My husband and I spent 5 incredible nights at Bosque del Cabo and we've never had an experience like it. This was our last stop on a 14-day, first-time trip to Costa Rica and it was definitely the best. We had been on a number of guided nature hikes through rain and cloud forests, as well as a boat excursion at the Cano Negro Reserve and we saw more wildlife here than all the other places combined.

The best part, in my opinion, is that because this area is still pretty much wilderness and is protected, the animals are not especially fearful of homo sapiens. And they are not fed so haven't developed the bad habits that often come from humans and animals living in close proximity. Our first afternoon, about 20 minutes after arriving, we were sitting on our porch and watched with open mouths as a flock of 9 Scarlet Macaws squawked by! Monkeys watched us from the tree above our shower. It truly was a paradise! We saw an incredible number of animals and birds on the trails on the property - in most cases, if you walked a couple hundred yards into the forest and stood still for 30 seconds something would amble or fly by. It was such an idyllic peaceful coexistence!

Combine this with all the creature comforts and you pretty much have heaven on earth! We stayed in Pizote, which was very comfortable with wonderful views and breezes off the Pacific. The outdoor shower (with monkeys!) was wonderful. Solar lighting and hot water provides just the right amount of civilization. Ladies with high-maintenance hair take note - the electrical system does not support hair appliances of any kind so be prepared to drip-dry.

Food was very good. We especially liked the meal arrangements. Breakfast and lunch is served at separate tables and ordered off the menu. You can also order a box lunch at breakfast to take on your daytime adventures. Dinner is served buffet-style and was excellent, with an incredible number of delicious dishes and LOTS of great vegetable dishes, which I had sorely missed at meals in other parts of the country. Tables are moved together for dinner and you sit with your fellow guests, which was really fun. We met some really interesting and fun people, and it was very informative to find out what people had done over the course of the day and how they liked it. To me this was one of the best parts of the stay there.

The hiking is great and it can be as hard or as easy as you like. We LOVED the Pacific trail to the waterfall - as 'up close and personal' as we've ever gotten to a waterfall! The guided hikes are very good, and it was wonderful not to have to be bussed somewhere to have them.

We enjoyed all the other places we visited in Costa Rica - Arenal, Monteverde, the beach - but if you're going to Costa Rica to experience the richness of its ecosystems and wildlife, I think Bosque del Cabo and the Osa Peninsula are the cream of the crop .

My wife and I throughly enjoyed our stay with the folks at Bosque dal Cabo. The staff and owners of the lodge spare nothing to make your stay a memorable experience. The lodge has a fulltime very helpful naturalist whos vast knowledge is a must for identifying the abundant wildlife in the area.

Our cabina was a little bit a paradise overlooking the pacific ocean. The lodge staff was extermely helpful and took care of everything including a fishing trip and hotel reservations upon our departure.

This was our second stay at Bosque del Cabo and we look forward to our next visit.

Bigfork, MT USA

We stayed in Cabina Pizote and Cabina Almendre. Both were faantastic, but Almendre is located in the tropical garden backing up to the rainforest. Nighttime is kind of intimidating with all of the jungle noises. The walk to the restaurant for dinner at 7:00pm is in the dark both ways, you must have a flashlight. It is beautiful there. We saw toucans, coatis, agoutis, parrots, howler monkeys, spider monkeys, capuchin monkeys, squirrel monkeys and many other beautiful and unusual birds. However, I much preferred the Pizote. This cabina faces the ocean and the view is out of this world. We saw the same array of wildlife, but also the scarlet macaws - who were apparently roosting in the trees lower on the cliff from our cabin. Taking a shower outside with the monkeys staring down at you is really kind of fun!

The trails range from easy to very challenging. Take their advice and stop, look and listen to what is going on around you. We saw the incredible blue butterlies, sloths, courassow birds hummingbirds only because we were quiet and constantly looking around in the forest. The Pacific Trail is challenging, but the beach below is beautiful.

The food was fabulous, the staff was very helpful and attentive. Definitely worth a second trip!

Our family of four had a wonderful stay at Bosque del Cabo.
We loved the nature, the trails (especially Pacific Trail with it's waterfall, tidepools that turn into natural hot tubs at low tide and natural beauty and the Golfo Dulce Trail (we love the reward of a beach at the end of our hikes!), the food (especially breakfast and lunch) and the grounds.

We stayed in Casa Blanca, a two bedroom, two bathroom house with living room and kitchen (which we didn't use, other than the refridgerator) and an amazing deck. To manage expectations, Casa Blanca itself is pretty basic, dark inside but very clean. We really only spent time indoors to sleep and shower. Our time was spent on the huge deck which has a nice view of the Pacific and tons of comfortable seating (2 hammocks, 2 lounge chairs in the sun, 2 lounge chairs in the shade, a dining table with chairs and 4 other chairs). The deck and the fact that it is a very short walk to the lodge (no issue with that at all, just bring flashlights for walking home at night) are what make Casa Blanca. It would be hard for me to try a cabina now after having all that space.

A few tips if you stay at Casa Blanca: buy some beverages to keep in the fridge and some snacks (keep these in ziplocks), bring a travel mirror (I couldn't see much in the master bathroom), some small candles were nice to have, I used them in the bathroom to see and they added to the atmosphere. Lastly, we brought some string and clothespins. It was great to hang up clothes, bathing suits outside to dry.

We stayed closer to Puerto Jimenez at the Black Turtle Lodge for our first few nights so we did the animal santuary and kayaking in the mangroves from there (highly recommended tours), at BDC the only tour we did was horseback riding which was really fun! You ride down a stream, through the rainforest and then out onto the Pacific Beach. We were the only people on the beach at the time!!! The rest of the time there we just hiked Bosque's wonderful and incredibly well maintained trails.

We had four fantastic nights at Bosque del Cabo. When I think back on it, I can't believe how much we did and saw in that time.
So much wildlife and natural beauty! I can't wait to return!