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SENTIENT EXPERIENTIALS
A vacation with a purpose
where the Rainforest kisses the Ocean!

at GUARIA de OSA
a Rainforest Ocean Wilderness Discovery Centre &
Ethnobotanical Gardens on the
OSA PENINSULA of COSTA RICA!

 
 

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Why Come to
   Guaria de Osa?


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Lapa Lapa Lodge
The Lawns
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Our Neighbors

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Reciprocity
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Reservations & Transfers

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     Amenities Include

Synopsis on 6 Journeys
Scenic Entry
     & Departure Routes


Group Rate Does Not Include
Extra Fees
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Why is the
    Osa Peninsula So Special?

 
 

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Why Come to Guaria de Osa?

To gather in the heart of the Osa Peninsula also known as “The Little Amazon by the Ocean” endorsed by National Geographic as “the most biological intense place on Earth!”

Guaria de Osa invites the global community of teachers, facilitators, and group leaders to hold body-movement retreats, creative workshops, teacher trainings, seminars and conferences on themes pertinent to wellness and sustainable-living in harmony with Nature, promoting social, cultural, and environmental responsibility; communication, skill-building,
and ecological identity.

Guaria de Osa is designed to be a learning wilderness discovery centre thanks to its proximity to mega-diverse tropical rainforests, ocean and beach environments.

Guaria de Osa's facilities are ideal for Integral Health and Holistic Science Practitioners, Concerned Citizens, Innovative Thinkers, Teachers, Facilitators, and Organizers.

We invite you to bring your workshop/retreat to Guaria de Osa.
In return, we reciprocate with all the amenities our group rate includes
for 1 to 2 teachers during your reserved dates.

Our facilities are splendid for Yoga, Pilates, NIA, Tai Chi, Qi Gong,
Capoeira, Music, Dance, Hula Hoop!

Our campus is designed for Ethnobotanical, Permaculture, and Herbal Studies.

The immediate environment is superb for
bird-watching, canoeing, hiking, kayaking, ocean & river swimming, star-gazing;
scuba diving & surfing;
scientific & cultural explorers;
biologists, botanists, ecologists, herpetologists;
artists, wildlife photographers, and writers.

We welcome
scholastic fieldtrips; meetings and conferences;
reunions; exhausted activists;
and all travelers who adore Nature!

If we've left anyone out, please let us know.

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Save the Rainforest with one vacation at a time at Guaria de Osa
because your fees, in part, support our non-profit
Council for Cultural and Biological Diversity
(aka: Grupo Osanimi / The Osa Foundation)
Biodiversity Conservation and Cultural Heritage Projects
in the Andes and Amazon of Ecuador
and our Marine Turtle Rescue on the Osa Peninsula,
also known as the “Little Amazon” of Costa Rica!

Come to Guaria de Osa
because it is a venue dedicated to sanity and sustainability;
receive an experiential Nature education at your fingertips;
while relishing in rest and relaxation.

Your presence at Guaria contributes vitally
to the success of our biodiversity projects and our centre.

We thank you in advance for your company.

 

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Original Architecture

For more information and photos please go to:
http://www.guariadeosa.com/retreat_centre/ret_original.html

Lapa Lapa Lodge

Guaria de Osa's touchstone feat of architecture is the Lapa Lapa Lodge - named after the Macaws that visit Guaria daily. The lodge is a three-storied 36-foot high structure - 35 x 50 feet (10 x 15 meters) with over 3700 square feet of floor space overlooking the gardens.

The first floor is set up on a raised rock wall running the 50-foot span of the house. It has a 13-foot (4 meters) high ceiling suspended by majestic Manu pillars. Its tiled floor is trimmed with ornamental patterns and delicately made tiled mosaics. Hammocks and comfortable rattan furniture offer an ideal place for coming together, where people and nature harmoniously join.

