7 hours · Moderate

Corcovado National Park Day Tour

An all-inclusive day tour into Corcovado from Drake Bay — boat to Sirena Ranger Station, a long guided hike through primary rainforest, lunch at the station, and boat back.

What’s included

✓Roundtrip boat transportation Drake Bay ↔ Sirena
✓Experienced bilingual naturalist guide
✓Corcovado National Park entrance fees
✓Lunch at the ranger station

Itinerary

6:00 AM

Boat departure from Drake Bay

About a one-hour scenic boat ride along the Pacific coast to Sirena Ranger Station.
7:00 AM

Arrive at Sirena Station

Quick briefing, sunblock on, then a guided hike through Corcovado's primary rainforest.
11:00 AM

Hike (about 5 hours total)

Expect tapirs, peccaries, spider and squirrel monkeys, scarlet macaws, and anything else the forest is feeling like showing you that day.
12:30 PM

Lunch at the ranger station

Refuel in the middle of the jungle before the return boat.
2:00 PM

Back in Drake Bay

Approximate return time. Plan connections with some buffer for sea conditions.

Wildlife you may see

Baird's tapirs
Spider, howler, squirrel and capuchin monkeys
Scarlet macaws
Peccaries
Coatis and agoutis

This is our most-booked day trip — the same Sirena Station visit that people fly to Costa Rica for, departing from Drake Bay.

What to bring

Closed hiking shoes you don’t mind getting wet, sandals for the boat, a lightweight long-sleeve shirt, shorts, sunblock, a refillable water bottle, and your passport.

Important note on park permits

Corcovado is limited to only 100 visitors per day. All tickets carry names and passport numbers and cannot be transferred or refunded — we need your full name and passport number at booking.