I pretty much spent the majority of my down time this summer planning for the trip that I had anticipated for so long. I wanted everything to be perfect (no surprise if you know me well) and I wanted to get the most out of my time in Costa Rica. So I looked at all of my options, and decided to plan everything independently. It worked out better than I expected. Actually, it was just about flawless :)
Day 1: We arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica at around 1PM. Customs and Immigration were a breeze, and getting to our hotel was even easier. We spent pretty much the rest of the day recovering from the exhausting two red-eye flights.
Day 2: Early morning flight out of Pavas to Tortuguero via Nature Air. These little planes are so much fun!
What an amazing view of an active volcano!
When we arrived in Tortuguero after a 25 minute plane ride, we were greeted by our water taxi driver. Water taxis are the main source of transportation there besides foot :)
Once we arrived in town, we got a delicious breakfast at the Casa Marbella, where we would be staying the following night. We straightened out our tours for the next day, got to hang out with an awesome cat, and walked around for a while until our room at the Rana Roja was ready. We were delighted when we reached the hotel grounds, a very good choice :) We also got to kayak (for free!) in the canals.
Within a few short hours, we spotted some fancy critters such as the Chestnut Mandibled Toucan, Spectacled Caiman, and Collared Aracari just to name a few.
I even got to touch this cutie when it flew into the restaurant because of a bad eye.
All in all our first actual day in Costa Rica went wonderfully smooth. We had no problems and I would definitely go back to the Rana Roja.
Day 1: We arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica at around 1PM. Customs and Immigration were a breeze, and getting to our hotel was even easier. We spent pretty much the rest of the day recovering from the exhausting two red-eye flights.
Day 2: Early morning flight out of Pavas to Tortuguero via Nature Air. These little planes are so much fun!
What an amazing view of an active volcano!
When we arrived in Tortuguero after a 25 minute plane ride, we were greeted by our water taxi driver. Water taxis are the main source of transportation there besides foot :)
Once we arrived in town, we got a delicious breakfast at the Casa Marbella, where we would be staying the following night. We straightened out our tours for the next day, got to hang out with an awesome cat, and walked around for a while until our room at the Rana Roja was ready. We were delighted when we reached the hotel grounds, a very good choice :) We also got to kayak (for free!) in the canals.
Within a few short hours, we spotted some fancy critters such as the Chestnut Mandibled Toucan, Spectacled Caiman, and Collared Aracari just to name a few.
I even got to touch this cutie when it flew into the restaurant because of a bad eye.
All in all our first actual day in Costa Rica went wonderfully smooth. We had no problems and I would definitely go back to the Rana Roja.
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