Corcovado Wilderness Lodge

A 30-room lodge on a 189-acre private reserve on the Osa Peninsula, reached only by boat and bordered on three sides by Corcovado National Park and its reserves.

Corcovado Wilderness Lodge covers a 189-acre private reserve on the Osa Peninsula, with 2 km of oceanfront. On three sides the land borders 450,000 acres of Corcovado National Park and its reserves.

The lodge is reached only by boat. The return transfer from Sierpe is included, and the boat runs through the mangroves to the river mouth. Guests need to reach Sierpe by 11am. The other way in is a flight of about 40 minutes from San José to Drake Bay, then 20 to 30 minutes by boat, with a short wade through calf-high water to climb aboard.

The 30 rooms are Rainforest Suites, Deluxe Villas on level ground a short walk from the common areas and trails, and Oceanview Treehouses on the cliff. Meals are served at Terra Kitchen, Los Vitrales and the Beach Pavilion, on a breakfast-only or full-board plan, and dinner needs a reservation. The Five Elements Spa is outdoors.

Activities include guided hikes into Corcovado National Park, a trip to Sirena Station, snorkelling and diving off Caño Island, whale and dolphin watching and night walks. Each stay also plants a tree and cleans a square metre of Costa Rican coastline.