Costa Rica is a small country divided by a range of mountains and volcanoes. Its special location offers both Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea and a wide range of scenes, wildlife and nature. It is a great country for mountain bike, no matter where the location: beach, flatlands or mountains. The best routes for mountain biking are Irazu-Turrialba, Cartago-Orosi, Rincon de la Vieja, La Fortuna-Tilaran, and Monteverde, among others.
Canopy, also called zip-lining, is available almost every place in Costa Rica. The main difference is the type of forests through which the canopy tour was built, the heights and longitude, and the different scenery that can be seen. The first canopy built in Costa Ricas was the Original Canopy in Monteverde, but there are so many that only the best are offered by Banana Adventure Tours in each location. Some of these tours include wires as long as 1 kilometer, and Tarzan swing.
Costa Rica is the dream country for hikers of all kinds. Its landscapes, mountains, forests and wide selection of National Parks, biological reserves and botanical gardens makes it very interesting and exciting. Anywhere you go in the country you can find trails and places to walk and enjoy its great biodiversity.
Whether you are an experienced rafter or you have never done it, there is a river for you in Costa Rica. The main rivers in the country for white water rafting are: Sarapiqui River (Class II-III), Reventazon River (Class III-IV), Savegre River - Manuel Antonio (Class III), Naranjo River - Manuel Antonio (Class III), Pejivaye River - Turrialba (Class III), Corobici River - Guanacaste (Class I), and the most famous Pacuare River (Class III-IV), described as one of the top ten most scenic rivers in the world for white water rafting.
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 volcanoes 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 participate 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, transferring 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 impressive and interesting.
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 choose which beach is better for you. The Caribbean beaches such as Puerto Viejo, Punta Cocles and Manzanillo are especially 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 volcanoes are: Arenal, Irazu, Poas, Turrialba, Miravalles, Rincon de la Vieja and Tenorio. All of these volcanoes 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, fumaroles, 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.
There are also other more challenging activities, also called Extreme Activities, that can be enjoy in Costa Rica. Some of them are bungee jumping, hot air ballon, paraglidding, and Standing Up Paddling, etc.
