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By Laurent Guillot, Founder of Étendues Sauvages: “I first went to Corcovado National Park in February 2000. While many sites have changed, now far more visited than twenty years ago, Corcovado — and particularly the Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge — has remained intact. Hard to reach, the place is exceptionally well preserved, conducive to quiet and to remarkable wildlife encounters. One of my favourite places in Costa Rica!”
Discover this favouriteCosta Rica is without question a remarkable playground for activities at the heart of abundant nature: rafting, canopy tours, horseback riding, surfing, hiking, trekking, water activities, and observing turtles, whales, birds (toucans, macaws, quetzals…), monkeys, coatis, sloths, amphibians, and many other species.
Costa Rica offers exceptional accommodation options, on the Caribbean coast, the Pacific coast, or in the Central Valley. The possibilities are numerous. These properties are remarkably well integrated into their surroundings, whether set in primary rainforest, along a riverbank, or overlooking the ocean. Costa Rica is particularly attentive to nature conservation and pursues a policy aimed at supporting tourism development in the country while preserving the balance between economy, society, and environment. The aim is also to improve the management of natural, cultural, and social resources and to encourage active participation from local communities.
We organise excursions to observe hundreds of waterbirds such as roseate spoonbills, storks, herons, anhingas, cormorants, northern jacanas, and the jabiru (the largest waterbird in the Americas, now threatened with extinction), among many others. Costa Rica is also where you can observe the resplendent quetzal, considered one of the most beautiful tropical birds in the world. It inhabits the cloud forest between 1,500 and 3,000 metres in altitude.
If we had to pick three, it would be Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru.
Costa Rica, because it’s a small country of nature best explored freely, with a rental car. It offers a genuine playground suited to a host of sporting and fun activities. Each day is punctuated by sightings of turtles, whales, noisy tropical wildlife, volcanoes, bubbling hot springs. We love it!
Mexico, and the Yucatan in particular, because it lets you combine culture, nature and beach without covering long distances, with a rental car.
Peru, because it guarantees a trip punctuated by cultural and sporting activities. And walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu will stay etched in your memory forever.