Tours en Drake, Parque Corcovado e Isla del Caño Nigth Tour :
Descriptions: Time average of tour: 3 hours
The night tour with Tracie Stice “the bug Lady” is the best chance to experience the rain forest during the most active hours, the night. Tracie, because of being a biologist and expert in insects, reptiles and amphibians, started the tour more than 13 years ago along with her husband, a Costa Rican Naturalist Giancarlo Gómez.
Kayak Tours: In Drake Bay there are several rivers that can be explored. Other option is to take the pacific coast line and get to beaches you couldn’t get unless by kayak or boat, since there aren’t accessible by land. Tours are available for half day or full day.
Dolphin and Whales encounter tour : Costa Rica is a strategic place to watch marine mammals. There is a constantly warm tide that stays in this coast and attracts these amazing animals. During the tour, you visit places where is usual to find dolphins and whales. The tour operator is a Scientific Center where they study this kind of animals, so they are really well informed about how to find them and show them during the tours. During the tour is possible to find different species, depending on the season. The tour will be enjoyed in motor boats, with all the needed specifications asked from the Government.
Sirena Park Ranger Station in Corcovado : The boat leaves at 7:00 am from Mirador Lodge. Sometimes depending on the time, the boat leaves earlier to enjoy the most from the morning. The boat ride takes around 1:30 hours. Once you get to the park you walk for a while on the beach to later get into the rain forest. There is a hike for around 4 hours. There is lunch at Sirena Park Ranger and biological Station (Lunch box provided by the tour operator). After resting the lunch, there is another hike for about 1 or 2 hours, to finally go to the pick up spot. There is a minimum of 4 persons to operate this tour. Never the less there is a good chance of getting more people to join. That is why is so important to reserve with as much time as possible before the arriving date.
San Pedrillo Station in Corcovado National Park The boat leaves at 7:00 am from Mirador Lodge. Sometimes depending on the time, the boat leaves earlier to enjoy the most from the morning. The boat ride takes around 1:00 hour. Once you get to the park you enter the rain forest through a trail. The adventure keeps going for about 3 hours, until you arrive to a wonderful waterfall where you can go under and literally take a gigantic shower. There you have lunch (Lunch box provided by the tour operator) and visit the Río Llorona River where you can watch crocodiles and lots of different birds. After some rest you start hiking back to the station to take the boat back to Drake Bay. On the boat ride besides watching the wonderful dark green coast if lucky you can watch dolphins and depending on the time of the year even humpback whales orcas and other marine life.
Caño Island Snorkeling and Hiking adventure The boat leaves at 7:00 am from Mirador Lodge. The boat ride takes around 1:00 hour. Once in the island you can snorkel if you want or stay in the island. There are several indigenous rests on the top, including the famous Stone Spheres. These were taken to the island by the autochthonous tribes; that kind of stone which they are made of, is not found in the island. The spheres are all around the country, especially in the South. There are several hypotheses but not a certain explanation of what they are or why they are all around. They have several sizes the biggest found was taller in diameter than an average man’s height.
Bird watching Tour Corcovado and in general the Peninsula de Osa contains one of the last natural habitats for some endangered tropical bird species. For example the scarlet macaw, hawks, eagles, falcons, anhingas, pelicans, cormorants, white ibis, vultures, owls, parrots, woodpeckers, trogons, bell birds among many others.
Sunset tour Sunsets have always being icons of romanticism. What about watching the sunset from a boat in Drake Bay? It is a great chance to relax and enjoy the outdoors. Even if it is not the main purpose of the tour, you can watch dolphins, whales (depending on the time of the year) and all the deep green coast of Drake Bay.
Canopy tour The 9 platforms with 6 cables between them, allow you to travel among the trees at the same height as the cappuccino monkeys, howler monkeys or other species living on top of the trees. At first the systems were created for the scientists to study wildlife on this area of the forest, now it opens out for the average adventurous person interested on having a better perspective of the upper part of the forest and some adrenaline for moving on such a height. There is no age limit if the person can use safely the needed gear. This tour can be combined wit a horseback riding tour to visit the amazing waterfall close by.
