On the Central American isthmus, tucked in between Nicaragua, Panama, the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea is a nation known for natural beauty, amazing experiences and commitment to the conservation of its native plants and animals. Here conservation is more than just conversation. It is backed up with years of committed action and the setting aside of almost one third of the country's land resources. Here rare monkeys swing through the tree tops and sloths slowly make their way from meal to meal. It is a land where jaguar, tapir, endangered turtles and thousands of species of birds are free to live their lives the way nature intended. The country is Costa Rica and Costa Rica tours can unveil a land few thought existed outside the Amazon and Congo rainforests.

Most people come to Costa Rica for its beaches. And there are many of them. Take Costa Rica tours to the Nicoya Peninsula and you will have the chance to experience popular places like Montezuma, Tamarindo and Mal Pais. If you like your beaches a little bit more remote, there is Playa Hermosa, Flamingo, Conchal and Playa Grande. All of these are available on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. If you want a Caribbean adventure all you have to do is visit Costa Rica's Tortuguero National Park. It offers seclusion, passion and primitive landscapes. Tortuguero can offer peaceful secluded beaches with tame waves or some of the heaviest waters in the Caribbean.

What the conservation community loves about Costa Rica is the vast amount of land it has set aside so nature has room to develop unabated. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Corcovado National Park and Manuel Antonio National Park provide nature lovers a chance to explore a world where the hand of man has not tarnished. The result is paradise.