An exciting horseback ride through pristine forest, pastures and rivers combined with a tour on Costa Rica's most innovating dairy. On the way to the Caribbean lowlands, we will arrive to Sarapiquí town where gentle horses own by Hacienda Pozo Azul will be waiting for us for a great experience. Fruits and refreshments are served on the middle of the way and after this unforgettable ride; a great buffet lunch will be served at Hacienda Pozo Azul Restaurant.

Sarapiquí River is a great choice for a first rafting trip in Costa Rica. Classified as Class III, this river has a lush vegetation where is easy to find many wildlife species as toucans, egrets, anhingas, trogons, parrots and monkeys.

Discover with us the splendor of the rainforest of Costa Rica and experience the great biodiversity of La Tirimbina Biological Reserve, a well-known research and scientific center located in the caribbean lowlands. Several suspension bridges carry visitors through breathtaking river and forest canopy environments. The National Wildlife Refuge offer 8 kilometers on trail, to explore primary and secondary forest. Natural tropical pools invite to swim or wildlife-watching. This 2 hours nature walk is complemented with a boat trip on the Sarapiquí River for enjoy its rich biodiversity.

Zip lines through the tree canopy: Catch your breath while viewing the forest from the treetops, and thrill to the sensation of flying over the magical forest and beautiful Sarapiquí River! This consists in 12 zip lines and 17 platforms with extra safety features like the double cable, double pulley and experienced guides.

The Adventure Combo Tour is a combination of 2 of the most adventurous tours in Costa Rica . The Canopy Tour and the Whitewater Rafting. These 2 activities in just one day. The Canopy Tour has a total of 12 cables and 17 platforms, 7 of which are build on trees between 60 and 90 feet high. This unique experience will take you through a canyon where you start from the edge at the ground and after several tree and ground platforms you end at a landing platform on the ground crossing the canyon 2 or 3 times. The whitewater rafting leaves at the Hacienda's put-in and runs 13 Km . to Chilamate, with an average gradient of 1.2%. It can be run year round and no previous experience is required. Lunch included at the Hacienda Pozo Azul.

In this three-hour activity you will discover the marvels of one of the favorite foods of humankind - chocolate. A plant originating in Mesoamerica with an extraordinarily rich history, cacao, or chocolate, was one of the most important products of the Maya and Aztec, as well as other Central American cultures. The tour includes a guided hike across the Tirimbina suspension bridge to a cacao plantation, as well as to a forested section where you will observe forest species of cacao and how the product originally developed there. During the hike, the natural and cultural history of the cacao tree is explained. Onsite, you will learn about the process by which cacao is processed into chocolate (harvesting, fermentation, drying, milling). There also you may taste different types of chocolate, made from organic chocolate grown by the Association of Amazilla Women of the Caribbean , a group of rural women from Pueblo Nuevo de Guacimo dedicated to the production of organic chocolate.

With the company of a local guide, you will discover the wonders of a tropical rainforest. The tour takes three and a half hours. Several suspension bridges carry visitors through breathtaking river and forest canopy environments. The 860-foot Joan Spector Bridge crosses the Sarapiqui River and Tirimbina Island , and a 370-foot Canopy Walkway allows access to where 90% of the rain forest life thrives: home to thousands of species of plants and animals. The Tirimbina Island abounds with wildlife and secondary forest vegetation. Natural tropical pools invite a swim or wildlife watching.

Costa Rica 's Caribbean slope is best known for its great diversity of birds. About half of the species in Costa Rica dwell in this area. Migratory birds, including warblers and orioles, are found here, as well as the spectacular hawk and vulture migration. Tirimbina Rainforest Center contains 420 species of birds. The reserve's habitats include riverside, island, forest edge, gardens, and others; all having their own characteristic bird species. During a bird walk, visitors explore these different habitats and learn about bird identification, bird behavior, basic and alternate plumage of migratory birds, and conservation. The walk begins at 6 a.m. with birding in the gardens of Tirimbina. Common species that may be seen in this habitat are warblers, orioles, flycatchers, and pigeons. As we continue toward the forest, we cross the longest suspension bridge in Costa Rica which overlooks the Sarapiqui River. This is a great opportunity to see herons, cormorans, kingfishers and sunbitterns. Once in the forest, we will learn about bird sounds and look for species such as trogons, toucans, wrens and tinamous.

With the company of a local guide, you have the opportunity to discover the wonder of the rainforest at night. Sounds, lights and aromas will capture your imagination. In a two and a half hour walk, we investigate nocturnal species such as insects, frogs, toads, and mammals providing a different perspective of the rainforest. We also include mist-netting to observe bats.

Because bats represent 50% of Costa Rican mammals and the 110 Costa Rican species represent 12% of the total bat biodiversity worldwide, we provide the opportunity for our visitors to discover the wonders of this group of mammals. The activity includes a multimedia presentation about the natural history of bats (classification, diversity, adaptations, reproduction, threats, and environmental education) with lots of pictures and information (45 min). Later we apply what we learned by observing live specimens that were previously captured using mist-nets. On average we view between 3 to 6 different species of bats per night. A trained guide provides our visitors with the opportunity to touch the bats, in total security, as well feed them. Finally, we release the bats into the wild again. We also take a short walk (15-30 min) to observe the mist-nets in the field, investigate how to use bat detectors, and describe the process of capturing the bats.