Corcovado National Park
Corcovado National Park
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EFthomas
5 contributions
Jan 2023
We did a guided in/out hike from the beach at Carate for a total of 10 miles, stopping at ranger station for water and restroom. Hike was level, first on beach then on trail parallel to beach just inside forest. Gorgeous scenery, sightings of dart frog, scarlet macaws, troop of coatis, crocodile, collared peccaries, multiple birds. Warm and humid for second half.
Written 8 February 2023
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Jonathan Vargas
Munich, Germany40 contributions
Feb 2023 • Solo
I’m speechless about how beautiful this place is, this is the heaven on earth, I’d definitely recommend this place to anyone
Written 3 February 2023
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TeresaB25
Tulsa, OK236 contributions
Jan 2023 • Friends
We reserved our trip to Costa Rica with the best outfitter who takes guests to this remote location. We stayed at the closest lodging to it, and this park met all our expectations. We had a guide who works on jaguar research take us through the park each morning. We were given “Wellies” to wear by our lodge to comfortably accomplish several wet crossings and some muddy trails. You know you are in a remote wilderness once there. Coati troops traveled along beside us because their predators fear humans. The plants and birds were unlike other places we visited. If you are fit and interested, a trip here is remarkable.
Written 16 January 2023
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LarryMichigan
Boquete, Panama392 contributions
Dec 2022
We hiked along the beach to the "beach" entrance of the park. A very beautiful park with a lot of wildlife, animals and birds..Our guide had a "scope" on a tripod which was very helpful in seeing birds at a distance.
Written 9 January 2023
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Jochen B
3 contributions
Dec 2022
Outstanding. We did the San Pedrillo Station from The Jaguars Jungle Lodge and saw a tapir, peccaries, crocodiles, and many others.
Written 10 December 2022
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slmango
4 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Had an amazing tour with David today. His knowledge of the flora and fauna of this area is superior… answering many mundane questions as well as some highly technology ones. David’s knowledge was only superseded with his customer service. He was committed to finding us monkeys and tapir, which happened!! He found a shoe lost in the mud (Wow!) and made sure we were fed and hydrated. If you have a chance to go with him, don’t miss it!!
Written 16 November 2022
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Kristin
1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Couples
Corcovado Nationalpark is a must do in Costa Rica. There is so much nature & animals to see!
Thanks to our tourguide Randal, who made this day trip special. He’s a really experienced guide, spotting even the rarest animals on the way to the national park as well as while hiking. He’s extremely knowledgeable on the area and knows all the details on the animals, explaining them in a different kind of way, which is always surprising and giving the certain thrill for a tour like this. Pura Vida!
Thanks to our tourguide Randal, who made this day trip special. He’s a really experienced guide, spotting even the rarest animals on the way to the national park as well as while hiking. He’s extremely knowledgeable on the area and knows all the details on the animals, explaining them in a different kind of way, which is always surprising and giving the certain thrill for a tour like this. Pura Vida!
Written 8 August 2022
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thepostie2010
Barnstaple, UK872 contributions
Mar 2022
Getting a guide is a must otherwise you will so much. A coastal NP it is amazing what you can find strolling along the beach!
Written 31 March 2022
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Cori R
Falls Church, VA164 contributions
Mar 2022
We visited both the Sirena Ranger Station and the San Pedrillo Ranger station and enjoyed getting to see the Park. Sirena was a little more enjoyable because we felt like we could go deeper into the park and feel like we were in the rain forest. You have to have a guide and the guided tours limit you on where you can go and when. This does help with controlling crowds but we were with a guide and about 8 in the tour. We saw a lot of wildlife at Sirena. The highlight is the Tapir. I think it must be a resident Tapir that makes a daily walk to the mudhole for rest since most people get a chance to see it but it was really great to see an animal I have not had a chance to see. We also saw an anteater, coati's, Agoutis, and some birds. I liked our guide for Sirena (he was knowledgeable and showed us a lot). Our guide for San Pedrillo was a nice person but clearly did not want to lead this tour. We did not see much at San Pedrillo but that could have been our guide. These tours do fill up fast and you have to take a boat to each of the stations. I wish we could have hired a private guide and went and spent more time going deeper into the forest but I also realize they are trying to protect this area. Birding was not great here and we saw more birds on our own around Drake Bay then here. I am glad we went to see this magnificent place but for birding, I enjoyed other parks in Costa Rica. The boat ride to Sirena was about an hour and the boat ride to San Pedrillo was about 30 minutes. We did see dolphins on the boat ride out. San Pedrillo they had us mainly walk next to the beach but at the end they take everyone to a waterfall where you can jump in and cool off. This was very nice to cool off before heading back to drake bay. I recommend seeing this place but if you want to bird, another destination may be better. Other note: The walk was really flat at both places (with the exception at San Pedrillo's walk to the waterfall). Almost everyone was in tennis shoes and shorts. I wore heavy hiking boots and long pants due to friends advice and wish I had shorts with bug spray and light hikers or tennis shoes. Bring lots of water though. My sister did not bring enough so we rationed water which worked but it is hot and humid.
