Top Things to do in Osa Peninsula
Top 10 Nature & Parks in Osa Peninsula, Province of Puntarenas
Discover the best top things to do in Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica including La Amistad International Park, Osa Wild, Finca Morpho, Ave Azul de la Osa, Naturaseekers, Golfo Dulce, Drake Trail, Piedras Blancas National Park, Corcovado National Park, Osa Wildlife Sanctuary.
Restaurants in Osa Peninsula
1. La Amistad International Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
This World Heritage Site, straddling the boundary between Costa Rica and Panama, features great biodiversity and is the home to members of three Indian tribes.
2. Osa Wild
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 375 reviews
OSA WILD, located in Puerto Jimenez, is the first certified 100% Costa Rican tourism office focused specifically on promoting community rural tourism. Through OSA WILD, foreign tourists as well as nationals will be able to enjoy the closest experiences to daily Costa Rican life reality in one of the most beautiful and wild places in the country: the Osa Peninsula. We also have great options and packages for Corcovado National Park!
3. Finca Morpho
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Finca Morpho is a small tight knit regenerative educational experimental permaculture community on 4.2 hectares, close to the OSA peninsula's point of Cabo Matapalo, 14km south of Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica on the road to Matapalo, the only purple gate. We are morphing ourselves and others to be more sustainable, creative, free, happy, at peace, and open-minded to all ideas and ways of lives. We have few different tour packages from intro to permaculture tour, Nursery/Soil Science tour, Recycle Program tour, Nature/Recycle Art tour, and a Harvesting/Cooking tour. All of our tours are by appointment only. We also serve Organic Farm Lunches on the farm for an additional $10.
4. Ave Azul de la Osa
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 49 reviews
Ave Azul de la Osa is a federally licensed Avicultural compound, supporting conservation through captive propagation.Owner / Director of Ave Azul de la Osa, Patrick S. Dunn was director of Kauai Zoological Gardens and curator of birds for 8 years while managing the parrot park for near 17 years simultaneously. Now with Ave Azul he prevents endangered birds from extinction.
Reviewed By busysuzy
A trip to Osa is not complete without meeting Patrick. If you want to meet a true ambassador of the natural world then you must take the adventurous road to Ave Azul de la Osa. Patrick's wealth of knowledge, his impressive birds and his extraordinary museum of specimens were a highlight of our time on the Osa Peninsula. Our three boys were in awe of his commitment to rehabilitation and conservation as well as his extensive experience with and knowledge about birds, snakes, and insects. We highly recommend, to anyone who has the chance, to drop in and have a visit.
5. Naturaseekers
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
We take you to the hart of the rainforrest or the open ocean, taking you to areas off the beaten track. Natura Seekers oparates from the need to offer a more personalized type of service, involving local families along the way. We offer Safari Jungle River Adventure,natural histiry night walk, Sierpe Wetland Mangrove Experience, Pelagic life-open water encounters.
6. Golfo Dulce
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By 860raphaell
We are a family of 5 from Montreal, children’s age: 13, 8 and 4. We just had the most amazing time at Golfo Dulce Retreat and we recommend it with all our heart. It’s the perfect family vacation. Luxury cabins in the middle of the jungle, a two-minute walk from a spectacular private beach. In the same day, we were woken up by monkeys, and in the afternoon, dolphins swam around us while longboard paddling. You will stay entertained all day, one day you will be kayaking in the mangroves and the other day you are snorkeling with amazing corals and fishes! This is a perfect place for kids and adults for relaxation and adventure. Our kids left completely amazed and … in love with the owners Chantelle and Simon as well as Katie, a biologist from Cambridge University, who taught our kids so many things about different species in the jungle. Let’s not forget about the food. We still can’t grasp how is it possible to feel like we’re eating in Italy, but in the middle of the jungle in Costa Rica! We often say that we will return for sure to a place we loved so much, but at the end, we never do. I hope this time we will.
7. Drake Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By 77karl - Lichtenau im Waldviertel, Austria
I recommend to go this trail. It is a very nice day-trip from Drake to the south and back. On one side the Pacific ocean and on the other side the dschungle
8. Piedras Blancas National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 71 reviews
We offer different Guided tours to the Piedras Blancas National Park, expert guides will take you to an amazing adventure. Piedras Blancas National Park forms part of the Osa Conservation Area, included in the National Conservation Areas System. It has an area of 14 350 hectares. With the objective of protecting the last tropical rain forest in the Golfito sector including the Esquinas River basin, Piedras Blancas National Park was created in January of 1993. This bio-geographical area has acquired great importance, becoming a gathering spot for flora and fauna species coming from North America, as well as South America. It constitutes a high diversity zone of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The very humid tropical forests seen here have tall evergreen trees, and are dense with large quantities of plants that live amongst the trees.
9. Corcovado National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,262 reviews
Reviewed By prl16
I just hiked in Corcovado National Park the week of March 19, 2019 and it was amazing. Lots of wildlife, a pristine primary forest, and a great waterfall that is nearby the ranger station. It is a good idea to hire a guide to take you through the forest, especially if you are unfamiliar with what to watch out for (like army ants for example) or want more info about the birds and mammals (including many monkeys) you are seeing.
10. Osa Wildlife Sanctuary
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 220 reviews
Also known as the Santuario Silvestre de Osa . Owned by Carol Crews. $25 admission/donation. All proceeds go into the sanctuary.
Reviewed By spiritbears - Wokingham, United Kingdom
My husband and I visitied the Osa Wildlife Sanctuary at the end of December 2020, as arranged through Playa Cativo (where we were staying). A boat was arranged for us to take us to the sanctuary as it is tucked away along the coast in the Osa Peninsula. The lovely Carol was waiting for us on a log with Sweetie, the spider monkey who loves to sit on your lap and have a scratch, a delightful little monkey! We were given a tour of the sanctuary and heard stories about where the animals and birds came from. This sanctuary clearly provides the best care possible for injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife, always with the intention to rehabilitate and release when possible. We learnt that the Osa Wildlife Sanctuary liaises with other similar organizations and promote conservation through education and community involvement and are doing a great job of this. With donations and visits to this sanctuary they can continue to help animals in need and sponsorship and membership of the sanctuary will also be possible soon. We really enjoyed chatting with Carol as she has a wealth of experience and gives her all to care for the animals/birds. We enjoyed seeing the animals close up and were able to hand feed them - the Scarlet Macaws were beautiful, toucans, 2 toed sloth and kinkajoo, to mention a few. If you are nearby in the area and have the chance to visit, please support this sanctuary as your contribution will help the animals and birds rehabilitation and eventual release back into the wild. To know that some can be helped and be released into their natural habitat is heart warming and for those that can't be released, they will be cared for in the sanctuary in the best way possible. Will definitely visit again next time we come on holiday to Costa Rica in the Golfo Dolce and will follow their good work on their own website osawildlife.
