Adventures in Nature: Costa Rica (Adventures in Nature : Costa Rica)

By Ree Strange Sheck

An emphasis on environmentally friendly adventures in national parks, wild refuges, biological reserves, and private nature reserves With Adventures in Nature: Costa Rica, you'll get top choices instead of a long, comprehensive list that leaves you wondering which way to turn for environmentally friendly adventure. You'll find a wide variety of accommodation and dining options, along with lots of maps that make it easy to organize your trip and locate where you want to go once you arrive in Costa Rica. Plus, you'll get an explanation of the country's new "green seal" for tourist-related businesses, with details on how to find out which hotels and private reserves have earned it. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566912423
• ISBN13: 9781566912426
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Rick Steves
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent guide

It's been many years since we traveled to Costa Rica, but the nature preserves we remember best are well described in this current, and useful guide. We especially recommend the inns at Monteverdi--a long, five hour drive up a dusty, mountain road, and worth every second, every pothole and every rut--and Drake Bay at the amazing reserve in Corcovado. From all appearances, all the other highlights of a nature adventure...

one of the two best

This book along with the coffee-table tome "Costa Rica : The Last Country the Gods Made" should be owned by anyone who loves Costa Rica, even if they think they despise natural history monologues as too narrow in their scope of a country. This book's spirit is undeniable.

The best book for nature lovers

Ree Strange Sheck does an excellent job describing lodges, locations, activities, and nature. I work in nature travel and use this book often. I highly recommend it for anyone planning a trip to Costa Rica who is interested in experiencing the beauty of this amazing country.

Natural History Tourism At Its Best

Costa Rica has it all--volcanoes, rainforests, beaches, cosmopolitan cities, whitewater rivers, and a rich tapestry of cultures--and so does this guidebook. Ree Sheck has done a terrific job of focusing on what's best about this amazing country, particularly with respect to its natural history, parks, and wildlife. There's a lot of information about hotels, restaurants, services, and transportation -- certainly enough for...

Great Book!

Hi I am worjing at ILISA Spanish language institute in San Jose, Costa Rica and I just want to let you know that this book helps our students a lot by giving them helpful information and by arranging their travel plans for the weekends. Thanks!