Land
Uvita offers some exotic options for land based activities. Choose one of the service providers below to explore Costa Rica by land.
This wildlife refuge is a bird watcher's paradise! Specializing in ecological tours and bird watching, Hacienda Baru encompasses a variety of different wildlife habitats on 330 acres (815 acres) oprotected land. They also offer rainforest hiking trails, butterfly gardens and canopy (zip line) tours. Founder and manager, Jack Ewing has over 20 years of experience in ecotourism. Hacienda Barú’s 330 hectares (815 acres) have a fantastic variety of Habitats, from wetlands and secondary rainforests in the lowlands to primary rainforest on the highland coastal ridge. Seven kilometers of walking trails and three kilometers of pristine beach are here to be explored as well as our orchid garden and butterfly garden. Bird Watching, Canopy Exploration and Ecological Tours are our specialty. Our bilingual grass roots naturalist guides will help you discover the wonders of the tropical rainforest, such as leaf cutter ants, the sleepy sloths and the nesting site of the Common Pootoo. On our tours you can experience everything from the Rainforest Canopy to Mangrove Swamps or the Jungle at Night. Our Mission is to protect the wildlife habitats of Hacienda Barú, while educating our visitors about its biological wealth. Learn more about the history of Hacienda Baru’s evolution from a working cattle ranch to a National Wildlife Refuge & Lodge.
Is located on the Pacific Coast, near Punta Uvita and Ballena Marine National Park.
It counts on 506ha of primary and secondary tropical wet forest, besides pastures, mangroves next to Morete River and the beach. Furthermore, it offers different environments to explore nature; it is easy to find amazing birds, reptiles, insects, and mammals.
Here, you will enjoy hiking on the reserves trails, admiring the tropical rainforest and mangroves, riding horses just for pleasure, and visiting the Ballena Marine National Park, which is to be found adjacent to the refuge.
Rancho La Merced has been protected from hunting for many years and it is an active member of the Asociacion de Amigos de la Naturaleza del Pacífico Central y Sur (ASANA). Furthermore, Rancho is part of the Tapirs Path Wildlife Corridor It was recently awarded with the Bandera Azul Ecológica and the Certificación de Sostenibilidad Turística (CST) from the Costa Rica Zone.
Horseback Riding tour Experienced and inexperienced riders will enjoy the ride in Rancho La Merced.
Costa Rica's Largest & Most Diverse Reptile Exhibition
How to find us:
We are located 7 km from Dominical up the paved highway to San Isidro del General, just before the village of Platanillo. Our facility is only 50 meters off the paved road and is 2-wheel drive accessible. There is parking available for large groups. Dominical and San Isidro taxi drivers know our location and the bus stops at our entrance!
Central America's first Komodo dragon "Langka", which is an Indonesian word meaning "rare". Langka was born September 20th, 2004 at a reptile breeding park in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain as part of an international breeding program. She is a descendant of Sobat and Friendty, the first Komodo dragons brought to the United States, a state gift from Indonesia to the Ronald Reagan administration in 1988. Her mother was one of the first babies born at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. in 1995. Her father is from Gembira Loka Zoo in Yogakarta, Indonesia and is now 12 years old.
Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) are endemic to five islands in southeast Indonesia, including the island of Flores.
Welcome to Costa Rica's premier off road tour company, Adventure Motorsports. There is no better way to explore Costa Rica than on your own 4X4 ATV. Join us as we ride off the tourist map and into the real Costa Rica.
At Adventure Motorsports we design our tours around you. Although we have predetermined tours, with sufficient time to plan, we will gladly customize the entire itinerary around you or your group. We want you to experience Costa Rica up close and personal, exploring the natural beauty in a way very few will have the opportunity to.
Uvita is chosen as our headquarters for many reasons, most notably are the unspoiled jungles and beaches of the Southern Zone of Costa Rica. The diversity of landscape ranges from pristine beaches to mountain trails just minutes apart. Uvita ranges in altitude from sea level to a quick ride up to 3000 feet where the air is cool and crisp.
Nauyaca waterfall and horseback riding tour is reported to be the number one tourism activity in the Dominical area. I'm not sure how those numbers could be established, but from just looking around and being here in the area for a number of years, I'd say that there's a good chance that it's true. It's certainly one of the best values in a Costa Rica adventure tour that you can get.
You begin at 8:00 a.m. and get back to the main road between 2:00 & 3:00. You're fed breakfast & lunch by the most gracious hostesses & host on the planet. You get to see a stunningly gorgeous Costa Rica waterfall. For the adventurous ones you can swim in the refreshing water at the base of the falls and dive off of the rocks at many different levels of the waterfall. Truly an experience you won't soon forget!
National Wildlife Refuge & Lodge
Hacienda Baru is one of the foremost examples of reforestation and truly "Green" ecotourism in Costa Rica. Enjoy a jungle penetrating zip-line tour or take the tree climbing tour or spend a night in the jungle. The lodgings truly are a night spent in the Costa Rica rainforest. Take a short walk to one of the nicest beaches in the area. You'll feel like you've arrived at the edge of Planet Earth.
acienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge & Lodge is situated on Costa Rica’s Southern Pacific Coast. This is a region of distinct natural beauty where forest covered mountains rise up from the dramatic Pacific coastline.
