Glimpses of life along the banks of Arenal — caught on every drift, on every bend.
Day Safari
Wide river shot — raft and kayak adrift
Howler monkey, low canopy
The river from the canopy
Bare-throated tiger heron, among the ferns
Keeping the moment — waterproof case
Open bow — the first drift
Orange kayak, downstream
Open sky, unhurried
Narrows — the canopy closing over the river
Aerial — one raft, one meander
The river winding beneath the canopy
Tight curve, canopy closing in
Night Safari
Kayak at sunset — mirrored water
Red-eyed tree frog
Margay, 4 m from the raft
Caiman, midriver
Spectacled owl
Bioluminescent fungi
Kinkajou crossing between branches
Sloths Territory
Mother and baby, mid-canopy
The slow gaze
Two-toed, backlit
Peeking out behind the leaf
Hanging bridge into the canopy
White bats, leaf tent
Howler mother with baby
The rafts
Before casting off
Six guests, a single current
Close-up — the guide setting the rhythm
Top-down view, midday
On the way to the put-in — van + NRS raft
Boarding from the rocky shore
Raft framed by palms