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ADVENTURE PACKAGE HELICONIA ISLAND

Price on demand.

Day 1: Free welcoming drink at arrival
NIGHT TOUR ON HELICONIA ISLAND
Walking through the garden and the trails with a flash light, is exciting. Different animals can be seen which only are active in the dark, like opossums, kinkajous, armadillos, frogs and insects.
In stead of doing the night tour, our guests can have the day tour if they prefer this.
The day tour, through “the most beautiful garden of Costa Rica” (as mentioned in the Lonely Planet) is given by Carolien.
As the name says, Heliconia Island is a 5 acre, nicely designed botanical garden with most heliconias and a lot of other plants and trees. There are also two pieces of jungle with a trail through them. The bird list of the island counts 230 species, what makes Heliconia island a real birdwatchers paradise. You can also see howler monkeys, sloths, poison dart frogs, iguanas and other animals.

Day 2: RAFTING ON THE SARAPIQUI RIVER OR CANOPY TOUR
Discover the beautiful river while admiring the rainforest. Challenge the rapids in different classes, together with the bilingual and professional guides.
To do a canopy tour is an amazing experience. It consist a 14 zip-line adventure from which you can enjoy incredible passages through the rainforest. You will cross the Sarapiqui River two times! The guides are experienced and the equipment has the highest quality.



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ADVENTURE PACKAGE HELICONIA ISLAND

Prices on demand.

Day 1: Free welcoming drink at arrival
NIGHT TOUR ON HELICONIA ISLAND
Walking through the garden and the trails with a flash light, is exciting. Different animals can be seen which only are active in the dark, like opossums, kinkajous, armadillos, frogs and insects.
In stead of doing the night tour, our guests can have the day tour if they prefer this.
The day tour, through “the most beautiful garden of Costa Rica” (as mentioned in the Lonely Planet) is given by Carolien.
As the name says, Heliconia Island is a 5 acre, nicely designed botanical garden with most heliconias and a lot of other plants and trees. There are also two pieces of jungle with a trail through them. The bird list of the island counts 230 species, what makes Heliconia island a real birdwatchers paradise. You can also see howler monkeys, sloths, poison dart frogs, iguanas and other animals.

Day 2: RAFTING ON THE SARAPIQUI RIVER OR CANOPY TOUR
Discover the beautiful river while admiring the rainforest. Challenge the rapids in different classes, together with the bilingual and professional guides.
To do a canopy tour is an amazing experience. It consist a 14 zip-line adventure from which you can enjoy incredible passages through the rainforest. You will cross the Sarapiqui River two times! The guides are experienced and the equipment has the highest quality.

Day 3: HORSEBACK RIDE
You can discover different parts of the area from the back of a horse. You will ride through dense rainforest, pastures and rivers. The horses are calm and friendly, so this tour means also joy for inexperienced riders.









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ADVENTURE PACKAGE HELICONIA ISLAND

Prices on demand.

Day 1: Free welcoming drink at arrival
NIGHT TOUR ON HELICONIA ISLAND
Walking through the garden and the trails with a flash light, is exciting. Different animals can be seen which only are active in the dark, like opossums, kinkajous, armadillos, frogs and insects.
In stead of doing the night tour, our guests can have the day tour if they prefer this.
The day tour, through “the most beautiful garden of Costa Rica” (as mentioned in the Lonely Planet) is given by Carolien.
As the name says, Heliconia Island is a 5 acre, nicely designed botanical garden with most heliconias and a lot of other plants and trees. There are also two pieces of jungle with a trail through them. The bird list of the island counts 230 species, what makes Heliconia island a real birdwatchers paradise. You can also see howler monkeys, sloths, poison dart frogs, iguanas and other animals.

Day 2: RAFTING ON THE SARAPIQUI RIVER OR CANOPY TOUR
Discover the beautiful river while admiring the rainforest. Challenge the rapids in different classes, together with the bilingual and professional guides.
To do a canopy tour is an amazing experience. It consist a 14 zip-line adventure from which you can enjoy incredible passages through the rainforest. You will cross the Sarapiqui River two times! The guides are experienced and the equipment has the highest quality.

Day 3: HORSEBACK RIDE
You can discover different parts of the area from the back of a horse. You will ride through dense rainforest, pastures and rivers. The horses are calm and friendly, so this tour means also joy for inexperienced riders.

Day 4: BOATTRIP FROM HELICONIA ISLAND
Float downstream with a guide on an inflatable boat for a 3 hour tour through nature. You will paddle while seeing iguanas, monkeys and a lot of birds. It is possible to see crocodiles.
The tour goes towards Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, where you will be picked up by car.



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NATURE PACKAGE HELICONIA ISLAND

Prices on demand.

