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Marenco Beach & Rainforest Lodge
3 Days/2 Nights Package
Day 01: San Jose - Siepre River - Marenco Lodge
You
will be pick up at the hotel and transfer to the local airport. Flight to
Palmar Sur upon arrival a Marenco Lodge Van will pick you up and drive you
to Ecomanglares Lodge on the Sierpe River. The flight to Palmar Sur takes approximately
40 minutes and the airline has a weight limited of 25 pounds per person
and additional weight will coast you extra money. From
Ecomanglares Lodge on the Siepre River the Marenco boat will depart at
approximately 12:00 mid-day.
The boat ride from the Siepre River to Marenco Lodge will take about 1.5
hours and it is an unforgettable ride. The largest stand of mangroves in
Costa Rica is located in the delta region of the Sierpe and Terraba
rivers, which together form a continuous network of waterways through the
mangroves. Visitors to Marenco pass through this formation on their way to
the Lodge. The mangroves and mudflats house many species of water birds
such as Northern Jacanas, Boat-billed Herons, Purple Gallinules,
Black-bellied Tree Ducks, and Roseate Spoonbills. White Ibis are also
abundant.
The landing is a wet one, upon arrival you will check in and be assign
your room. Today you have lunch and dinner at the lodge, the afternoon is
free to enjoy the beach or just to enjoy the surrounding jungle.
Day 02: Corcovado National Park (San Pedrillo
Station):
This full day tour, accompanied by a resident
biologist, begins right after breakfast. A short 25 minute boat trip from
Marenco´s landing takes you to San Pedrillo Station, the northernmost
ranger station of Corcovado National Park. After disembarking, there is a
walk of about an hour along the beach, to a forest trail up the Rio Pargo.
Once more the rain forest story unfolds before you. The trees in this area
are magnificent in height and support an outstanding variety of epiphytic
plants such as orchids, bromeliads, ferns-even shrubs and small trees.
Monkeys, agoutis, sloths and other critters will entertain you. Corcovado
is an irreplaceable part of the natural wealth of Costa Rica. A lagoon set
in a forested alluvial plain which opens to the Pacific on the west, flanked
by mountains on the east and south by a low plateau to the north,
Corcovado's 43,735 hectares is home to at least 800 species of birds, 139
of mammals, 116 of amphibians and reptiles, plus over 6,000 insect
species. It is a major refuge for the American Crocodile, jaguar, tapirs,
Squirrel Monkeys, giant anteaters, Harpy Eagles, Scarlet Macaw, and
Red-throated Caracaras. Some of the forested areas, such as the Llorona
Plateau, with high densities of large trees, are as species-rich as any in
the Neotropics (over 100 species of trees per hectare). The canopy height
reaches 55-60 meters, the tallest in Costa Rica. By noon,
the tour returns to the beach to enjoy your packed lunch in the shade of a
mango tree while watching the surf. Then a short walk; the San Pedrillo
river ( time to get our feet wet) brings you to a pristine rain forest
waterfall. As always keep your eyes peeled for beautiful birds and
secretive wildlife. Kingfishers and Jesus Christ lizards are residents of
this river. In late afternoon, we board the boat for return to Marenco.
Day 03: Marenco Beach & Rainforest Lodge - SanJose
Breakfast at the lodge, some time free to enjoy a swim in the
ocean. Transfer by boat to Palmar Sur and flight to San Jose, transfer to
you hotel
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