Corcovado Rainforest Experience

Destinations Corcovado National Park
Category Adventure
Duration 5 days / 4 nights
Location Costa Rica

Day 1 - San Jose
Day 1 - San Jose

Upon your arrival in San Jose, our transport representative will meet you for your transfer to your hotel in the city.

Hotel: Park Inn Hotel (standard room)

Day 2 - Peninsula de Osa
Day 2 - Peninsula de Osa

Prepare for your journey to Osa! You will fly from San Jose to Drake Bay airport. Then you will be picked up at the airstrip in Drake Bay by a hotel representative for a 20 minutes adventurous land transfer by 4x4 to the Drake Bay coast.

Experience the magic and beauty of untouched nature on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula that comes alive at Aguila de Osa. A true rainforest and marine adventure lodge, Aguila de Osa overlooks a panorama of Drake Bay from the mouth of the Aguijitas River and is only a short distance from two of Costa Rica’s most precious natural gems, Corcovado National Park and Caño Island Reserve. Surrounded by vibrant jungle, the hotel provides guests with the ultimate ecotourism experience: peaceful luxury and limitless adventure amongst a magnificent natural backdrop.

Hotel: Aguila de Osa (standard room)

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 - Corcovado National Park
Day 3 - Corcovado National Park

This rainforest excursion is an unparalleled opportunity to explore the dense primary rainforest adjacent to San Pedrillo, Corcovado National Park’s northernmost ranger station. From the hotel, you’ll take a 25-minute boat ride along the west coat of the Osa. After the wet landing at the station, you’ll begin your rainforest journey. During the morning hike, your guide will point out many of the diverse species along the trail You may see whitefaced, spider and howler monkeys, white-lipped peccaries, scarlet macaws, coati, and countless other birds and insects.

After the morning hike and a break for lunch, you will have the opportunity to hike to a beautiful waterfall. Along the way to the falls you will have another chance for your guide to point out more of the bio diverse flora and fauna. The waterfalls offer the perfect opportunity to relax, take a refreshing swim in the cool fresh water, and take some magnificent pictures of this beautiful area. After some time at the falls, you will return to the ranger station to catch the boat back to the hotel, and on the way, if you’re lucky, you may have the chance to see humpback whales or dolphins breaching and spinning in the ocean.

Hotel: Aguila de Osa (standard room)

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 - Caño Island Biological Reserve
Day 4 - Caño Island Biological Reserve

Snorkel the clear waters of Caño Island Biological Reserve, an Eden of coral and rock formations, filled with schools of vibrant tropical fish. Visibility is 30 – 100 feet or more yearround, and the reefs and rocks formations are teeming with exotic sea life. Caño Island is an underwater photographer’s dream and great for families.

Hotel: Aguila de Osa (standard room)

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 - Back to San José - Localista Walking City tour
Day 5 - Back to San José - Localista Walking City tour

From Drake Bay, you will have a scenic 50 minutes return flight back to San José passing over rainforests, african palm oil, banana plantations and mountains. You will be picked up at the local airport and transfered to your hotel in San José, where you will leave your belongings and go out to the city center to discover the local flavor of our capital. We will show you our city!

Hotel: Park Inn Hotel (standard room)

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6 - Departure
Day 6 - Departure

This day you will be picked up at your hotel for a transfer to the International Juan Santamaria Airport in San Jose. Check in must be at least 3 hours prior to the departure time.

Meals : Breakfast

Included

  • Applicable taxes and service fees
  • Entrance fees to National Parks and Private Reserves
  • Guide Services
  • In-country ground operator support
  • Lodging
  • Tours
  • Transportation and meals as specified in the above itinerary

 


 

Not Included

  • Airport departure taxes
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Costs associated with changes in your itinerary for reasons beyond our control
  • Extras in hotels (laundry - phone calls - room service)
  • Gratuities
  • International airfare
  • Meals not specified in the itinerary
  • Personal equipment