A bird-lover's dream, where every day can be spent spying the most secretive species.
Enveloped by cloud forest, Rancho Naturalista's 120-acre grounds are a twitcher's paradise. At dawn, a variety of feeders are put out and draw throngs of colourful visitors including tiny, iridescent hummingbirds. Breakfast can be enjoyed as the birds do the same - and the photo opportunities are incredible. In the afternoon, visit a collection of natural pools where rare, purple-crowned fairies and snowcap hummingbirds (one of the smallest birds in the world) bathe in the sunlight. Rancho Naturalista's guides are fabulous and know just where to look for Costa Rica's most elusive species including many life listers!
Pacuare Lodge
Turrialba
20 Rooms
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From
$1.1K
per person/night
Paradise on the banks of the Rio Pacuare with captivating vistas & epic river rafting.
Hidden deep in the jungles of Pacuare, where ocelots and jaguars roam, monkeys and birds chatter, and sloths doze, this is the ultimate place to escape to... The stellar location isn't taken lightly either: zero trees were removed during construction, and the lodge works closely with conservation projects and the local communities. It's easy on the eye too with tropical-chic villas that immerse you in nature - sleep in the canopy in a luxury treehouse, or get as close to the babbling Rio Pacuare as possible. To top it off, here's a surplus of adventure to be had, from some of the finest white water rafting in the world to nocturnal forest hikes.
Casa Turire
Turrialba
16 Rooms
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From
$90
per person/night
Casa Turire invites guests to enjoy the glamour and elegance of their Spanish deco boutique hotel. They offer visitors the charm of their exotic tropical landscape, the personal attention of their devoted bilingual staff and the special touches found in luxury hotels in Costa Rica.
Hotel Villa Florencia
Turrialba
20 Rooms
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From
$90
per person/night
Villa Florencia is the ideal place to relax and enjoy the beautiful landscape of the Turrialba Valley. Settled in the middle of sugar cane plantations and surrounded by mountains, Villa Florencia offers an open-air concept, surrounded by gardens, a Jacuzzi and beautiful swimming pool. The hotel has 20 guest rooms, all with a TV, coffee maker, hair dryer. The area offers an enormous diversity of activities that the staff of the hotel will be happy to organize for you. Rafting the Pacuare and Reventazon Rivers, visits to the Guayabo Arqueological site, exploring the CATIE Botanical Garden or the very active Turrialba Volcano are just some of the activities located a few minutes away from Villa Florencia.
