Costa Rica is a land of volcanoes, rain forests, waterfalls, and rivers.
Adventure travelers can choose from a variety of activities such as rafting, sport fishing, surfing, and lots more.
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ADVENTURES
Check the Costa Rica Surf Forecast and visit the Costa Rica Surf Cam
Scuba diving in Costa Rica is on the rise and there are now quite a few dive areas on the Pacific coast. These areas do offer professional dive services including top quality dive boats and dive shops. The Pacific Coast does not have much, if any, coral reefs or live coral but these waters do offer abundant marine life and the ocean is very warm.
The best diving takes place around Caño Island near Drake Bay on the South Pacific Coast. Caño Island offers better visibility during most of the year, except August - October when the rains are heavier. The North Pacific offers decent diving year-round, but often with strong currents and reduced visibility.
Cocos Island offers World-class diving, but is over 300 miles offshore! You cannot dive Cocos Island easily. To dive Cocos Island, you must take a 10-day liveaboard trip. While expensive, many divers consider Cocos Island the trip of a lifetime. Cocos Island features great visibility, schools of hammerhead sharks, manta rays, and many other large pelagic species. 10-day trips depart from Puntarenas on the Central Pacific Coast.
Hiking through Corcovado National Park - Corcovado remains a remote and unspoiled wilderness. Guided hikes are a must, because the birds and wildlife are well-camouflaged in the dense forest. Corcovado is one of the last remaining havens for large, rainforest mammals. This is a tropical rainforest - exactly what you imagine when you think of Costa Rica.
The Canopy Tour - Hiking, traversing on overhead cables and rappelling in the tree tops make the Canopy Tour an exhilarating experience. This is a great adventure for most everyone and no prior experience is needed. Enjoy the Canopy Safary Tour
Fishing - World-class Sportfishing and Inshore fishing can be found on the South Pacific Coast. October - January tend to be the best months for deep-sea fishing, but yellowfin tuna, dorado and wahoo can be found year-round. Inshore fishing in this area is excellent, particularly for roosterfish.
Horseback Riding - Horseback riding in the South Pacific Coast Region offers a variety of trails, length and difficulty. You can choose from riding along the beach, waterfalls, crossing streams, visiting villages and seeing the pre-columbian stone spheres.This is a good way to see remote rainforest not always traveled by foot.
Snorkeling at Caño Island - Caño Island offers the best underwater visibility in Costa Rica. Large fish, big schools of fish and many pelagic species can be found here.
Explore Costa Rica by watercraft - Go to Coast to Coast (Costa Rica) and click to watch the video.
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