Keep your eyes glued to the window on our breathtaking flight to the cheerful port town of Puerto Jimenez • Explore the maze of waterways in a coastal mangrove forest by kayak • Here in the wildlife-rich Osa Peninsula, be on the lookout for tapirs, scarlet macaws and all four of Costa Rica’s native species of monkey • Follow a naturalist during the early morning wildlife-spotting hours at Río Nuevo Nature Reserve, adjacent to famed Corcovado National Park • At a family-run cacao farm, learn how to make your own chocolate • A scenic cruiseextends into the evening as sunset paints the sky and the sea pink, red and gold• Snorkel straight from the boat and go ashore on the white sand of deserted beaches • Get a Costa Rican cooking lesson from the abuelas (grandmas) of the community at a farm project that supports local women.

Limber up before our travel day to Costa Rica’s volcanic highlands with a tranquil outdoor yoga class • Float a relaxing section of the Peñas Blancas River • Unwind in the stunning tropical luxury of our jungle retreat • Hop a boat across Lake Arenal to access the trails of Arenal Volcano National Park • Spot sloths on the walking paths of our hotel • Zip-line through the jungle canopy in the country where zip-lining was invented • Wake up and smell the coffee, Costa Rican-style: fuel up for your onward travels with a cup of joe made from the finest hyperlocal beans.