Day 1: Free welcoming drink at arrival
GUIDED TOUR ON HELICONIA ISLAND
This tour, through “the most beautiful garden of Costa Rica” (as mentioned in the Lonely Planet) is given by Carolien.
As the name says, Heliconia Island is a 5 acre, nicely designed botanical garden with most heliconias and a lot of other plants and trees. There are also two pieces of jungle with a trail through them. The bird list of the island counts 230 species, what makes Heliconia island a real birdwatchers paradise. You can also see howler monkeys, sloths, poison dart frogs, iguanas and other animals.

Day 2: LA SELVA BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION
This place is on the edge of Braulio Carrillo National Park, a biological research spot, in the rainforest, for biologists and students from around the world. In a three-hour guided walk on paved paths, you get interesting information about the fauna and flora which are abundant.

VISIT “FROGSHEAVEN”
On a local farm, the owners developed the perfect habitats for different frog species of Costa Rica. The frogs don’t live in captivity in this way. Some species are hard to find in daytime, like the glass frog and the “must see frog” of Costa Rica, the red eyed tree frog, so these species can be seen here in a frog house. If wanted, people can get more information about the live of farmers and visit the heart of palm plantation. Different fruits can be tasted and more animals can be seen, like different bird species, lizards, turtles and caimans. About 16 orchid species grow in the trees.





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NATURE PACKAGE HELICONIA ISLAND

Prices on demand.

Day 1: Free welcoming drink at arrival
GUIDED TOUR ON HELICONIA ISLAND
This tour, through “the most beautiful garden of Costa Rica” (as mentioned in the Lonely Planet) is given by Carolien.
As the name says, Heliconia Island is a 5 acre, nicely designed botanical garden with most heliconias and a lot of other plants and trees. There are also two pieces of jungle with a trail through them. The bird list of the island counts 230 species, what makes Heliconia island a real birdwatchers paradise. You can also see howler monkeys, sloths, poison dart frogs, iguanas and other animals.

Day 2: LA SELVA BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION
This place is on the edge of Braulio Carrillo National Park, a biological research spot, in the rainforest, for biologists and students from around the world. In a three-hour guided walk on paved paths, you get interesting information about the fauna and flora which are abundant.

VISIT “FROGSHEAVEN”
On a local farm, the owners developed the perfect habitats for different frog species of Costa Rica. The frogs don’t live in captivity in this way. Some species are hard to find in daytime, like the glass frog and the “must see frog” of Costa Rica, the red eyed tree frog, so these species can be seen here in a frog house. If wanted, people can get more information about the live of farmers and visit the heart of palm plantation. Different fruits can be tasted and more animals can be seen, like different bird species, lizards, turtles and caimans. About 16 orchid species grow in the trees.

Day 3: TIRIMBINA RAINFOREST WITH CHOCOLATE TOUR
In this beautiful piece of rainforest, where some hanging bridges bring you into the jungle, you can join the chocolate tour. See and taste how the cacao fruit is deformed into pure chocolate. This is fun for people of every age and it is possible to do a hiking in the jungle before or after the chocolate tour, yourself.





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NATURE PACKAGE HELICONIA ISLAND

Prices on demand.

Day 1: Free welcoming drink at arrival
GUIDED TOUR ON HELICONIA ISLAND
This tour, through “the most beautiful garden of Costa Rica” (as mentioned in the Lonely Planet) is given by Carolien.
As the name says, Heliconia Island is a 5 acre, nicely designed botanical garden with most heliconias and a lot of other plants and trees. There are also two pieces of jungle with a trail through them. The bird list of the island counts 230 species, what makes Heliconia island a real birdwatchers paradise. You can also see howler monkeys, sloths, poison dart frogs, iguanas and other animals.

Day 2: LA SELVA BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION
This place is on the edge of Braulio Carrillo National Park, a biological research spot, in the rainforest, for biologists and students from around the world. In a three-hour guided walk on paved paths, you get interesting information about the fauna and flora which are abundant.

VISIT “FROGSHEAVEN”
On a local farm, the owners developed the perfect habitats for different frog species of Costa Rica. The frogs don’t live in captivity in this way. Some species are hard to find in daytime, like the glass frog and the “must see frog” of Costa Rica, the red eyed tree frog, so these species can be seen here in a frog house. If wanted, people can get more information about the live of farmers and visit the heart of palm plantation. Different fruits can be tasted and more animals can be seen, like different bird species, lizards, turtles and caimans. About 16 orchid species grow in the trees.

Day 3: TIRIMBINA RAINFOREST WITH CHOCOLATE TOUR
In this beautiful piece of rainforest, where some hanging bridges bring you into the jungle, You can join the chocolate tour. See and taste how the cacao fruit is deformed into pure chocolate. This is fun for people of every age and it is possible to do a hiking in the jungle before or after the chocolate tour, yourself.

Day 4: GUIDED TOUR IN NATIONAL PARK BRAULIO CARILLO
Braulio Carillo is a 44.000 hectares national park of virgin rainforest. Coming into the park is like entering a new world. A walk in the park is an adventure. The guide gives explanation of the rich diversity of the flora and fauna.





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