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The region's most popular tours and activities are listed below. All guides are bilingual, personable, and well versed in the wildlife and natural history of the region. Activity-oriented tours include top-quality equipment and highly experienced outfitters. To schedule tours and activities for your visit, fill out my online form here or just send me an email.
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Mangrove Kayak: A three hour tour on sit-on top individual sea kayaks. The tour explores the Platanares River mangrove estuary and is timed around high tide. The tour is around three and a half hours long and includes water and fruit. Dry bags carried for protection of cameras. Very close to town. $35 per person. Reserve. |
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Sunset Dolphin Watching Kayak: A three o'clock departure allows a late afternoon kayak on the Gulf adjacent to Platanares Point for swimming and dolphin-watching on their daily trip southeast toward the Pacific. Enjoy a six p.m. sunset and phosphorescent algae. Three and a half hours, dry bags, refreshment. $35 per person. Reserve. |
| Herrera Botanical Gardens: Take a self-guided walking tour through the 60 hectare Herrera Botanical Gardens located about ten minutes from town. Abundant diversity of birds, monkeys, and vegetation. $5 per person. Reserve. | |
| Combination Kayak: If high tide is in the afternoon, this four-hour tour mixes the mangroves with sunset dolphin watching. $45. Otherwise, take both tours in the same day for $50. Reserve. | |
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Matapalo Rain Forest Hike: This all-day tour in Cape Matapalo includes primary rain forest, wild life, waterfalls, and beach. Departure 6 a.m., returns 3:30, transport, lunch included. $45 per person. Reserve. |
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Matapalo Tree Climbing. This spectacular Everyday Adventure tour includes a hike through primary rain forest rising from the Gulf beach into the mountains, including King Louis Waterfall. Climb a one hundred foot strangler fig from inside and ring the bell at the top. Three and a half hour tour. $59 per person. Reserve. |
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Rapelling King Louis. Everyday Adventure offers a rapelling expedition, where the 75 foot face of King Louis is the course. Beginners welcome. Three and a half hours $75 per person. Reserve. |
| Tree-Climbing / King Louis. Combine the last two tours into a single day for $120. Reserve. | |
| Changing Tide Tours. Motorboat tour around the Golfo Dulce, featuring the variety in shorelines, from the mangrove estuary of the Esquinas River to the near-vertical tropical fjord wall of the northeastern gulf coastline, this tour features brand new comfortable vessel, full top, contoured seating, full instrumentation, seasoned American captains, mate, lunch, and refreshment. $60 per person, $280 minimum fee. Reserve. | |
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Golfo Dulce Diving Tour. Highly experienced diving duo offers diving in different Golfo Dulce destinations. One tank trips are $65 per person, four person minimum. Reserve. |
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Caņo Island Diving and Snorkeling. This spectacular tour is within the National Marine Park, and the island's surrounding coral shelf is a world class diving destination. Two-tank dives are $110, snorkeling $65. Leaves at seven daily from Drake. Reserve. |
| Bird Watching. Most guides are familiar with the regional birds, but Liz Jones in the Dos Brazos area is the peninsula's foremost birder. She leads birding expeditions mornings early from Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge $35 per person. Reserve. | |
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Canopy Tour. A series of zip lines and platforms in the primary forest near Drake. The only commercial canopy tour on the Osa Peninsula. $45 per person. Reserve. |
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Horseback Riding. Horseback tours are available in all the areas of the peninsula by local outfitters. Prices are typically $35 for a four-hour ride, guided. Reserve. |
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Corcovado National Park: Corcovado National Park tours are available from a wide variety of guides. Rates vary according to the expedition planned, since Corcovado tours typically are two or more days in duration. The best outfitter and guide is Mike Boston, and his Osa Aventura offers expeditions up to twelve days long. Reserve. |
| Inshore Sport Fishing: Fish the Golfo Dulce, mostly bottom-fishing with live bait for Snapper, grouper, roosterfish, jack, and amberjack or river mouths for snook. All outfitters have well-maintained fast vessels, full instrumentation, top grade gear, tackle, first mate, and seasoned captain. Half day and full day trips start at $400 and $500 respectively for up to four. Reserve. | |
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Offshore Sport Fishing: Fish the cobalt waters of the Pacific for sailfish, marlin, wahoo, tuna, and dorado. All outfitters have well-maintained fast vessels, full instrumentation, top grade gear, tackle, first mate, and seasoned captain. Full day trips start at $500 for up to four. Reserve. |
| Gold Mining. Pan for gold in the Piedras Blancas river. Guaranteed to return with colors. Includes a river hike and swimming in the Dos Brazos area, where the largest commercial mining venture of the eighties was located. $35 per person. Reserve. |