Final Days of the Costa Rica Adventure vacation: zipping to the coast for some surfing and kayaking

After taking the horses part of the way we jumped into a van and headed to the cloudforest mountain town of Monteverde. We would spend an evening here and then take some time to zip through and above the clouds of the cloud forest before making our way to the sunny Pacific Coast beach town of Samara. The ziplines were incredibly impressive with about 10 different zips ranging in distance between 100m to well over 400m. The height of some of the ziplines over the cloud forest provided a perspective of the forest that was truly unique. After completeing our adventurous tour of the cloudforest canopy. We jumped in a van and made our way to Samara, a quaint beach town which is more popular to Costa Rican citizens on vacation, than it is to international tourists.

During day one in Samara we spent a half day paddling to an island bout 1-1.5 miles from the mainland beach. Although quite small the island was infested with hermit crabs, which covered portions of the island and scurried back and forth along the beach. Just off the island's beach there was great snorkeling opportunity various fish including the puffer fish could be seen along and within the reef that surrounded the island.
The sandstone rock formation included great opportunities for bouldering, as well as exploration and relaxing. The kayaking trip was intriguing not only from the interesting natural beauty seen on the water but also the geological formations that could be found on and created this small island.

After spending day one in Samara kayaking we were ready to try a new sport. Jessie's Surf School in Samara was the place to go. They offered us quality instruction and then let us practice surfing the Pacific's waves. Myself and Julia both had very little surf experience but were impressed with the quality of instruction we recieved, which without a doubt did more than attribute a little to our success.

Two hours later our lesson ended and Jessie's surf school invited us to keep the boards for the rest of the day and continue to practice what we had learned. Although neither of us will be joining the pro surf circuit soon evidence of the quality instruction we recieved and the success we had is in the videos and photos seen here.

The day after our surf trip our vacation came to an end but the adventures, cultures, explorations, and quality service we recieved has Pura Vida Adventures excited about sharing these experiences with our clients. Please do not hesitate in contacting us to put together any Costa Rican vacations, wether you want an adventure, naturalist ecotour, family, or romantic vacation we have a trip for you, your family, your friends or your school group.