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Published: November 22nd 2011
We made the decision early on to blitz through Costa Rica, just picking out some highlights. Though beautiful, it's comparatively expensive compared to the rest of CAm and after two weeks in the Corn Islands we had our fill of beautiful beaches.
Along with Mike we traveled a couple of hours up into the hills of
Monteverde which is renowned for it's pristine Cloud Forests and abundance of birds and other animals, and famed for a host of outdoor activities including ziplining, hiking and canyoning. The change in temperature was remarkable, having just come from the Pacific Coast, we suddenly found ourselves digging out jackets and long pants to keep warm as the thick mists descended upon us.
We came here to go ziplining in the Monteverde Cloud Forest. We chose Salvatura as it has 3km of zipline cables, with 18 platforms, bridges and a tarzan swing and is the only park located in the Primary Forest. While it was an entirely different experience to our amazing Laos Gibbon Experience a few years ago, the final zipline, a 1km tandem "Flight of the Quetzal" located 100km above the tree canopy was comparable. We managed to shoot some video which
you can see
/"> here , (it's a bit dodgy but you get the idea!) Unfortunately it rained a lot when we walked through the forest, so no wildlife was spotted (and miserable weather in general the whole time we were in MV). The tarzan swing at the end topped off the experience - you can check out the
Dona
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Your videos were fantastic! I especially loved the Tarzan swing and can't wait to hear about your adventures in Panama. Much love from Victoria, BC!