World ExpeditionsBig Adventures. Small Footprint.https://assets.worldexpeditions.com/BlogSeen in Wanderlust: Costa Rica Traversehttps://assets.worldexpeditions.com/Blog/PostId/3367/wanderlust-costa-rica-holiday-reviewActivities,Multi-Activity,Water Adventures,Community,Traveller Stories,Destinations,Central America &amp; CaribbeanThu, 03 Jan 2013 23:25:00 GMT<p>On the Costa Rica Traverse our travellers walk, cycle and raft their way across the country. It's a 237km traverse and is high on this list of many active adventurers. Joining our trip to write a story in Wanderlust magazine, Mark Stratton initially was a little concerned about his level of fitness compared to that of his travel companions. If you're interested in a first-hand account of his trip, this is arguably the most insightful Costa Rica holiday review one can get! </p> <div> </div> <blockquote> <div>Perhaps my greatest concern, assembling in the capital San José to meet my fellow adventurers, was that I would languish behind a group of ultra-fit athletes. </div> </blockquote> <div> </div> <p>To give you a bit of an idea of what comments to expect, Mark describes he learned a lot about mountain biking - including innovative ways to fall, how he came across a volcano which status had been upgraded to 'yellow alert', and he vividly explains the difference between grade II and IV river rafting. </p> <div> </div> <p><a href="https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/costa-rica-cycling-walking-rafting?page=all" target="_blank">> Read the Wanderlust magazine article online</a></p> <div> </div> <div> <div class="dynamicImageWrapper" switchsource="image1"> <div class="dynamicImageWrapper" switchsource="image1"><carouselsource aspectratio="4x3" data-plugin-options="{'items': 3, 'margin': 10, 'nav': true, 'dots': false}"><img alt="Cycling across Costa Rica | <i>Mark Watson</i>" class="responsiveImage" cropdataid="644173" dynamiccroppedimage="1" largestloadedsize="1100" src="/croppedImages/Central-America/Costa-Rica/Costa-Rica_-South-America-644173-1100px.jpg" variablesrc="/croppedImages/Central-America/Costa-Rica/Costa-Rica_-South-America-644173-###width###px.jpg" /> <img alt="Specify Alternate Text" class="responsiveImage" cropdataid="644174" dynamiccroppedimage="1" largestloadedsize="1100" src="/croppedImages/Blogs/WEX/Green_frog_Costa_Rica-small-1-1.jpg-644174-1100px.jpg" variablesrc="/croppedImages/Blogs/WEX/Green_frog_Costa_Rica-small-1-1.jpg-644174-###width###px.jpg" /> <img alt="Drop in spot on the Paquare river, Costa Rica | <i>Sophie Panton</i>" class="responsiveImage" cropdataid="644175" dynamiccroppedimage="1" largestloadedsize="1100" src="/croppedImages/Central-America/Costa-Rica/Drop-in-spot-on-the-Paquare-river-644175-1100px.jpg" variablesrc="/croppedImages/Central-America/Costa-Rica/Drop-in-spot-on-the-Paquare-river-644175-###width###px.jpg" /> </carouselsource></div> <div class="dynamicImageWrapper" switchsource="image1"><carouselsource aspectratio="4x3" data-plugin-options="{'items': 3, 'margin': 10, 'nav': true, 'dots': false}"></carouselsource></div> <div class="dynamicImageWrapper" switchsource="image1"> </div> </div> <h3>> <a href="https://worldexpeditions.com/Costa-Rica/Guided-Cycling/Costa-Rica-Traverse" target="_blank">Find out more about the Costa Rica Traverse trip that Mark joined</a></h3> <h3>> <a href="https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/costa-rica-cycling-walking-rafting?page=all" target="_blank">Read Mark Stratton's take on our Costa Rica holiday in Wanderlust magazine for an inspiring review</a></h3> </div> 3367