What makes this Experience unique

Our goal when designing this Experience was to showcase the incredible country of Costa Rica – one of the most popular birding destinations in the world – in a unique way that brought us closer to the communities we visit. What better place to do that than the endemic-rich and incredibly diverse Osa Peninsula? 

We’re focusing our trip on a deep dive of the Osa, where we’ll spend plenty of time exploring and birding. But what really makes this experience unique is that we’ll be at Osa Bird’s MoSI banding station for a hands-on experience in conservation with local biologists. 

Why you’ll love the Costa Rica Experience

You’re going to be immersed in the Osa experience, seeing tropical and endemic birds and wildlife up close—and even in the hand at the MoSI station. 

You’ll also get to meet the Osa Birds crew and be guided by Diego Quesada, a renowned Costa Rican guide with decades of guiding experience and the founder of Caracara Costa Rica (and Co-op member!). 

We’ve also taken care to design an itinerary that covers multiple habitats along the way to the Osa Peninsula, yet is paced to allow time to thoroughly enjoy every stop and the Osa itself.  

And yes, there will be birds!

We’ll be targeting the Osa Peninsula’s incredible specialty birds, including Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager, Yellow-billed Cotinga, and Mangrove Hummingbird. We’ll rack up an impressive species list of birds while we deep-dive alongside Osa Birds for three days. 

But that’s not all! We’re taking a circular route to and from the Osa and heading through the Talamanca Mountains on our way down. We’ll be targeting middle- and high-elevation species such as Black-bellied Hummingbird, Volcano Hummingbird, Back-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher, Volcano Junco, and Timberline Wren, and even the iconic Resplendent Quetzal. 

On our return route, we’ll travel up the Pacific coast and target birds such as Turquoise-browed Motmot, Yellow-naped and White-fronted Parrots, White-necked Puffbird, Great Tinamou, Black-faced Antthrush, Streak-chested Antpitta, Blue Dacnis, and Orange-collared and Red-capped Manakins.

Even birding the Central Valley at the beginning and end of our trip will lead to great species such as Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow. 

We’ll also have many opportunities for incredible species such as Scarlet Macaw, King Vulture, Southern Lapwing, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, and Laughing Falcon. 

Many of the species we see are endangered or threatened, and during the Experience, we’ll be sharing information on various conservation efforts.