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Danta Corcovado Lodge
A lodge on the Osa Peninsula, five kilometres from La Palma and close to Corcovado National Park, used as the three-night base for forest trails and hummingbird feeders.
Read MoreCala Lodge
The Monteverde overnight lodge named by the source after the Selvatura afternoon; the source provides no further property detail.
Read MoreLa Ensenada Sanctuary Lodge
The La Ensenada Sanctuary ecolodge named by the source for one night before the return to Alajuela; property details remain source-limited.
Read MoreSelva Verde Lodge
A rainforest lodge in the Sarapiquí lowlands, base for the La Selva research-forest trails and the evening on the river.
Read MoreSarapiquí Local Birding Hotspots
Once settled in at Selva Verde Lodge we visit local birding hotspots around the community. Many private gardens here attract a rich array of hummingbirds, and the change in elevation brings new species into play — particularly the tanagers.
Read MoreLa Ensenada Ranch Tractor Tour
In the afternoon we tour the ranch by tractor, a slow circuit that ends with wine and cheese at sunset. The dry-forest watch list includes White-throated Magpie-Jay, Streak-backed Oriole, Banded Wren, and Black-headed Trogon. The evening is ours at the lodge, to tally the trip's sightings at leisure.
Read MoreLa Ensenada Dry-Lowland Birding
Work the reserve's dry scrub, dry forest, pasture and mangrove mosaic for Crested Bobwhite, Double-striped Thick-knee, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Plain-capped Starthroat, Steely-vented Hummingbird, White-throated Magpie-Jay, Banded Wren, White-lored Gnatcatcher, Stripe-headed Sparrow, Streak-backed Oriole and Spot-breasted Oriole.
Read MoreDawn Birding in the Hotel Bougainvillea Gardens
Before the road climb, early risers can walk the hotel gardens, where a great diversity of tropical flowers keeps birds busy from the door. A quiet first hour together before breakfast sets the pace for the journey ahead.
Read MoreOptional La Ensenada Mangrove Boat Trip
If arranged, take a boat into the mangroves behind the lodge for Mangrove Cuckoo, Mangrove Hummingbird, Panama Flycatcher and common wetland birds.
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