14-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, February 23,1999 Costa Rica A tropical dream Uin the Rainforest Considering the snow-filled winter we've been experiencing, it is always nice to doeam about being in a warmer climate, with the comfort of the warm sun shining on a sandy white beach, or the dewy breeze catcbing our hair as we take a leisurely stroil in an evening sunset. Nf your ides of the "perfect" getaway is one i which much of the itinerary la planmed with your favorite sports, hobbies, and interests i mid, then Costa Rica may be the alternative you've been waiting for. Costa Rica is Iocated in South America and boasts some of the most beautifu tropical rain forests in the world. Fun Sun Vacations offers packages, that range from soft and leisurely, to adventuresome and active, leavig options to the traveller who wishes to make individual choices i order te customize a unique and mem orable vacation. No matter where you go or what you decide te do i Costa Rica, one of thc main attractions is the tropical rainforest. One of the main characteristica of Costa Ricans is their awareness of how vital it is to protect the rainforeals from the cleancutting of man. Travel packages offered by Fun Sun Vacations offer vacations that not only provide fun and entertainment for its travellers, but also a timelesa education experience that will allow even the most urban of travellers to corne away with a greater understandig and appreciation for nature and the envinment. Fun Sun Vacations offers packages Uiat allow you to 'mix and match' accommodations in various parts of Costa Rica. Transportation is easily accessible by rentai car, and daity transfers are available betwecn hotels. Accommodations arc luxurious and plentillil, an you are sure to find Uic resort Uiat best fits thc type of vacation you plan on experiencing. For example, Uic Alinonda and Corals Lodge Tent Camp is located righit in the hesrt of the Gandocs-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, which is near to boUi Uic rainforest and Uic sea. Other exceptional accommodations include Joco Beach which offers a breashtaking view of Uic coast, as well as supple gardcns,and a picturesque swimmig and tannig ares. Hotel Irazu, on Uic other hand, offers accommodations that are situated near to Uic downtewn ares and unique shops. For Uiose vacationers who wish to endure Uic peacefulness of Uic Costs Rican experience there is Uic Hotel Tamarindo Diria, which emphasizes tasty cuisine, as wcll as horseback ridùig and golf. Each hotel or rcsort offers various activities and services. Many offer moming breakfasts wlsich are included in Uic cost of Uic travel package, while others cater to sports enthusists who enjoy white water rafting. Sun Fun Vacations alan offers a special tour callcd Eco Advcnture which allows the more adventuresome type to delve inte Uic rainforeat to study tropical vegetation and sight various birds and animals that inhabit Uic rainforests. This travel adventure festures 40 meals (you'l be hungry afler a day in Uic rainforest!), river rafting, arenal volcano, 14 nights accommo- dations, a vîsit to Uic Carara Biological Reserve, asnong many others. Thsis package is for Uic truc naturalist, whose ides of a great holiday is to be outdoors, in Uic midst of nature. What cIsc ia there to do in Costa Rica? After exploring Uic besuty and mystcry of Uic tropical rsinforests, you msy find it necessary to take flight in the rainforest canopy in a rainforeat acrial tram. This shlows you to have a view of the rainforest from above the trees. Surely an experience not soon forgotten. Trips to wildlife reserves and national parka are alan available for those wishing ta vicw Uic most besutiful points of Costa Rica itacîf; the local scenery and wildlife. For Uiose wishig to relax s little dloser te Uic reanrt, soothing massages, Jacuzzis, and natural hot sprigs are offered for your plessure by many of Uic hotels and reanrts. To fnd out more about customizig Uic Costa Rican dreamn of your wishes, contact Maria Reis, agent in Thm Travel Bureau, located inside Loblaws, Milton. Submitted by Mandy J. Van ToI of Uic Travel bureau, Milton Market, 75 Nipissing Road., 693-9393. 1878-2324 550 Ontario St. S. w-qum Opon 7&aawehc Milton (Pizza Mut Plaza TA~N BEFORE YOU TRAVEL A tan is natural sunburn Protection.