Just wondering if anyone has tried this diving and snorkeling tour on the Caribbean coast near the Panama border?
Is there any chance of not just watching the dolphins, but actually getting out of the boat and snorkeling or diving with them? Found it on website of Isla Inn in Cahuita:
Dolphin watching and snorkeling. Take a beautiful ride along the coast past Manzanillo deep into the Gandoca National park. Near the Panamanian border, atlantic and bottlenose dolphins come in to feed in the brackish waters near the Sixaola river. After seeing the dolphins, we cruise back to Mona island for snorkelling and/or diving! Then we continue back up the coast to Punta Uva for our second dive and second snorkelling site.
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Costa Rica Dolphin tour in Gandoca National Park
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Great Escape Tree House Lodge Punta Uva If You Can Afford It
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Dixon 1025 days ago
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In no time I found this gorgeous hideaway, too beautiful not to share...
The Tree House Lodge is situated on 10 acres of oceanfront property in Punta Uva, on the Caribbean coast. The complex is made up of four separate houses, each with their own private beach. The houses all have a handcrafted feel, but perhaps the most distinguishing features are the bathrooms; One houses a 100 year-old tree growing in the center of it, another is a whopping 800 square feet with a sea-horse jacuzzi! And no surprise here, the lodge is built out of sustainable woods, with many of the fallen trees hauled out of the jungle by oxen. Now, if I could only afford it.
The Tree House Lodge is situated on 10 acres of oceanfront property in Punta Uva, on the Caribbean coast. The complex is made up of four separate houses, each with their own private beach. The houses all have a handcrafted feel, but perhaps the most distinguishing features are the bathrooms; One houses a 100 year-old tree growing in the center of it, another is a whopping 800 square feet with a sea-horse jacuzzi! And no surprise here, the lodge is built out of sustainable woods, with many of the fallen trees hauled out of the jungle by oxen. Now, if I could only afford it.
Carribean beaches
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Dixon 1028 days ago
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A few suggestions for lodging - Pachamama in Punta Uva and Banana Azul in Puerto Viejo. Both in similar, moderate, price range.
You would probably want to plan more than a night or two in Arenal. It's quite a drive...I'm not sure how long the trip would be, but I think it would take over 5 hours to get there from the Puerto Viejo area.
Maybe consider spending 5 nights on the Caribbean side, then 3 in Arenal. There is a rafting trip offered through Exploradores Outdoors that will provide you transportation to/from Puerto Viejo and Arenal before and after your rafting trip. So, you could start the trip on the coast, then they would pick you up at your hotel, go rafting, then drop you off in Arenal. It's $99 per person, including the transportation. Just a thought.
You would probably want to plan more than a night or two in Arenal. It's quite a drive...I'm not sure how long the trip would be, but I think it would take over 5 hours to get there from the Puerto Viejo area.
Maybe consider spending 5 nights on the Caribbean side, then 3 in Arenal. There is a rafting trip offered through Exploradores Outdoors that will provide you transportation to/from Puerto Viejo and Arenal before and after your rafting trip. So, you could start the trip on the coast, then they would pick you up at your hotel, go rafting, then drop you off in Arenal. It's $99 per person, including the transportation. Just a thought.
Getting around Caribbean side
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Dixon 1028 days ago
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Punta Uva past Puerto Viejo on the road to Manzanillo is a spectacularly beautiful beach. Cauhita is pretty small. You can walk to most places. However to see Monkeys and sloths in the park, you need to walk a couple kilometers along beach trail. Easy trail, and very beautiful. A must do!
You could also do public bus to Puerto Viejo beaches and take bus to Sloth Sanctuary. Your kids will love it!
Ask your host about bike rentals with kids seats. There must be someone in town. Also use taxi. They are usually not too expensive.
You could also do public bus to Puerto Viejo beaches and take bus to Sloth Sanctuary. Your kids will love it!
Ask your host about bike rentals with kids seats. There must be someone in town. Also use taxi. They are usually not too expensive.
Hotel Kasha
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Dixon 1057 days ago
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Hotel Kasha is also within walking distance from Punta Uva, one of the ten best beaches in all of the Caribbean! Want to wake up to the sounds of howler monkeys right outside your room? Then check out Hotel Kasha, Costa Rica! Hotel Kasha is located just a few kilometers down the road from Puerto Viejo. Puerto Viejo actually has eleven different habitats within the city, making this part of Costa Rica particularly dense with a wide variety of animals. Puerto Viejo is known all over Costa Rica as the best place to birdwatch, with over three hundred species of birds in the area!