The second floor welcomes you into an expansive space with a 16foot (4.85 meter) high ceiling and long overhanging roof eaves. Its hardwood floor provides comfort to bare feet. The fanned rafters above give way to rising “cloud burst” roof eaves that encourage a free-flowing feeling with a sense of no beginning or end. With 1200 square feet of floor space this floor is ideal for movement arts and the acoustics are so fine for music!

Its observatory/meditation cupola on the third floor is 300 square feet and offers a panoramic view of the sparkling Pacific Ocean, Rainforest clothed ridges, and boasting sunsets!

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The Lawns

On the East and South side of the Lapa Lapa Lodge Guaria's campus has about 5000 square feet of lawn space planted with short and soft green grass - comfortable to bare feet. The lawns, surrounded by gardens, are ideal for movement work, such as Yoga and Tai Chi - and safe for children to play.

Ethnobotanical Gardens

The Ethnobotanical and Permaculture Gardens at Guaria de Osa intertwine with the surrounding abundant native vegetation. Aromatic Ylang Ylang trees, frequently visited by Toucans who love their fruits, fill the clean tropical air with fragrance. The gardens have been planted with a myriad of ancestral cultigens and ethnobotanical treasures from South and Central America. Fragrant plants, ornamental shrubs and trees, grafted citrus and avocados, and numerous orchids all provide a serene and breathtaking environment. The gardens are always in full swing boasting all kinds of flowers. The intention of creating a sustainable land use practice at Guaria is in deep, loving respect with Nature … with lots of hammocks everywhere to bask in the glow.

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Our Neighbors

Guaria de Osa is nestled in a Nature Sanctuary rooted by marine and rainforest ecosystems with plenty of trail hikes, beach and ocean to explore and enjoy. The 5acre campus, surrounded by big rainforest trees, is only a 3 min. stroll to the Pacific Beach - unless you stop to smell the flowers and/or greet the birds. Guaria de Osa borders Marenco Biological Reserve and our other neighbor is none other than Costa Rica's Crown Jewel of National Park Systems - Corcovado National Park - just a 15 min. boat ride away to the park's boundary or a 2 hour hike (about 3 miles).

Embedded in the “Little Amazon by the Ocean” of the Osa Peninsula, where towering stands of primary Rainforest kiss the sparkling Pacific Ocean, you'll find that Guaria de Osa's cosmic dimensions and its relationship with Nature as Teacher can crystallize your experience.

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Background

Guaria is pronounced: Gua-ri-ya (accent on the first syllable). Because the founder and steward of Guaria de Osa, Jonathon S. Miller-Weisberger, is an ethnobotanist, he chose to name the centre after the national flower of Costa Rica, a magenta colored Orchid and because the centre is located on the Osa Peninsula - hence the name: Guaria de Osa.

Our web sites are:
GuariadeOsa.comrainforestocean.com
OrchidoftheRainforest.comrainforestconservationprojects.org

Guaria de Osa is a rainforest ocean wilderness discovery centre embedded in a tropical Rainforest where the beach is our 'front yard' - big trees in our 'back yard' - with aromatic Ylang Ylangs Trees enveloping the campus. Guaria de Osa's keystone is shaped by the natural principles of interdependence, diversity, kinship, community, cooperation, mystery and reciprocity - lessons we, the staff, learn from plants as teacher and from the wisdom of the natural world - in concert (at the very least) with the scarlet macaws, howler and capuchin monkeys; exquisite medicinal plants; the soft sounds of warm ocean waves gurgling in the background; while at night, the crickets, frogs, and cicadas collaborate in singsong!

We arrange all your Costa Rican domestic reservations and transfers to facilitate your arrival effortlessly. At Guaria de Osa you will find comfort and contentment in a teaching/learning wilderness discovery centre you will want to keep returning to.

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Group Rate

For 15 or more paying participants
For 8 days / 7 nights

Our Group Rate per person is reasonably priced with plenty of 'wiggle-room' to add whatever fee you deem marketable to your community, whatever you need to cover your honorarium, expenses and the organization of your workshop retreat. Please take a look at our Calendar of Events on our web site to see how other teachers have priced their event.

