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5 Days Wildlife photography tour in Osa
Easy level
five days
From $655
RECOMMENDED FOR FAMILIES
5 days and 4 nights (all included option)
This is a tour designed for wildlife lovers and nature enthusiast that would love taking pictures of our amazing fauna. Through this breathtaking journey, you will discover the most biologically intense areas of Costa Rica, find the underwater wildlife, navigate in the Sierpe river under the gaze of crocodiles, discover tons of wildlife, sleep in hidden lodges. Furthermore, you will explore the best national park of Costa Rica and the world (Corcovado national park) and live the most astounding adventure of your vacation trip. Are you ready for a new life experience?
You will visit: Corcovado National Park, Cano Island, Drake Bay surroundings and Sierpe mangrove.
In order to enjoy the tranquility of the jungle, the groups are formed by a maximum of 8 people per guide
Description
Itinerary
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Description
What’s included?
- 5 boat trips (captain and crew)
- Lodging for 4 nights (if lodging is selected).
- Naturalist guide with telescope and binoculars.
- Entrance fees and tickets to Corcovado National Park.
- Entrance fees and tickets to Cano Island.
- Private transportation.
- All meals except for 2 dinners (if lodging is selected)
- One night Lodging in Corcovado Sirena Station.
- Insurance.
Tours included
- Corcovado Overnight.
- Night tour.
- Snorkeling or Diving in Cano Island.
- Mangrove tour.
Please note
Pickup in Sierpe at 11:30 am of the first day or in Drake Bay’s airport.
Not recommended for women on pregnancy period, children under 7 years old, people with special physical conditions and elders over 65 years old.
Corcovado national park has a limit of people that can spend the night or hike during the day, please book ahead of time to save you a space.
What do I need to bring?
- Hiking shoes
- Water shoes
- Flashlight
- Raincoat
- Sunscreen
- Mosquito repellent
- Swimwear
- Basic backpack (dry bag recommendable)
- Non-disposable plastic bottle (glass or aluminum)
Itinerary
Day one
Start of the tour: Sierpe – Drake
Navigate through the amazing Sierpe River, under the gaze of the crocodiles and between mangroves full of birds and life.
Once you reach Drake Bay, your host will take you to the hotel where the staff will welcome you with a smile in their face. Then you will discover why people say that Drake Bay is a paradise.
Meet the guide and explore the jungle at night
In the evening you will meet your guide that will prepare you with the necessary gear to start a journey in the darkness of the jungle. During the night tour, you will have the opportunity to discover plenty of wildlife, which usually prefer the night to show up and celebrate life.
Day two
The day starts early with the first lights and sounds of the roaring monkeys and singing birds. It is time for breakfast, which is served at 05:30 am. After breakfast, you will board the boat towards Sirena station at 06:15 am
Drake Bay to Corcovado
Once you reach the black sand beach of Sirena station, you will head to the facilities of Sirena. Once there, you can leave your luggages to start the Corcovado adventure. During the next 3 hrs you will be exploring amazing trails in the search of animals.
Lunch break and little rest at 12 pm. This is the hottest time of the day. Therefore, the break is strategic to wait for animals to show up.
After lunch
After the break we get ready to explore more off the beaten track trails. Our quest will be finding incredible wildlife and exploring amazing landscapes. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to swim in the refreshing waters of Corcovado´s jungles.
You will return with the last lights of the day, at 05:30 pm. Time in which the sun drowns in the vast pacific.
And dinner will be a great time to count the species of animals that you saw. Furthermore, to share the stories of the trip with your travel companions, while observing the amazing starry sky above.
Night in Sirena Station
We sleep at Sirena Station in bunk beds.
Day three: Second day in Corcovado
The day starts early at 05:00 am. During the early hours of the morning we can enjoy a great diversity of animals that prefer lower temperatures to hang out.
At 07:15 am we will be back for at station for breakfast. Then you will take a break of 1.5 hrs.
