Gandoca
A remote & untouched coastal town
…Explore the Gandoca Lagoon, walk through the primary Cativo forest reserve, help with a reforestation project, go for a peaceful horse ride.
Get to know this beach community that’s still got that real local flavor. Come enjoy the beaches in the Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, check out the swamp, trek through the primary Cativo forest, watch a great diversity of wild birds, participate in the turtle watch (Feb-July) in this small community and really get to know a community . Stay in rustic cabins or in local family homes. By visiting Gandoca you will contribute to the local community sustainable development and the Leaterback (Baula) Turtle protection program.
The trips in Gandoca are all package trips which include lodging, 3 meals, local guide:
Leatherback Turtle Watch (February through July or August)
See tour #14 for more info on Gandoca’s turtle watch.
Duration: 7 hours approximately
Includes: lodging, breakfast, lunch and dinner with a local family in Gandoca, Turtle-watching night walk, local Guide
Cost $48
SEE TOUR # 14 for more info on the turtle watch in Gandoca.
Boat Tour to the Laguna
Duration: 2 days / 1 night
Boat trip to the Laguna where you can see three cane of monkey and birds, colorful crabs and if you are lucky a caiman or a crocodile
Included: Boat Tour through The Gandoca Laguna, lodging, snack, breakfast, lunch, dinner and local guide.
Cost $45
Horseback Tours
We will go in a horse from Gandoca beach; we will go throw a path to the mountain where we will find many species of mammals, plants and birds. We will have a break in the beach and then we will come back home.
Duration: 2 days / 1 night
Included: Horse tour, lodging, snack, breakfast, lunch, dinner and local guide.
Cost $50
Hike to Manzanillo
We will start from Gandoca at 6 or 7 in the early morning. We will go throw a path to the mountain where we will find a lot of cane of plants and birds. Then we will come back home
Cost $50
Cativo Forest Tour
Talamanca’s biggest reserve.
Duration: 2 days / 1 night
A local guide will take us through the primary forest, which is the biggest Cativo tree reserve in Talamanca. The Cativo is a very important species for the local environment as it supplies food for several mammals. During our walk we may see poisonous frogs, monkeys and several wild bird-species. Then we will have a delicious lunch in the community.
Included: Cativo forest tour, lodging, snack, breakfast, lunch, dinner and local guide.
Cost $45
Volunteer Projects
Conservation, reforestation, aqueduct construction, school, or with Leatherback turtles from March to July Minimum 7 days.
The community offers the opportunity to collaborate as voluntary doing conservation and reforestation work, cooperate in the aqueduct construction, voluntary in local school, English lessons, etc…
Cost: Inscription $35; Lodging & meals: $18/day
Voluntary work with Baula turtle (March - July)
Minimum: 7 days
Come to visit us and experience the satisfaction of contributing to the protection of the Baula turtle, the biggest sea turtle which is in danger of extinction. You will be hosted by local families and go for night walks to meet the Baula. You will get to see the egg-laying process and protect the eggs while being nested. It is definitively an exceptional experience that will introduce you to the importance of the species and its natural history.
Cost: Inscription $35; Lodging & meals: $18/day
