| Costa Rica is becoming a very popular destination | | | | the best possible view of the native wildlife in their |
| for spring breakers and for couples looking for a | | | | pristine environment. Check out the Arenal |
| romantic getaway. Today I'd like to focus on | | | | Volcano tours or cloud forest region near |
| what it has to offer for those looking for some | | | | Montaverde (literally "green mountain"). |
| outdoor activity! | | | | Next, we have white water rafting. Again, Costa |
| In some of my other articles I've hit on the | | | | Rica is a great place to do this because of all the |
| surfing aspect. I know that's somewhat of a | | | | rivers. (Surfers know all about the rivers because |
| smaller niche and as I've already covered it pretty | | | | of the abundance of river mouth breaks, now |
| extensively I'll skim over it this time. If you're a | | | | they get to see its not all about creating waves |
| surfer you probably already know Costa Rica has | | | | but the rivers are fun in their own right!) You can |
| a lot to offer. If you're not a surfer (yet), you | | | | get decent river tours out of the busy towns like |
| can find plenty of surf camps and local shops that | | | | San Jose, but you'll really want to get to |
| hold classes to show you the ropes. | | | | somewhere on the Naranjo if you want to check |
| The next best thing in my opinion is fishing. If | | | | out the best rafting (I recommend Manuel |
| you're going to the Pacific North check out | | | | Antonio) Kayaking is also available but is a little |
| Tamarindo. Down South, you should look around | | | | harder to find. |
| Jaco. Both of these have avid sportsfishers and | | | | Finally, you can just go for a walk! Hiking in Costa |
| you'll be going after the big stuff, tuna, sailfish, | | | | Rica is great, and while you won't get the view |
| marlin, etc. Lots of these places do catch and | | | | that the canopy tours offer you will still see a lot |
| release so get that straight before signing on a | | | | of wildlife on the right tour. There are over 30 |
| charter. | | | | national parks in Costa Rica and all offer an |
| Another popular adventure offered in many Costa | | | | amazing hiking experience. Be aware that unlike |
| Rica vacation packages is the zipline tour | | | | many national parks in the US, restaurants etc |
| (sometimes called canopy tours). Because of the | | | | are generally not found in the park areas so |
| lush relatively untouched jungles this is a very | | | | make sure you pack a lunch and whatever else |
| good place to do one of these. There are many | | | | you might need. |
| suspension bridges and ziplines which afford you | | | | |