ABOUT DRAKE BAY
Drake Bay remains to be a wildly remote village bordered by a lush jungle and Corcovado National Park. While the rest of Costa Rica becomes built up, Drake continues to remain isolated, and because of this the area offers the best of birdwatching and wildlife viewing in Costa Rica.
Drake Bay, or as the Tico’s call it, Bahía Drake, is a remote village on the north side of the Osa Peninsula. The local small town of Agujitas remains to be one of the more difficult destinations to access on the coast of southwestern Costa Rica. This makes it all the more wild and desired by bird and nature enthusiasts from around the world. To give you an idea just how genuinely isolated Drake Bay has been, the area did not get connected to an electric grid until 2004. Most locals and lodges lived and served without any power until then. Internet services became available in 2010, with most lodges and restaurants offering the service.
The area was said to be discovered by Sir Francis Drake in the 16th century, however we know local pre-columbian and indigenous groups resided here for centuries before his arrival.
AROUND DRAKE BAY
The village of Drake consists of 10 districts, those of which include the area of Progreso, Agujitas, Los Angeles, Tamandua, Los Planes, Caletas, and Rincon. The main area, Agujitas, acts as the gateway to Drake Bay and Corcovado. In the village of Agujitas you can find your local mercados, a few restaurants, and some tour agencies. You can also find inexpensive and mid-range lodging. On more of the ouskirts of town along the coast you will find the more secluded high end eco-lodges.
Most guests are fascinated to know they don’t have to go far from the town center to see some really incredible wildlife, including our beloved Scarlet Macaws, sloths, a wide variety of bird species, including our prized endemics, anteaters, and so much more. Just offshore of Drake Bay, our guests are thrilled by our teaming oceans, with huge pods of dolphin of several species, migratory humpback whales, sea turtles and sea snakes.
GETTING TO DRAKE BAY
By Boat
The water transfer from Sierpe is the most efficient way to get to Drake Bay. The boat leaves from the dock next to La Perla del Sur Hotel every day at 1130a.m and then 4p.m in the afternoon and is 1 hour long. There is also a boat every day from Drake Bay to Sierpe at 7a:15a.m and then 2:30pm.
Morning boat $15 p.p
Evening boat $20 p.p
Driving
The roads of the Osa Peninsula are made for 4WD vehicles only. If you come by car, we don’t recommend to drive with anything other than a 4×4 vehicle due to the constantly changing road conditions and river crossings.
By Plane
This is the fastest way to get to Drake Bay from San Jose. There are three Airlines that offer the service:
Aero Bell Airlines www.aerobell.com
Sansa Air www.flysansa.
Sky Way www.skywaycr.com
We can gladly arrange flight and car rental services when you book our tour packages.
By Bus
Travel to Sierpe de Osa direct by taking a single bus from T.R.A.C.O.P.A in San Jose, the company offers a bus route that departures every day at 8:30 am, takes 6hrs arriving to Sierpe by 2p.m depending on traffic.
Once there you take the water transfer boat in the dock next to La Perla del Sur Hotel.
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