Drake Bay · Corcovado · Costa Rica
We help you plan Drake Bay: which Corcovado tour to book, where to stay, and what the boat ride is actually like. The tours are run by Pacheco Tours; the advice comes from our father, a naturalist guide who worked these trails for thirty years.
Most people get two or three full days in Drake Bay. These three tours are how most of them get spent.
If you have one day in Corcovado
The 6 AM boat to Sirena, a guided morning on the trails, lunch at the ranger station, and back in Drake Bay by early afternoon. The most-booked day in the park.
From $110 / adult
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If you want the highest-odds wildlife trip
A day trip shows you Sirena at its busiest hours for people and its quietest for animals. Stay the night and you get dawn on the trails, when tapirs are still out and the station is nearly empty. If wildlife is the whole point of your trip, book this one.
From $345 / adult
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If you came for the reef
A marine reserve an hour offshore, with the clearest water on this coast. Two snorkel sessions, a beach stop, lunch.
From $95 / adult
See this tour"Sirena is where I spent the most days of my career. The trick is not to march. The forest hides everything until you stop — and then it gives it to you all at once."
Carlos is putting together a column of field notes, wildlife seasons, and planning advice for the Osa. The first entries land on the blog soon.
7 hours · Moderate
From $110
5 hours · Moderate
From $80
6 hours · Easy
From $95
2 days / 1 night · Challenging
From $345
2 days · Moderate
From $190
6 hours · Moderate
From $155
3 hours · Easy
From $55
5 hours · Easy
From $120
45 minutes · Easy
From $35
3 hours · Easy
From $75
Tours operated by Pacheco Tours · Licensed since 2015 · Drake Bay, Costa Rica