<div dir="ltr">Hi Candace,<div><br><div>I'm attaching my itinerary from January of 2024, I was very happy with it.</div><div><br>We loved spending the first two nights at Hotel Bougainvillea in San Jose, the grounds are great for birding and it was a nice/comfortable hotel.</div><div><br>I loved Rancho Naturalista! Great food and absolutely amazing guides. They go out of their way to find the birds and they know where they are, they also know all their names and calls.<br>Phenomenal guides!<br>Our room (Tanager) was a bit rustic. If I went back I might stay in one of the nicer looking rooms in the main lodge, but the downside to that is that it will be a bit noisier.<br>When I booked the only room available was Tanager.<br>The reason it will be noisier is because the main building also has the check in desk, and outside is where everyone eats their meals.<br>Also, every morning the guests and guides gather on the big patio overlooking the jungle to start the day looking for birds coming to the garden below. There is coffee, tea, and snacks.<br>It starts at sunrise so if you want to sleep in, good luck. :)</div><div><br>I LOVED San Gerardo de Dota! We went there specifically to see quetzales and we scored.<br>San Gerardo is a beautiful peaceful little village with a beautiful river running through it. There are flowers in bloom everywhere and birds galore.<br>I'm not a hot weather fan so I also loved the much cooler climate! Sunny mild days, and it cools down at night.<br>I would have booked Savegre, but they were already fully booked so I went with Lauraceas Lodge which is run by a local family, specifically two sisters, one who runs the kitchen and one who runs the small hotel.<br>One of their husbands was our birding guide.<br>They have a really good restaurant (breakfast included with lodging), and their own private garden to explore up the road. I was really happy with our room there.</div><div><br>If you end up in San Gerardo de Dota, especially if you stay at Savegre, do yourself a favor and go to Feathers (it's right next to the Savegre grounds). Especially if you're a photographer. It's a private home and he only charges I think 5 bucks to sit and watch all of his feeders.<br>I stayed there for a couple of hours and would have stayed even longer if it wasn't getting dark. <br><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Feathers+Garden/@9.5502962,-83.8077291,18.29z/data=!4m17!1m10!3m9!1s0x8fa139099d43baf3:0x9198ee594b6ccf86!2sSavegre+Hotel+Natural+Reserve+%26+Spa!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d9.5505192!4d-83.807466!16s%2Fg%2F1wf39p5r!3m5!1s0x8fa139d87930996d:0xb6923d797fd45688!8m2!3d9.5510477!4d-83.8070826!16s%2Fg%2F11h118z4h7?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D">https://www.google.com/maps/place/Feathers+Garden/@9.5502962,-83.8077291,18.29z/data=!4m17!1m10!3m9!1s0x8fa139099d43baf3:0x9198ee594b6ccf86!2sSavegre+Hotel+Natural+Reserve+%26+Spa!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d9.5505192!4d-83.807466!16s%2Fg%2F1wf39p5r!3m5!1s0x8fa139d87930996d:0xb6923d797fd45688!8m2!3d9.5510477!4d-83.8070826!16s%2Fg%2F11h118z4h7?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D</a></div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if you have any questions!</div><div>Char<br><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM Peggy Mundy via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><div dir="ltr">Two places that I have stayed and enjoyed (and seen lots of birds):</div><div dir="ltr">--<span>Savegre Hotel, Natural Reserve & Spa (this is south of San Jose). Very nice, lots of birds, near to Batsu Garden--so many birds!</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>--Bosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge (Osa Peninsula). Very nice place, lots of trails to explore.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Pretty sure you could make guide arrangements with either one. I don't know what their ground transportation is, I was with a group, but you could ask them.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Peggy Mundy</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Bothell</span></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><img title="Emoji" alt="Emoji" height="16" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/yemoji_assets/latest/yemoji_assets/1f4f7.png" width="16" style="padding: 0px 2px; vertical-align: middle;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="mailto:peggy_busby@yahoo.com" target="_blank">peggy_busby@yahoo.com</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">@scenebypeggy on Instagram</div></div></div></div>
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<div><div dir="ltr">Hi All,<br></div><div dir="ltr">Planning a trip to Costa Rica in November.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Need suggestions on were to stay that has good birdwatching. Also a place that has a guide for the day. <br></div><div dir="ltr">I assume resorts provide paid transportation from airport and back. <br></div><div dir="ltr">First time to Costa Rica.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks,<br></div><div dir="ltr">Candy Plant<br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone<br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Tweeters mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Tweeters@u.washington.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweeters@u.washington.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters</a><br></div></div>
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