Written 24 March 2022
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Darius B
4 contributions
Mar 2022
Nice people at the ranger station, very experienced guides, amazing nature with lot of wild animals (large and small ones).
Written 19 March 2022
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Julie C
1 contribution
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Okanagan13
British Columbia260 contributions
That will depend on budget, if your driving or not, how close to the park do you want to be.
We stayed at El Castillo Luxury Boutique Hotel. Highly recommend the place. You can check out my review of the place on Tripadvisor.
Grace L
21 contributions
Hi Kevin - I'm planning a trip to CR and read your post on Corcovado NP. How many days would you recommend spending in Drakes Bay and Corcovado? Did you drive to Drakes Bay or take the plane from SJ?
Thanks so much
Grace
Serim M
2 contributions
Hallo,
Kann mir jemand Empfehlungen geben bzgl. Tagestour in den NP. Welchen Anbieter würdet ihr empfehlen und ist der Start von San Pedrillo oder Sirena die bessere??
Ich hab nämlich oft gelesen dass man in San Pedrillo nicht so viel Tiere sieht im Gegensatz zu Sirena.. stimmt das?
Wir wollten von uvita aus starten...
bubacat
Florence, Italy109 contributions
Buona sera! Vorrei avere un'idea del prezzo a persona di un'escursione privata in giornata per due persone, provenendo da bahia Drake ed entrando a La Sirena, a gennaio.
Grazie!
Siennaskies
Henderson, NV119 contributions
My friend got seasick today. We are supposed to go to Corvovado tomorrow morn from Uvita. Does anyone know how much time is spent on the ocean to get there?
Simona T
119 contributions
Hi there, you don't need to go from Uvita by water to reach Corcovado. You can go also by car, the only inconvenient is that it takes more time (max. 3 hours as I remember), but it worths seeing Corcovado.
santa63962016
Brussels, Belgium68 contributions
Bonjour,
j'aimerais réserver une excursion de 3 jours et deux nuits. Nous sommes deux adultes avec mon fils qui aura presque 3 ans d'ici là. Que me conseillez-vous?
Merci!
santa63962016
Brussels, Belgium68 contributions
Bonjour,
merci pour vos réponses, mais je ne demande pas si vous jugez ok ou pas le fait que je fasse l'excursion avec mon fils de 3 ans. On a un sac de portage, mon mari a fait divers iron man, donc capable de porter notre fils si besoin durant 20km sans aucun problème.
Ma question est de me conseiller les routes que vous avez fait et ce que vous en avez trouvé ;)
merci d'avance pour vos réponses,
Eyal R
San Jose, Costa Rica211 contributions
Hola.
Planeo visitar con mis Hijos.
Cuánto tarda la caminata? Cuántos km?
Se debe reservar de antemano?
Guías donde se contratan?
Gracias de antemano.
gemse86919
Utting am Ammersee, Germany134 contributions
in der leona lodge haben wir den Führer gebucht. Es dauert einen Vormittag. Sehr schön. Mit dem Führer braucht man etwas Glück. Nicht alle sind gleich motiviert
Jordi Domènech
Guissona, Spain2 contributions
Buenas, alguien tiene algún contacto para realizar excursiones por la selva que no sean tours comerciales? Estamos interesados en guías autóctonos para poder ver el máximo de fauna posible.
Piotr P
Poznan, Poland374 contributions
In any case you must take the guided tour. They do not allow tourists to visit park without guide. And besides high price there are also other good reason for this.In my case it wal local guide David. I was really happy about his work. He knew a lot of local birds and animals and helped me to find them. Without him I would see much less. I ordered the trip through the local travel agent.
CORCOVADO NATIONAL PARK (Carate) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
Frequently Asked Questions about Corcovado National Park
- We recommend booking Corcovado National Park tours ahead of time to secure your spot. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. See all 6 Corcovado National Park tours on Tripadvisor
- According to Tripadvisor travellers, these are the best ways to experience Corcovado National Park:
- Corcovado Overnight Tour (Carate, Sirena, Los Patos) 3 days from Puerto Jimenez (From S$971.32)
- Corcovado National Park One Day Tour (From S$643.17)
- 10 Days: Costa Rica Pure Nature (From S$4,495.62)
- Overnight In Sirena, Corcovado From Puerto Jimenez (From S$774.43)
- Sirena,Corcovado - 2 Nights from Puerto Jimenez (From S$1,115.70)
- Hotels near Corcovado National Park:
- (14.37 km) Luna Lodge
- (15.34 km) Finca Exotica Ecolodge
- (15.68 km) Lookout Inn Lodge
- (12.12 km) La Leona Eco Lodge
- (8.11 km) Rio Sierpe Lodge