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Heliconias Lodge
Heliconias Lodge offers a variety of attractions for nature lovers. Our reserve embraces primary and secondary forests right next to Volcán Tenorio National Park. We have trails and skywalk bridges of many different lengths, which are the perfect places for watching birds of several species. It location allows you to view the  Miravalles Volcano, the  Guatusos Valley and Lake Nicaragua. Heliconias is a member of Cooprena and International Hostelling.

Who to get there

By bus, take the bus to Upala, and stop in Bijagua, by the National Bank.  Coordinate pick up service first.

Bijagua de Upala, 1.8 miles north from Banco Nacional, on the skirts of Tenorio Volcano.

 

Information

Owned by: Asociación Bijagüeña Association of Agricultural Producers
Location: Bijagua de Upala, 1.8 miles north from Banco National, Tenorio Volcano skirts.


What we have


Lodge: 6 rooms for 2, 3 and 4 people, private bathroom, hot water.
Maximum capacity: 24 people. Double beds and bunk beds.
Restaurant / bar: panoramic view to Miravalles Volcano, Valley of the Gauss and, in clear days, Lake of Nicaragua. Craftsmanship shop
Biological reserve: of 110 Hectares with 0.4, 0.5 and 0.8 miles long sky walks.  Bird - watching.


Tours

Heliconias trail, Butterfly garden, Lake Danta, Tenorio Volcano National Park, Río Celeste, Caño Negro, Río Bijagua waterfall, agroecological farm, campings, horsebackriding tours.  Night tours to the Biological Reserve.

 

Rates

 

Only Seasons

New Rooms

Room Rate Including Breakfast

Foreingners

Nationals

Nationals

Foreingners

Single

$18

$40

$44

$55

Double

$29

$47

$56

$70

Triple

$41

$60

$64

$80

Cuadruple

$52

$70

$72

$90

Children: $ 10 with breakfast sharing hab. with ,your parents. Additional person: $ 10 Dinner or Lunch $ 6 c/u Neto rates including taxes

 

 

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El Silencio Lodge
Coopesilencio R.L. is a self-management agricultural cooperative dedicated to the production of oil palm, grains, reforestation, cattle rising and ecological surrounding protection. We develop conservation, environmental education and ecological tourism projects, as means of guarantee the protection and rational use of the resources. Moreover, we offer the fully equipped services of the Centro de Educación Ambiental (Environmental education Center.) Coopesilencio is a member Cooprena and International Hostelling.


Who to get there

Savegre de Quepos. 22 miles from Quepos, on the road to Dominical. After you pass the bridge over río Savegre, take the road on your left for 3.5 more miles until you find the lodge.

 

 

Information

Owned by: Cooperativa de Autogestión Agropecuaria de Servicios Múltiples El Silencio R. L. (Coopesilencio) (Multiple Services Agricultural Self-Management Cooperative.)
Location: Savegre de Quepos. 21.8 miles from Quepos, on the road to Dominical, pass the bridge over río Savegre and take the road to your left. The hostel is 3.7 miles from there.

What we have

Lodge: 10 rooms with private bathroom, hot water. Full capacity: 45 people. Single, double and punk beds.
Restaurant / Bar: Typical food, choice of menu. Panoramic view.
Biological reserve: Trails, waterfalls, flora and fauna watching.
Wild life rescue center: Red Macaws, Deer, Paca, Parrots and Monkeys care and freeing.



Tours

Río Savegre, El Rey and Matapalo beaches. Río Guabas, El Chorro and La Culebra waterfalls. Horseback riding.

 

Rates

 

High Season

Low Season

Room Rate Including Breakfast

Foreingners

Nationals

Nationals

Foreingners

Single

$31

$42

$26

$31

Double

$31

$42

$26

$31

Triple

$42

$58

$37

$47

Cuadruple

$53

$74

$48

$63

Students (including lodging and 3 meals) Children: $  with breakfast sharing hab. with your parents. Additional person: $
Dinner or Lunch $ 7 c/u. Neto rates including taxes

 

 

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Termales Azules Lodge
The Agro-ecological lodge offers a new concept in ecological tourism, mild weather, exuberant tropical damp forest vegetation with interpreted trails, colorful waterfalls and natural water springs. The lodge provides a pleasant stay in a pure air and safe atmosphere where you can share the home-like warmth of the local peasants.



Who to get there

Buenos Aires de Aguas Claras de Upala. 15 miles from Liberia on carretera Interamericana to La Cruz. From Potrerillos civil guard stand, turn right, approx 22 miles.

 

 

Information

Owned by: Rincón de la Vieja Agro ecological Association
Location: Buenos Aires de Aguas Claras, Upala. 15 miles from the civil guard post, turn right approx 22.5 miles.
Apoyo a la Iniciativa: Fundecooperación.

What we have

Hostel: with 5 rooms for 2, 4 and 6 people. Capacity for 24 people. 3 shacks for 2/4 people. Camping dais. Shared bathrooms, hot water from hotsprings
Full capacity: 46 people.
Restaurant: Northern region typical food, wood stove.
Humid tropical primary forest: thermo-mineral natural waters spa, volcanic clay pond, tours to Celeste waterfalls.


