EcoVentures Travel
Safaris and nature tours for discriminating individuals

Sarapiquí River white water rafting class II and III
The Sarapiquí River is known as the scenic river of Costa Rica’s tropical rain forest, with 35 km through forest reserves, stunning views and full of enjoyment for all. A first section with 11 Km. of truly white waters rapids class IV, for the expert and physically fitted ; the 13 Km of Classes II and III for  beginners and intermediates ; and the lower Safari section for nature enjoyment at its fullest. Hacienda Pozo Azul offers all sections. This tour leaves at the Hacienda facilities and runs 13 Km. Very safe with several accesses throughout the tour and constant communication with the base; it can be run year round.  Chance to change clothes upon request.

Includes:  Transportation from Selva Verde Lodge, La Quinta Lodge, Tirimbina Hotel &  Hotel Neotropico, certified, experienced  guides and top of the line equipment
Meals:  Fresh local fruits by the river at a swimming spot
Duration: 2 ½ hours
Minimun age: 9 years old / If younger we will run class II only
What to bring:  Shorts, tennis shoes or rubber sole sandals, t-shirt and bathing suit and camera!

For round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort you need to add   $13.00 (net  rate).  From El Silencio Lodge please add  $31.00 (net) and from Peace Lodge please add $ 23.00 (net). All rates are per person.

Pozo Azul  horseback ride
Horses are our specialty, we have raised them for generations and  have selected  for you, horses of certified good health, strong, and well trained.   There are many internal trails and solitary back roads in the area. Just  what you would like for real adventure on a horse. We provide the ideal route and length of ride for you, trained guides with radio communication will provide a safer ride on this beautiful and wild scenery, for an unforgettable experience.

Duration:  Half day
Includes:  Transportation  from Selva Verde Lodge, La Quinta Lodge, Tirimbina Hotel &  Hotel Neotropico. wrangler, horse and equipment.
Meals:  Cold fresh fruits and water in a privileged spot.
Minimum age:  6 yrs old.
What to bring: Long pants, tennis shoes or boots, sun lotion, repellent rain coat and camera!.

For round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort you need to add   $13.00 (net  rate).  From El Silencio Lodge please add  $ 31.00 (net) and from Peace Lodge please add $ 23.00 (net). All rates are per person.

Pozo Azul canopy tour
Zip through the tree top canopy in a beautiful jungle setting  with experienced guides and safety features.  There are 12 zip lines and 15 platforms with extra safety features like the double cable and double pulley on each zip line, and railing on all platforms. Refreshments with fruits and water in the way.   We save the best for the last:  Ending with a 900 ft cable crossing the beautiful Sarapiquí River canyon.

Duration: From 1 ½  to 2 hours
Includes:  Transportation from Selva Verde Lodge, La Quinta Lodge, Tirimbina Hotel &  Hotel Neotropico  canopy guides and equipment.
Meals:  Refreshments with fruits and water in the way.
Minimum age:  6 yrs old.
Duration:  2 hours
What to bring: Long pants, secure shoes, camera, binoculars, sun lotion, repellent and raincoat.

For round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort you need to add   $13.00 (net  rate).  From El Silencio Lodge please add  $31.00 (net) and from Peace Lodge please add $ 23.00 (net). All rates are per person.

Pozo Azul rappelling tour(descending on ropes)
Enjoy of the rappelling tour descending with safety ropes and equipment.  This is a 90-feet wall on the Sarapiquí River canyon with a spectacular view of the confluence of the Sarapiquí and Pozo Azul Rivers.  Every rappel is assisted by two guides, one managing the safety line and a second one belaying the main line to assure 100% safety. For your first descend we offer a guide next to you doing coaching. (optional).  You may repeat the rappel up to three times

Includes: Transportation  from Selva Verde Lodge, La Quinta Lodge, Tirimbina Hotel &  Hotel Neotropico, lesson of basics and safety instructions, first class equipment and trained guides
Meals: Fruits and water
Minimum age:  12 years old
What to bring:  Long pants, secure shoes, camera, binoculars, sun lotion & repellent.

For round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort you need to add   $13.00 (net  rate).  From El Silencio Lodge please add  $ 31.00 (net) and from Peace Lodge please add $ 23.00 (net). All rates are per person.

Pozo Azul Adventure COMBO 1  
(Horseback + canopy tour )

Minimum age: 6 years old.
Includes:  Transportation from Selva Verde Lodge, La Quinta Lodge, Tirimbina Hotel &  Hotel Neotropico, instructions and safety rules presentation previous all activities, and experience guides.  A non guided visit to the Butterfly garden is optional.
Meals:  Fruit snacks &  Lunch
Duration:  Half day

For round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort you need to add   $13.00 (net  rate).  From El Silencio Lodge please add  $ 31.00 (net) and from Peace Lodge please add $ 23.00 (net). All rates are per person.

