I have chased many a butterfly in Costa Rica - as there are over 1200 species of butterflies in Costa Rica, it will take a lot of chasing to sight all of them. In my quest, I have trudged through many locales including humid rainforests and cloudforests in addition to visiting such butterfly friendly venues as La Paz Waterfall Garden and various butterfly gardens scattered around the country. Trying to photograph these beautiful insects is kind of tricky – the best time for a butterfly safari is in the early morning hours before the sun has risen to its peak. During these early hours, the butterflies are warming up and relatively sluggish, hence easier to photograph

Calypso Island Tours offers a special tour to Costa Rica for butterfly and nature enthusiasts – the tour features excursions to the most important butterfly gardens as well as taking you to four distinctly different locales – from the lowland rainforests and jungles of the Northern lowlands to the cloud forests of the rugged central highlands.

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