What Is The Best Thing To Do In Costa Rica
Visiting Costa Rica for many people is the vacation of a lifetime. With some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, stunning nature and scenery, a fabulous culture and some of the most fun activities for you and your family it is difficult to choose the very best thing that you can do while you are in Costa Rica.
A very peculiar activity comes to my mind, however, that I think deserves mention. It will give you a thrill while also introducing you to the natural beauty of the forest canopy. The Santa Elena Cloud Forest will provide you with what you need for a great adventure.
Santa Elena, Monteverde, is a small cloud forest community in the Tilaran Mountain Range on the Pacific side of CR. It hosts a very unique ecosystem, home to a diverse range of unique species of flora and fauna. Featured by National Geographic in the early 90’s, a growing curiosity about the new ecosystem, that of the cloud forest canopy, drew biologists and students alike. Now, new discoveries continue to be made within a growing number of biological research stations in the area.
A zip line adventure through the Costa Rican cloud forest in Santa Elena, Monteverde will take you through the natural beauty of the dense vegetation from a monkey’s eye view. That’s right, you’ll be above the forest, cruising from tree platform to tree platform in what will probably be the most exciting experiences of your life. You’ll take in the breathtaking cloud forest and get a quick, but truly unforgettable thrill.
It is a perfectly safe activity. You’ll be wearing safety equipment that climbers use, and you’ll learn everything you need to know from the guides and instructors that will accompany you. Once you get the low-down, you can glide out over the forest and check out the life below.
You will go from 20 feet above the forest floor to more than 80 feet. Sometimes you’ll have lookouts that open up the panorama to see down the Pacific Slope down to Nicoya Bay, at other times in the tour, you’ll be surrounded by thick vegetation. Regardless of the height, the ride will rock your world.
Be sure to check this one out on your trip. If you don’t make it a point to soar through the canopy, you may just live to regret not having done so. But , then again, there’s always the next time you find the time for another trip.
