Hacienda Baru Tent Camp - Night in The Jungle

Stay for the rainforest after dark

At Hacienda Baru, sunset is the beginning of another way to experience the rainforest. This overnight outing from Dominical takes you into the jungle in daylight, then back onto the trails after dinner to discover the forest after dark. The night ends in a small private screened cabin, with jungle sounds around your bed.

From daylight trail to a night walk

Meet your bilingual nature guide at Hacienda Baru Lodge and set out with a group limited to eight people. The daylight trail gives the guide time to point out and identify plants and wildlife before you reach camp. There, you can relax, watch the sunset and get to know the others over a typical Costa Rican dinner. The forest still has another part of the day to show you when the meal is over.

After dinner, head out with the guide to see how different the rainforest feels after dark. Mammals, spiders, red-eyed tree frogs, snakes, bats and insects are among the creatures you may look for; birds may be sleeping in the trees. Patient observation and a guide’s explanations bring depth to the walk without turning the night into a promised animal checklist.

The camp and the morning return

The camp has eight tiny screened cabins, each with a fully made bed, and nearby toilet and shower facilities. Breakfast comes before the return hike, with arrival back at the lodge around 10am. Large luggage can stay at Hacienda Baru Lodge while you carry what you need overnight.

Carry a change of clothes, personal items, bottled water for hiking, bug repellent, rain gear and a flashlight, along with suitable hiking footwear. Birders should bring binoculars. Leaving larger luggage at Hacienda Baru Lodge lets you keep the overnight load focused on what you need at camp and on the trails.

Inclusions and the plans to make

The experience includes professional guides, the night hike, one night in a camp cabin, dinner and breakfast. No transportation is needed from Hacienda Baru; transportation from other area hotels is not included. This activity is not suggested for children under eight and is unavailable on Sundays.

Choose this for the chance to experience a changing forest over an entire evening and morning, with simple camp comforts and a guide to help you look more closely.

Why choose Hacienda Baru Tent Camp - Night in The Jungle?

• Experience the rainforest over daylight, sunset and darkness, with a bilingual nature guide helping identify plants and wildlife along the trail.
• The overnight experience includes professional guides, the night hike, one night in a camp cabin, a typical Costa Rican dinner and breakfast.
• Groups are limited to eight, giving the shared camp evening a small-group character; wildlife encounters vary, including possible frogs, bats, insects and sleeping birds.
• Sleep with jungle sounds in a tiny private screened cabin with a fully made bed; toilet and shower facilities are nearby rather than inside the cabin.
• Leave larger luggage at Hacienda Baru Lodge and carry overnight essentials, including hiking footwear, clothes, personal items, bottled water, repellent, rain gear and a flashlight; birders should bring binoculars.
• Hike back after breakfast, returning to the lodge around 10am, so onward travel can be planned around the experience.
• The activity is not suggested for children under eight and is unavailable on Sundays; no transport is needed from Hacienda Baru, but transport from other hotels is excluded.