Day 3: La Selva Biological Station & Braulio Currillo NP Braulio Carrillo features an aerial tram – sort of a cable car but open, through the forest. We really wanted to see that and it was planned for our first…
2) Costa Rica: Monteverde Cloud Forest & Curi Cancha NP
Day 2: Monteverde Cloud Forest & Curi Cancha NP When our guide picked us up for the first 3h drive day we wanted to pass by somewhere first to have breakfast. And he knew the best places – roadside restaurant…
1) Costa Rica: Toucan Rescue Ranch & San Jose
Exploring the living jungles of Costa Rica 2026 The echoes of the Jungle 21.06 – 04.07.2026 Costa Rica is a country with a mindset that sets you at ease. People are friendly and the first thing you will see upon…
9) Madagascar: Antananarivo, Analavory Geysers & the journey back home
Day 21 – 28.10.2026 – Antananarivo This was officially our final trip. The next day we left back to Tana and it was the 28th of October so we arrived in the evening and then we gathered all of us…
8) Madagascar: Ranomafana, Andasibe, Peyrieras & the Indri
Day 17 – 24.10.2026 – Ranomafana In Ranomafana, we started at 7:30 in the morning and the day started perfectly! We were split into two groups, the so-called fast group and slow group, and I was in the first one…
7) Madagascar: Ambalavao, Anja reserve & Fianarantsoa
Day 15 – 22.10.2026 – Ambalavao But anyway, the next day we left for our next destination Ambalavao, where we would stay for the night before going to Ranomafana (the rainforest to the east of Tana). On the way we…
6) Madagascar: Zombitse & Isalo
Day 13 – 20.10.2026 – Zombitse and Ranohira The next day we had a long trip to Isalo, the whole day, but luckily, Fina along with our new bus driver Dama and porter Tiki, were knowledgeable and knew interesting things…
5) Madagascar: Manja, The Salt Fields, Ifaty & Reniala baobab forest
Day 10 – 17.10.2026 – Salt fields and Manja After Belo we left for Manja, from where on we’d head to Ifaty and Isalo. We passed by a salt production “field” or factory or whatever where they dry the sea…
4) Madagascar: Tsingy, Bekopaka, Baobab Alley and Kirindy Forest
Day 7 – 14.10.2026 – Bekopaka and Big Tsingy And the next day was Tsingy time! I went for the Big Tsingy which took about 5h of walking through forests and then quite some climbing with a harness and carabiners.…
3) Madagascar: Morondava
Day 4-5 – 11-12.10.2026 – Morondava In front of the hotel was a slaughterhouse which I didn’t know about and that morning I saw half cut pigs and zebu cow being loaded on rickshaws 🙁 quite a sight… I birdwatched…