Adventure travel to Costa Rica is an extraordinary way to see the national parks and reserves of this ecologically diverse country. There are an abundant choice of tours and travel ideas. Although I am not as current on this topics as when I was in the tourism industry, I try to follow what is going on and hope that the following gives you some adventure travel ideas.

Costa Rica offers an incredible array of sights, activities and attractions. There are a variety of escorted one and multi-day vacation packages and adventure travel packages offering activities such as whitewater rafting, rainforest hiking, bird watching, diving, and canopy tours.

If touring with a guide is not your thing, designing your own adventure or tour is relatively easy. i-Travel Costa Rica is a directory filled with information and resources that will help you custom design a trip to Costa Rica.

Some of the leading tour and trip operators for Costa Rica are listed below:

• GAP Adventures offers guided and self-guided itineraries for just about every budget. This operator offers more than 60 different trips across a range of interests such as ecotourism, backpacking and whitewater rafting adventures. Save up to 25% on Last Minute Adventure Travel Packages
• Serendipity Adventures provides multi-activity tours, hiking & camping trips, nature tours and sea kayaking. Travelers can ride their mountain bike from volcano to volcano, bushwhack through a rain forest, and then raft down the Pacuare River. Other tour ideas include horseback riding, cultural tours and hot air ballooning.
• Backroads offers several upscale tours to Costa Rica. These tours are aimed at the adventure traveler and include activities like biking, hiking, and multisport combinations. Backroads trip features include quality accommodations and food.
• Green Frog Adventures is an adventure vacations expert and provides custom tours. This company designs and guides private multi-day tours packages with activities of the traveler's choice.
• Tucan Travel offers discovery & adventure tours, overland & budget expeditions, cruises, and independent travel. There are numerous itineraries and durations to choose from and include Costa Rica's must-see sights.
• Caravan Tours offers an affordable tour to Costa Rica. Their Costa Rica Natural Paradise tour has a departure every day of the month and includes a combination of must-see historical, ecological, and beach destinations.

For independent travelers, there are a number of adventure travel ideas worth including in your itinerary.

• Iguana Tours is a specialist in adventure travel in Manuel Antonio National Park. They can help you with your shuttle or transfer needs to many destinations throughout Costa Rica. They offer day trips for activities like sea kayaking, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, sport fishing and canopy tours.

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