Drake Bay Hotels

This secluded slice of paradise, on the northern edge of the Osa Peninsula, provides a remote rainforest beach experience surrounded by protected national parks and reserves. Various lodgings on Drake Bay dot the coastline, from 4-star luxury hotels, complete with spa services, to platform tent camping. Some of the hotels offer exclusive whale watching, sport fishing or snorkeling tours out to the coral reefs surrounding Cano Island, home of the Cano Island Biological Reserve. Local tours are also available including scuba diving, kayaking, horseback riding, and birdwatching. Nearby Corcovado National Park, known for its extreme diversity of ecosystems, features guided hiking expeditions. Only boat and plane transport can provide dependable accessibility to Drake Bay and enforce a 25-pound luggage weight restriction per person. Four-wheel drive vehicles will find it hard to navigate the rough roads during many times of year and bridges may be out.