Manuel Antonio National Park & Curu Wildlife Reserve, Costa Rica
On the last day of our expedition Mother Nature did not fall short, considering all the amazing sightings we had. The morning sun broke the hazy clouds that hung from the mountain forests, and the clear ocean water was bathing the white sand beach that welcomed us to one of the most famous national parks in Costa Rica.
The guests had two options for exploration of the area: the strong hikers went up to a rocky formation look-out point, known as the "tropical stair master", and others opted to take a stroll on the well-named Sloth Valley trail.
The first sighting was a troop of white-faced monkeys which are not quite a troop but more like a gang. They raid the forest ground and canopy leaving nothing behind, eating insects, lizards, fruits, flowers, leaves, tuna sandwiches, cookies and whatever else they find.
Later on, the cutest two-toed sloth poked its head out from its sleeping mode to check us out, but as we were not interesting enough it went back sleep. Sloths need a long time to digest the cellulose within leaves, which is the reason why they rest so often. Aside from the sloths, we spotted black spiny iguanas, yellow-crowned night herons, raccoons, bats and agoutis… and all during the morning!
We left this amazing place only to go to another awesome destination. The Sea Voyager navigated to the northern pacific shore, the Nicoya Peninsula. The afternoon weather could not have been better, a soft breeze and a smooth warm sun framed our visit to a wild life reserve, where howlers and white faced monkey showed up their hanging skills.
All good things come to an end, and all good trips carry great memories. Thanks to all.
On the last day of our expedition Mother Nature did not fall short, considering all the amazing sightings we had. The morning sun broke the hazy clouds that hung from the mountain forests, and the clear ocean water was bathing the white sand beach that welcomed us to one of the most famous national parks in Costa Rica.
The guests had two options for exploration of the area: the strong hikers went up to a rocky formation look-out point, known as the "tropical stair master", and others opted to take a stroll on the well-named Sloth Valley trail.
The first sighting was a troop of white-faced monkeys which are not quite a troop but more like a gang. They raid the forest ground and canopy leaving nothing behind, eating insects, lizards, fruits, flowers, leaves, tuna sandwiches, cookies and whatever else they find.
Later on, the cutest two-toed sloth poked its head out from its sleeping mode to check us out, but as we were not interesting enough it went back sleep. Sloths need a long time to digest the cellulose within leaves, which is the reason why they rest so often. Aside from the sloths, we spotted black spiny iguanas, yellow-crowned night herons, raccoons, bats and agoutis… and all during the morning!
We left this amazing place only to go to another awesome destination. The Sea Voyager navigated to the northern pacific shore, the Nicoya Peninsula. The afternoon weather could not have been better, a soft breeze and a smooth warm sun framed our visit to a wild life reserve, where howlers and white faced monkey showed up their hanging skills.
All good things come to an end, and all good trips carry great memories. Thanks to all.
