciation and understanding of it. We understand we would not be alive never mind in business if it was not for mother nature. As a result, our company goes to great lengths to promote awareness of conservation while having the lowest impact possible on the environment while we are traveling.
4. Cultural Awareness: One of the beauties of traveling internationally is to experience how another culture lives. We want you to experience the culture from the sights and sounds to the food and the people. With most of our guides being native guides and their knowledge of the country you will have the chance to get to know Costa Rica from the inside. We also offer an unparalleled experience of total emersion with our homestays. With our homestays you will not only be living and learning a new culture but at the same time directly impacting the economic development of local communities. One of the best gifts you can return home with from any trip is an appreciation of another culture and how someone else lives.
5. Helping Others: Our commitment as an ecotourism company is also to give back to the local communities through employing local guides and drivers, utilizing the homestay option, and giving back to local communities on our “days off” (rafting trips for local school and much more). Ultimately, we hope to serve our clients the best we can, help our neighbors, and to make the planet a little better place for us all to live.
"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Gandhi
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Eco Adventure Family Challenge
It is important that an eco-adventure involves low impact to the environment, sustainable education, and improving the well-being of the local people. What more could you possibly want to give you kids on a vacation? This is one of our favorite Family Eco-Challenges that we offer. It is an eco-challenge geared towards educating parents and young kids with plenty of adventure.
Day 1 ------------------- Arrive and Drive to Sanchiri Hotel (Sanchiri Hotel)
Today we will meet you at the airport and take you to your first hotel. You will be staying with amazing views of the Orosi Valley below. We will have dinner prepared for you and your adventure guide will go over the plans for the week. We will also teach your family, what is ecotourism? Along with the importance of traveling in a sustainable way. (Meals: Dinner)
Ecotourism Positive Impact: Today you will be staying at the Sanchiri Hotel which is a locally owned hotel and on the government list of hotels making an effort to operate in a sustainable manner. Here you will also learn about ecotourism from our guides and the importance of conservation to the tropics.
Day 2 ------------------- Bike & Raft Duckies in River Pejibaye (Casa Turire Hotel)
We will leave just after breakfast and make our way through the many coffee plantations. We will be on mountain bikes on easy gravel roads that are mostly down hill. We will be biking for around 6 miles. We will arrive to the Pejibaye river which is one of the cleanest rivers in all of Costa Rica. Here we will have small two man duckies where everyone will have to paddle their own boats to the next hotel. This is a great adventure and a chance to get soaked after a morning of mountain biking. We will arrive to the hotel by paddling. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Ecotourism Positive Impact: Today you will be lowering the impact to the environment by making bikes and rivers your form of transportation. Your meals will be cooked by local Costa Rican's that live near the river. The food is grown in and around the river and has not traveled long distances.
Day 3 ----------------- Horseback Ride, Plant Trees to off-set Travel, & Visit Village and Learn Sustainable Living Methods (Village Homestay)
Today is a day where we will saddle up and make our way into the mountains. We will spend the morning on horseback and then make our way up into the beautiful mountains of Turrialba. We will have excellent views of the smoking Turrialba volcano. On our way to the village we will plan on off-setting your air travel by planting trees. It must be noted the importance of planting trees in the tropics and the amount of carbon they can store. When we arrive to the village we will see first hand how people in rural village use methods of living sustainable. We will also learn about the Costa Rican culture and take a peak in how the "masters of sustainability" lived, who are the Native Indians of Costa Rica. In the evening you will be staying in a private home. This home we rent out for our groups and is a simple home in a rural mountain setting. You will have dinner cooked for you by locals from the village and a presentation will be done during your meal of the local dance while you enjoy the local cuisine. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Ecotourism Positive Impact: Today you have your eyes opened up to the sustainable living methods of the Native Indians and also how many rural Costa Rican's live in a simple sustainable manner. All of your food will be from the mountain village. Cost and expenses for todays activities will stay in the village from food expenses, lodging, horseback, and even the shows that are performed. The planting of the trees and off-setting your air travel is very important. This is a great chance for us to explain the importance of how trees in the tropics and the biodiversity that surrounds them.
Day 4 --------------- Hike to and Rappel Waterfall & Travel to Tent Camp on River (Tent Camp)
Today you will breakfast in the village. After breakfast we will take off hiking to a nearby waterfall where we will have the gear set up and ready for the rappel. This is a 100ft waterfall that will get the adrenaline pumping. After the rappel we will make our way to the river camp site. You will be camping along side one of the most beautiful rivers on the planet surrounded by jungle. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Ecotourism Positive Impact: Today we will be eating breakfast in the village which will benefit the local community. We will also have lunch packed for us from food from the local area. Once we arrive to the tent camp there will be a short talk on deforestation in the tropics and it's effects globally.
