Accomodations

Costa Rica Ultimate Wildlife Eco-Tour

Type: Rainforest Lodges and Boutique Hotels

Our Ultimate Wildlife itinerary specializes in small, one-of-a-kind rainforest and jungle lodges, many of which have been featured on the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and in top travel magazines such as Travel & Leisure and Conde Naste Traveler. Great care has gone into our selection of lodging partners, with particular emphasis on lodges that offer outstanding wildlife viewing opportunities. These breathtaking lodges offer all the comforts of home, including hot & cold water, flush toilets, tastefully decorated beds (often orthopedic with Guatamalan fabrics), and delicious home cooked meals, sometimes extravagant, always healthy, and catering to special dietary needs.

Aviarios del Caribe

Aviarios Sloth Refuge

Adopt-a-sloth at this world-famous Sloth Wildlife Refuge, featured on Animal Planet, Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures and the Discovery Channel. A privately owned wildlife sancturay, Aviarios protects over 120 acres of the Estrella River delta. This extremely bio-diverse habitat is home to nearly 300 species of birds and a wide variety of mammals including a troop of howler monkeys that live in the rainforest surrounding the lodge. Because of an unusually large population of sloths, Aviarios is at the forefront of scientific research dedicated to the conservation and rehabilitiation of sloths. They are the only researchers who have been successfully able to document this mysterious animal's mating habits.

La Quinta Country Inn

La Quinta de Sarapiqui

This gorgeous riverside rainforest lodge is one of very few certified by the Costa Rican National Accreditation Commission for Sustainable Tourism. Set on 9 acres, the lodge features delightful private cabins, a pool, extensive naturalist library, authentic Costa Rican restaurant, frog and butterfly gardens, ponds and extensive trails. Meals are typical Costa Rican with a festive BBQ flair. La Quinta is conveniently located near the Sarapiqui and Puerto Viejo Rivers and La Selva Biological Preserve.

Villa Decary

Universally raved about in every guidebook, Villa Decary is set in a remote location in the hills overlooking lake Arenal, with Arenal volcano at one end of the lake, and Monteverde Cloudforest at another.

Villa Decary's spacious rooms have their own entry, private tiled bath, as well as their own balcony with scenic views overlooking the lake, rain forest and mountains. The rooms, accented by colorful fabrics from Guatemala and pottery lamps made by the Chorotega Indians, all reflect the workmanship of local Costa Rican artisans who have crafted the fine wood doors and furnishings.

Trapp Lodge - Monteverde Cloud Forest

Trapp Lodge

The closest lodge to the Monteverde Reserve, Trapp is built in a classic mountain lodge style, with rich hardwoods and magnificent cloudforest views. Inside, you'll feel like you're in the Swiss Alps, as its mountain decor and spacious suites showcase one of the newest and best built lodges in Monteverde. Owned and operated by Costa Ricans, you can't get any closer to the cloudforest reserve than this acclaimed lodge. Recent Wild Planet trips were delighted by a nesting pair of Resplendent Quetzals only 50 meters from our panoramic windows!

Posada Canal Grande

This beautiful boutique country inn is located on a mango and coffee plantation only 20 minutes from the international airport and 45 minutes from San Jose. Exquisitely decorated, Posada Canal Grande is exactly the kind of lodge that makes Wild Planet Adventures different. While many other companies use standard hotels by the airport or in smog-filled San Jose, our partner lodges -- even those close to the airport-- are steeped in character, close to nature, and immediately make you feel like you are in a special place. For a country as breathtakingly beautiful as Costa Rica, anything less wouldn't be up to Wild Planet standards. Posada Canal is perfect if you are arriving early or staying a day late and need a clean, quiet hotel in a safe area close to the airport (we make the arrangements for you at our special rate.) The owners are an incredibly friendly and helpful Italian couple with a flair for old-world asthetics an decor. On a practical level, Posada Canal is a quiet oasis by the airport, which gives it a distinct advantage over many of the hotels around the airport or in San Jose, which are either right on the street and quite noisy, are commercial chain hotels with little character or charm, or are in areas that are simply not as safe or convenient.