Lapa Rios
Indeed, Lap Rios Lodge is about as sustainable as any holiday destination can be, with deep involvement in local conservation projects including its flagship conservation of more than 400 hectares of forest. You may find ecologists staying at the lodge as they work on projects to conserve key species such as jaguars, pumas and ocelots. Guests are encouraged to engage with the various sustainability aims and can plant tree seedlings before they leave.
- Take a guided walk with one of the lodge’s resident experts. The Osas Peninsula contains more than 2% of the world’s biodiversity, so you will have plenty to learn about and see! The highlights for us are armadillos and sloths. Keep away from the skunks.
- A sundown walk will reveal a whole new side to the animal ecology of the Lapa Rios forest. You don’t have to stay up late, though, because the lodge has plenty of night vision trail cameras for you to look at in the morning.
- Wild swimmers will love the possibilities provided by a walk along the Carbonera River. This is also a place where you can have the thrill of waterfall abseiling.
- The headland of Matapalo is a place to watch or take part in surfing, or perhaps go beachcombing for starfish.
- A short walk from the lodge is the zipline tour, with five ziplines and other methods to go from platform to platform high in the canopy.
We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.
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