Day 5 ---------------- Hike through the Jungle & Raft to Second Pacuare Tent Camp (Pacuare Tent Camp)
Today the kids will get the full feel of the jungle. We plan on crossing the rivers in rafts and then hiking for around an hour. We feel it is important to make a hike like this completely surrounded by some of the most biodiverse vegetation on the planet which is our tropical rainforest. We will end our hike a little farther down river where the rafts will be waiting for us. On the hike you will have the chance to learn about the different species of plants and animals in the rainforest. When we get to the rafts get ready for some adventure because we will be taking on the famous Pacuare River. National Geographic has this listed as one of their top 5 rivers on the planet. We will raft for around 1 1/2 hours and then stop for lunch. From here we will then make our way to the second Pacuare Tent Camp where you will be sleeping in paradise surrounded by primary rainforest and the beautiful Pacuare River. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Ecotourism Positive Impact: You can not protect what you do not know. This is why we take our jungle hike to give our guides a chance to show you some of natures most spectacular ways of functioning. Nature operates in a sustainable manner. This is the reason why we must look at nature for what we can learn from it and not by what we can exploit from it.
Day 6 -------------- Raft Pacuare Canyon & Drive to Caribbean Coast (Caribbean Ecolodge)
Today we will make our way down the Pacuare Canyon. Here you will be challenged by the class IV rapids in the canyon and surrounded by beautiful waterfalls from start to finish. When we take out of the river we will load into our transportation and make our way to the Caribbean Coast.
Ecotourism Positive Impact: You will be helping out the local economy of visiting the Caribbean side. The Caribbean side of Costa Rica is the less visited of the two coast. It happens to be in our opinion the more beautiful in many parts. You will also be staying at an ecolodge that has 5 leaves which is the highest standard for ecolodges in Costa Rica.
Day 7 --------------- Snorkel & Visit the Coral Reefs of the Caribbean (Caribbean Ecolodge)
Today you will be snorkeling on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. This is a great way to educate the kids on protecting our ecosystems. We will see the coral reefs and educate on the reasons for why the Corals are disappearing all over Earth. In the evening you will have time to relax at the Ecolodge and enjoy your last meal which will be made locally. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Ecotourism Positive Impact: We will be visiting the Coral Reefs which along with much of the tropical rainforest is becoming victim to destruction. By seeing the reefs we hope to ignite interest in the conservation and most importantly sustainable manner of living which in return will benefit all ecosystems.
Day 8 ------------- Travel to San Jose Area for Flight or Hotel (Airport Hotel)
This is the last day of your adventure. If you have an afternoon flight we can make our way to the airport or you can plan on staying in a nearby airport hotel for the evening to catch a flight on Day 9 of this trip. We will be driving past many large plantations on the way back to the airport and we will plan on educating a bit about the negative affects large mono-culture plantations can have. Many use large amounts of pesticides and have not so good effects on countries and workers. We will also mention solutions to this style of farming and things you can do at home to make the food you eat more local. (Meals: Breakfast & Lunch)
Ecotourism Positive Impact: We will be traveling today the the positive impact you will have is that lunch will be at a local place with local food. You will also get educated on the large mono-culture plantations of banana and pineapple and the effects they can have on countries and it's people.
Eco-Challenge Pacuare River & Caribbean
Ecotourism is responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people. Our Eco-Adventures are our most favorite trips to operate because we get the chance to get completely immersed in the natural world and show off some of Costa Rica's most amazing species and that is the people. This also allows us to educate those from abroad on the importance of sustainable living and commitment to conservation.
This is an eco-challenge adventure for those that want to be out in the elements all day everyday of their Costa Rica Adventure. The trip will not be using any motorized vehicles except for arrival and departure day and final day transfer to the Caribbean. Your mode of transportation will consist of mountain biking, hiking, horseback, rappeling & rafting. This is a medium strenuous trip. We start at a high elevation and make our way down.
