Activities & Tours

Drake Bay, Costa Rica - Although endangered throughout most of their range, Scarlet Macaws are a common sight on the Osa Peninsula. Q. What’s an ordinary day like at Drake Bay Rainforest Chalet?

An ordinary day is walking barefoot along pristine beaches, and simply reveling in huge skies, trackless wilderness teeming with wildlife, and breathtaking sunsets.

Drake Bay, Costa Rica – Although endangered throughout most of their range, Scarlet Macaws are a common sight on the Osa Peninsula.

Scarlet Macaw Playing in a Beach Almond Tree

Q. What will tomorrow bring?

Probably just another ordinary Drake Bay day, that is world-class scuba diving, with perhaps a side trek through the rainforest later in the evening in search of bioluminescent mushrooms and mammalian creatures of the night.

Three-toed Sloth

At Drake Bay Rainforest Chalet, an ordinary day may take you into one of the most biologically intense places on earth, or perhaps to a pristine beach to admire a flock of scarlet macaws. Come explore what an ordinary day in an extraordinary corner of the earth has to offer.

The following recommended tours can be arranged through The Rainforest Chalet:

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Drake Bay, Costa Rica – Explore Corcovado National Park on a guided tour.

Corcovado National Park
Explore the mysteries of the rainforest in a land hailed by The National Geographic Society as “one of the most biologically intense places on earth”. Follow this link for more information about Corcovado National Park .

Drake Bay, Costa Rica – All Drake Bay resorts have guided tours of Cano Island.

Caño Island Biological Reserve
Discover the underwater and archeological treasures of this uninhabited pacific island. Follow this link for more information about Caño Island Biological Reserve .

Drake Bay, Costa Rica – Dive the waters of Cano Island during your Drake Bay adventure tour.

Scuba Diving
Experience world-class scuba diving featuring, in the words of Skin Diver Magazine, “unequaled parades of pelagic fish.”

Drake Bay, Costa Rica – Drake Bay is home to world-class fishing.
Sport Fishing

Feel the fervor of world-renowned sport fishing. Sailfish, black marlin, blue marlin, and yellow fin tuna have given this land its claim to fame throughout international angling circles

Drake Bay, Costa Rica – Explore the amazing world of insects on The Night Tour.

The Night Tour
Go in search of the world’s most misunderstood creatures with the keen-eyed dynamic duo of moonlight exploration. Follow this link for more information about The Night Tour .

Drake Bay, Costa Rica – Kayaking is a great way to explore Drake Bay’s coast as well as it’s many rivers. Sea Kayaking
Explore one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. Miles of rainforest cascading down to isolated beaches, tide pools, and warm pacific surf provide the perfect backdrop to coastal cruising Drake Bay

Get to know Drake Bay, Costa Rica. Explore our forests and coastlines by horse. Horseback Riding
Experience the grandeur and solitude of dramatic landscapes as your mount carries you to spectacular lookouts, waterfalls, and secluded coves.

Spectacular birdwatching awaits in Drake Bay, Costa Rica. Bird Watching
Witness, admire and delight in a good song and dance performed by the tropics most stunning birds.

Join Marine Biologist Shawn Larkin for a pelagic adventure with some of Costa Rica’s most amazing marine creatures.

Join Marine Biologist Shawn Larkin for a pelagic adventure with some of Costa Rica’s most amazing marine creatures.

Blue Water Pelagic Tours
Join marine biologist Shawn Larkin on a deep blue water adventure in search of some of the ocean’s most impressive creatures. Shawn is an expert in Costa Rica’s Cetaceans and marine life. His tour is highly recommended. Visit his website to book your tour at:

www.costacetacea.com

Or email Shawn directly at [email protected]

Dolphin and Whale photographs courtesy of Shawn Larkin

Corcovado Canopy Tour

Corcovado Canopy Tour offers 13 platforms and 11 cables of pure adrenaline. Cables range from 190 to 400 meters in length and the platforms reach heights of up to 60 meters! The tour will take you through some secondary as well as primary forest and is great for experienced and novices alike. Follow this link for more information about the Corcovado Canopy Tour.