New Unchartered Isthmus! Sloths, Monkeys & Mangroves
Micro-Cruising now offers a Costa Rican and Panama cruise with the 64-guest Safari Voyager sailing weeklong adventure cruises beginning in October 2016. A new brochure completed in December 2014 details new itineraries in Costa Rica/Panama and the Galápagos Islands.
The Safari Voyager will sail 29 one-way cruises between Costa Rica and Panama on an Uncharted Isthmus! Sloths, Monkeys & Mangroves itinerary from October to April. Weeklong voyages depart from San José, Costa Rica or Panama City, Panama, and include a full transit of the Panama Canal, water sports adventures, jungle explorations, wildlife encounters and island time.
“We’re exploring further south along the West Coast of the Americas,” said Captain Dan Blanchard, CEO. “Costa Rica and Panama are ripe with adventure opportunities, wildlife and natural beauty.”
Areas visited in Costa Rica include Isla Tortuga, Curù National Wildlife Refuge, Manuel Antonio National Park, Corcovado National Park and Golfo Dulce. In Panama, visit Granito de Oro islet in Coiba National Park, Gulf of Panama Islands and transit the 48-mile canal.
Carrying water sports equipment and featuring a custom EZ dock kayak launch platform, guests aboard the Safari Voyager enjoy included kayaking, snorkelling, skiff excursions and paddle boarding. Knowledgeable expedition guides and local experts lead excursions in water and ashore often searching for wildlife such as colourful fish, humpback whales, sloths, macaws, iguanas, hummingbirds, monkeys, caimans and other creatures.
Adventure activities are included and are a focus of the trip. Explore mangroves of Golfo Dulce by skiff or kayak. Watch for sloths on a jungle hike in Manuel Antonio National Park. Relax and snorkel on the palm-lined beach of Isla Tortuga. Cruise around the small islands in the Gulf of Panama. Take a jungle hike in Corcovado National Park keeping eyes peeled for monkeys, anteaters and birds.
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS:
- Transit the 48-mile-long Panama Canal connecting the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean
- Search for untamed wildlife including two- and three-toed sloths, howler monkeys, scarlet macaws, squirrel monkeys, and white-faced capuchins
- Discover Costa Rica’s magnificent, abundant biological diversity at two national parks and one wildlife refuge including the country’s largest park, Corcovado National Park
- Snorkel and explore the crystalline waters and marine life at Panama’s Granito de Oro, in Coiba National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Stroll a butterfly- and flower-rich tropical botanical reserve
- Unparalleled off-the-beaten path exploration in lush jungles, crystal clear coves, pristine islands, and remote peninsulas
- Hike, snorkel, kayak, paddle board, and explore by skiff
- Interpretive presentations on board and ashore by your expedition team
For more information see http://micro-cruising.com.au/trip/22577/ or email info@micro-cruising.com.au or call (02)7903 0314
SOURCE Micro-Cruising