Kayaking the Pacific Ocean
– $10 first hour; $5/additional hour
Mangrove Estuary
Adventure
$85/person; 4 people minimum; more than 4 people $65/person
Nocturnal
Beach and Rainforest Walk – $35/person
Playa San Josecito
* Snorkeling at San Josecito Cove – $5 for snorkel rental
Playa San Josecito and
Rio Claro: A Paradise Beach/Forest Walk
Included in vacation packages and group rate.
Rio Claro
* Paradise Beach/Forest Walk to Rio Claro – $35/person
Included in Vacation Packages and Group Rate
Saint Joseph's Ridge
Loop Trail – $35/person
Included in Vacation Packages and Group Rate
Scuba Diving - Caño Island Oceanic
Reserve
$125/person; 2 dives / all day experience
[ Complete scuba diving
information ]
Snorkeling Equipment
Although we have a few items, please bring your own fins, mask, and snorkel.
Snorkeling - Caño Island
Oceanic Reserve
$85/person for 2 - 4 people; $65/person for five or more
people
Snorkeling
at San Josecito Cove – $5 for snorkel rental
Surfing Lessons
at Guaria de Osa's Beach Front
Includes a board and teacher: $25/hour
Surfboard
Rental at Guaria de Osa – $15 per day
Unicorn Pool
– A Rio Claro Adventure – $35/person
Violines Island
– $80/person; 4 people minimum, more than 4 $65/person
Waterfall and Bat Cave
– $25/person
Birdwatching
All the time: Guaria de Osa's campus, beach, forest. Teeming
with birdlife everywhere, especially at: St. Joseph's Ridge
Trail and Cocovado National Park.
[ Complete
birdwatching information ]
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Caño
Island Oceanic Reserve – Scuba Diving
The second best scuba dive spot in Continental Costa Rica! A
world-renowned oceanographic, wonderland rich in underwater
life with intact fish populations, the island, aside from scuba
diving, is a popular site for: snorkeling • swimming •
boogie boarding • bird-watching • hiking in lush
tropical vegetation • paying a respectful visit to archeological
sites and an Indigenous burial ground; and relaxing on the beach.
Includes: about a 30 min. boat ride, park fees,
picnic lunch, 2 dives, tanks, dive master guide, and full equipment
(bcd, regulator, wetsuit, fins, etc); divers must bring their
diving certificate! We leave Guaria at 8 am, after breakfast;
return by 4 pm
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Caño
Island Oceanic Reserve – Snorkeling
A snorkeling underwater paradise! Snorkeling, swimming, hiking,
birding and more! Please bring your own snorkeling equipment:
flippers, snorkel, mask, and goggles.
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Canoeing
on Rio Claro – Canoe rental
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Canopy
Zipline
We leave Guaria at 8 am after breakfast; return by 4 pm
Climb up the canopy going from tree to tree using harnesses
at Drake Bay
Includes: boat transfers, lunch, canopy zipline
tour with Jinetes de Osa, and guide(s)
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Coconut
Tour
Visit our local neighbor only 10 min. away – don Adam and his
wife, Tico (Costa Rican) elders who have more than 15 cats,
a fabulous garden, and a coconut grove!! Drink delicious coconut
milk from coconuts shaken off the tree in front of your eyes;
scooping the soft, juicy, rich, healthy, milky coconut Ômeat'
with a coconut spoon carved with a machete. Chat with our good
neighbor about medicinal plants, Osa Archeology and History.
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Corcovado
National Park is Costa Rica's Crown Jewel of Park System!
The region is rich in biological diversity with hundreds
of species of birds and one of tropical America's most vibrant
Scarlet Macaw populations. Monkeys, toucans, and, although rarely
seen, tapirs, jaguars, boa constrictors are all citizens of
this forest reserve. Corcovado and its neighboring region are
famous for its intact tropical rainforest coming right down
to the pristine Pacific Ocean! Includes a 4-hour forest hike
into Corcovado to the waterfalls at Playa Llorona, swimming,
birding, and a boat ride back to Guaria from the San Pedrillo
Ranger Station.
We offer the following options to Corcovado National Park:
1) Corcovado: San Pedrillo Waterfall
and Gallery Rainforest Walk
A full day's Rainforest visit to Corcovado's San Pedrillo Gallery
Rainforest and Llorana Waterfall. Includes:
park entrance fees, picnic lunch, guide(s); a stress-free hike
for about 4 hrs. into the Park; round-trip boat ride – unless
guest(s) prefer to trek an additional 2 hours back to Guaria
through gorgeous rainforest. We leave Guaria at 8 am after breakfast;
return by 4 pm
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2)
Corcovado: Llorona Beach, Waterfalls, and Rainforest Trek
Full day Rainforest • Birding • Mangroves •
Wilderness Beach • Wildlife • Waterfalls •
Trekking Adventure. Includes: picnic lunch,
guide(s), 40 min. round-trip boat ride, park entrance fees,
5 hr. moderate trek in the Park to Llorana Beach and Waterfalls.
We leave Guaria at 8 am after breakfast; return by 4 pm.
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3)
Camping in Corcovado
Hiking and camping into the heart of Corcovado National Park:
Sirena Biological Station, Llorona, San Pedrillo. Includes:
meals, guide(s), park entrance fees, round-trip boat ride –
unless guest(s) want to hike back to Guaria de Osa through primary
rainforest and riparian zones where wildlife abounds. Please
refer to What to Pack for this event.
