CARARA NATIONAL PARK

25 miles south east of Puntarenas along the paved coastal highway to Quepos lies Carara National Park, has a surface of 4700 hectares or 11600 acres is mostly primary forest on the coastal shelf and in the low foothills - and was created in April 1978, Carara is located in a transition zone between the Dry forest and the Rain forest in Costa Rica. This National Park is one of the beneficiaries of Costa Rica 's position between North and South America an abundance of wildlife flows into this transition zone.

Before reaching the National Park, we are going to make a stop at the Tarcoles Bridge to study the edges of the river for any movement, what it looks to be a sandbar may well be a huge crocodile enjoying the sun.

Then at the National Park we are going to take one of the trails. And start to walk, if the canopy begins to shudder and shake, we have probably been overtaken by a group of white faced monkeys, who normally swing through the dates trees, gobbling fruits and shaking the trees as they go. Scarlet Macaws and Mealy Parrots screeched overhead in trees too.

Things fall, and terrestrials animals follow along the ground, foraging. Wait quietly, and you might spot and agoutis, armadillo, peccary crossing the trail, keep and eye on the trail and we will see leaf-cuter ants carrying their harvest.

Scaly-breasted Humming birds are very common and their habit of sitting for long periods of time than other hummers makes them fairly easy to observe. Antbirds are specially abundant and tame in the undergrowth beside the trail.

Beautiful heliconias, hanging in clusters that appear like blood-drenched spearheads and many other things you're guide will show you as you keep going.

We will have the opportunity to walk at this beautiful National Park Carara for at least 2 1/2 , and then we will transfer you to the beach town ¨Jaco beach¨, 25 minutes from the Park to the Hotel Copacabana, beach from property, were you will have a Costa Rica typical meal, after lunch there will be 2 hours for relax and to enjoy the beach.

Then back to the pier.

Price: $ 75.00