Costa Rica

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Eco Adventures

Howler monkeys and scarlet macaws are your alarm clock as you awake in your rainforest cabina or "glamping" tent cabin on the Golfo Dulce or “sweet gulf.” Bill and Mary Burnham have been leading trips to Costa Rica's remote Osa Peninsula on the South Pacific coast since 2013. One of the world's deepest tropical fjords, the gulf has garnered world-wide attention as a critical breeding ground for humpback whales, and for its large resident populations of Atlantic bottlenose and pantropical spotted dolphins. Our add-on hiking trip takes us into roadless Corcovado National Park, heralded as one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth, for the best opportunity see four kinds of monkeys, sloths, anteaters and perhaps the elusive Tapir!

Costa Rica Trips

CORCOVADO HIKING

5 DAYS (includes travel days)
Travel to the edge of Corcovado National Park, a vast roadless area of primary rainforest and wild Pacific beaches. We will beach hike to an eco-lodge where comfortable tent cabins are our basecamp for hiking deeper into the national park, wildlife and bird watching. ADD-ON to Golfo Dulce Sea kayak trip with a layover/rest day in between.
December-early January

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GOLFO DULCE

8 DAY SEA KAYAK TRIP (includes travel days)
Paddle from lodge-to-lodge around the calm waters of the Golfo Dulce, a unique tropical fjord where few tourists visit. We will participate in a dolphin research trip and take short wildlife hikes through primary rainforest.
Add on the Corcovado Hiking trip pre or post for the best opportunity to see rainforest wildlife.
December-early January

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ADD-ONS

OPTIONAL DAYS OF ADVENTURE
Add on to the beginning or end of any trip for ziplining through the rain forest canopy, a dolphin watch, Chocolate Farm Tour, Sloth Garden, horseback riding, fishing, hiking, massage and more. Email for details.
December-early January

Costa Rica Details

Getting There

Fly into Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose (SJO) via airline of your choice. Then get a domestic flight to Puerto Jimenez on Sansa Airlines. Leave at least two hours between flights in San Jose both coming and going. Be aware that the small regional planes do not fly at night, so the last flight of the day is around 4:30 p.m. Some travelers find it necessary — and more relaxing — to arrival a day early and stay the night in a hotel near the SJO airport, then arrive in Puerto Jimenez the next morning. We will meet you at the airport in Puerto Jimenez for transfer to our waterfront hotel. It has a pool, wifi, and is within walking distance to shopping, banks and restaurants.

Deposit/Cancellation

A 20% deposit holds your spot. Balance due 60 days prior and is non-refundable. We will email you an invoice to pay online, along with a packing list, Frequently Asked Questions and detailed itinerary.

All payments are non-refundable. Trip Insurance is strongly recommended to cover the entire cost of your trip, including flight (if non-refundable tickets), and medical evacuation.