Costa Rica

A rainforest river regularly rated one of the best whitewater trips on the planet, two accessible active volcanoes, and a left-hand surf break so long that riding it end to end has become its own bucket-list challenge.

2 Diving & Whitewater lines

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Diving · Cocos Island National Park

Diving, Cocos Island

EXPERTRisk: HIGHUSD 10-night liveaboard US$…

A remote, uninhabited UNESCO island 550km off the mainland, liveaboard-only, famous for enormous schooling hammerhead sharks and regular whale shark and manta encounters — consistently ranked among the best big-animal dive destinations on Earth.

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Whitewater · Limón / Cartago Provinces

Whitewater rafting, Pacuare River

ADVANCEDRisk: HIGHUSD 2-day raft-in lodge tri…

Consistently ranked among the best commercially rafted rivers on Earth — Class III–IV rapids run through an undeveloped rainforest gorge with waterfalls dropping directly into the river, often as a multi-day trip with an overnight at a jungle lodge accessible only by raft.

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