Tapirus Lodge and Reserve

A beautiful and short drive from the airport lies a lodge in the middle of pristine high montane rainforest, where we saw tapirs, two species of snake (coral and cat-eyed), several species of frog (including red eyed tree frog), both sloth species, toucans, and much more in just 36 hours. The food was excellent too. We did the aerial tram, zipline, and night walk. The night walk was absolutely fantastic. The zipline was good. The tram was a bit expensive for what it was, but it enjoyable, afforded a close up eye-level view of a three-toed sloth. The hummingbird garden (not feeders), sloth rehabilitation center, and frog and snake exhibits were great as well. The weather was perfect for us with sun (but not too hot) and just a brief morning drizzle. By visiting, you are helping to support the conservation of their huge property bordering Braulio Carrillo National Park

It is much more isolated than I thought it would be, which turned out to be a good thing. My son liked the “forest fuzzies”. We saw a tapir, toucan, coatimundi and other cool animals The restaurant was great, which is lucky, because it’s the only food for 30 min. Also the only place for potable water, so bring waterbottles! Jonathan in the restaurant is awesome It was bare bones but sitting on the porch completely surrounded by the rainforest was amazing. We did the aerial tram but weren’t able to do the nature walks because of the pouring rain (it’s the *rain*forest, folks) It was so quiet and peaceful. Everyone on the staff was helpful, even pointing out animals when you’re just sitting in the restaurant.

What a wonderful place! I am so happy I found this place as I was able to enjoy a couple of days here before departing to Talamanca. The service was also fantastic! A special thank you to Jonathan and Davi in the restaurant, who kept me well fed and ensured I stayed hydrated. And to Rigoberto - who made some time to show me around the property before we headed to zip lining. If you love being surrounded by nature, I recommend you stay here; at least for a night. You will not regret it.

We had a nice stay at Tapirus. The room was clean, nice shower with warm water. The bed was big, but could have new matresses. The top part of the wall behind the bed was covered by only mesh, I wasn't able to sleep since it was way to cold for me, however my husband was able to sleep good. Yes, you can hear trucks at Tapirus but in CR in most places you will hear cars, dogs and roosters, I travel with a white noise machine and the trucks nouses weren't a problem. The breakfast was good, we decided to have our meals in Guápiles which was about 30 min drive. The highlight of the 2 night stay was the night tours, our guide Marvin was very knowledgeable and friendly. When I was told the paths were about 900 mts I had very low expectations, but it was such a nice surprise to see so many animals and insects. We also booked a birding tour with Marvin and he definitely knew what he was doing and we got to see a lot of birds. The tapirs are so cute, we got to see them on several ocassions. The staff was very nice and friendly. Even if I didn't sleep for 2 nights because of how cold I was (keep in mind I am usually cold), I would totally go back to do the night tour and more birding tours.

The beds in our room were comfortable. We stayed for 3 nights and they never changed towels or emptied the waste baskets, where used toilet paper goes. Because of the humidity the towels never dry so a daily change is suggested. The food in the restaurant is really sub standard and there is nowhere else to eat there. Service in the restaurant is very slow, even when there is only 3 tables in use. The wait staff are very disorganized. There is not a whole lot to do at Tapirs Lodge. I would not stay there again

its is a basic place but really nice, in the middle of the rainforest, great service, very comfortable and its a great place to do hiking, or different activities, also is really close from san jose.