Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge - Bats, Snakes & Frogs

Bats, Frogs & Snakes - Adventures from Dawn to Dusk

Boa Snake

Current Green Season Rates May 1, 2008 – Sep 30, 2008
Nights	4
Private Cabin View	$925
Mango Guesthouse View	$845

(Rates for Upcoming Seasons Below)

Nocturnal and early morning adventures into Costa Rica's largest intact lowland tropical rainforest finds guests - old and young alike - immersed in a symphony of screeches, cooing & croaks. This packege offers you're a full excursion in search of elusive Osa Peninsula-Golfo Dulce fauna, such as crocodiles, poison dart frogs, eyelash pit vipers, bats, kinkajous, mapaches, peccaries and more.

The Bats, Snakes & Frogs package includes:

        • 4 night's accommodations and
             all meals.
        • 3 wildlife tracking excursions
            (morning, evening and nightime)
        •  Rio Esquinas Mangrove Jungle River
           (kayak or motorboat)
        •  Rainforest/Waterfall Hiking tours in
             Piedras Blancas National Park

» More on our Adventure & Nature Activities

Package Full Description:

Tómas, the Lodge’s charismatic animal tracker, was literally born under a heritage mango tree on the preserve and has strong historical connection to Nicuesa. He is tied to the land, having lived there for all 53 years of his life, and understands this part of the jungle implicitly. Tomas once hunted these animals, but, is now reformed. Instead, he utilizes his skills as a warden of the Nicuesa preserve, working in harmony with Playa Nicuesa’s goals of being good stewards of the land and the birds and animals that use it as their habitat.

Nocturnal adventures are like no other. Armed with night scopes and flashlights, adventurers head out at dusk with Tómas, venturing towards the lagoon and waterfront in search of animals that go about their business under cover of darkness - snakes, bats, marine toads, crocodiles, and nocturnal mammals such as the kinkajous and mapaches.

Guests listen to the symphony of frogs and night birds, especially on a full moon. Stare back at the many eyes you will find staring at you!

Early morning excursions offer guests the opportunity to track and use all five senses plus common sense to follow a trail through the jungle to see, hear and smell signs of animals that have trodden only hours or moments before. Guests depart at sunrise in search of wild peccaries, pizotes, agouti, lizards, as well as signs of wild cats. Observe the movements of animals through tracks, scents, and other signs including scat, hair and beds. Also, when you are not looking down, take time to look up at the lush canopy to see white face monkeys swinging in the branches or see some of the 275 species of birds, including the chestnut mandible toucan, sited at Playa Nicuesa.

Package Rates per Guest
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High Season
Nov 16, 2008 - Dec 18, 2008
Jan 5, 2009 - Apr 30, 2009

Holiday Season
Dec 19, 2008 - Jan 4, 2009

Nights

Private Cabin
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Mango Guesthouse
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Private Cabin
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Mango Guesthouse
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4
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$1045

$965

$1145

$1065

All prices are Per Person based on double occupancy per room. 2 person minimum. Children receive 25% discount on package rates. Packages include: Accommodations, Boat transfer between Lodge & Puerto Jimenez/Golfito, All Meals, Daily Adventure Tours, Taxes.

Closed October 1st thru November 15th. annually

Mango Guest House

The Mango Guest House is a 2 storey accommodation that has 4 private rooms. Set in a beautiful jungle garden area with mango trees on all sides and open views of the surrounding rainforest. Each room has private entrance, beautiful hardwood floors, private bathroom, private terrace, louver doors and windows that wrap around the room to afford panoramic views. Rooms have queen beds (or twin beds upon request) with mosquito netting and ceiling fans. The Mango Guest House is separate from the Main Lodge.

The mango house is great for all types of travelers. Especially a good choice for friends or families that want to be close, but also have the privacy of your own room with private bathroom. Also great for single travelers or those who are a bit nervous about staying in the jungle, as the mango rooms are more in an open area then the private cabins that are tucked into the rainforest.

Also great for parties of approximately 6-10 that want to rent all 4 rooms at once.

One Bedroom Cabin

These cabins are very private and set apart from all other accommodations .Tucked into the rainforest affording you a unique feeling of being in an amazing natural setting, yet with design and comfort details that has been described as simple yet jungle chic. Each cabin has a private entrance, beautiful hardwood floors, private open air shower-bathroom, private terrace, louver doors and windows that wrap around the room to afford panoramic views. Cabins have queen beds (or twin beds upon request) with mosquito netting and ceiling fans. The garden open air shower is within the cabin's bathroom, yet allows you to look at nature all around. Look out for the peeping monkeys!

Two Bedroom Cabin

This is a private cabin much like the single cabins but larger with two bedrooms and a common den that can also be converted for another bedroom. This is a great choice for families, especially with younger children. The cabin is set at the edge of the jungle but only a few steps from the main lodge building. Each cabin has a private entrance, beautiful hardwood floors, private open air shower-bathroom, private terrace, mosquito netting over the beds, ceiling fans, louver doors and windows that wrap around the room to afford panoramic views of the jungle.

The cabin has one large bathroom complete with our signature garden open air shower that is designed to allow you to look at nature all around. The cabin can accommodate up to 5 people.

However, we recommend that families with older children or groups of adults that want to be near each other also consider two rooms in the mango guest house. Two rooms in mango guest house will give you more privacy amongst your group and an additional bathroom.

Cabin Suite

The new Cabin Suite is also very private and set apart from all other accommodations. Tucked into the rainforest affording you a unique feeling of being in an amazing natural setting, yet with design and comfort details that have been described as simple, yet jungle-chic. The cabin has a private entrance, beautiful hardwood floors, private open air shower-bathroom, private terrace, mosquito netting over the beds, ceiling fans, louver doors and windows that wrap around the room to afford panoramic views of the surrounding jungle. The Cabin Suite is similar in size to the two bedroom cabin, but set in a large loft like room with a removable partition wall to add flexible space for families and groups. With the partition in place it creates two large bedrooms that can accommodate 4 to 5 guests in a variety of bedding options.

The Cabin Suite is also great for couples seeking more space, as well as the luxury of a comfortable sitting area, set up with a couch and chairs. This cabin also is equipped with a deluxe bathroom with two sinks and our signature garden open air shower that is designed to allow you to look at nature all around. And, don't forget about the Cabin Suite's additional outside jungle shower for a completely wild shower experience!