Costa Rica is fast becoming one of the world’s top destinations for cycling and mountain biking.
The annual Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica (Tour of Costa Rica) just finished in December. The 12-day-long stage race is Costa Rica’s own version of the world-famous Tour de France, and has been steadily attracting international competitors over the past 40 years. The race crisscrosses the country across towering mountain ranges from sea level to more than 3,000 meters (nearly 10,000 feet high). For 2011, Costa Rica’s own Jose Adrian Bonilla brought home the gold medal.
A quick and easy day trip from Costa Rica’s capitol city of San Jose is to the Botanical Gardens at CATIE (the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) in Turrialba.
Just an hour and a half from the Central Valley, you’ll be in a tropical plantation paradise.
Jardin Botanico at CATIENature lovers, get your cameras ready! Stroll down paths beneath the shade of Costa Rica’s national Guanacaste tree, and under 100-year-old Ceiba trees while you learn their importance in the country’s history and folklore. Delight in viewing giant bromeliads, delicate miniature orchids, bri...
Memphis Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. After that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Upon arrival at the hotel he will check you in and give detailed information concerning your tomorrow’s trip. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: Pyramids Tour
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus - Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional...
7-day exploring the landscape of Vietnam as Ba Be lakes, the Rocky Plateau of Ha Giang..., discovering the culture, customs and daily life of ethnic groups in the remote moutainous region.
Day 1: Hanoi / Ba Be (240 km)
Tour guide & driver pick you up at the hotel. Transfer to Ba Be (240 km) - Bac Can province. Visit Ethnology museum en route to learn more about the ethnic tribes living in the northern mountainous area. Arrive in Ba Be at noon. After lunch take a boat trip to visit Ba Be (three lakes), one of the most beautiful and valuable natural lakes in the world. Dinner and night at a...
The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach Hotel lies just steps away from Lincoln Road- a 10-block, pedestrian esplanade with all the best shopping, dining, nightlife & people watching South Beach has to offer.
San Jose downtown is known for many different features, offering different options for its visitors. The museums and National Theatre make up some of the most important attractions in the area. Right in the downtown within walking distance you can find three different museums; one of them is the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum. The Pre-Columbian Gold Museum exhibits an amazing collection of objects made in gold by the Pre-Columbian inhabitants of Costa Rica. This collection has a total of 1600 pieces that were worked from 500 AD to 1500 AD. The exhibition presents the functions of the pieces an...
I really like Brazil and has visited many beautiful places like Paraty, Iguassu Falls and Viscount of Maua, but I am impressed with a new place. Wondeful! the place is called Serra da Bocaina and it is in Bananal, São Paulo.
I chose the "Pousada da Terra" Inn as accommodation and I was pleased.
Fully isolated to 1,200 meters in a beautiful private forest reserve near the national park of Serra da Bocaina, Their “pousada” is a charming small inn, fully integrated with nature.
Explore their site to learn more about Serra da Bocaina, the comfort of their accommodations, the variety of walks...
Puerto Viejo can be called the main tourist destination of the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. The town is located in Talamanca Canton in the province of Limon, in the southeastern coast of the country, close to the Panamanian border. The magic of this place is a combination of different reasons such as white sand beaches, crystal waters, excellent surf conditions, wide variety of wildlife, great diversity of cultures and one of the most attractive factors: laid-back vibe Caribbean style. Many Puerto Viejo´s visitors have become permanent residents after they fall in love with the area being ...
On Saturday Oct15,2011. It was 12:50pm and I was at the Cuzco airport checking in at the LAN counter for my flight LA 2042 which was to depart at 13:35. I put the luggage on the scale and obtained my boarding pass from the LAN check-in agent. As soon as the check-in agent put the luggage tag sticker on my suitcase, one male was standing behind her and looked as though he was a luggage guy, showed me his police badge and told me they wanted to check my luggage. I agreed thinking it was a routine s...
The Worldwide Rafting Championship 2011 is just around the corner. International teams have been arriving since last week and are already training at the renowned Pacuare River. For third time Costa Rica will be hosting this important event, the first experience came in 1991 as the first World Rafting Championship, then again in 1998. The International Rafting Federation (IRF), main body of the sport chose Pacuare River commemorating the first championship that took place 20 years ago and to promote sustainable practices and ecotourism, in a country known for it. Teams are coming from ov...
Last month took place the World Rafting Championship 2011 in Costa Rica. An event full of adrenaline, mixed emotions and the natural settings that only Costa Rica could have given!
Definitely the rafting championship was an adventure from the beginning to the end. Competitors, staff, public and organizers had the chance to live a once in a lifetime experience. All in all, the Costa Rican flavor and the authentic ¨Pura Vida¨ played hosts of visitors and competitors from 32 different countries.
Teams start arriving weeks before the event inauguration, in order to get familiar with the river...
Last time on the article Body and Mind in balance: Yoga! I had the chance to highlight the number of benefits yoga can bring to our lives and how wonderful is to combine it with a perfect vacation in a secluded paradise beach in Costa Rica as it is Santa Teresa. Santa Teresa beach offers the perfect settings to practice this discipline; this might be the reason why many of the resorts and hotels are getting specialized in bringing options to this kind of guests. Yoga retreats are usually thought on behalf of the purification, healing and relaxation of the people who get immersed into it. Th...
Do things like the Catalans, make a daily little shopping in the city market or just roam around have a drink, a few tapas and meet new local friends. Like any market in this world Barcelona city markets are noisy, busy, colorful and happy. Name it and they have or if not they can have alternatives for your needs from books to food. Stores varied from fashionable to traditional shops that are open everyday.
There are seven famous markets in Barcelona, the Boqueria Market, Mercat de la Concepcio, Mercat de Sant Antoni, Mercat del Encants, Mercat deln Ninot, Mercat Gotic and Mercat Santa Ca...
In Costa Rica you can find many national parks and protected areas; being these, the main tourist highlights of each area. The most visited tourist destinations in the country are very close or into a national park area, for example Manuel Antonio with its national park, Monteverde with the cloud forest reserve and Fortuna with the Arenal Volcano National park. As you can see, one of the main reasons for visiting Costa Rica is the contact with nature and biodiversity offered all over the country. Among the list of national parks in Costa Rica; you can find Poas Volcano National Park in Spa...
The popularity of Barcelona when it comes to natural bounty and historic landmarks is amazing thus it captivates the eyes and the heart of all the tourists that keep coming back every year. The city itself let them feel the merging of two opposite era yet coincide as it reflects the charm, emblematic and stylistic living of the people. This historic place is complemented by the numerous shopping centers, restaurants and hotels in Centre, Barcelona.
Most of the hotels are a combination of modern and classical architecture. Interiors are filled with great paintings of famous...
Manuel Antonio is catalog as one of the main tourist destinations in Costa Rica. One of the most usual itineraries chosen by tourists is the Arenal-Monteverde-Manuel Antonio, having this last one as the perfect choice for their beach part of the trip. This popularity has been gained thanks to the number of elements composing this very favorite destination. First of all, the biodiversity of wildlife is incredible, with the primary and secondary tropical forests and a very large number of animal species, going from birds to the very famous squirrel monkeys. This natural richness followed by ...
