The call of the wild invites you to the sublime beaches and lively rain forests of southern Costa Rica.

You'll see and hear things here unlike anywhere else on earth from scarlet macaws and majestic blue butterflies to giant bromeliads and tiny tree frogs to bashful tapirs and feisty blue marlin.

Costa Rica has a natural gift for the untamed and unexpected. Extravagant rain forests vibrate with a nonstop symphony of howling and chirping, squawking and screeching. Frothy rivers guide whitewater rafters past tangled mangroves and roaring chutes. And blissful beaches are pounded by waves that call to windsurfers and surfers alike. The sun is up and your camera is ready. Let the fun begin.