Rafiki Safari Lodge

This past weekend we had a chance to do a little exploring of Costa Rica's more wild side. We took a 2 hour car ride into the jungle from Los Suenos and headed to Rafiki Safari Lodge. Bethany, myself and 3 other crew members decided to spend our Valentine's day road tripping, and to make it even more romantic all 5 of us shared one tent. The roads were mostly paved except the last 45 mins. If there weren't signs saying, "Your almost there," or "Your not lost," we may have turned around long before our destination. As we were cruising through the jungle going up and down steep rocky roads the sun had set making the experience even more adventurous. We made the most of the trip and got most of it on video. Once we got to Rafiki we had dinner and went down one of the fastest water slides I have ever been on! The ride lasts only 8 seconds and has one left turn but throws you out into this little pool that you think your going to skip over the water and land on the grass. Since it was night the owners of the lodge told us to take a flash light to avoid any snakes. The next morning we woke up with the birds, crickets, monkeys, and every other jungle creature that refuses to sleep as soon as light hits this part of the world. We had reserved a horse back ride to our white-water rafting tour. Since it is dry season here the white-water wasn't so white. It was pretty mild on adventure but was still a great time. We had a few stops to look at a water fall and jump off a 30 ft. cliff into the river. The horse ride was pretty entertaining. I wouldn't say any of us are expert riders but we managed to hold our own. At certain times the terrain was so rocky and steep I didn't think my horse would make it. I nicknamed him, "Ricky Bobby," because if he wasn't first in his mind he was last. The day finished with a nice dinner and some card games. Our trip wouldn't have been complete without our favorite dice game, "Farkle." The car ride home wasn't as exciting but we made a stop in a little surf town littered with backpackers, surfers, and tourist. Manuel Antonio was the town we stopped at due to its high population of monkeys. That was our weekend I would suggest the trip to anyone!