Costa Rica with Kids Itineraries:

Osa Peninsula

On a good day on Osa, you can see as much wildlife as you’ll see in a whole week in the more well-traveled parts of Costa Rica. Osa is remote with few roads and chock full of amazing wildlife. Most visitors arrive by boat, first through the Rio Sierpe and then along the coast until you reach your lodge near Drake Bay where flocks of scarlet macaws fly by. Due to its remote location and distance from medical care, this location is recommended for families with kids 8 and up who are in good health and can swim. It’s hot and humid here year round but the wildlife experience makes it all worthwhile!

Lodges here include all meals and many include activities as well. You can boat to the amazing primary rainforest in Corcovado National Park where you may see tapirs and all 3 of Costa Rica’s monkey species. Snorkeling and scuba diving are popular at nearby Isla de Cano National Park island. Sport fishing, dolphin and whale watching (late June to early November) in the ocean and kayaking on the river Agujitas are also world class here.