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7 days Adventure tour in Costa Rica
Moderate level
Eight days
From $975
7 days and 6 nights, (all included option)
This is the most epic adventure and wildlife tour in Costa Rica. Through this journey, you will discover the antique and old jungles of Osa peninsula and find the exotic and unique animals that populated and Corcovado national park. Likewise, you will walk through canyons of rivers, find hidden waterfalls and navigate through rivers full of wildlife. You will, even, visit an island in the Pacific Ocean where dolphins and whales jump out on the surface to celebrate life. Furthermore, you will jump inside those waters and discover an underwater realm full of colors, fishes, turtles, and rays.
Description
Itinerary
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Description
What’s included?
- Five boat trips (captain and crew)
- Lodging for 6 nights (if selected)
- Naturalist guide with telescope and binoculars
- Entrance fees and tickets to Corcovado National Park
- Entrance fees and tickets to Tamandua
- Tickets to Cano Island
- All meals except for 3 dinners (if lodging is selected)
- Lodging in Corcovado Sirena Station in bunk beds with mosquito nest (1 night)
- Lodging in Corcovado Backyard eco-lodge (1 night)
- Insurance.
Tours included
- Corcovado Overnight (Sirena station)
- Corcovado Overnight (San Pedrillo station)
- Canyoning in Tamandua
- 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´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
- Flash light
- Raincoat
- Sunscreen
- Mosquito repellent
- Swimwear
- Jacket
- 50 lb backpack
- 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 a lot of wildlife that prefer the night to show up and celebrate life.
Day two
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 luggage to start the Corcovado adventure. During the next 3 hrs you will be exploring amazing trails in the search of animals.
The quest to find animals
Once we reach Sirena Station, we have the mission is to look for the abundant wildlife of this station. Therefore, you will be exploring the biological intense trails of Sirena during 3 or 4 hrs.
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, a big open room almost like camping,
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 be massive trees and secret trails, then be back around twelve to take the boat.
Sirena – San Pedrillo
You will take the boat to San Pedrillo, where you will take a break to recharge energies and wait for temperatures to drop.
In the afternoon, you will hike to the waterfall, passing through a primary forest, where the trees are so high that they cover the sunlight…
Camping in the jungle
The boat ride between Sirena and San Pedrillo takes about 45 minutes, we disembark in the wildest sector of Corcovado.
THIS IS WHERE THE ADVENTURE BEGINS!
In this tour the trails are irregular, wilder and in a more natural environment, we start walking to the San Pedrillo Waterfall where we will have lunch and refresh ourselves in fresh water pools.
The objective of this part of the tour is to get to know one of the few primary rainforests in the world, with ancient trees, forests over 3000 years old, land of top predators, such as pumas, jaguars, etc.
Here the animals are more elusive and maintain their natural behavior, so it is more difficult to see them, but you can get a great surprise, like seeing a Tyra hunting a sloth, or a puma hunting a spider monkey.
The main reason why we love this part of the tour is because of the interaction between prey and predators, even if it is just hearing or feeling them, it is something magical. We will walk on trails that only we walk, always looking for the purest and most adventure oriented.
Here you will feel the force of nature, you will feel small and spied.
In this part of the tour, the pace of the walk is faster, mainly to be able to surprise the animals that are very elusive and to be able to arrive at the station before nightfall.
Once we have covered a total of 20 kilometers and arrived safe and sound at the station, we will have dinner and get ready to rest, for today we have lived enough adventure.
Day four
Third day of overnight:
The next day, we wake up to the sounds of the jungle, have breakfast and recharge energy for the last part of the tour.
In this hike you will walk about 9 km, always visiting wild trails and away from humans.
You will have the opportunity to bathe in freshwater rivers, and see a beautiful waterfall, and we arrive at noon to the sector of Los Planes where we take lunch and a 4X4 awaits us to leav
Day Five
Tamandua Canyoning tour
After the breakfast, at 06:00 am. You will get ready to explore the wilderness of one the most remote trails of the Osa Peninsula. The mission is to live an unforgettable experience, full of stories, jungle interpretation and adrenaline.
The hidden Waterfalls
At 09:00 am you’ll reach hidden waterfalls and from there, walk inside the canyon of the river, exploring naturally shaped swimming pools and seeing the jungle from a different perspective.
Typical Lunch
By noon you will arrive at the shelter, where you will have a traditional Costa Rican lunch and rest in hammocks.
Return to Drake Bay
After a little monkey nap, you will head back to Drake Bay downtown to rest during the afternoon or explore more trails around town.
FROM: 06:00 AM
TO: 02:30 PM
Day Six
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 firs snorkel you can take a break to relax in the beach of cano island.
Second Snorkel or Dive.
After the break you return to the water, ready to explore the amazing marine realm that offer an authentic show of color, amazing shapes and forms.
Time for Lunch in San Jocesito beach
The boat will take you to one the most beautiful beaches of Costa Rica and there, you will be able to enjoy a picnic lunch and rest under the palms and almond trees.
Free afternoon
Day Seven
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 incredible 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.
Good bye
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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.
7 nights
You can check our accommodation in the following link: https://sukiatravel.com/lodging/
7 x Breakfast
7 x lunch
5 x dinner
We have different availability throughout the months, but we prefer to be contacted before booking.
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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.
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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