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Dolphin
& Whale Encounters
Depending on the weather conditions and the time of the
year, it is likely you will snorkel and play with dolphins in
the blue, warm, clear water of the Pacific Ocean bordering the
Osa Peninsula. In these waters reside: Sea Turtles, Giant Manta
Rays, Pilot, Sperm, Blue, and False Killer Whales, Orcas, Pantropical
Spotted, Spinner, Bottle-nose, Rough-Toothed, Common and Spinners,
and Humpbacks – just to name a few. Includes:
Picnic lunch, boat transportation and guide(s). We leave Guaria
at 7 am, after breakfast; return by 4 pm
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Ethnobotanical
& Permaculture Plant Walk and Talk
A guided introduction walking and talking through Guaria de
Osa's medicinal gardens learning plant uses, detailed descriptions,
local and scientific names. Meet prominent healing plants and
important fruits.
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Horse
Back Riding (3 options)
1) From Drake Bay Airstrip Upon arrival at Drake Bay Airstrip
you can choose to enter Guaria de Osa by horseback – about a
4 hr. journey through forest and beach – while your bags go
in by boat. Includes: horses and boat rental.
Bring daypack, sunglasses, water bottle, hat, and wear long
pants.
2) Horseback riding to a local homestead; through Primary Rainforest
bordering Corcovado National Park and along Guaria's secluded
beach, called Rinc n de San Josecito (St. Joseph's Hideout).
Includes: guide(s); people-friendly horses;
and lunch. Bring daypack, sunglasses, water bottle, hat, and
wear long pants We leave Guaria at 9 am after breakfast; return
by 4 pm.
3) Just Horseback Riding: Bring daypack, sunglasses, water
bottle, hat, and wear long pants
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Kayaking
the Pacific Ocean – Kayak rental
Kayaking and Exploring the Mangrove Estuary Includes:
Exploring Estero Guerra Mangrove at the mouth of the Sierpe
River; 1 – 2hr. forest walk, round-trip boat ride (45 min. each
way), guide(s), picnic lunch. We leave Guaria at 8 am, after
breakfast; return by 4 pm.
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Nocturnal
Beach and Rainforest Walk
Includes: guided walk in search for tree frogs,
reptiles and nocturnal bird life; (with candles and/or flashlights)
We leave Guaria after dinner at 7:30 pm; return by 10 – 11 pm
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Playa
San Josecito: This is a leisurely 15 min. beach/forest
walk north of Guaria de Osa. This beach-shore landing is probably
as spectacular as the most paradisiacal ambience of the South
Pacific Islands, offering excellent swimming and an amazing
little coral cove for safe snorkeling. At San Josecito we visit
a beautiful garden, rent a kayak, swim, and/or relax by the
ocean side.
Río
Claro: Continuing north for another 15 min. stroll, we
come to Río Claro, a jade green river with waterfalls
where the forest kisses the sea! This jungle river with crystal-clear
pools is our favorite picnic ground and makes for a great beach
day – hang our hammocks, play Frisbee, have loads of fun, relax
and play in a beautiful forest and in waterfalls. At Río
Claro there are wonderful coves for the more adventuresome snorkelers.
Lobsters, Blue Jacks, Red Snapper, Blue Sea Stars, Moray Eels,
Manta Rays, and other tropical fish are commonly seen. Río
Claro is a fresh water river – idyllic for river canoeing and
its world-class surf spot boast powerful right and left waves,
revealing, at times, perfect surf tubes! Río Claro also
lends to swimming, snorkeling, boogie-boarding, kayaking, and
of course, forest hikes and birding all along the way. Includes:
picnic lunch, guide(s), and park fees and you can bring hammocks
for lounging at the river's edge. We leave Guaria at 9
am, after breakfast; return by 4 pm.
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Saint
Joseph's Ridge Loop Trail
Rainforest and Scenic Lookouts included in vacation packages
and group rate. This is a half-day's rainforest
trek looping up a steep ridge up behind Guaria de Osa; in part,
a vigorous hike. Panoramic views of San Josecito Beach, the
Pacific Ocean and its majestic expanse, with outcroppings like
Campanario – Bell Point – and Isla del Caño – Canyon
Island. This path winds through primary forest leading to huge
trees and a most majestic ancient Nazareno Purple Heart Tree.
Birds of many kinds are always seen on this trail. In addition,
toucans, coatis, guans, and white hawks – Howler monkeys, spider
monkeys and/or white-faced capuchin monkeys oftentimes show
up to greet you along your way!!! Includes:
trail snacks & guide(s). We leave Guaria at 8 am after breakfast;
return by 2 pm for a late lunch
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Snorkeling
at San Josecito Cove
Because we have a limited supply, best to bring your own equipment:
snorkel, mask, and fins. Otherwise, there is a rental fee.
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Surfing
Lessons at Guaria de Osa's Beach Front
Includes: surf board rental and teacher
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Unicorn
Pool – A Rio Claro Adventure
Half-Day River Adventure to the Unicorn's swimming pool. Includes:
picnic lunch, canoe rental, swimming, river trek; guide(s).
We leave Guaria at 9 am after breakfast; return by 4 pm
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Violines
Island
Isla Violines is an unexplored mythical wilderness area with
natural and remote beaches, jungle trails, a small river, and
an old gold mine with gold panning possibilities; oceanic adventure,
rainforest and mangrove discovery, wildlife and birding. Includes:
round-trip boat ride (45 min each way), picnic lunch and guide(s).
Wildlife and bird watching, forest hikes and mangrove discovery.
We leave Guaria at 8 am after breakfast; return by 4 pm
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Waterfall
and Bat Cave Exploration
Sunrise 5:30 – 8 am: beach walk to a waterfall; explore a bat
cave; and bird watch
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