Tapirus Lodge

Great nature tour both at night and in the morning. Leo was fantastic. Saw snakes, frogs, a toucan, and more.

We had great service right from the start. A guide was assigned to us to help us throughout our two night stay. He was very knowledgeable about the area and was extrmely helpful in all matters. The beds were comfortable. The water in the shower was either scalding hot or freezing cold. I never did geta shower there even though they tried ti fix it once. The rooms did not get cleaned on the second day. They brought in fresh towels and that was it. My overall stay was only OK and I thought that the value for the price charged was low.

We had a great stay at Tapirus lodge, nice meals and fantastic walks, especially our night walk led by a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. We would definitely return!

We saw many tapirs, anteaters, ants, spiders, frogs, butterflies and toucans during our stay. It was so wonderful! Juan Miguel is incredibly knowledgeable about the rainforest and the animals that live there. We learned so much and had a delightfully comfortable stay in the Tapirus Lodge.

I went as a solo guest to this lodge and it was one of the best decisions I made during my 9 day trek of Costa Rica! Very fond memories of this beautiful place with so much to offer! Staff was extremely helpful and nice. Grounds and room are stunning and very well maintained. Food was excellent. Great way to start my first trip to Costa Rica! Highly recommend this place!!! Liz in Boston :-)

So, here's the deal. You get there, are transported to your room on a bus. You're hit up to do the various tours like ziplining and stuff along the way, then they escort you to the gift shop. And when you're there, they tell you absolutely no wandering off on your own. There is obviously concern about safety, which we get. But for us, we did home rentals throughout CR and went off on our own and explored without rules. If you want rules and a "cruise ship" rainforest experience, this is your place. If you want to explore on your own, don't come here. Now, on the bright side, our nike walk with the guide was great. He's a true expert on the forest and went out of his way to show us frogs and other creatures at night. Overall, I'd say if you're a family and a more typical tourist who wants typical tourist stuff, this is the place for you.

This was an odd experience. We booked the Tapirus Lodge expecting a lodge like others we stayed at in Costa Rica. Little did we realize that there is no lodge to speak of. Rather, there are just five little duplex cabins the jungle, with very little in the way of amenities. We are surprised to learn that we just park our car at the highway lot and take a shuttle 1.5 km in to the camp. The shuttle stops at 4pm and it isn’t safe to walk in the dark (nor are you permitted to)... so after that you are bound to stay at your cabin with nothing to do. We were not permitted to walk anywhere without a guide, with led to the feeling we were trapped at summer camp with no privacy and no options. We didn’t realize were would be required to eat at the ‘restaurant’, which served lousy food (the eggplant was particular terrible) at the designated time of 6:30 (not included but the only option). The food was so bad in fact that we opted to skip dinner the next night and eat chips and salsa we picked up at a grocery store 20 min down the highway. After dinner, it was lights out at 9. Literally they turn the power off. On the plus side, the tapirs are cool. The zip lines are fun and where else do you get a tarantula outside your front door? This place would have been great if the price was lower and expectations were better outlined. It is more of an adventure hostel than a lodge. My husband and I would have enjoyed it, but had I known, I would have brought my parents to a place like this.

Bra service med stor naturupplevelse, god mat och trevlig personal. Aero tram en fantastisk naturupplevelse.

The location is complete inside the jungle with good restaurant and very helpful and friendly staff. We booked a zipline trip and got. as Hotel Guests 20% off and additional a free tour through the hummingbird-, frog- and butterfly-garden.

We loved this place! Although we had planned to drive from San José directly to our rental house in the rain forest near Puerto Viejo, on the coast, a day before our departure we reconsidered. Best last minute decision ever! The drive from the capital to the Caribbean is really long and slow... after flying all day and realizing that it gets dark a little after five in December in Costa Rica, we were very happy to stop. We were greeted by Miguel Delgado, a welcoming, accomplished guide there. After settling into our snug little cabin, he provided us with dinner and then took us on a long, amazing jungle walk in the dark. We realized that we would have walked right past everything he knew to look for: frogs, spiders, tapirs, snakes... In the morning I went with him on a short walk; after a very nice breakfast, once again we adventured into the jungle, this time over the canopy. At the top of the gondola ride we hiked again, and after descending from this amazing experience continued hiking and learning from Miguel. We had another nice meal (all three meals, and the extraordinary guide service, comes with the price of your overnight stay) and were really sorry to have to leave. We couldn't have had a better first experience, and want to be sure Miguel knows how much we valued his introduction to Costa Rica.