Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge, Osa Peninsula
Corcovado, Osa Peninsula
Corcovado, Osa Peninsula
I spent my last few nights at Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge
which is now one of my new favourite places in the world. The Lodge is tucked away in a 170-acre private reserve comprising beach and rainforest on the borders of Corcovado National Park. The reserve was set up by an American naturalist over thirty-five years ago and he's been working to conserve and protect the area ever since.
There are no roads to the Jungle Lodge; the only access is by a 90-minute boat ride takes you through the largest mangrove wetlands system on Central America’s Pacific coast, out to the ocean and then round past rocky coves to the lodge's private beach. As I jumped out of the small boat into the surf and walked bare-foot up the hot sand, I knew this was a special place.
This is the only property that adjoins the Corcovado National Park directly. The park is managed carefully by rangers and access is restricted so it's a privilege to be on the doorstep with such knowledgeable in-house local guides. Eduardo (an indigenous Boruca native), Fabian and Johnny show the guests the sights and sounds of Corcovado as well as Cano Island, the large island you can see from the lodge which is just a 45 minute trip away. Snorkelling from a small boat is on offer. Claudio runs the bar and mixes a mean cocktail which are best appreciated watching the skies from the sunset bar between 5-6pm. An adolescent puma hung around the bar for an hour the day before I arrived so it must be good!
There's a hammock with my name on it strung between two palm trees on the private beach. I can't wait to go back.