After Breakfast
At 08:30 am you will depart towards the primary forests of Corcovado, during this expedition you will massive trees and secret trails.
At noon you will take the boat towards Drake Bay.
At 01:30 pm you will back in your hotel. In the afternoon you can hang out on your own and explore the beach, the paradisiacal town or just relax in your lodge looking at the ocean and enjoying a “pina colada”
Day four
Snorkeling or diving in Cano Island.
06:45 am is time for breakfast because the Cano island adventure starts at 07:30 am.
During one hour after departure we will navigate in the vast pacific. It is possible that you will be able to observe whales or dolphins that come to the surface to celebrate life. This boat ride last 1 hrs.
First Snorkel or Dive.
Before reaching the Island there are fantastic diving and snorkeling spots where you can search for turtles, rays and colorful fish. Cano Island is definitely a great spot to enjoy the great marine diversity of the pacific ocean. The first snorkel or dive last 45 min.
After the first snorkel you can take a break to relax in the beach of cano island.
Second Snorkel or Dive.
After the break you return back to the water, ready to explore the amazing marine realm that offer an authentic show of color, amazing shapes and forms.
San Jocesito beach
The boat will take you to one of the most beautiful beaches of Costa Rica where you can relax in the white sand while looking at scarlet macaws planing in the air.
Lunch will be back at Drake Bay town.
Free afternoon
Day five
Drake Bay – Sierpe and mangrove tour.
Breakfast: 06:30 am. Time to say goodbye to Drake Bay and head towards the mangroves of Sierpe.
At 07:30 am you will depart from Drake Bay towards Sierpe. In the way you will navigate through the mangroves of Sierpe, looking for amazing wildlife hidden in the canals. It is very likely that at this point you will have over 100 animal species in your list. But, undoubtedly, Sierpe will significantly increase the amount because it is one of the best places to see wildlife in the world.
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For lovers of nature and adventure. Likewise, for people who seek to create unforgettable memories and understand that the only way to achieve this is by exploring unique places, going off the tourist route, to find beauty out of the ordinary.
If you are looking to fill your life book with paragraphs of emotion and adventure, contribute to the environment and discover nature, this is your adventure in Costa Rica.
This tour is not for you if you do not have a sense of environmental awareness, if you are not willing to step out of your comfort zone to find a unique place or to observe a legendary animal. It is not for you either, if you are looking for an all-inclusive resort with great amenities, parties and crowds.
To carry out our tours, you must have a normal to good physical condition.
During high season we need to book park tickets up to 6 months in advanced and such tickets are not refundable. Therefore the deposit of 25% is not refundable.
2 weeks to departure date or later 50% penalty, 1 day before the tour the penalty will be 100%.
Corcovado National Park is one of the most amazing parks in the world but booking process is a nightmare.
Yes, the accommodation is included.
4 nights
You can check our accommodation in the following link: https://sukiatravel.com/lodging/
4 x Breakfast
3 x lunch
2 x dinner
We have different availability throughout the months, but we prefer to be contacted before booking.
You can contact us to info@sukiatravel.com
Please send us the desire package and the date.
The tour groups are not bigger than 6 people for overnights and 8 people for day trips. We do it like this to avoid disturbing the animals.
You can absolutely do it.
Please feel free to contact us at: info@sukiatravel.com
We have two starting points: Drake’s airport and the river port of Sierpe.
If you come by plane… We will be waiting for you to pick up once you arrive to Drake’s airport.
You can book the flight with us at a price of $ 141 per route per person or with flysansa.com
There are flights every day at different times.
If you come by car, you have to get to Sierpe and in oleaje sereno restaurant, you can park the vehicle before boarding the boat to Drake.
Parking is safe and reliable.
You can also get to Sierpe by public transport from San Jose: you must take the tracopa bus.
The route is San José – palmar norte. Then take a taxi from Palmar to Sierpe.
There is a shuttle service from San José that is priced at $ 75 per person, and you can book it with us.
Yes we can, please send us an email to request a quote: info@sukiatravel.com
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