Subject: [Tweeters] Request_for_Costa_Rica_advice_=E2=80=93_La_
Date: Dec 13 19:55:42 2012
From: Evan Houston - evanghouston at yahoo.com
Hi Tweeters,
In a week, I?m going with my family for an 8-day trip to Costa Rica, my first time to the tropics! ?We?re meeting my non-birding parents, who?ve arranged for us to stay a few nights each at La Selva Reserve and in Rincon National Park. ?With the lodging set, I want to try to arrange a few shorter birding activities for me and possibly the rest of my family during our stay. ?If you have any thoughts about any of the following questions, it would be great if you could respond directly to me at my e-mail address below.
- I see that La Selva Reserve offers early morning 2 hour bird tours, also a nocturnal wildlife walks, and also private tours. ?Do you recommend any of these options? ?Can you also walk around by yourself? ?I definitely want to see as much avian diversity as possible here since I don?t know when I?ll ever get to come back!
- And are there any other options at La Selva you?d recommend, such as guides not affiliated with the lodge itself?
- We?ll also be staying 3 nights at Rincon N.P. at Hacienda Guaciepelin. ?I might be interested in doing something like a half-day outing in the general area with a guide. ?If you know of any that you?d recommend (not super-expensive) I would be interested in hearing about it, or if you have other suggestions for the area. ?We don?t speak Spanish.
Thanks!
Evan Houston
Seattle, WA
evanghouston at yahoo.com ?