Tours

Spanish-English trail signs in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Crater, Lake Jilgueros. Horseback riding, recreational fishing, Cacao, Miravalles, Tenorio Volcanoes, Caño Negro and beaches in Bahía Salinas. Solar power.

 

Rates

Only Seasons

Rate per person

Nationals

Foreingners

Including lodging and 3 meals)

$40

$45


Childrens $ ,- with 3 meals

Neto rates including taxes

 

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San Juan Lodge
Not only our reserve, but the agricultural production as well, offer an interesting combination of agricultural and ecotourist attractions. We tender you our private forest for birds watching, a small lake, visits to organic faros and the experience of communal living. This is the real communal tourism where you will have the chance to live in harmony with the environment by involving the community into a productive and efficient task that makes nature no harm. What we look forward is to manage properly the natural resources, promote communal participation and provide the visitor the chance to share with the peasant families. Coopesanjuan R.L. is a member of Cooprena and International Hostelling.


Who to get there

La Gloria de San Carlos de Aguas Zarcas. The lodge is 15.6 miles from Aguas Zarcas, on the road to Altamira. 1.8 miles after the Altamira crossroad take the gravel road on your right for 9 miles until you reach La Gloria. The lodge is located on the same road after 1.8 miles more. 2 hours from Arenal Volcano.

 

Information

Owned by: Cooperativa de Autogestión Agropecuaria San Juan Coope San Juan R. L. (San Juan Agricultural Self-Management Cooperative.)
Location: La Gloria de San Carlos de Aguas Zarcas. The hostel is located 15. 6 miles from Aguas Zarcas, on the road to Altamira. 1.8 miles after Altamira turn right and drive 9.3 miles on the gravel road to la Gloria. The hostel is 1.8 miles on the same road. It is 2 hours from Arenal Volcano.

What we have

Lodge: 6 rooms with private bathroom/hot water.
Full capacity: 32 people. Single and double beds and bunk beds.
Restaurant: Dinning hut, typical food. Option: eating at families homes. Biological Reserve of 260 hectares, trails, flora and fauna watching (Green Macaws, Howling Monkeys, and others.)



Tours

Visit to agricultural plantations (cassava, pineapple, plantain), participation in agricultural activities. Quiet, familiar communitary atmosphere.

 

Rates

Only Seasons

Rate per person

Nationals

Foreingners

Including lodging and 3 meals)

$40

$45


Childrens $ ,- with 3 meals

Neto rates including taxes

 

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Cerro de Oro Lodge
Located in the heart of Península de Osa, Cerro de Oro gives you the possibility to get deep into Corcovado National Park. From there, you can walk through the park to Llorona and Sirena. Cerro de Oro is a place of great interest for researchers and students investigating birds, botanical species and gold mining history, because it is feasible to spot the old traces of this activity, and listen to the tales of former mining workers, people from that golden age. CoopeUnioro is a member of Cooprena and International Hostelling.


Who to get there

From La Palma, almost 9 miles through Río Rincón, 1.2 miles pass Lo Patos, Corcovado National Park. Access: by horseback ride, truck, or 4x4 vehicles depending on the season. It is located 2 hours from La Palma.

 

 

Information

Owned by: Cooperativa Autogestionaria de extracción de oro de Puerto Jiménez, CoopeUnioro R. L. (Gold Mining Self-management Cooperative of Puerto Jiménez.)
Location: From La Palma, 8.7 miles by Río Rincón, 1.2 miles upper Lo Patos, Corcovado National Park. Access: by horse, tractor or 4x4 depending on the season. 2 hours from La Palma.

What we have

Hostel: 6 double rooms (2 single) shared bathroom/no hot water. 2 small cabins with 3 rooms each. Full capacity: 28 people.
Restaurant: Dinning hut. Typical food.
Biological reserve, trails, flora and fauna watching, endemic species.



Tours

Local energy production plant, medicinal plants garden. Corcovado National Park, Llorona and Sirena areas. Gold mining activities traces. Indigenous reserve in Guaymí de Osa.

 

 

Rates

Rate per person

Only Seasons

 

Nationals

Foreingners

Students ( inclunding lodging and 3 meals)

$soon

$soon

Including lodging and 3 meals)

$soon

$soon

Childrens $soon ,- with 3 meals
Neto rates including taxes

 

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Las Quebradas Lodge
This place is settled in a place full of peace and tranquility; therefore, it is the ideal location for resting, learning about nature, and enjoying the activities it offers. The cloud forest and the services you find there are worth the visit. FUDEBIOL foundation carries out a communal effort seeking to protect the basin of Río Quebradas, the water source of San Isidro del General, and a sanctuary of the quite valuable flora and fauna resources of Pacific Salamanca range.



Who to get there

5 miles from San Isidro del General downtown, Comunidad de Quebradas.

 

 

Information

Owned by: Fundación para el desarrollo Biológico-FUDEBIOL (Biological Development Foundation)
Location: 5 miles from San Isidro del General downtown, comunidad de Quebradas
Project’s support: PNUD, Fundecooperación, Ciprotur.