And many of the these animals have seemed to make Hotel Kasha their home! Sloths, lizards, hummingbirds, other tropical birds, and tiny blue crabs are all common sights at the hotel. You really are staying in
And many of the these animals have seemed to make Hotel Kasha their home! Sloths, lizards, hummingbirds, other tropical birds, and tiny blue crabs are all common sights at the hotel. You really are staying in
Four Reasons You Should Hire a Guide on Your Next Family Vacation
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Dixon 1057 days ago
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Last month my family and I traveled to Costa Rica for spring break. Because we were there for just a week, we were on a pretty tight itinerary. We were just stretching out in our hotel room in Punta Uva after a long day in the car, when there was a knock at our door.
"Come quickly," whispered our guide, Alex Martinez. "Bring your camera." He spoke softly so as not to startle the three-toed sloth that was making its way across the ground twenty feet from our room.
The right private guide can often make a good family vacation even better. If you're traveling with your family to a foreign country, a big city, or an untamed wilderness, here are some reasons to consider hiring someone to show you around.
You'll see more wildlife
You won't have to drive
You'll avoid unnecessary stress
You'll be entertained
"Come quickly," whispered our guide, Alex Martinez. "Bring your camera." He spoke softly so as not to startle the three-toed sloth that was making its way across the ground twenty feet from our room.
The right private guide can often make a good family vacation even better. If you're traveling with your family to a foreign country, a big city, or an untamed wilderness, here are some reasons to consider hiring someone to show you around.
You'll see more wildlife
You won't have to drive
You'll avoid unnecessary stress
You'll be entertained
Puerto Viejo Punta Uva or Cahuita
Posted by
Dixon 1062 days ago
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I have been reading these forums and they are really helping me plan my trip to Costa Rica. My husband and I (early 30's) are coming in October and want to stay on the Caribbean side. We are looking at the Puerto Viejo area. We are looking to stay on or within walking distance to a beach where we can swim. We really like snorkeling and kayaking and other water recreation. We are also looking at doing some hiking and seeing the wildlife in the area.
From what I have been reading here Bananna Azul is very highly rated and it looks like that is in Puerto Viejo. I also see recommendations for Korrigan Lodge in Punta Uva and Cahuita seems recommended asWe just returned from a visit to the area. We split our time between La Costa de Papito in Cocles - closer to Puerto Viejo, and Pachamama at Punta Uva. As for lodging, we much preferred Pachamama of the two. Puerto Viejo was a rea
From what I have been reading here Bananna Azul is very highly rated and it looks like that is in Puerto Viejo. I also see recommendations for Korrigan Lodge in Punta Uva and Cahuita seems recommended asWe just returned from a visit to the area. We split our time between La Costa de Papito in Cocles - closer to Puerto Viejo, and Pachamama at Punta Uva. As for lodging, we much preferred Pachamama of the two. Puerto Viejo was a rea
Just as normal as it can get
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The following days got much better, doing little daytrips by bycicle to the nearby beaches Punta Uva and Cahuita, where we tried some snorkeling and enjoyed the rough caribic beaches. The night before my birthday the whole elictricity went off and we enjoyed the peacefulness of this very moment, chatting and laughing, playing music and living for the moment, candels enlightend everywhere. Two houres later light went back on, unfortunatelly, and guided us the last houres till my birthday came around. Aileen surprised me with a cheese cake (AND ONLY CHEESE *g*) and then we were sitting together with a small circle of friends and people, we met the same day, drifting away and later falling alseep in our hammok. It was such a pleasent night, so simple and unspectacular, that i will always remember and never forget this great place called Puerto Viejo, where jungle and ocean are always close
Costa Ricas Tree House Lodge
Posted by
Dixon 1062 days ago
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Located in the famous Punta Uva beach, just south of Puerto Viejo in the province of Limon, in a total private and natural tranquil environment. This is the ideal place to spend a vacation where you will feel like a modern Tarzan and Jane.
From looking at the pics, it seems like the utopia of tree houses. To top it all, guests will have access to 300 meters of beach front. Each unique suit includes an upstairs and downstairs room with air conditioning and a private kitchen and bathroom. Unfortunately there are only four suites available, so booking well in advanced seems like a good idea.
From looking at the pics, it seems like the utopia of tree houses. To top it all, guests will have access to 300 meters of beach front. Each unique suit includes an upstairs and downstairs room with air conditioning and a private kitchen and bathroom. Unfortunately there are only four suites available, so booking well in advanced seems like a good idea.
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