Murciélagos Islands and Huevos Bay, Costa Rica
Today in the morning we arrived to one of the most remote areas of Costa Rica. As part of Santa Rosa National Park, Murciélagos (Bats) Islands is a seasonal tropical dry forest, which turns green with the rains of May and stays like that until December. Then, Murciélagos hilly islands become dry and brown. We disembarked in one of the islands inhabited only by park rangers and spiny-tailed iguanas.
Murciélagos offers our best snorkeling option of the trip. Crystal clear waters promised a great experience to all immediately after our guests took the Zodiacs and realized that they could see the bottom of the reefs several feet down.
For the activities of the morning, a group started with a walk in the island up to a hill that offers a great view of the neighboring islands. The shades in turquoise and blue waters offered an incredible panorama. Another group decided to try their luck with the best snorkeling among corals, puffers, surgeons and trumpet fish; just to mention a few marine species.
As others kayaked in the calm waters, a spotted manta ray flies in slow motion deep in the crystal waters and a hawksbill turtle makes the trip memorable. Some families took their children on their first kayaking ever, in an ocean that inspires anyone. The morning went by in between swimming, kayaking and sunbathing.
In the afternoon, as the ship repositioned, the naturalists offered a lecture and the crew prepared disembarkation in Huevos Bay for a visit to a mangrove estuary. Our guests could either kayak one more time or hop on the Zodiacs for a tour of this pristine environment. Then, our guests could take a closer look of the red mangroves. These trees nurture their viviparous seeds which turn into small plants while they are still attached to the trees. These protected ecosystems are home of streak-backed orioles, the endangered yellow-napped parrots and green herons among others.
After visiting the mangroves we went for a swim and boogie-boarding until sunset.
Today in the morning we arrived to one of the most remote areas of Costa Rica. As part of Santa Rosa National Park, Murciélagos (Bats) Islands is a seasonal tropical dry forest, which turns green with the rains of May and stays like that until December. Then, Murciélagos hilly islands become dry and brown. We disembarked in one of the islands inhabited only by park rangers and spiny-tailed iguanas.
Murciélagos offers our best snorkeling option of the trip. Crystal clear waters promised a great experience to all immediately after our guests took the Zodiacs and realized that they could see the bottom of the reefs several feet down.
For the activities of the morning, a group started with a walk in the island up to a hill that offers a great view of the neighboring islands. The shades in turquoise and blue waters offered an incredible panorama. Another group decided to try their luck with the best snorkeling among corals, puffers, surgeons and trumpet fish; just to mention a few marine species.
As others kayaked in the calm waters, a spotted manta ray flies in slow motion deep in the crystal waters and a hawksbill turtle makes the trip memorable. Some families took their children on their first kayaking ever, in an ocean that inspires anyone. The morning went by in between swimming, kayaking and sunbathing.
In the afternoon, as the ship repositioned, the naturalists offered a lecture and the crew prepared disembarkation in Huevos Bay for a visit to a mangrove estuary. Our guests could either kayak one more time or hop on the Zodiacs for a tour of this pristine environment. Then, our guests could take a closer look of the red mangroves. These trees nurture their viviparous seeds which turn into small plants while they are still attached to the trees. These protected ecosystems are home of streak-backed orioles, the endangered yellow-napped parrots and green herons among others.
After visiting the mangroves we went for a swim and boogie-boarding until sunset.