What we have

Lodging: we offer accommodation for 35 people in 2 rooms with 12 bunk beds in every room, one room of 6 people capacity and another for 5. shared bathrooms with hot water.
Restaurant: Typical food that uses products harvested in the area.
Biological Reserve: we offer 4 trails ranking from 500 to 2.000 meters. There you can find more than 150 bird species.
Butterfly garden
Camping area



Tours

Horseback rides, visits to organic faros and coffee picking up in August and December.

 

 

Rates

Rate per person

Only Seasons

 

Nationals

Foreingners

Students ( inclunding lodging and 3 meals)

$soon

$soon

Including lodging and 3 meals)

$soon

$soon

Childrens $soon ,- with 3 meals
Neto rates including taxes

 

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Mirador de Paz Lodge
Located a few miles from Corcovado National Park, this lodge offers an enviable view of Golfo Dulce and Valle del Río del Rincón. This is the ideal place for groups looking to carry out investigations, organize meetings or any other type of special activities. It has a reserve of primary and secondary forest with trails of 60 hectares in the absorption area of Corcovado National Park.

 



How to get there


Rincón, on the road to Puerto Jiménez, Cantón de Osa.

 

Information

Owned by: Asociación para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Pacífico Sur (ADEPAS) (South Pacific Sustainable Development Association.)
Location: Comunidad de Rincón, on the road to Puerto Jiménez, Cantón de Osa
Project’s support: IDA, FEECOPA, Spanish cooperation.

What we have

Lodging: It is an old abandoned building use by Osa Federal company. The place was rebuilt as a lodge that now accommodates 20 guests in 5 rooms with private bathroom and a view of the gulf and the valley.
Maximum capacity: 20 people.
Lodge’s dinning hall: Costa Rican typical food.
Biological reserve: 60 hectares of primary and secondary forests with 2.5 miles long trails, in which you can spot 114 vegetables species, distributed in 98 genus and 46 families, besides of other types of life like birds (Red Macaw), reptiles and other animals.


Tours


Fishing tours, visits to Playa Blanca and boat rides through the mangrove swamps of Golfo Dulce.

 

 

Rates

Rate per person

Only Seasons

 

Nationals

Foreingners

Students ( inclunding lodging and 3 meals)

$soon

$soon

Including lodging and 3 meals)

$soon

$soon

Childrens $soon ,- with 3 meals
Neto rates including taxes

 

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Hotel Canto de Ballenas

Only 700m of the Punta Uvita beach, the Hotel Canto de Ballenas offers hospitable ambiance to enjoy a wonderful beach holidays. Inserted in an ample propriety of 10 hectares , in harmony with the surrounding nature, constructed with woods of the forest plantations, contribute to the conservation of forests, offers moreover the opportunity to observe the Hunchback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), all those things make Hotel Canto de Ballenas an irresistible beach destination.

How to get there?

The hotel is situated 750 meters from Playa Punta Uvita, in the Marino Ballena National Park, district of Bahía Ballena, en el canton de Osa, province of Puntarenas.

Follow the Costanera Sur, 20 km south of Dominical, immediately after the bridge of the Uvita River, turn to the right, take the first entrance of Playa Punta Uvita, 750 meters after, an attractive wood inscription indicate the exact direction to the hotel.

From San José , Dominical can be accessible by San Isidro del General, across the Cerro de la Muerte or by Quepos, traveling by the Costanera Sur.

In bus: San José-Uvita (by Quepos) or San José/Pérez Zeledón/Uvita

Information

Telephone: (506) 248-2538
Fax: (506) 248-1659
Email: cooprena@racsa.co.cr
Web site:http://www.agroecoturismo.net/
Supporter of the project: Fundecooperación, Cooprena R.L.

Services

Lodging:  12 rooms for 2, 3 or 4 persons, with private bathroom (capacity maximum 40 persons), Restaurant and Mini Bar. The rooms offer facilities for reduced mobility persons. Laundry service, 66 ha of forest, handicrafts.
Capacity maximum:
40 persons.
Restaurant: Menu varied, regional offers

Tours

Marinos: Whales and dolphins hunting, snorkeling in the Marino Ballena National Park , sport fishing on the coast, Isla del Caño, Tómbolo Punta Uvita – Isla Ballena, Corcovado National Park , Manglares Terraba – Sierpe, Caverns Marinas Ventanas

Ultralight Skyline : My first aventure tridimensional, Marino Park y Manglares,

Terrestres: Walk in the trail of the Tropical Forest Reserve, Birds’ observation, “cowboy for the day”, butterfly’s faro.

Rates
 

Room Rate Including Breakfast
High Season
14 nov / 30 april and jule
Low Season
1 mayo /30 june
1 agosto / 13 nov

 

Nationals

Foreigners

Nationals

Foreigners

Single

$38,93

$57,74

$29,2

$43,31

Double

$48,18

$72,01

$36,14

$54,01

Triple

$67,48

$90,03

$50,61

$67,52

Cuadruple

$81,76

$109,55

$61,32

$82,16

Childrens 50% rate with breakfast Childrens 50% rate with breakfast Dinner or Lunch $  c/u.Neto rates including taxes

 

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