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But what really makes it a location for a night to remember are the free displays of contemporary Thai performing arts which are shown on Friday and Saturday evenings. With dining tables set around the performance area this is a unique opportunity to see innovative young artists displaying their skills while tucking in to a delicious meal. On the night of our visit we were mesmerised by lithe acrobats contorting themselves within swinging hoops, and seemingly magically suspended from fluid streams of silk, all to a background of haunting Thai music.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24375 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24141 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24141 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24139 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24139 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24135
As we were being kitted up in safety gear we got our first glimpse of the previous group whizzing down the final stretch far above our heads, at which point I was a hummingbirds wing beat from turning back. But, determined not to miss this once in a lifetime experience I launched myself out hundreds of feet over the treetops… and loved it! Two and a half miles of cable later I was securely back on the fertile Costa Rican soil thanks to the professional and friendly safety guides.

For the faint hearted, vertigo sufferers or anyone wanting to observe the biodiversity of the forest there is the far more sedate Sky Walk.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24135 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24134
The rooms are basic and have shared bathrooms, but they are in quaint little wooden cabins set in a nice garden which has beautiful views over the forest.

There is a shared kitchen if you want to cook for yourself and which is a good place to socialise with other travellers.

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The friendly staff showed us the ropes despite linguistic barriers and proceeded to foist food and alcohol on us all night. Just when we thought we couldn’t eat another morsel from the buffet tables (a huge selection of traditional Portuguese fare) we were given a fruit platter the size of a small bath, and a shopping basket full of nuts was doing the rounds. On top of the beer and wine we had already imbibed, decanters of port, and then brandy, were left on the table and finally an unidentifiable but potent liqueur. Try it if your stomach dares!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23573 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23572 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23572