Birdwatching in Costa Rica – In Search of the Scarlet Macaws

Birdwatching Tour, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. In Search of the Scarlet Macaws – Birdwatching in Costa Rica. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Birdwatching in Costa Rica is a must-do experience, even if you’re not a twitcher or birder. There’s such an abundance of beautiful birds and with good guides they’re not hard to see. And that’s how we found ourselves on a birdwatching adventure in search of the Scarlet Macaws. Birdwatching in Costa Rica – In Search of … Read more

Monkey Business – Our Friends in Manuel Antonio

Monkeys in Manuel Antonio, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Monkey Business — Our Friends in Manuel Antonio. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

How open to the elements were the holiday rental properties we stayed in at Manuel Antonio? Susan, our brilliant concierge suggested we leave a light on at night on each floor of Casa Elsa “so the bats don’t think it’s a cave”. She wasn’t joking. But there certainly was plenty of monkey business. At the second … Read more