Latin American Escapes

This guided hiking tour begins in Costa Rica’s high southern mountains of the Savegre River watershed and descends to sea level on the beautiful Pacific Coast. For adventurous travelers, this new and unique tour will immerse you in the variety of ecosystems that have made Costa Rica a world famous destination for naturalist travelers. 

You will begin in misty cloud forests dominated by oak trees and members of the avocado family and have an excellent chance to see the legendary quetzal and other birds living in these forests above 10,000 feet elevation.  Then over several days you will descend into lower elevation forests on your journey to the coast where you will encounter wildlife such as sloths, iguanas and monkeys.

En route you will stay in a variety of accommodations and enjoy typical Costa Rican cuisine and gracious hospitality.  Your travels will include travel by foot, 4 x 4 vehicles and rafting.  At the coast, you will relax amidst the incomparable beauty of Manuel Antonio National Park, one of Costa Rica’s jewels of its national park system where lush forests edge cream-colored beaches and the tropical Pacific water is always warm!