Name: Corcovado Backpackers & Guest House
Address: Los Planes de Bahia Drake, s/n, 00011 Drake, Costa Rica, Drake Bay, Drake Bay, Drake Bay, 00011, Costa Rica
Rating: 9

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Corcovado Backpackers & Guest House

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Mike is a great host and his house is a wonderful getaway. We were lucky and saw great birds from the property, and set us up on some great adventures with local guides that felt very authentic! Mike was very helpful with information before arriving and the communication was appreciated. We will be back!

Paradise 

We had an incredible time staying here and Mike was a great host! He has a very clean place and comfortable house that he built himself and we wished we got to spend more days staying here. Mike was very knowledgeable about the area and we got to see some amazing wildlife!

Pura Vida!,
Mariya & Ali

Amazing place :)

Corcovado Backpackers was brilliant and Mike (the owner) was absolutely amazing! He can speak perfect English and was incredibly friendly. His advice was spot on, he reccomended we do a waterfall hike (not the normal tourist one) a river walk where you have to walk in the river to try to spot Tapir, Corcovado National Park and a walk down to San Josecito Beach.

There is the option of the shared or private room (we went for the private room). The private room has mesh instead of windows so you can hear the brilliant rainforest noises outside and the shared room has open walls so you are even more open to the rainforest. You can use his kitchen and he has a hammock up for relaxing. It is quite a long walk to the beach and the town but he can organise a quad bike to take you down to the town for a fairly cheap price. He also told us where to spot Sloths and managed to spot them in a tree for us when driving us back to his place. 

We completed the waterfall and river walk in one day, the entire time we were completely on our own and did not see another person meaning we could enjoy the nature around us even more. We started by walking to the waterfall up the river (recommend trainers not flip flops) keep looking out for Jesus Christ Lizards running across the water and Amazon Kingfishers catching the fish you stir up behind you. you reach a creek initially that you can swim in and then we got to the waterfall which was absolutely amazing! we then followed the route downriver looking out for Tapirs, it was a beautiful route and as there is no path on either side you walk through the river for the entire time which keeps you cool and is great fun! We found multiple tracks and trails that Tapir had made and smelt them several times (we could only identify all of this due to Mikes tips beforehand) but unfortunately could not spot one on our walk. This route was definitely a highlight of our trip and it was amazing to get to enjoy it without other tourists.

San Josecito beach walk was brilliant we started off walking down to the closest beach and then followed the coast path around to the beach where we were able to snorkel, the snorkelling was quite murky but we were able to see a nice variety of colourful fish including several large species of Puffer and trigger fish. It is a very long walk, we decided to walk back to Drake Bay and get a taxi from there and it was very tiring due to the heat. I would definitely recommend the route and if you are feeling a bit tired Mike explains where you can find a cheap taxi to bring you back to his.

Corcovado national Park was nice but as a guide is mandatory and we managed to see most of the animals at other points of our Costa Rica Journey without a guide we did not enjoy it as much. It has got the chance to see Tapirs and if you prefer a guided trip I would definitely recommend it. If you prefer unguided trips then the river walk Mike recommends could be a better idea. It is quite expensive due to the boat ride over and having a guide (again if you like guided tours this would be perfect for you as I dont think it is that much more expensive than other guided tours)

I would definitely recommend Gringo Curts if you go to Drake Bay as it has nice food and bird feeders so you can watch them whilst you eat. 

As a tip if you are getting the ferry from Sierpe make sure you put any electrical/valuables in a watertight bag as you will be dropped off in a couple of foot of water and we saw one person soak their backpack. Mike met us at the beach and drove us up to his place which was again very appreciated. 

At Corcovado Backpackers we saw:
•	Hummingbirds
•	Toucans
•	Macaws
•	Pelicans
•	Large Morpho Butterflies
•	Howler Monkey
•	Cupuchin Monkey
•	Spider Monkey
•	Crested Guan
•	Coatis
•	Mealy Parrot (Amazon)
•	Basilisk Lizards
•	Fishing Spiders
•	Amazon Kingfishers
•	Agoutis
•	Turkey and Black vultures
•	Loads of birds and lizards
•	Night Hawk
•	White hawk

At Gringo Kurts we saw
•	Tanagers
•	Honeycreepers
•	Woodpeckers

At Corcovado National Park we spotted a few things that we didnt see around Mikes apartment:
•	Dolphins on way over
•	Squirrel Monkeys
•	Army Ants
•	Great Curassow 
•	Trogons 
•	Peccaries 
•	Golden Orb Weaver Spider

Absolutely Brilliant, Amazing Host

If you plan on staying at Corcovadobackpackers (which is a very good idea), book longer than you innitially intended. You'll hate leaving this place!

Beause:

- Super friendly host, Mike. Full of good advice and interesting stories. We had a really nice evening together sharing stories.
- Lots of free and interesting activities besides a visit to the parc and other paying activities.
- Really good value for money. Even though on the edge of the jungle beautiful and clean house.
- Lots of nature!
- Easy accessibility provided by Mike or by local ATV-taxi 
- Nice wild beaches right next to the forest
-...

Pura Vida

Jonas en Ellen

Highly recommended!

This place is incredible and owned by an awesome guy, Mike who built the place himself. Mike and his uncle who was visiting at the time came and picked myself and my friend up from a friends house we'd been staying in and drove us to his place. Upon arrival the area and the house we stayed in was nothing short of stunning! It's situated in a very private area right by the jungle, you hear and see all kinds of animals, from macaws and toucans to monkeys, it was just incredible. Mike made us feel so welcome and the place just felt like home. The shared dorm room was beautiful, partly open to the jungle which was an incredible experience, the sounds and getting the watch the sunrise through the bedroom was so beautiful. There are waterfalls nearby which are in walking distance and easy to get to, Mike happily provides the directions. This place is a MUST visit! You're seriously missing out if you don't go.

Must visit!! Absolute highlight!!

I came here with a fellow backpacking friend and we were amazed by how beautiful the setting and the actual hostel was. It's more of a home than a hostel, and Mike was so generous to us, i can't recommend this place enough! Definitely stay here, it has everything you need, and Mike is the man to ask for any information. Top marks!

Exceeded our expectations big time!

We had an amazing week in the Corcovado Backpackers. First we planned to stay for just 4 days but it was such a great week that we stayed for a whole week. 
Also Mike the owner is a really cool guy and he knows a lot about the life in Costa Rica.
In this week we did lots of walks through the beatiful forests. And we've seen plenty of different animals. And the evenings we enjoyed relaxing at the fire. 
Thank you again for the great time.

Best week in Costa Rica

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