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Christmas in Costa Rica

There are still spaces left on our Christmas departures to Costa Rica. This is the busiest time of year in Costa Rica, so don't wait to make your reservations. Our Christmas rates are 5% higher than the rest of the year, however, we offer a 5% discount on Christmas bookings made by Sept. 1. The airlines are not as generous, and you will find availability rapidly dwindling and prices rapidly increasing the longer you wait to make your reservations.

Christmas in Panama

If you're looking for something less crowded than Costa Rica for the Christmas holiday, Panama is your destination! Panama has thousands of islands on both Caribbean and Pacific coasts, with world-class snorkeling, 7 indiginous peoples with rich history and culture, thousands of miles of untouched virgin rainforest, cloudforest, rivers and beaches, and prices to fit any budget. To top it all, Panama has more wildlife and raw adventure than even Costa Rica! Visit Panama today, before the tourist crowds find out about it. Let Wild Planet custom design a trip to fit your budget and see why everyone is calling Panama "the next Costa Rica." Call us at 1-800-990-4376.

Aviarios Reserve Closes Lodge to Focus on Sloth Research

(Costa Rica, August 2005)
Aviarios del Caribe, the world-famous sloth wildlife refuge widely featured on Animal Planet, Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures, and varous Discovery Channel specials, has closed the bed and breakfast portion of their operation as of August 2005 to focus on growing their scientific reseach station. They will continue to offer tours of the reserve and of the sloths in residence. Feeding time of the newborn sloths at Aviarios remains one of the highlights of our Ultimate Wildlife itinerary.

Wild Planet Adventures has included Aviarios on our Costa Rica "Ultimate Wildlife" itineraries for nearly 8 years, and we were honored to be the last group to stay at the acclaimed reserve. While we will miss staying there, we will not miss Judy and Luis, the wonderful owners of Aviarios, as we will still include activities at Aviarios on our tour. One of the sloths in residence was actually found by a Wild Planet tour group, on a hike in Cahuita National Park. The infant sloth had eaten something poisonous and then been attacked by another animal. It was close to death and was saved only by the quick thinking of our trip leader, Josh Cohen, and the generous donations of the participants on that tour. Today this sloth is healthy and Judy and Luis hope it can be returned back to the wild.

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