Costa Cruises

Best Cruises in Costa Rica

Posted by CostaRica | Costa Cruises | Posted on January 19th, 2010

Costa Rica has become a real magnet for those travelers who are concerned about the environment, and are lovers of the tropics. The country has a special charm that captivates everyone who comes here, and which makes them to return back again and again. If you wish to experience its charm and the beauty, then the most suitable place to take the cruise is here.

Costa Rica is shored by the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, which allows to fully enjoy the cruises during the trip. It’s no wonder that the best cruise to Central America is along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.

You can enjoy a cruise to the islands of Tortuga and Punta Coral in the Pacific Ocean or to organize a sailing cruise from Manuel Antonio in Quepos, or in Guanacaste. Depending on where you wish to rest you may enjoy Costa cruises watching the dolphins, various species of fish and other marine inhabitants.

Cocos Island
Cocos is the perfect place, almost indescribable, where the island is stretched for 600 miles along the Pacific coast. There are about 200 waterfalls on the island, and the area which it occupies is only about 35km. You can practice diving with huge flocks of sharks, large ramps, turtles, guinea pigs, tuna, white, and even whale sharks.

Corcovado National Park
The natural beauty and the rumors of hidden treasures, for which this territory is being hunted for centuries, make it an ideal place to visit.
The park covers an area of 545 sq/km of pristine of rainy forests on the remote of Osa Peninsula in south-eastern coast. Corcovado forests represent one of the most complex ecosystems on the planet with their many endemic species. Huge trunks of trees hung with vines and epiphytes rise up to 45-75 meters.

Manuel Antonio National Park
Manuel Antonio National Park is famous for its numerous birds and the wildlife. This is one of the smallest national parks of Costa Rica, it is about 7 sq/km. Manuel Antonio is proud for its beautiful beaches with the white coral sand. Islands of Manuel Antonio are heavenly gorgeous, it’s a suitable place of mating and nesting for birds such as frigate, an American brown pelican, brown booby, white ibis and darter. Flora and fauna consists of tridactylous sloths, white-necked capuchin, howler and anteaters, as well as tiger herons, long-tailed parrot, and American pygmy kingfisher which is the smallest kingfisher on the continent.

Punta Coral
Island Punta Coral is a private reserved area of 12 hectares, home to wide wildlife which is located in one of the grounds of tropical dry forests.