A slow day on a private riverbank in the Guanacaste highlands, with natural pools to swim in, rocks to sit on, and forest on every side.
Coyote Spot is a private stretch of river inside Aquetzalli, up in the Guanacaste highlands. The water moves slowly here, with natural pools for swimming and rocks to stretch out on afterward.
There is no schedule to keep. Walk the banks, get in the water, or sit still and listen to the forest. A naturalist guide comes along to point out plants and wildlife and explain the conservation work happening in the reserve.
Lunch is a simple Costa Rican meal, cooked country-style with fresh local ingredients.
Final price depends on your pickup point.
We pick you up at your hotel or the airport and handle the full route, door to door.
Driving times are approximate.
One of them plans your day, picks you up and brings you back. Who exactly depends on the date.
Around twelve years in Costa Rican tourism. On the drive between Guanacaste and Arenal he points out how fast the landscape and climate change, and shares the history of both regions along the way. His picks: the Palo Verde boat safari and Rincón de la Vieja's Pailas trail.
Twenty years guiding Costa Rica as a general and naturalist guide, with a special passion for botany: he points out plant adaptations, ecological relationships and the quiet work that trees, flowers and lianas do in the ecosystem. His favorite day is Palo Verde, where wildlife, tropical wetlands, cultural traditions and history meet — and the birdlife is spectacular.
Twenty-two years in tourism, from restaurants to tour sales to driving and guiding. Místico is his favorite trail: rich in wildlife, easy to walk, and full of the forest's secrets. On transfers north he loves the moment the dry Pacific crosses an invisible line into rainforest green.
