Corcovado nationalpark: Dagstur till San Pedrillo Station

We had an excellent experience with Guide Vincent. Communication in advance was clear and helpful, everything went smoothly. The boat captain gave us the safest entry and exit of the boat possible. Our group was small (6 people) which we really liked because we were all able to see wildlife with the scope then get help from Vincent taking photos when possible. The included lunch was very tasty, portions were generous. Vincent is an exceptionally good guide. He was friendly, welcoming and sincerely enjoys his work and introducing visitors to nature. He has many years of experience guiding and knows many other guides, staying in contact with them constantly. Much of sighting wildlife is luck, but the likelihood of seeing things is enhanced when your guide can anticipate animal behavior and can connect with other experienced guides. Thanks to Vincent’s exceptional knowledge, we were perfectly situated when a puma walked through the woods near us – we ended up being just ten feet away.

It was an enjoyable excursion for San Pedrillo. San Pedrillo generally has less wildlife than Sirena and therefore is easier to book last minute. We did see a lot of birds, including toucans, monkeys, and crocodiles, though no pumas. The waterfall swim was more fun than I thought. Our guide Vincent, was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. There was a LOT of mud on the trail, but that's Costa Rica. Another unexpected source of excitement was the boat loading, the waters were quite choppy and it required careful timing to load/unload boats since there are generally no docks in Drake's Day or Corcovado. It starts turning into Dunkirk by early afternoon with all the groups lining up to depart one by one. You'll understand once you get to Drake's. Definitely a recommended experience as part of a Drake's Bay/Corcovado trip.

Vincent was an amazing tour guide, spoke great English and had sooo much knowledge about the animals & area. We saw 3 different types of monkeys, a sloth, raccoons, crocodiles, loads of birds, but unfortunately no puma 😭 I loved the addition of the waterfall & swimming spot, and the lunch was amazing. Can’t recommend this tour enough, we loved it & it’s a must do when in Drake Bay!!!