| Enjoy the popular forest canopy tours or a | | | | 2,460 feet long! The foliage is impressive as you |
| combination package in Costa Rica´s lush forests | | | | are in a tropical forest reserve dotted with |
| states Costa Rica for Less Travel Experts | | | | orchids, bromeliads and other popular ornamental |
| Canopy tours have become a popular trend | | | | plants. You finish just before lunch so you can |
| around the world but a Costa Rica Vacation | | | | get back to your hotel for early afternoon. |
| without seems unjust. Swinging through the | | | | The Crazy Monkey Canopy Tour: |
| canopy along with monkeys, sloths and tropical | | | | This is a great canopy tour that starts in the high |
| birds is a fun and exciting way to see the forest | | | | jungle overlooking the canopy and slowly makes |
| and offers an alternative perspective of the | | | | its way to toward the ground. The last platform |
| biodiversity Costa Rica has to offer. Some | | | | ends with your feet in the golden sand beach at |
| canopy tours are more adrenaline ridden than | | | | this awesome location where the jungle meets |
| others but each will have a guide to point out and | | | | the ocean! This trip has incredible views from |
| provide information about the different species of | | | | the tree tops and also has walking bridges for |
| animals and plants as you descend. Here are a | | | | some of the tracks. This particular canopy tour |
| few of the best canopy tours that Costa Rica | | | | also involves a zipping over a Bri-Bri Indian village |
| has to offer. | | | | where aborigine families live in traditional thatched |
| Baraulio Carriollo National Park: | | | | buildings. An interesting mix of fun, excitement |
| Baraulio Carriollo National Park is an immense but | | | | and culture with the ocean and rainforest as your |
| rarely visited park close to San Jose. The park is | | | | back drop. |
| home to Barva Volcano and its spectacular cloud | | | | The Arenal Canopy Tour: |
| forest. This particular canopy tour is an | | | | This canopy tour recommended by the Costa |
| exhilarating jungle experience for the adrenaline | | | | Rica Tourism Board is located at the base of the |
| seekers. High platforms with a higher degree | | | | infamous Arenal Volcano. As you zip through the |
| descent line, this is a great spot for adventure | | | | forest you will have an excellent view of the |
| explorers who want to be back in San Jose for | | | | summit. This tour can also involve a horseback |
| lunch! Another great aspect about this trip is the | | | | riding tour of the area where your guide will point |
| scenery along the road to and from. Dramatic | | | | out the various wildlife in the trees surrounding |
| plant life and picturesque Costa Rican villages and | | | | making this a great day trip through the highly |
| expansive coffee plantations cover the | | | | visited Volcano area. |
| landscape. As you ascend and descend into the | | | | Because there are so many options for canopy |
| park, the climate, flora and fauna also continuously | | | | tours around the country, many of the companies |
| change. | | | | are finding package tours that involve the canopy |
| San Lorenzo: | | | | and other activities as well such as the Arenal |
| The San Lorenzo canopy tour is quite different as | | | | Volcano. One of the most adventurous is the |
| it is divided into two sections. It is also the | | | | Canyoning Turrailba Tour an hour and a half from |
| longest canopy tour in Costa Rica with 19 | | | | San Jose that offers a combination of rappelling |
| platforms and over 8,000 feet of cable! The | | | | down waterfalls, zip-lining, trekking and rock |
| first section is located in the heart of the tropical | | | | climbing. |
| forests and is composed of shorter lines. The | | | | Which ever you choose, be sure to make sure |
| second section has longer cables and is considered | | | | you include a canopy tour into your next Costa |
| the adventure section. This section has | | | | Rica vacation! |
| high platforms and longer lines, one of which is | | | | |