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can anyone send me some info about the tours from jaco the zip line is what we are looking for and in the rainforest...thanks so much
back in costa in a month and might actually do something different for one afternoon....thanks alan

Do a web search on the chiclets canopy tour. I believe they are the closest one to Jaco (about 10 minutes south near playa hermosa).

If you want a great rainforest experience near Jaco do the "Rainmaker" trek. It is a little closer to Quepos than to Jaco but very easy to get there as all you do is turn off the highway from Jaco to Quepos and drive a couple miles inland. They have a website --do Yahoo search for Rainmaker Costa Rica. It's an absolutely spectacular rain forest.

That is definatly a good name for it i have never seen it not covered in clouds. I drove up there a couple weeks ago to check it out it got all the way to the gate and it was closed. Oh well i had fun just driving up to the entrance. I would just check before i went next time.

Surfdog

I read that there is a night time jungle river tour in the Jaco area. I have never been, but I would imagine that you could see a lot more wildlife in the evening or dusk, as opposed to mid day, like most of the rainforest tours are. I went on a tour of Carrara(sp) National Park once in the Green season. They picked me up in the morning at my hotel and went to pick up four other people. We got to their hotel to find out that they cancelled. It was just me, the tour guide, who is a biologist who speaks excellent English, and a driver. We could go into the forrest away from the tourist trails. Being quiet, you can see a lot of different animals all around you. With a large group, this would be almost impossible. Anyway, this Carrara place is fairly close to the Jaco area, and would be a good choice if you can go with a real small group early in the morning.

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Tunaman

Actually, it is Carrera Biological Reserve not a Nat'l PK. But, from what I hear, you're absolutely correct about visiting it early in the day, as the place is famous as a nesting site for the Scarlet Macaw. If you go there early in the morning, it is supposed to be easy to spot hundreds of these colorful birds leaving their nests or you can get there at dusk to see them return (avian rush hours of sorts). Unfortunately, I've never been lucky enough to pass by there at the right time of day.

I did both Carrera Park and the "Rainmaker" on back to back days. Quite frankly I was a lot more impressed with Rainmaker. In Carrera I heard the Scarletts but never saw them. In Rainmaker I saw Toucans and a whole load of other animals--sloths--vipers--frogs--butterlies etc. Rainmaker was lot "lusher" and thicker than Carrera and also less people since Carrera caters to lots more tourists. Going down to Corcovado on my next journey.

What time of day were you there? That's why it is supposed to be so important to get there at dawn and dusk when the birds are more active and in flight.

The hike started around 7:00 in the a.m. and probably went till about 1:00 or 2:00. On my next visit (in less than 3 months) I'm going down to Osa and from what I gather there's bunches of Scarletts down there.

From what I have heard, Osa penninsula/Drake Bay area is the ultimate place for wildlife. That is the real boonies out there.

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