El Remanso Lodge

Begin at first light, when the forest stirs with song. Climb aboard a 4×4 and journey from El Remanso’s rainforest canopy to the open lowlands below, guided by expert naturalists who know every call and silhouette. Along the way, pause to spot brilliantly camouflaged nests, soaring raptors, and flashes of colour from toucans and tanagers.

Blue Morpho butterflies flicker between trees, and howler monkeys announce the rising sun. As the path opens to riverside pastures, an entirely new chorus takes over. Return to the lodge for breakfast, eyes wide and heart full from Costa Rica’s vibrant morning symphony.

Step beneath the emerald canopy for a three-hour journey into one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. Led by El Remanso’s expert naturalist guides, you’ll wander forest trails lined with towering trees centuries old, their roots entwined in stories of survival and renewal.

Along the way, learn how plants heal, watch leafcutter ants at work and glimpse birds, reptiles, and mammals hidden among the foliage. With a tripod and monocular in hand, every stop unveils a new layer of the rainforest’s magic. By the end, you’ll understand not just what grows here — but how it all thrives together.

As darkness settles over the rainforest, a new world awakens. Join El Remanso’s naturalist guides on a night hike that reveals the forest’s most secretive residents. Watch frogs call from the undergrowth, snakes glide silently across leaves, and moths flicker like tiny lanterns in the beam of your torch.

You might glimpse a hunting scorpion, a spider spinning its web or a bat swooping through the humid air. Every rustle, chirp, and gleam of eyes in the dark reminds you that the rainforest never truly sleeps — it simply shifts into another, thrilling adventure of life.