SUMMER SEASON
NOVEMBER 20th - MAY 31st of every year

- Lodging: $900/adult - $550/child ages 2 to 11
- Free: for children less than 2 years when sleeping with parent(s)
- Deposit to reserve your dates during this season: $900
- For one or two extra nights before or after your event: please add $95/night/person plus $40 one way for non-group transfer fee

GREEN SEASON
JUNE 1st - NOVEMBER 19th of every year

- Please email to inquire about our green season rate.

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Lodging Capacity

Total capacity at Guaria: 28 guests

  • Furnished indoors rooms with indoor bath facilities: 18 guests
  • Furnished outdoor beach tentaloos with shared bath facilities: 10 guests
  • For a description on Indoor and Outdoor Lodging, click on Accommodations
Reciprocity

for 15 or more paying participants

1) We offer exclusivity during your reserved dates. This means no other group retreat will be reserved during your dates. However, from time to time, we may have a few independent travelers at Guaria during your visit.

2) We offer 2 teachers/group leaders gratis a week (8 days / 7 nights) at Guaria de Osa - valued at $900/person. This includes lodging and meals; Osa Peninsula round trip transfers, experiential journeys and adventures, services and amenities as listed in the itinerary below.

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Responsibilities for Teachers/Group Leaders
  1. Teachers and Group Leaders are primarily responsible for the enrollment of their program at Guaria de Osa - even though we collaborate in many ways.
  2. Please provide us with an attractive flyer with graphics. We will post your event on our Calendar of Events at www.guariadeosa.com
  3. We publish your program via internet broadcasting your event to our priceless mailing list (which belongs only to Guaria de Osa). As a result you may get participants from around the world that may be very interested in attending. Please let us know if your event is private or open to the public.
  4. We supply you with a list of sites for marketing your event.
  5. Important: Our effort to network your event does not substitute your marketing skills to register participants/students for your program at Guaria de Osa. This is your responsibility. We simply hope to supplement your enrollment in synergy towards a win/win/win/win all the way around!

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Reservations & Transfers in Costa Rica

We make the following round-trip domestic reservations
to get you to Guaria de Osa effortlessly!

  • Domestic flight to and from the Osa Peninsula
    To pay domestic airlines before departure - once you receive confirmation from Guaria de Osa.
  • Taxi transfers between airports in San Jose: Juan Santamaria International & Tobias Bolaños Domestic Airport - and to hotel (if applicable)
    If you need taxi service to get to other places, feel free to use ours. Please pay driver directly.
  • Hotel in San Jose: Cozy, affordable, and conveniently located within the cultural attractions of the capital city. Breakfast is included. Please pay hotel directly.
  • Osa Peninsula Transfers: includes 2 land rides and 2 boat rides
  • Please read Getting to Guaria for Entry & Departure Options and a detailed map.

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Group Rate Includes the Following Amenities
  • A road-less location, far away from city lights, pollution, stores, shopping and everything modernity offers!
  • Off the grid with solar energy!
  • Right off the beach surrounded by big Rainforest trees!
  • An extraordinary garden full of fruit trees and gorgeous flowers and healing plants nurtured by a gifted ethnobotanist, Jonathon S. Miller-Weisberger, founder and steward of Guaria de Osa!
  • Exquisite, unique architecture built from reclaimed hardwoods!
20% donation of your fees supports Guaria's non-profit arm: The Osa Foundation / Grupo Osanimi's Rainforest Conservation and Cultural Heritage Projects in the Andes and Amazon of Ecuador and on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica.
To learn more about our rainforest conservation and cultural heritage efforts since 1994 in places most people have forgotten about, please go to www.GuariadeOsa.com and click on Rainforest Conservation and Amazonian Adventures.

