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