Day 1 ------------ Arrive & Drive to Sanchiri Hotel (Sanchiri Hotel)
Here your private adventure guide and driver will meet you at the airport. You will make the drive to the Sanchiri Hotel which is located about 40 minutes from the capital city of San Jose. Here you will have a welcome dinner and orientation to get you ready for the eco-challenge. The hotel you will be staying at has amazing views of the Orosi Valley below with cool mountain weather as this trip starts at a higher elevation and we make our way down. (Meals: Dinner)
Day 2 ------------- Bike to River Pejibaye & Raft Duckies to Casa Turire Hotel (Casa Turire)
We will be getting up early having breakfast and then on the bikes. Today we will be biking down back mountain roads surrounded with views of volcanos. We will be making some stops along the way in little towns. We will arrive to the Pejibaye river which is a class II river. Here we will have lunch prepared for you and some time to get ready for the duckie adventure. We will leave the bikes here. From here everyone will have their own small raft we call duckies. It is now up to you to raft yourself through the class II rapids of the Pejibaye River. Your guides will be with you and it is a great adventure. The river ends at your next hotel which is Casa Turire. The river dumps into a small lake which you will have to row across to get to some of the nicest hotel rooms in all of Costa Rica for a nice relaxing evening in the hot-tubs. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 3 -------------- Horseback, Waterfall Rappel, Dinner in Village and Hike to Hotel (Hacienda Tayutic)
Today we will leave the Casa Turire hotel by horseback and make our way to a nearby waterfall. The ride on horseback is on some of Costa Rica's fittest horses and they make the job relatively easy for you. When we arrive to the waterfall it is time to set up the gear and get ready for a rappel down this 100ft waterfall. This is a chance to get the adrenaline rushing a bit and walk over the edge and rappel down. From here we send the horses back and we hike to the next hotel. This will be about a 2 mile hike to the Hacienda Tayutic where we will enjoy dinner in a local village on the hike back and see some of the culture of the Costa Rican people. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 4 -------------- Plant Trees to Off-set flight, Educating tour on sustainability, & Bike to La Cruz Camp-site on River Pacuare (Camp on River Pacuare)
Today it is time to get back on the bikes. But before we take off on the bikes we will be planting some trees to offset your flight. We will also use this day to educate a little bit on the importance of the tropics and our commitment to conservation. We will leave after breakfast and then make the 20 km bike ride through rolling hills of views of the smoking Turrialba Volcano. This is a beautiful bike ride and when we arrive to the camp-site at the side of the river you will have the afternoon to just enjoy being in the jungle. We will take some nature hikes around the area and just enjoy the river. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 5 --------------- Raft to Second Pacuare Tent Camp (Camp on River Pacuare)
Today we will have breakfast ready for you when you wake up and then get ready for a day of rafting. We will take on some class II and III rapids today as we head a little less than half way down and arrive to the Pacuare Tent Camp. This is a special place and is surrounded by jungle. Here we will stay the night and have some more great meals prepared for you. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 6 --------------- Raft Class IV Rapids of Pacuare & Rappel Waterfalls (Third Camp Site Pacuare)
Here we will head out after breakfast and then enjoy some of the rivers best rapids. We will pass large waterfalls and canyons. We will also be stopping along the way to take out the equipment and set up another waterfall rappel. After the rappel we will head to the third river campsite which has stunning views of the river down stream. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 7 ---------------- Raft Final Canyon & Drive to Beach (Caribbean Beach Hotel Almonds & Corals)
Today we will raft the final canyon of Pacuare River and take out in a small town called Siquirres. Here we will load up into our transportation and you will be taken with your guides to the Caribbean side where you will spend two nights in a beautiful Caribbean Beach Eco-lodge called Almonds & Corals Hotel. This is one of the finest ecolodges in the country with a full commitment to sustainability. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 8 ----------------- Snorkeling the Reefs of the Caribbean (Almonds & Corals)
We do have one last adventure for you and that is snorkeling. The Caribbean side of Costa Rica has some of the most diverse marine habitats and we feel it is becoming more and more important to share and show what we are losing daily. The Coral reefs around the world are not going to exist in years to come if we keep traveling the way we have been traveling. It is through this itinerary that you will have proved that there are ways of traveling that have much less of an impact on our environment and positive impacts on local people. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 9 ------------------- Drive back to San Jose (Airport Hotel)
Today we will make the drive back from the Caribbean side and you will be staying at a hotel near the airport. Here can start talking about your amazing adventure and the importance of conserving the natural beauties we all share and need as a planet to stay healthy. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 10 ------------------ Fly Home!
This is an eco-challenge adventure for those that want to be out in the elements all day everyday of their Costa Rica Adventure. The trip will not be using any motorized vehicles except for arrival and departure day and final day transfer to the Caribbean. Your mode of transportation will consist of mountain biking, hiking, horseback, rappeling & rafting. This is a medium strenuous trip. We start at a high elevation and make our way down.
