Hey you guys it's Phoebe here from Little Grey Box with Matt behind the camera
and on this channel, we share with you all of our experiences and tips help you travel well
and in today's episode, I'm going to be sharing with you some of our favourite
things to do in Costa Rica. Now if you don't already be sure to subscribe right
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But let's dive right in
A visit to Costa Rica is all about the beautiful lush jungle scenery making the most of the
great outdoors and seeing as many animals as possible so all of the places
and tips I'm gonna share with you today are going to help you do just that
Starting with the Tortuguero National Park now this place is located on the
Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and it's here that Matt and I did an incredible
boat trip through the canals and it was honestly a highlight from our trip and
an incredible way to start our time in Costa Rica onboard our boat ride we got
to spot so many animals. Cayman, a huge variety of birds, sloths
a number of different kinds of monkeys we even got to see some turtle
hatchlings on the beach you guys
Our whole time there was fantastic and it
felt like we had arrived in a completely different part of the world
Now Matt and I did a tour with the guys at Intrepid Travel and having our tour leader
Eddie with us was just incredible thanks to him we got to learn so much more than we would have otherwise
A lush jungle landscape renowned for its vibrant
turquoise waters, Rio Celeste is another must visit spot for some awesome
outdoor adventures. Now it's here that Matt and I had a whole lot of fun in the
great outdoors we got to do this great hiking trail through the jungle we went
up to this beautiful waterfall which was just awesome again we got to spot loads
of birds and again another sloth which was really really cool but by far the
highlight of our time in Rio Celeste was our tubing experience... it was so much fun
Matt and me and our tour mates were all bumping
down these rapids laughing, joking falling out, being pushed off the rocks
by the guys, honestly, I'm smiling now thinking about it
and at the time my cheeks were hurting and my stomach was hurting from
laughing so much, it was definitely a highlight of our trip and something I highly, highly recommend
The second you see it the Arenal Volcano just kind of takes
your breath away now Matt and I spent a couple of days in La Fortuna
making the absolute most of this beautiful beautiful landscape
We started at the Mystico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park with our amazing local guide Indira
she taught us so much about the local ecosystem and even the history of
Costa Rica's ecotourism. Not only that but we got to spot some really cool animals we
got to see some Hummingbirds, some snakes and even some really cute little bats
Next up we headed to the La Fortuna Waterfall which was exactly the kind of
experience I had always been hoping to have in Costa Rica. The Waterfall was huge
and it was just an awesome way to spend a couple of hours finally we decided to
check out the lovely hot springs which afforded us awesome views of the volcano
in the background and a nice warm cozy spot to sit with a nice cold beer
In Monteverde, we got to experience Costa Rica's mountain ranges and explore the
sensational Cloud Forest now you guys if you have ever been to Gardens by the Bay
in Singapore, even just heard of their Cloud Forest this is what it's modelled after
Now not only did we get to see and explore the Cloud Forest we also got to
do a few adventure activities and one that Matt has wanted to do forever was a
Costa Rican zipline and it was so much fun we went down to a 100% Aventura
to do the country's longest zipline and their Tarzan Swing and it was epic
we were smiling, laughing, cheering whooping the whole time and one
thing I want to say is, you have to do it because out 70-year-old tour mates did it
it and if they can do it anyone can do it so no excuses
another highlight for me was our Horse Trek with the guys at Horse Trek Monteverde
probably one of the best trail rides I have ever done, their horses are so well loved
the guy who runs it is so passionate he even took us out for beers afterwards
After spending so much time in the mountains and the jungles we were really
excited to get to the beaches so we headed to Quepos
located on Costa Rica's Central Pacific Coast Oh my gosh this area is so beautiful
Now Matt made most of all the surf we also got to do this great
kayaking experience where we explored the mangroves spotted wildlife and of
course learnt all about the ecosystem there but probably the thing that this
area is most famous for is the Manuel Antonio National Park now out of all the
National Parks and kind of those jungle eco-areas that we visited this one was
by far the most popular there were loads of tourists there but there's a good
reason for that. The abundance of wildlife is just ridiculous
We spotted so many birds, so many different kinds of monkeys and
loads of sloths so if you wanted to be sure that you were going to see wildlife
and you could only visit one spot this is probably it. You guys we even got to see a
baby sloth which is really cool and of course like I said we made the most of
the beaches Matt and I headed down for some sunset drinks there are some great
bars and restaurants located along there so if you do love the seaside
I recommend this spot for sure
So you guys, have you ever thought of visiting Costa Rica before?
or have you had the chance to visit and you have some great tips to share with us?
If you do please let me know in the comments right now
and if you are planning a trip to Costa Rica we have got some great free travel guides
over on the website and of course you can watch our entire Costa Rica
series right here on YouTube we will have both of those linked below for you guys
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Love ya!
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