Have you been wanting to take a trip to visit Costa Rica? If you answered "yes" to this question, then you may want to add whale-watching to you activity list. This may seem like a new and unusual idea in comparison to the usual Costa Rican beaches and mountain trips, but this new activity is becoming more and more common in Costa Rica.
The prime time to see these incredible animales is from August through October on the Southern Coast, and from December through April on the Northern Coast. You will be able to spot the beautiful humpback whale in Costa Rica. These whales are used to spending the summer months in the Northern waters and swimming down to the tropical waters for the winter months.
Costa Rica now has over 50 tour companies that specialize in whale-watching. Costa Rica welcomed over 100,000 tourists last year specifically to view these whales, and this year had a huge increase of whale-watching visitors. During the past 10 years there has been a 74% increase in Costa Rican tourism of whales, the largest increase in all Latin America.
The Ballena National Park was opened with the idea of safeguarding these precious creatures and providing them with a safe area for their reproduction. This park can be found in the Southern Pacific Coast, close to Punta Uvita, Puntarenas. The Ballena National park protects area of Costa Rica land and ocean. Since 1967, the humpback whale has been a protected species and estimates state that there are over 10,000 whales around the world.
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