Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Second day of the trip. Today we are exploring the Osa Peninsula which is one of the most remote tropical forests to be found in Costa Rica. In order to access this region you most take a boat, or a small plane and then a boat. There are no roads from the outside world. This helps keep this as one of the most pristine tropical rain forests in the country, and today we had different options to experience it.
To start the morning, we went to visit Marenco Biological Research Station and went on two different hikes. One was on a level trail along the beach and on the way to a river known as Rio Claro. Here we could take a swim, and in the tropical warmth, it was a refreshing and welcoming idea. What a nice hike on the way to the swim – we spotted scarlet macaws, white hawks, and monkeys.
The other option was on a strenuous trail with ankle deep mud through an amazing pristine tropical rain forest in which we had a great time looking at monkeys, puffbirds and, right at the end, some great looks at a chestnut-mandibled toucan.
As soon as we got back on board, Sea Voyager repositioned a few miles and we headed to shore for a delicious beach barbecue, during which we were joined by a single white throated capuchin monkey. Later on, some of us went on a horse back ride while others went swimming. Some just rested on shore and a few went on a birding hike and got richly rewarded with a sighting of a crested owl. We had another full day in this incredible region of Central America.
Second day of the trip. Today we are exploring the Osa Peninsula which is one of the most remote tropical forests to be found in Costa Rica. In order to access this region you most take a boat, or a small plane and then a boat. There are no roads from the outside world. This helps keep this as one of the most pristine tropical rain forests in the country, and today we had different options to experience it.
To start the morning, we went to visit Marenco Biological Research Station and went on two different hikes. One was on a level trail along the beach and on the way to a river known as Rio Claro. Here we could take a swim, and in the tropical warmth, it was a refreshing and welcoming idea. What a nice hike on the way to the swim – we spotted scarlet macaws, white hawks, and monkeys.
The other option was on a strenuous trail with ankle deep mud through an amazing pristine tropical rain forest in which we had a great time looking at monkeys, puffbirds and, right at the end, some great looks at a chestnut-mandibled toucan.
As soon as we got back on board, Sea Voyager repositioned a few miles and we headed to shore for a delicious beach barbecue, during which we were joined by a single white throated capuchin monkey. Later on, some of us went on a horse back ride while others went swimming. Some just rested on shore and a few went on a birding hike and got richly rewarded with a sighting of a crested owl. We had another full day in this incredible region of Central America.
