Tapirus Lodge and Reserve

This place is really amazing; large families of coatis are always around and a family of Tapir even popped by. There are plenty of other animals around. The night tour with Marvin was amazing and great value. The aerial tram is really expensive but they let us go on a second time for free! The cabins are nice too. Uber arrives this far which is really useful if you don't drive. Breakfast is nice and substantial.

I would have liked some vegan options in the restaurant.

I loved staying in the rainforest. The sounds at night were so interesting

The food was just ok

The Tapirus lodge is actually situated in an ‘adventure park’ (almost within the borders of the Braulio Carrillo NP) with zip-lines, an aerial tram (US$60 pp!, didn’t do that), restaurant and souvenir shop which gives it a very touristy feel. However, the (only 10) well-designed cabins with large verandas are located along a very quiet trail amidst trees and flowering plants that attract Hummingbirds and other species. You can also visit the butterfly garden (Morpho’s) and the reptiles exhibition (Snakes and frogs). The guided night walk (‘on the doorstep’) was a wonderful and different experience of the jungle. Unfortunately and in spite of the ‘dry season’, it rained heavily through almost all of our 3 night’s stay so we made thankful use of the umbrellas ready waiting in the room. Due to the continuous rainfall, we couldn’t explore and fully appreciate the trails and wildlife on site but the Tapirus showed itself shortly while having dinner in the open-air restaurant. Different breakfast options on offer which could be served with one more slice of bread. Lunch/Dinner options are limited and some choices were not available.

We were annoyed by the very demanding style of asking for a prepayment of the total amount about a week prior to arrival and cancellation option and also already guaranteed by credit card. This felt like being scammed and the link provided led us to a very obscure Romanian(!) site. We tried different ways and cards and succeeded in the end after having spent quite some time and nerves.

Professional management, very informative professional guide (Jaime/James), aerial tram and the animals we met several times in just one day (coati, tamandua, tapir)

Very little room, not very exciting restaurant, very high prices especially of the skytram