A faster and more comfortable way to move in the forest is a horse back ride. There are several places to choose. And the difficult levels go from the easiest for beginners to moderate or difficult for the more used to this way of transportation. Each one is a different experience for each kind of adventurer.
Río Claro-San Josecito hike-snorkeling: This is a great chance to do different things in the same day, perfect option for the adventurer and nature lover. A boat takes you to San Josecito beach to go snorkeling, and then hike to Rio Claro to swim in the clear pure waters coming out of the mountain. You come back from the river to San Josecito, hang out a while and then come back to Drake Bay by boat.
Caño Island Diving Tour, 2 tanks Caño Island is one of the richest places in Submarine water to visit Costa Rica. There is a great amount of fish and other kinds of animals that live there the whole year (There is a great number of marine mammals that can only be seen during specific seasons of the year). For example: Reef Sharks, Giant Manta Rays, Mobula Rays, Sting Rays, Sea Turtles, The corals are not as colorful or abundant as the Caribbean. The currents are usually mild but on some days can be strong. Boats are guided by certified PADI Instructors or Dive-masters. All dive staff is Medic 1st Aid and Oxygen Provider Certified. The boats are small and fast. So you can have a better experience, we have custom built boats; one- 21ft for 5 divers and our 30ft boat for 10 divers. The average time to reach the dive sites are from 45 min to 1hour. The average dive depths are from 60ft to 100ft.
Some places are described in the following text. It is possible to choose the spot that you are more interested in, never the less, there is no guaranteed to go because it depends on the specific conditions of time, tides and visibility. El Bajo Del Diablo (Devil’s Pinnacles): The best site by far in the area and one of the best in the entire country, a huge area with many sub sites. Towering rock pinnacles rise from over 150 ft to just less than 20 ft from the surface. It has the best visibility, overall fish life and the best place to encounter Giant Mantas. This is an incredible maze of peaks and valleys. Groupers, snappers and amberjack reaching 70lb, swim alongside great schools of big eye jacks, barracuda, reef sharks and a large number of different tropical fishes. At least 4 species of eels can be found. With luck, you may encounter a large school of mobula mantas, numbering 25 or more. Cueva Del Tiburon (Shark Cave): A small cave that is home to, you guessed it, sharks! Other inhabitants include angels, butterfly, damsels and parrotfish; Moorish idols, puffers, surgeonfish, and occasionally mantas and stingrays. A great location to sight zebra, green and tiger snake eels. A very exciting dive! El Barco (The Wreck): No wreck here, only a variety of rock formations with the areas most plentiful array of hard corals. Fish life abounds and a great dive to encounter white tip reef sharks, sting rays, and an occasional sea turtle. Paraíso (Paradise): Prolific fish life. Excellent site to view white tip reef sharks. Huge schools of jacks, blue stripped snapper can be found here as well as a number of the popular smaller species. A great site for grunts, barracuda. A look inside to view lobsters, eels and an occasional octopus.
Marine Fishing Inshore and Offshore: Marine Fishing Inshore and Offshore: We offer you fishing tours Inshore and Offshore. Costa Rican waters are considered as among the best fishing areas for Sport fishing in the world. Drake Bay and its surroundings in the Pacific Ocean are areas of great marine life richness and among the most varied in Costa Rica. There have being registered at least 40 fishing records in the first 180 Kilometers of the bay and surroundings.
******************** After a whole day of adventures on any of these tours, come back to your cozy cabin in the Mirador Lodge, take a shower, watch the sunset and enjoy a delicious homemade dinner prepared by Mariana and her assistants. If you wish more information about our tours, don’t hesitate on contacting us, it will be a pleasure to help you out.
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