| Booking yourself and your friends on a Costa Rica | | | | canyons (including suspension bridges!) to forests and |
| mountain biking tour is essential, if you're ready for | | | | farm areas.The Costa Rica mountain biking experience |
| exciting mountain biking with a difference!How about | | | | truly is in a class of its own.Quepos offers a number |
| getting dropped off at a magnificent 10 000 feet high | | | | of guided biking trails. A combination bike/boat tour, will |
| volcano, and biking down a 7 mile descent to the | | | | have you floating through a mangrove forest. Excellent |
| foothills of the volcano next door?Or riding all day | | | | backup is provided on the trail, as well as entertaining |
| through lush rain forests with 800 species of birds - not | | | | information about the fauna and flora.Join an exclusive |
| to mention the primates and crocodiles!Costa Rica | | | | ride clinic and use your Costa Rica mountain biking |
| mountain biking is full of these and other exciting rides. | | | | travels to learn new skills, in spectacular |
| The routes feature active volcanoes, very high | | | | surroundings.Bikes are very well equipped, and safety |
| mountain passes, lush tropical, sub-tropical and | | | | is always taken into consideration. Romantic sunset |
| temperate forests, waterfalls, and river crossings.As | | | | rides are also available during high season. This is a |
| most of Costa Rica's roads are dirt, the country easily | | | | very pleasurable way to beat the heat!While Costa |
| lends itself to exploration by mountain bike. It is also | | | | Rica mountain biking may seem more adventurous |
| extremely hilly, with many heart-stopping descents! | | | | riding on your own, the conditions often make the |
| Costa Rica mountain biking has trails suitable for riders | | | | presence of a guide preferable. You may just end up |
| just starting out, as well as experienced bikers looking | | | | appreciating that support van after a tiring, fun-filled |
| for a challenge.Your Costa Rica mountain biking | | | | day...If you want to combine Costa Rica mountain |
| adventure can start with a guided drive up to the top | | | | biking with other great adventures, you will find tours |
| of the Irazu Volcano at 11,000 feet. Descend to 1,500 | | | | that include snorkeling the reefs of the Caribbean, or |
| feet through miles of lush, green scenery, ending in the | | | | river rafting on the many great rivers, or just |
| small town of Santa Cruz de Turrialba. If your timing is | | | | straightforward hiking with beautiful views and |
| right, you may even get a taste of the Turrialba | | | | scenery.A Costa Rica mountain biking tour is usually |
| cheese fair!The dirt road takes you through fertile dairy | | | | followed by delighted comments, about the fact that |
| and farm land, cutting its way between the Irazu and | | | | the places visited were not swarming with other |
| Turrialba Volcano. A support van, with a driver and a | | | | bikers!All of this is probably only possible with a Costa |
| guide-mechanic are available with extra bikes, food, | | | | Rica mountain biking package, where over a quarter |
| and a first aid kit.Alternatively, Costa Rica mountain | | | | of the country was designated forever wild...For more |
| biking can take you to the Aguila de Osa Inn from | | | | information visit Best-Mountain-Biking.comRika Susan |
| where you will be able to undertake many local rides | | | | of researches, writes, and publishes full-time on the |
| on the bikes they provide. Most of the rides are | | | | Web.Copyright of this article: 2006 Rika Susan. This |
| between 1 and 3 hours in duration, and cover a wide | | | | article may be reprinted if the resource box - including |
| variety of landscapes, from beach rides to river | | | | the link - is left intact. |