Some of my favorite places are in the province that I live in and my top two lodges, mainly because of the large number of bird species. As a person without a car I at first traveled to these places by public bus which is certainly the most economical way to travel. Often you must first travel to Alajuela or San Jose to get a direct bus to some of these small out-of-the-way places, but that is part of the adventure. And bus travel is an adventure! 🙂
I am not ranking the hotels on these pages, though the first two below are probably my top two favorites for multiple reasons. I earlier ranked lodges by how many bird species I photographed there, two different times in my blog. The last time or most recent was in 2021 at New Ranking of Birding Lodges! 🙂 That is based solely on how many bird species I photographed.
Below are listed in order of last visited with the most recent on top.
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- Maquenque Eco Lodge & Reserve, Boca Tapada, Alajuela (5)
- Arenal Observatory Lodge & Trails, Arenal Volcano National Park, La Fortuna, Alajuela (5)
- El Silencio Lodge, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela (3)
- Xandari Resort, Alajuela, Alajuela ( 8)
- Chachagua Rainforest Hotel, San Ramon Canton, Alajuela (1)
- Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel & Nature Reserve, San Ramon, Alajuela (1)
- Celeste Mountain Lodge, Tenorio Volcano NP, Alajuela & Guanacaste (1)
- Arenal Manoa Hotel, La Fortuna, Alajuela (1)
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