In addition:

  • 8 days/7 nights stay at Guaria de Osa
  • Three Osa Peninsula transfers include 2 ocean trips (boat rides) and 1 road trip (taxi)
  • Microbus and boat: Drake Bay to Playa San Josecito Beach Landing
  • Boat at Playa San Josecito to the river town of Sierpe
  • Porter Service: Please pack what you can carry although we do provide porter service by using our boat, staff and/or horses.
  • 6 Guided Experiential Adventures to introduce some of the highlights of the Osa Peninsula. These will be interwoven at your convenience into your program. Group Leader(s) and Guaria's administrator will work together to plan these adventures so as not to interfere with your activities.
  • Delicious, wholesome, gourmet meals served daily with vegetarian options.
  • All day self-service herbal tea/coffee/hot chocolate bar; including Guayusa Tea (a caffeinated longevity tea from the Ecuadorian Amazon)
  • 16.4% Costa Rica Tourist Tax
  • Filtered water in the dining room and kitchen; and for all other uses at Guaria, there is spring water that gushes pure water - naturally filtered straight from the rocks
  • Live Tico traditional Marimba Concerts by Guaria's staff
  • Off the grid with Solar Energy - Lights-Out at 10 pm.
    - Please bring a headlamp and/or flashlight to continue reading and writing and nighttime walking on the campus (unless you wish to let the moon and stars light your path)
    - Bring extra batteries or rechargeable batteries
    - Please take your dead batteries back home to be recycled
    - Solar energy power is 110 volts.
  • Clean towels: we suggest you bring a sarong to lie on the beach because the sand particles stick to the threads of a towel. On the other hand, the sand particles on a sarong slip off effortlessly when you wave the sarong a few times into the wind; i.e. a sarong is more reusable on the beach than a towel.
  • Clean linen on orthopedic mattresses with mosquito netting and ceiling fans
  • Yoga Retreats: Although we have 25 blankets that can be used for yoga practice,
    Yoga students must bring their own mats, belts, blocks, and any other personal yoga gear.
  • Lapa Lapa Lodge: all 3 floors are available 24 hours - the first floor is ideal for reading, writing, meetings, hammock siestas, body movement work; the second floor is the main body movement space (i.e. the yoga room); the third floor cupola is splendid for meditation, contemplation, massage; and to witness and experience the rainforest canopy and the Pacific Ocean with its boasting sunsets!
  • The Lawns: On the East and South side of the Lapa Lapa Lodge there is over 3000 square feet of lawn space planted with a wonderful short and soft green grass. These areas, surrounded by gardens, are ideal for Yoga and Tai Chi as well as camping - and safe for children to play.
  • A friendly, safe and sound place for children: under 11 receive a 50% discount; under two years free when sleeping with parent(s).
  • Just a short walk away to lovely calm snorkeling beaches - the only one along this coastline. In addition, one can horse back, hike to a waterfall, explore a bat cave, and experience other highlights of the Osa Peninsula with our gifted guides that see the visible and the invisible.

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Synopsis on 6 Journeys

Through the natural world of Guaria's Garden,
in the Rainforest,
on the Beach and Ocean,
under a Blue Tropical Sky.

1) Rio Claro (Clear River) - a beach and forest hike to a rainforest jade-green river with fresh water where you can canoe and swim and bathe in its waterfalls!

On the way to Rio Claro we walk on the beach and through the forest to San Josecito Beach Landing - about 15 min. stroll north of Guaria de Osa. This beach-shore landing is probably as spectacular as the most paradisiacal atmosphere of the South Pacific Islands - a perfect swimming spot with an amazing little coral cove for safe snorkeling. At San Josecito we can visit a beautiful garden, rent a kayak, swim, and/or relax by the ocean side.

Continuing north for another 15min. - an uphill and downhill hike - we come to Rio Claro, where the forest kisses the sea! Where this jungle river with crystal-clear pools has a beautiful forest and waterfall! Río Claro is a fresh water, jade-green river - idyllic for river canoeing.

