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The Butterfly Garden in Costa Rica
Location and Features
 Sign for Rainforest Adventures, adjacent to Braulio Carrillo National Park in Costa Rica (Staff Photo) |
During our recent trip to Costa Rica, we had the opportunity to visit Rainforest Adventures, located on a private preserve adjacent to Braulio Carrillo National Park.
Rainforest Adventures park covers 1,200-acres and offers private ecology tours on the Atlantic side of Costa Rica. It shares a 10 kilometer border with Braulio Carrillo National Park, and serves as a buffer zone between the park and local farmland.
The facility includes a 70-minute aerial tram ride through the lush rainforest, a butterfly garden, orchid gardens, hiking trails, zip lines, bird watching tours and more adventures.
The staff were all friendly and knowledgable, and enthusiastic!
The gondolas on the aerial tram move at a slow, even pace, sometimes high above the rain forest, other times near the forest floor. Six visitors can be accommodated in each gondola, along with a naturalist guide. We also toured the 200 sq meter Butterfly Garden, where our guide pointed out various butterflies in the enclosure, and explained their life cycle.
An excellent, fresh meal was provided as part of our tour. A well done gift shop is available, as are public restrooms.
Included below are a few photo highlights of our recent tour. We highly recommend a visit to Rainforest Adventures when in Costa Rica.
It is located on Route 32, next to Braulio Carrillo National park, 5 kms after the Rio Sucio Bridge. The location is about 50 minutes from San José, and 2 hours from Limon.
For more information visit the website of the Rainforest Adventures in Costa Rica and Rainforest Adventures on Facebook or phone 506 2224-5961.
Sign about the Rainforest Adventures exhibition and its care of animals (Staff Photo) |
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Touring the Butterfly Garden
Entrance to the Butterfly Garden ... Jardin de Mariposa ... in Costa Rica (Staff Photo) |
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Butterfly Wings Anatomy exhibit at the Butterfly Garden (Staff Photo) |
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Chrysalises waiting to open at the Butterfly Garden |
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Close-up view of chrysalises opening at the Butterfly Garden |
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Butterflies have lots of thick vegetation for shelter in Costa Rica! |
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Butterflies enjoying fruit at the Butterfly Garden |
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The Malachite (Sperate staleness) is a large butterfly whose upper side is dark brown/black with green and creme colored patches. The underside is orange/brown with green patches.
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The beautiful Monarch Butterfly |
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Giant Swallowtail Butterfly |
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Brilliant colors of the butterflies and flowers at the Butterfly Garden |
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Riding the Rainforest Adventures Aerial Tram
Entrance area for the Rainforest Adventures Aerial Tram (Staff Photo) |
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Onboard the Rainforest Adventures Aerial Tram |
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Towering tropical trees along the Rainforest Adventures Aerial Tram (Staff Photo) |
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Up close and personal with the ferns along the Rainforest Adventures Aerial Tram (Staff Photo) |
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Approaching the end of the Rainforest Adventures Aerial Tram (Staff Photo) |
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Dining area at the Rainforest Adventures near Braulio Carrillo National Park in Costa Rica |
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