Drake Bay is a city in Osa Peninsula region of Costa Rica.

Get in

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Fly in to the Drake Bay Airport with Nature Air from San Jose.
Fly in to Palmar Sur with Nature Air from San Jose, take a taxi or bus to Sierpe, take a boat down the river to Drake Bay. Your hotel can make arrangements for you.
If you fly you will be limited to 30 pounds (15 kilos) of luggage.
In the dry season the very rough road from San Jose may be passable all the way to Drake bay, or at least to Sierpe.

Get around

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On foot.
For tours, transportation is usually by boat and can be arranged through your hotel.

See

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Corcovado National Park is the main attraction.
There is also the Cano Island Biological Reserve.
The little town is off the grid and very quiet, but walking around can make for an interesting afternoon.

Do

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Snorkel at Cano Island.
Hike at Cano Island to see pre-Columbian stone spheres.
Take a Dolphin and Whale Watching Tour.
Scuba Dive in the Caño Island Biological Reserve.
Fishing.
Swim and Boogie board.
Surf.
Birdwatching.
Take a night tour with Tracy and John.
Hike in Corcovado.
Take a zipline Original Canopy Tour.
Sea kayak, in Drake bay and on the Rio Agujitas.
Horseback Riding.

Buy

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There is not much to buy, other than souvenirs from your hotel.

Eat

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It is best to eat at your hotel.

Drink

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The bar of your hotel.
This is a very small and quiet town.

Sleep

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La Paloma Lodge is a pricy but charming eco-lodge.

Casa Corcovado Jungle Lodge.

Drake Day Wilderness Resort.

Delfin Amor Eco Lodge.

Aguila de Osa.

Jinetes de Osa.

Pirate Cove & Caño Divers.

Get out

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The main excursion from Drake Bay is to backpack through Corcovado. Adventurous backpackers can plan a one way trip from the first ranger station to one of the more remote ranger stations, and arrange for a boat to drop off and pick up.

Scuba divers can arrange for a trip to Coco island.