Costa Rica Hiking in the Dominical Region

Don Lulo's Nauyaca Waterfalls :

Nauyaca Waterfalls is a totally Costa Rican owned family tourism company, dedicated for several years to tour operations. These are horseback riding tours, traveling through the farm that border with two impressive waterfalls from Río Barucito.

These majestic waterfalls are one of the main attractions of the southern region in Costa Rica, not only for their natural scenic beauty, which offers the tourist moments of recreation and fun, but also to participate in different activities such as hiking, horseback ridign tours, swimming, climbing, jumping and to observe much of the beauty of the tropical rainforest, among others. Note that the hike has to be done quite early if you do not want to have to much sun. Then you can stop on your way back from this nice costa rica hike to have lunhc in Don Lulo's ranch.

Hacienda Baru :

Barú National Wildlife Refuge is situated on Costa Rica´s Southern Pacific Coast. This is a region of distinct natural beauty, where forest covered mountains rise up from the dramatic Pacific coastline.

Hacienda Barú´s 330 hectares (815 acres) have a fantastic variety of habitats, from wetland and secondary forest in the lowlands to primary forest on the highland coastal ridge.

7 Km of walking trails and 3 Km of pristine beach are here to be explored by hikers, as well as an orchid garden and butterfly garden. It is a spectacular walk and we strongly advise you to do this Costa Rica hiking tour.

El Chirripo :

The Chirripo National Park protects forested areas in the southern Talamanca Mountain region, south of Tapanti National Park. Mount Chirripo is the highest peak in Costa Rica. It is surely one the most difficult Costa Rica hiking tours if you want to reach the top.

To reach Chirripo National Park Costa Rica, take the Interamerican highway out of San Jose to Cartago, then continue to San Isidro de El General. From there, take the road that leads to San Gerardo de Rivas.

Rancho La Merced National wildlife refuge :

The reserve has an area of 1250 acres, which comprises of forest reserve with both primary and secondary tropical wet forest as well as pasture, mangrove estuary, frontage on the Morete River and beach.
Located a few kilometres north of Uvita

Offers many activities:

Beach Ride: Horse back ride through the mangrove & along the beach. Both for the experience & inexperienced rider.

Cowboy for a day: 3 to 6 hour tour consists of riding with the cowboys, driving cattle, learning to rope calves and other ranch activities.

Nature Hikes: A series of trails for hiking through primary rainforest, secondary growth and open land to give the opportunity to observe the protected flora & fauna.

Bird Watching: 310 species have been spotted in the refuge.

Manuel Antonio :

The Manuel Antonio National Park is a small biological peninsula found within an area devoted to ifferent productive activities, such as agriculture, cattle and high tourism development. It is one of Costa Ricas’s most scenic and beautiful national parks for hiking. The mean annual temperature is 27°C, with a minimum temperature of 20°C.

The park habitat consist of primary and secondary forest, the most characteristic species of flora in the primary forest are guácimo colorado (luehea seemannii), pilón (hieromyna alchomeoides), cedro maría (calophyllum longifolium), guapinol blanco (hymeneae courbaril), surá (terminalia oblonga), guapinol negro or stinkingtoe (cynometra hemitomophyla), lechoso (cow tree/brosimum utile), cenízaro (pithecelobium saman)and ceiba (silk cotton tree).

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