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 an 80-mile circumnavigation of 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 for more than a decade and are currently the only ones guiding this trip in entirety. 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.

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 will be 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

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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. We are currently the only ones guiding this 80-mile circumnavigation.
December

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ADD-ONS

OPTIONAL DAY OF ADVENTURE
Add a day to the beginning or end of any trip for ziplining through the rain forest canopy, a dolphin watch, Chocolate Farm Tour, or surfing lesson at famous Matapalo. $400 per additional day includes lodging, meals and activity.
December

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.