THE MOST BIOLOGICALLY INTENSE PLACE ON EARTH
Costa Rica’s Most Immersive Wildlife Experience
From the soil to the skies, at Lapa Rios there is life wherever you look. Perched on an ocean-facing ridge in the midst of a 1,000-acre private rainforest reserve, our verdant world is teeming with creatures big and small, many iconic and others yet to be discovered.
Here, our tropical climate, glorious sunshine and vital rainfall create the perfect conditions for species to thrive. A staggering 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity is found on the Osa Peninsula, including a number of endangered and endemic species. A great many call Lapa Rios home.
MEET OUR RAINFOREST RESIDENTS
Fauna At Lapa Rios
Mammals
Follow the trails through lush hills and habitats of myriad mammals
Reptiles & Amphibians
Watch your step for our most well camouflaged creatures
Insects
The essential little ones that keep our ecosystem ticking over
Marine Species