Day 1 ------------ Arrive & Drive to Sanchiri Hotel (Sanchiri Hotel)
Here your private adventure guide and driver will meet you at the airport. You will make the drive to the Sanchiri Hotel which is located about 40 minutes from the capital city of San Jose. Here you will have a welcome dinner and orientation to get you ready for the eco-challenge. The hotel you will be staying at has amazing views of the Orosi Valley below with cool mountain weather as this trip starts at a higher elevation and we make our way down. (Meals: Dinner)
Day 2 ------------- Bike to River Pejibaye & Raft Duckies to Casa Turire Hotel (Casa Turire)
We will be getting up early having breakfast and then on the bikes. Today we will be biking down back mountain roads surrounded with views of volcanos. We will be making some stops along the way in little towns. We will arrive to the Pejibaye river which is a class II river. Here we will have lunch prepared for you and some time to get ready for the duckie adventure. We will leave the bikes here. From here everyone will have their own small raft we call duckies. It is now up to you to raft yourself through the class II rapids of the Pejibaye River. Your guides will be with you and it is a great adventure. The river ends at your next hotel which is Casa Turire. The river dumps into a small lake which you will have to row across to get to some of the nicest hotel rooms in all of Costa Rica for a nice relaxing evening in the hot-tubs. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 3 -------------- Horseback, Waterfall Rappel, Dinner in Village and Hike to Hotel (Hacienda Tayutic)
Today we will leave the Casa Turire hotel by horseback and make our way to a nearby waterfall. The ride on horseback is on some of Costa Rica's fittest horses and they make the job relatively easy for you. When we arrive to the waterfall it is time to set up the gear and get ready for a rappel down this 100ft waterfall. This is a chance to get the adrenaline rushing a bit and walk over the edge and rappel down. From here we send the horses back and we hike to the next hotel. This will be about a 2 mile hike to the Hacienda Tayutic where we will enjoy dinner in a local village on the hike back and see some of the culture of the Costa Rican people. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 4 -------------- Plant Trees to Off-set flight, Educating tour on sustainability, & Bike to La Cruz Camp-site on River Pacuare (Camp on River Pacuare)
Today it is time to get back on the bikes. But before we take off on the bikes we will be planting some trees to offset your flight. We will also use this day to educate a little bit on the importance of the tropics and our commitment to conservation. We will leave after breakfast and then make the 20 km bike ride through rolling hills of views of the smoking Turrialba Volcano. This is a beautiful bike ride and when we arrive to the camp-site at the side of the river you will have the afternoon to just enjoy being in the jungle. We will take some nature hikes around the area and just enjoy the river. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 5 --------------- Raft to Second Pacuare Tent Camp (Camp on River Pacuare)
Today we will have breakfast ready for you when you wake up and then get ready for a day of rafting. We will take on some class II and III rapids today as we head a little less than half way down and arrive to the Pacuare Tent Camp. This is a special place and is surrounded by jungle. Here we will stay the night and have some more great meals prepared for you. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 6 --------------- Raft Class IV Rapids of Pacuare & Rappel Waterfalls (Third Camp Site Pacuare)
Here we will head out after breakfast and then enjoy some of the rivers best rapids. We will pass large waterfalls and canyons. We will also be stopping along the way to take out the equipment and set up another waterfall rappel. After the rappel we will head to the third river campsite which has stunning views of the river down stream. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 7 ---------------- Raft Final Canyon & Drive to Beach (Caribbean Beach Hotel Almonds & Corals)
Today we will raft the final canyon of Pacuare River and take out in a small town called Siquirres. Here we will load up into our transportation and you will be taken with your guides to the Caribbean side where you will spend two nights in a beautiful Caribbean Beach Eco-lodge called Almonds & Corals Hotel. This is one of the finest ecolodges in the country with a full commitment to sustainability. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 8 ----------------- Snorkeling the Reefs of the Caribbean (Almonds & Corals)
We do have one last adventure for you and that is snorkeling. The Caribbean side of Costa Rica has some of the most diverse marine habitats and we feel it is becoming more and more important to share and show what we are losing daily. The Coral reefs around the world are not going to exist in years to come if we keep traveling the way we have been traveling. It is through this itinerary that you will have proved that there are ways of traveling that have much less of an impact on our environment and positive impacts on local people. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 9 ------------------- Drive back to San Jose (Airport Hotel)
Today we will make the drive back from the Caribbean side and you will be staying at a hotel near the airport. Here can start talking about your amazing adventure and the importance of conserving the natural beauties we all share and need as a planet to stay healthy. (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Day 10 ------------------ Fly Home!
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