Pozo Azul Adventure COMBO  2
(Zipline canopy tour + Sarapiqui River rafting class II-III)

Minimum age:  6 years old.
Includes:  Transportation from Selva Verde Lodge, La Quinta Lodge, Tirimbina Hotel &  Hotel Neotropico, instructions and safety rules presentation previous all activities, and experience guides.  A non guided visit to the Butterfly garden is optional.
Meals:  Fruit snacks &  Lunch
Duration:  Half day

For round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort you need to add   $13.00 (net  rate).  From El Silencio Lodge please add  $ 31.00 (net) and from Peace Lodge please add $ 23.00 (net). All rates are per person.

Pozo Azul  Adventure COMBO  3
(Horseback riding + Sarapiqui River rafting class II-III)

Minimum age: 9 years old
Includes:  Transportation from Selva Verde Lodge, La Quinta Lodge, Tirimbina Hotel &  Hotel Neotropico, instructions and safety rules presentation previous all activities, and experience guides.  A non guided visit to the Butterfly garden is optional.
Meals:  Fruit snacks &  Lunch
Duration:  Half day

For round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort you need to add   $13.00 (net  rate).  From El Silencio Lodge please add  $ 31.00 (net) and from Peace Lodge please add $ 23.00 (net). All rates are per person.

Super Adventure Combo
(Horseback riding + canopy tour + Sarapiqui rafting class II-III)

Duration: Full  day 
Minimum age:  9 years old.
Includes:  Transportation from Selva Verde Lodge, La Quinta Lodge, Tirimbina Hotel &  Hotel Neotropico, instructions and safety rules presentation previous all activities, and experience guides.  A non guided visit to the Butterfly garden is optional.
Meals:  Fruit snacks &  Lunch

For round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort you need to add   $13.00 (net  rate).  From El Silencio Lodge please add  $ 31.00 (net) and from Peace Lodge please add $ 23.00 (net). All rates are per person.

Combo Safari
(Horseback ride + walking tour + safari floating tour class I-II)

Duration: Full  day 
Minimum age:  6  years old
Includes:  Transportation from Selva Verde Lodge, La Quinta Lodge, Tirimbina Hotel &  Hotel Neotropico, instructions and safety rules presentation previous all activities, and experience guides.  A non guided visit to the Butterfly garden is optional.
Meals:  Fruit snacks &  Lunch

For round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort you need to add   $13.00 (net  rate).  From El Silencio Lodge please add  $ 31.00 (net) and from Peace Lodge please add $ 23.00 (net). All rates are per person.

La Tirimbina guided walk
Hike the trails of the Reserve for 2–3 hours with a trained naturalist guide to help uncover and interpret the secrets of the tropical rainforest. Discover wildlife hideouts, learn rainforest natural history, and hike some of the more remote trails of the Reserve.

Guided tours are offered from 8–11am and 2–5pm, all days. Reservations are required. Times other than those indicated may be accommodated by calling.

Includes:  Transportation  from La Quinta, Selva Verde & Hacienda Pozo Azul ,  tour and guide on site.

(*) For  round transportation  from La Selva  Biological Station please add  $ 10.00 per person. 
(**)   For  round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort please add  $ 45.00 per person.
(***) For round transportation from Hacienda La Isla please add $ 70.00 per person.

What to bring: Closed-toed shoes or boots, water, insect repellent, poncho or umbrella, binoculars, flashlight and camera.

La Tirimbina bird watching tour
Costa Rica is privileged to have one of the highest diversity of birds in the world. With approximately 875 species, it ranks 23rd in the world. This represents more bird species than the United States and Canada combined, which together have an area 378 times the size of Costa Rica!  This country is also an important migration site, especially for species traveling from North America.

Join us on this 4-hour tour where you will become familiar with the great variety of bird fauna found in this country.  You will have the help of a naturalist guide who is knowledgeable of the most common bird species in the Sarapiqui area, which represent more than 54% of all birds found in Costa Rica!

The Bird Tour is offered from 6:00 a.m–10:00 a.m, all days. Reservations are required.
Includes:  Tour and guide

Meals: Continental breakfast

Includes:  Transportation  from La Quinta, Selva Verde & Hacienda Pozo Azul ,  tour and guide on site.

(*) For  round transportation  from La Selva  Biological Station please add  $ 10.00 per person. 
(**)   For  round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort please add  $ 45.00 per person. 
(***) For round transportation from Hacienda La Isla please add $ 70.00 per person.

What to bring: Closed-toed shoes or boots, water, insect repellent, poncho or umbrella, binoculars, flashlight and camera.

Chocolate Tour (La Tirimbina)
The Chocolate Tour begins by taking you across La Tirimbina popular suspension bridge to a former cacao-tree (Theobroma cacao) plantation (around 25 minutes), as well as through a forested section where you will observe how the product originally developed there. 

During the walk, you will be exposed to the natural and cultural history of the cacao tree and, upon reaching the plantation, a TRC guide will reveal the secrets of transforming cacao fruit into chocolate. You’ll see the chocolate-making process first-hand and even have the opportunity to treat your taste buds to organic rainforest chocolate! After the tour, you can visit La Tirimbina gift shop to purchase some organic cacao chocolate bars made by a group of local women from Pueblo Nuevo de Guácimo, Limón.