On the Pacific side of the bank at Rîo Claro is a world-class surf spot, boasting powerful right and left waves, and revealing, at times, perfect surf tubes!

Río Claro also lends to swimming, snorkeling, boogie-boarding, kayaking, and of course, forest hikes and bird watching all along the way.

At Río Claro there are coves for the more adventuresome snorkelers where one can commonly see lobsters, blue jacks, red snapper, blue sea stars, moray eels, manta rays, and other tropical fish.

Includes: picnic lunch and guide(s)
Duration: About half a day or a full day's day trip.

2) St. Joseph's Ridge Trail is a 'path not taken' leading to an epic panoramic vista of the Pacific!

This is a Rainforest, Wildlife, Observation and Scenic Lookout Trek - a half-day's rainforest hike looping up a steep ridge up behind Guaria de Osa. In part, this can be a vigorous walk. Then the path levels off leading through towering Rainforest with epic panoramic vistas of San Josecito Beach, the Pacific Ocean and its majestic expanse in the company of outcroppings like Campanario Biological Reserve and Caño Island Oceanic Reserve is a wondrous sight.

Wildlife is often seen such as monkeys, toucans, coatis, guans, and white hawks and a myriad of birds and richly colored plant life within a superb forest! Howler monkeys, spider monkeys and/or white-faced capuchin monkeys oftentimes show up to greet you along your way! This path winds through primary forest leading to huge trees and a most majestic ancient Nazareno Purple Heart Tree.

Includes: trail snacks & guide(s). We leave Guaria at 8 am after breakfast; return by 2 pm for a late lunch

3) Please choose:

  • A nocturnal beach and rainforest forest walk - or -
  • A sunrise beach walk at 4:30 am to a bat cave and waterfall

4) An interpretative Plant Walk and Talk on through our Ethnobotanical Gardens - illuminating the use, application, and mythology of the plants.

5) An evening presentation on “Ethnobotany, Cultural and Biological Diversity.” Learn about Rainforest Conservation and Cultural Heritage Renewal projects in places most people have forgotten about.

6) Our Preferred Scenic Departure Route: please read below for a description.

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Our Preferred Scenic Entry Route: Day 1

We make the following reservations for you and yours.

From San Jose: Fly into Drake Bay Airstrip to experience a spectacular vista of the Rainforest Canopy of the Osa Peninsula.

At Drake Bay Airstrip, a minivan driver will transfer you to Drake Bay Beach - about a 15 min. land trip through the jungle.

At Drake Bay Beach, a boat captain will transfer you to San Josecito Beach Landing - about a 20 min. boat ride along the Pacific Coast.

At San Josecito there's another 20 min. walk south to Guaria de Osa - with the Pacific to your right and the Rainforest to your left. It might take a tad longer if you stop to greet the macaws, toucans, howler monkeys and/or gaze at flying fish, maybe dolphins and whales.

Although we do provide porter service by using our boat, staff and/or horses - if possible - pack what you can carry.

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Our Preferred Scenic Departure Route: Last Day

An ocean and riverboat journey through the mouth of the Sierpe River via the Terraba Sierpe Mangrove Estuary to witness the largest and most intact mangrove reserve in tropical America!

After an early morning breakfast, everyone will walk the beach to meet the boat at Playa San Josecito about 6:30 am.

Your departure journey from San Josecito Beach to the river town of Sierpe is a 4 miles (about 1 hour) amazingly impressive and unforgettable water journey on the magnificent Pacific Ocean where, most times, you can see whales, dolphins, a variety of birds, enveloped in an unforgettable tropical ocean breeze.

Then the Pacific flows into the dramatic mouth between the Pacific and the Sierpe River, continuing on the river for 21 miles (or 45 min.)

