Hotel Rancho Corcovado is located on the Osa Peninsula in the province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica. You will feel at home and comfortable here. Right from the moment you arrive with the personalized service from your welcoming host family. The hotel is set on a wild and untouched nature reserve in Bahia Drake (Drake Bay). Drake Bay lies on the clear blue Pacific. With just 18 rooms, the Rancho Corcovado Hotel delivers a level of personal attention and service to insure a delightful and unforgettable vacation. Feel like in paradise during your stay at Hotel Rancho Corcovado.
The hotel offers 12 roomy and comfortable rooms perfect for the whole family. The rooms offered consist of single, double or triple occupancy (all of which include a double bed). The rooms all have private bathrooms with hot water, and a ceiling fan. But what makes these rooms extraordinary is their views, where you can relish each magical sunrise and sunset.
Firstly, Rancho Corcovado’s tropical rainforest and ocean activities are what attract guests and locals to come and experience. Rancho Corcovado offers a variety of tours: visiting Cano Island, horseback riding, snorkeling, diving, ocean-mangrove boating trips and the famous dolphin and whale watching in the Pacific. Hotel Rancho Corcovado offers a dream-like vacation for those looking for adventure and who enjoy all the natural wonders of Costa Rica.
In fact, Corcovado’s acclaimed as one of the most diverse and beautiful primary forests on the planet. Also, one of the last areas of coastal primary rainforest in the world. While covering over a third of the Osa Peninsula, it contains numerous endemic plants and animals found nowhere else but in Corcovado. With this main attraction just outside your window at Hotel Rancho Corcovado, we hope you relish your experience of this magical place. All in all, let yourself become one with the heavenly nature surrounding you.
Caño Island contains a great abundance of marine wildlife offering the perfect location for your next snorkeling adventure. Explore the waters and spot moray eels, tuna, parrotfish, puffers, and many more colorful creatures! Perhaps you will even get to see sea turtles, rays and dolphins! Combine watching aquatic wildlife with a touch of history and dive to the pre-Colombian artifacts offering a glimpse of Costa Rica’s indigenous past.
Whats Included: Transportation, guide, and equipment
Recommended Ages: 10+
Tour Duration (approximately): 4 hours
What to bring: Sunscreen, swimsuit, change of clothes, towel
Considered to be one of the wonders of the world, Corcovado holds 13 major ecosystems, beach habitats, and coastal marine diversity. The abundance of flora and fauna overcomes everybody! Baird’s tapirs, jaguars, pumas, macaws, toucans, squirrel monkeys, howler monkeys, spider monkeys, capuchin monkeys, two-toed and three-toed sloths, agoutis, giant anteaters, coatimundis, peccaries (wild pigs), hummingbirds, black hawks, spectacled owls, 4 species of turtles (green, Ridley, hawksbill and leatherback), crocodiles, snakes, lizards, golden-orb spiders, numerous types of butterflies, and various insects are calling Corcovado their home and the list goes on!
Be prepared for a wet landing at San Pedrillo ranger station. The trails snake along pristine beaches into a deep rainforest. Your guide will lead you to magnificent waterfalls and swimming holes! Usually, two hikes separated by a picnic lunch break are part of this tour. The first one in the morning is approximately three and half hours long. Pointing out various wildlife to you, your guide will explain to you the different habitats and answer all your questions. The afternoon hike is normally a bit shorter featuring an ascent to a waterfall, where you will be able to take a refreshing swim!
During the entire tour, please take CAUTION while staying on the trails and listening to your guides! Always be aware of your surroundings! It is not recommended to go behind the waterfall.
Recommended Ages: 8+
Tour Duration (approximately): Full day Tour
What to bring: Sunscreen, insect repellant, secure shoes which can get wet, comfortable clothes, swimsuit, change of clothes, camera, water, dry bags for your electrical gear
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