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Osa Discoveries offers a wide variety of Adventure Tours including: Eco-Tours, Canopy Tours, Snorkling, Horseback Riding and more! Please click on the Adventure of your choice below to view a full description.
Eco-Tours
 Incredible adventuring and exploration are
available year round on the Osa Peninsula.
Eco-tours enable you to
experience the wildlife and biodiversity of
Cost Rica’s pristine coastal lowland rainforests
and National Parks.
Your knowledgeable guide will spot and point out various species of animals, birds, reptiles, and plant-life. You may see up to 4 types of monkeys,
toucans, sloths, macaws, poison dart frogs, many types of birds,
and who knows what else.
You can also choose to hike to gorgeous waterfalls and secluded beaches.
Come experience the Complete Rain Forest Adventure!
1/2 Day tour: Approx. 5 hours
Morning and afternoon departures
Includes knowledgeable guide and cold drinks
Not included: Taxi to Matapolo and back to Puerto Jimenez.
Full day tour: Approx. 8 hours
Early morning departure.
Includes knowledgeable guide, lunch and cold drinks
Not included: Taxi to Matapolo and back to Puerto Jimenez.
Note: Tours can be customized to meet specific interests and physical abilities.
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Canopy Tour
 If you are looking for a true rainforest adventure, then a Canopy Tour is for you. Experience the Osa Peninsula’s first and only Canopy tour as you zip along cables from platform to platform through over 1,200 meters of primary rainforest canopy. You will be led the entire way by highly skilled and knowledgeable bilingual guides. They will explain the canopy system and thoroughly demonstrate all the equipment and how to operate it safely. (Only high quality, well maintained equipment that is easy to operate is used.) Then you are off with your guide to discover the many fascinating secretes suspended high above the Rainforest Floor.
This tour is suitable for the entire family and is sure to be one of the highlights of your stay in Costa Rica.
Guide and drinks provided.
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Mountainbike Tours
 We offer a wide variety of Mountain Bike Tours to suit the interests and abilities of all that would like to discover the hidden secrets of Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula.
Half Day Tours: 7:30am-11:30am and 1:00pm–5:00pm
Approx. 4 hrs.
Includes Guide and bottled water.
Full Day Tours: 7:00am– 3:30pm
Approx. 8 hrs.
Includes guide, lunch and bottled water.
(Carate tours do not include a taxi
charge for up to 6 people)
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Dolphin Tour
Get up close and personal with dolphins and the occasional whale shark with the combination of a small boat and snorkeling gear. First, ride around the gulf in search of one of the many pods of resident dolphins. Along the way whales, turtles and other marine wildlife are often spotted. Once a pod has been located, hop into the water with snorkeling gear and get towed gently around by the boat as it stays with the dolphins. Swim along with dolphins circling all around you, it is truly nature at its finest. Don’t be surprised if you come across a whale shark. These gentle giants are truly humbling to take a dip with and sure to awe even experienced divers. Don’t forget to bring a disposable underwater camera to photograph your adventure.
Snorkeling equipment and cold drinks included.
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Waterfall Rapelling
 If you are somewhat on the adventurous side, then this tour is for you. Travel by taxi to a streambed where you can access the trail to the Rio Clarito Waterfall. Climb to the top for a short rest and await instructions from your guide. His expertise will ensure your safety as you rappel down the side of the waterfall engulfed in a torrent of water. Once at the bottom, don’t be surprised if you are ready to climb right back up and do it again.
Half Day Tour: 2 person min.
Rappel down as many times as you wish in the time allotted for the tour.
Physically demanding
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Snorkling
 The calm warm waters of the Golfo Dulce are fun and fascinating to explore with a mask and snorkel. You will have the chance to investigate several different marine habitats in this half day tour. See what lurks beneath the surface around brain coral reefs and rocky ledges. See an abundance of colorful reef fish as you swim along with them in the gentle currents. You will be led by a knowledgeable guide who loves nature and is always eager to share his wealth of knowledge. With some luck you may even get to see a giant whale shark as they often frequent this locality.
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Horseback Riding
 There are many horseback riding opportunities available on the Osa Peninsula. Come explore Primary Rainforest trails and lush river settings on one of our jungle tours or gallop down a deserted beach as you delve into the coastline of the Gulf. This is a great family activity all are sure to enjoy. Gentle but responsive horses are available for half and full day tours. You and your horse will be guided down beautiful forest roads with plenty of opportunities to stop and observe the wildlife you are sure to encounter. You can also take the horses out on the beach and soak-in the scenery as you race along in the sand.
Horseback tours between Puerto Jimenez and Carate can be arranged as well as to other destinations. Just let us know what you want and we can probably arrange it. These tours must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.
Half day (approx. 4 hrs.): 2 person min.
Full Day (approx. 8 hrs.): 2 person min.
*220 lb weight limit
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Gold Panning and Prospecting
 The Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica is famous for its rich gold deposits. Since at least the eight century, indigenous people have mined for gold in this area. After the Spanish conquest devastated the indigenous population in the sixteenth century, mining was considerably reduced. Due to economic conditions in Costa Rica and the rising price of gold in the mid seventies, there was a modern day gold rush on the Osa Peninsula. Many locals turned to gold prospecting as there main source of income and some even became very wealthy. Stories of fist sized nuggets coming out of the area are true and I have seen some huge ones first hand in the private collections of successful gold miners. I heard from one miner that his operation was extracting an average of about 7 kilos of gold a day. He even told me that once, he found a 12 inch crack in the bedrock and pulled over 4 kilos of gold out of it. This activity lasted until 1986 when government intervention stepped in and stopped all mining in Corcovado National Park. The mining operations were devastating the eco-system and the park was degrading at an alarming rate. Gold mining still continues today but on a much smaller scale and outside the park boundaries. Even today, some local shops will still take gold dust as currency from local hand miners.
 Our gold prospecting tours will take you up to Dos Brazos where many old locals still enjoy the freedom of life associated with gold mining. No boss, no schedules, no overhead. Our knowledgeable guides, who have all mined for gold as an income source, will teach you all you need to know about excavating material and how to run it through pans and sluices. How much gold you find depends on how hard you work and a bit of luck. Of course, you get to keep all the gold you find.
Guaranteed to be the best gold tour offered on the Osa Peninsula.
This is a great tour for families!
Tour Includes: Roundtrip transportation to Dos Brazos, guide, gold pans, sluices, tools and cold drinks. (Full day tour also includes lunch)
Bring swimming suit, shoes that can get wet, sunscreen and camera
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Botanical Garden Tour
 This tour begins in Puerto Jimenez where you will be picked up and transported by taxi-boat to a remote beach nestled against a steep hillside enveloped in primary rainforest. Here lies the residence and gardens of Ron and Trudy Mc Allister, self taught botanist who have made this their home for almost thirty years now.
The Botanical Gardens and Casa Orchideas are the fruits of almost 30 years hard work by the two enthusiasts. They eagerly escort visitors through their gardens spotlighting the unique and vast array of tropical plant life. The 2-3 hour tour will give you a good introduction to the vast wonders of one of the world’s few intact tropical rainforest systems. Taste, touch and smell the plants as well as look at them. This is great way to explore and discover the bio diversity and importance of Costa Rica’s National Parks.
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