Rio Sierpe - meaning 'serpent' - curves by a panoramic vista of 54,000 acres of Sierpe-Terraba Mangrove Reserve home of the largest, most intact mangrove reserve in tropical America!

Beautiful floating water hyacinth plants are seen just before arriving at the river town of Sierpe. At the Sierpe docks, a cab will drive you to Palmar Sur (about 45 min. land trip) to meet your domestic flight or to Palmar Norte to the bus terminal, or wherever you wish to go next. Ask your taxi driver to talk about the history, geography, etc. of the area. S/he will be pleased to share the knowledge with you.

Important:

  • The Sierpe / Palmar taxi transfer is not included in the group rate. Please pay driver directly. Thank you.
  • Because of the transfer time it takes to get from the Osa Peninsula into San José - if you plan to leave the country on Day 8 of your event - please make sure your international departure is scheduled to leave after 3 pm. on Day 8 of your event.

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Group Rate Does Not Include
  • Any San Jose expenses
  • Costa Rican domestic air flight nor land transportation to and from Guaria de Osa
  • Taxi service provided from the river town of Sierpe to Palmar Sur airport or Palmar Norte bus station - or wherever you wish to go; please pay driver directly for his/her services

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Extra Fees at Guaria de Osa

Fees are subject to change.

  • Childcare fees: $5/hour/child
  • Extra Nights for Teachers - If you've enrolled 15 or more participants, children and spouses pay a reduced fee of $25/night for food and lodging plus extra transfer fee plus 4 hours of SEVA - selfless volunteer service.
  • Extra Nights for Participants - before and/or after the event at $95/night/person (a discount from the non-group nightly fee of $90/person/night) plus extra transfer fee.
  • Extra Transfers for Extra Nights: In addition to the extra nightly fee for food and lodging, there is an extra fee for a boat transfer - including children who take a seat on the boat. 1 person - US$50; 2-4 persons - US$35/person; 5 or more is included in group rate.
  • Gratuity: Guaria de Osa is ready to lend a hand 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week, 12 months/year with quality attention. Guaria requests that Group Leaders notify their participants that $10/night/person (for adults and children) in gratuity for service rendered is gratefully received. One way to facilitate this may be for the group leader to collect the tips and give it to Guaria's administrator who, in turn, will distribute to staff both 'on stage' and those 'behind the curtain.' Note: As is culturally expected globally - the practice of gratuity throughout Costa Rica is also a good thing to do.
  • Internet Phone: $3/minute
  • Internet Service: $5 up to one hour; every additional hour is another $5.
  • Scuba Diving: we can arrange your diving experience at Caño Island with a local professional outfitter. Divers must bring your diving certificate!
  • Snorkeling gear: please bring your own mask, snorkel, fins
  • Special dietary requests (if we can provide): $70/week/person. A vegetarian diet is not considered a 'special diet' at Guaria de Osa.
  • Surf Boards: we prefer you bring your own boards although we have 5 surfboards & 2 boogie boards for rent
  • Wash & Dried by the Sun: 25 cents / small piece (like underwear); 50 cents/big items (like pants, shorts, t-shirts, beach towels)

In addition: as posted in the links below, we offer several all day excursions you may be inspired to add into your itinerary. Guaria's staff can also provide healing modalities. Additionally, we have Indigenous arts & crafts; paintings by Pablo Amaringo, and those of his students from Usko Ayar School of Amazonian Painting in Pucallpa, Peru; and, at times, designed and hand made by friends, silver jewelry embedded with gems; and ceramic hand crafted birds of the Osa Peninsula. Please refer to the following links:

What We Offer
Additional Experiences and Adventures
Tropical Nature Activities
Wellness Modalities
Cultural Experiences
Gift Shop

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How to Pay for Extra Fees at Guaria?

Costa Rican Colones • US Dollars • American Express Travelers Checks • Paypal.

To Reserve Your Dates

DECEMBER - APRIL: To reserve your dates for 8 days/7 nights, please send $900 deposit/week accompanied with Travel Documents to Mail located in our Fees & Reservations link.

