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Be prepared
to get muddy and wet on this tour - here we are in the heart
of the rainforest: it rains a lot, the ground is muddy and
the tractor ride is most adventurous. But - this experience
will make you forget everything else...
 Rara
Avis is a remote virgin forest area of more than 2,471 acres
at the eastern side of the Braulio Carillo National Park and
is protected by a private initiative. The biological research
station is an excellent example that the rainforest can be
made economically productive and so be saved from destruction.
In Rara Avis, more than 330 different kinds of birds have
been discovered, and besides innumerable kinds of bromeliad,
orchids and lianas you are most likely to see monkeys, anteaters
and coatimundis. Though you may spot tracks of tapirs and
jungle cats, these animals are hardly to be seen, since the
huge forest area gives them enough space to withdraw from
„invaders".
We have a very
early departure from San José, passing through the Braulio
Carillo National Park, on the way to Horquetas.
  From
here, it takes the tractor of the research station about 4
hours for the 10 mile muddy path. Far away from civilization,
in the middle of the rainforest, you will stay in a simple,
rustic jungle lodge near a waterfall.
Together with a naturalist guide, you experience the diversity
of the jungle on different trails and may take a refreshing
swim in the crystal clear pool of the waterfall.
After lunch on
the 3rd day, the tractor takes you back to Horquetas; departure
to San José from there. (Late evening arrival).
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