| Check out the top three wildlife destinations in | | | | has laid her eggs every 2 to 4 years of her adult |
| Costa Rica to help you plan your Costa Rica | | | | life. Or, if you are even luckier you may see the |
| vacation itinerary. Costa Rica is blessed with | | | | 100 to 200 hatchlings emerge from the sand for |
| rainforest, cloud forest, and long stretches of | | | | their dangerous dash to the sea. Most of them |
| beautiful beaches which provide important habitats | | | | are snatched up by predators like birds and crabs |
| for many rare species. Before you finalize your | | | | before they make it to the safety of the water, |
| Costa Rican vacation take a look at this list and | | | | which makes this wildlife encounter especially |
| make sure you fit in at least one wildlife excursion. | | | | heartrending as you root for the little turtles to |
| Tortuguero National Park | | | | make it. |
| Even the hardest hearts will be moved from a | | | | Monteverde Cloud Forest |
| close encounter with the beautiful green sea | | | | Home to 5 species of cats, 400 birds, and 2,500 |
| turtle, and there is no better place to see these | | | | species of plants, Monteverde is one of the most |
| creatures than on the tropical beaches of | | | | verdant and beautiful places to get acquainted |
| Tortuguero National Park. This park is a hatching | | | | with Costa Ricas’s natural splendors. |
| area for the turtles, which means lucky travelers | | | | Travelers to this region can horseback ride, hike, |
| have a great chance of seeing a female climb | | | | canopy walk, or zip line through the high altitude |
| steadily up the beach, weary from her 1500 mile | | | | rain forest for spectacular views of mountains |
| swim, but determined to lay her eggs on the | | | | lush with foliage and beautifully colored butterflies |
| same beach where she was born and where she | | | | and hummingbirds. |