Once you begin your Costa Rica travel, you will discover a country roughly the size of West Virginia with an incredible amount of biodiversity. More than one-quarter of the nation is protected land, and swirling white-water rivers thrill ... thermal mud baths soothe ... tropical forests enthrall ... and colonial cities charm, making Costa Rica an adventure-seeker's paradise.
In addition to exploring its prime locales by horseback, raft, and trail, we'll also discover Costa Rica's other great natural resource-its people-as our small group dines with a local family, visits farmers and artisans, and meets children at a village school. From the rapids of the Río Sarapiquí to the colorful canopy of Tirimbina, from the mountains of Guanacaste to the sun-drenched Pacific Coast, Costa Rica beckons us with countless wonders, all summed up by a popular saying among Costa Ricans: pura vida-this is the life.