MAY - NOVEMBER: To reserve your dates for 8 days/7 nights, please send $650 deposit/week accompanied with Travel Documents to Mail located in our Fees & Reservations link.

There are two travel documents each person must send us:
Reservation • Release of Liability • Disclaimer & Safety Rules.
Please click here.

Notes:

If you wish to extend your workshop/retreat a couple nights more, the deposit will be an additional $75 for each extra night. Please ask us first for availability.

How to Pay?

Please write your deposit check payable to:
Sentient Experientials.

Mail your check and To Reserve Dates document to:
Sentient Experientials at Guaria de Osa Centre
PO Box 1004, El Cerrito, CA 94530.

Countries Outside the United States
Please ask us how to pay with Paypal or how to send us a bank wire.

Our contact info is at Contact Us

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Why is the Osa Peninsula Sooooo Special?

The Osa Peninsula remains Costa Rica's last wild frontier even twenty-five years after its first national park - Corcovado - was created in the peninsula. The Osa Peninsula is also called “The Little Amazon” of Costa Rica. With pristine beaches and virgin forest, the Osa Peninsula is described by National Geographic as “The most biologically intense place on Earth.” This description is a reference to the incredible abundance of wildlife on the Osa Peninsula - not only in it's rainforests, but in it's surrounding marine environment as well. Without a doubt, the most unique area in all of Costa Rica, the Osa is a place where Jaguars still roam the jungle and Scarlet Macaws fly around in the towns and campesinos from the mountains still ride a horse - something you will rarely see anywhere else in the country.

You will also find world-class surfing, scuba diving, fishing, exploring, and a classic mixture of ex-patriots that now call this place 'home!' After a couple of days, you know for sure that the Osa is different than the other places you've been in Costa Rica. Before long, you won't want to go home and when you do get home, you can't stop thinking about this place. You will feel what those of us that live here have discovered as a rare place and you may just recognize that "There is no place like the Osa!" Surely you'll want to return again and again.

The Osa is not for everyone. You will not find big hotels, condos, or large development projects here - or even a road - or a movie theatre or a grocery or drugstore 'around the corner' and all of that. If that's what you are looking for, there are other places in Costa Rica to visit.

If you are looking for a close encounter with raw Nature, both land and sea, and if it excites you to think about being in stunning wilderness setting with the Rainforest in your 'back yard' and an abandoned beach in your 'front yard' or where there is a discovery centre operating on solar energy and there's purified water gushing out from rocks - or where the lush jungle and shimmering black beach are alive with exotic plants and animals and where you'll greet this emerald-green world at eye-level, from Scarlet Macaws, Howler Monkeys, and colorful Toucans to endangered green sea turtles - and at night hear the concert of crickets and frogs and cicadas - and where our guides and acclaimed Ethnobotanist have eagle eyes, spot rare squirrel monkeys, peccaries, sloths, coatimundis, and dozens of other species - then Guaria de Osa, a wilderness discovery centre, embedded in a location teeming with Life where adventure is born - awaits you with its touchstone architecture and exquisite medicinal plant garden and perfumed Ylang Ylangs and a myriad of flowers, mango trees, pineapple bushes, and more - stewarded by a staff that is proactively protecting flora and fauna ... the Rainforest and the Ocean … where gratefully we can experience our cells pulsating PURA VIDA on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica where everything is connected and interrelated!

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Thank you for your attention and intention and
for the privilege of sharing Guaria de Osa with you.

We look forward to working with you and may we fulfill our dreams together!
Pura Vida! (as said in Costa Rica!)


E-mail:
Website: www.guariadeosa.com
Tel: (510) 235 - 4313 (in California)

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rainforest - paradise beaches - bird watching - scuba diving - surfing - ethno botanical gardens - yoga
massage - trekking - chi gong - meditation - tai chi - rainforest projects - original architecture