Ocotal Beach Resort
The Ocotal Scuba Diving Resort and Hotel is one of the best world scuba diving destinations. It is located in the Nicoya Peninsula overlooking the Papagayo Gulf. This is the first PADI Gold Palm resort in Costa Rica. It offers Professional PADI and TDI Nitrox instructors. There are daily trips to the Catalinas and Bat islands. There are complete diving packages from San Jose. One can also enjoy snorkeling, kayaking, mountain biking and fishing. The rooms here feature a living room, refrigerator and jacuzzi. The resort features 12 bungalows, five suites and 42 standard rooms.
Phone: 011 (+ 506) 2670-0321
Fax: 011 (+506) 2234-8432
or 011 (+506) 2670-008
http://www.ocotalresort.com/contactus/index.htm
Los Sueños Resort
Los Sueños Resort and Marina is on Herradura Bay on the central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, only 10 minutes from the nearby beach town of Jacó. There is a 200 slip international marina, an 18 hole golf course and a 600 acre rain forest. Options to stay here include condominiums, luxury homes and a four star Marriott resort. There are a variety of packages including a selection of offshore fishing packages. An adventure packages features canopy tours, ATV tours and rafting. The golf and relaxation tour is also quite popular.
Phone: 011 (+506) 2630-4000
Toll-free: 1 (866) 865-9759
Fax: 011 (+506) 2630-4010
U.S. Mailing Address:
CRC313
P.O.Box #025635
Miami, FL 33102 - 5635
http://www.lsrm.com/index.php
Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort
In the resort area of La Fortuna, the Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort offers spa facilities, amazing landscaped gardens and a variety of hot springs with varying temperatures. There is also a swim-up bar where you can observe the volcano at night. Activities here include hikes to the volcano, float trips on canoe, bird watching and the popular Arenal sky tram.
Phone 1 (877) 277-8291
Sales Office:011 (+506) 2519-1999
Hotel Direct: 011 (+506) 2519-1999
Fax: 011 (+506) 2519-1940
Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna, Costa Rica.
http://www.tabacon.com
Pachira Lodge
Pachira Lodge is five minutes from Tortuguero National Park, in the northeast quarter of Costa Rica. This lodge features a 34-acre park. The tour picks you up in San Jose, drives you through the Baraulio Carrillo National Park, a primary forest. You will stop on your way at a banana processing plant and have breakfast. Then you board a comfortable boat to travel up the Tortugero canals and arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. The canals are an extensive system of natural and man-made waterways used both for simple transportation and jungle exploration. Traveling through the canals is a fascinating experience rich in wildlife that includes monkeys, iguanas and colorful tropical birds. Once here you can visit the beach, the museum and the town. After dinner, you can take a night walk on the beach and if it is in season, July through September, you can watch the green turtles nest. The following day you can tour more of the canals and see the amazing variety of flora and fauna. You get back to San Jose by late afternoon.
Phone: 011 (+506) 2223-1682
or 011 (+506) 2256-7080
or 011 (+506) 2257-2242
or 011 (+506) 2256-6340
Fax: 011 (+506) 2223-1119
P.O.Box 1818-1002
San José, Costa Rica
http://www.pachiralodge.com/hotel.html
Lapa Rios Ecolodge
The Lapa Rios Ecolodge is near Corcovado National Park in the Osa Peninsula in a 1,000-acre private nature reserve. The package includes a free flight from Nature's Air to this remote location of Costa Rica. While here, you can take a wide variety of tours. See the incredible birds in the early morning or sunset tour. Learn about medicinal plants. Discover the marine biology of the Golfo Dulce, one of the four tropical fjords in the world, in the Starfish walk. Hike through a pristine rain forest to waterfalls and splash in the Carbonera River. Take a night walk through the rain forest and spend the night on a jungle platform. Plane board and snorkel with dolphins. Learn to surf or improve your surfing regardless of your age. Experience a sea and mangrove kayak tour in the Golfo Dulce with lots of marine life. Take the Osa Wildlife sanctuary tour. Visit the Corcovado National Park, one of the most biologically rich places on earth, with one of their guides. Plant a tree in the volunteer rain forest. Visit a local school. View a soccer match with locals. Have a massage or take a yoga class
Phone 011 (+ 506) 2735-5130
or 011 (+ 506) 2735-5281
Fax 011 (+506) 2735-5179
USA Mail Drop
Box 025216-SJO 706,
Miami, FL 33102-5216
https://ssl.amerisol.com/laparios/index.html