This tour is not designed as a visit to a chocolate factory. The idea is to show the natural process that was used since the beginning of the domestication of this plant, that includes harvesting, fermentation, drying, milling of the seeds, to develop the final product we consume nowadays. Thus, we have the help of two women that portray the whole crafting process while the guide delivers the historical and theoretical facts about it.

Includes:  Transportation  from La Quinta, Selva Verde & Hacienda Pozo Azul ,  tour and guide on site.

(*) For  round transportation  from La Selva  Biological Station please add  $ 10.00 per person. 
(**)   For  round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort please add  $ 45.00 per person. 
(***) For round transportation from Hacienda La Isla please add $ 70.00 per person.

What to bring: Closed-toed shoes or boots, water, insect repellent, poncho or umbrella, binoculars, flashlight and camera.

Frog tour (La Tirimbina)
Costa Rica ranks 14th in the world for amphibian species, with a total of 180.  The Sarapiqui area is located on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, which represents almost half (46%) of the total species found in the country.  Costa Rica is home to many incredible, unique species found nowhere else.

The Frog Tour consists of a multimedia presentation on the natural history of amphibians.  Later, visitors take a short walk (30–40 min.) to the outer edges of the Tirimbina rainforest to visit a small pond.  A trained guide will provide a safe environment for close contact with the species that are found, while learning about their adaptations and way of life.

The Frog Tour is offered from 7:30 p.m–9:30 p.m, all days. Reservations are required until 5:00pm.

Includes:  Transportation  from La Quinta, Selva Verde & Hacienda Pozo Azul ,  tour and guide on site.

(*) For  round transportation  from La Selva  Biological Station please add  $ 10.00 per person. 
(**)   For  round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort please add  $ 45.00 per person. 
(***) For round transportation from Hacienda La Isla please add $ 70.00 per person.

What to bring: Closed-toed shoes or boots, water, insect repellent, poncho or umbrella, binoculars, flashlight and camera.

Night Bat Tour (La Tirimbina)
Did you know that bats represent 50% (110 species) of Costa Rican mammals?  We invite you to enhance your education, dispel myths you may have heard about these wonderful mammals, and enjoy this adventure into the world of the bats.

TRC will provide a multi-media presentation on the history of bats, their classification system, diversity, adaptations, reproduction methods, threats, and more.  And for the most popular part of the Bat Tour, a trained guide will provide visitors a safe opportunity to touch, feed and release safely captured bats.

Visitors can also take a short guided walk (15–30 min.) to see the mist nets used to gently catch these creatures.  The bats are kept for less than 2 hours and the professional methods used assure the well-being of the animals. 

Bat Tours are offered from 7:30 p.m–9:30 pm, all days. Reservations are required until  5:00 pm.

Includes:  Transportation  from La Quinta, Selva Verde & Hacienda Pozo Azul ,  tour and guide on site.

(*) For  round transportation  from La Selva  Biological Station please add  $ 10.00 per person. 
(**)   For  round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort please add  $ 45.00 per person. 
(***) For round transportation from Hacienda La Isla please add $ 70.00 per person.

What to bring: Closed-toed shoes or boots, water, insect repellent, poncho or umbrella, binoculars, flashlight and camera.

Night walk Tour (La Tirimbina)
With a naturalist as your guide, take a walk by the light of the moon and discover the wonders of the nighttime rainforest, when most wildlife species are active.

The Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) and Web-Footed Frog (Rana vaillanti), nocturnal species, are common discoveries on Night Walks.  During this 2-hour walk, you will learn about the natural history of different rainforest species, with a focus on nocturnal species such as: frogs, insects, spiders, sloths, kinkajous, porcupines, opossums, and others, revealing a completely different perspective of the rainforest.

The Night Walk is offered from 7:30 p.m–9:30 p.m, all days. Reservations are required until 5:00pm.

Includes:  Transportation  from La Quinta, Selva Verde & Hacienda Pozo Azul ,  tour and guide on site.

(*) For  round transportation  from La Selva  Biological Station please add  $ 10.00 per person. 
(**)   For  round transportation  from Sueño Azul Resort please add  $ 45.00 per person. 
(***) For round transportation from Hacienda La Isla please add $ 70.00 per person.

What to bring: Closed-toed shoes or boots, water, insect repellent, poncho or umbrella, binoculars, flashlight and camera.

La Selva (OTS) Hike
Half day and full day guided walks schedule daily at 8:00am and 1:30pm. Excellent bilingual naturalists lead the walks that give a glimpse of the leading-edge research conducted at La Selva as well as the Natural History of the Tropical Rain Forest. A maximum group size is 12 people per guide. Each walk is approximately 3 1/2 hours, principally on cement or wood trails suitable for people of all ages. Some trails are accessible for the physically challenged.

Includes: Entrance fee at La Selva OTS  and guided  tour. /Transportation from nearby hotels:  Upon request.Duration: half day/full day