Hotel Cuna del Ángel: Tour & Activities

Cuna del Angel is located at Costa Ballena (Whale Coast), the entrance to the South Pacific coast of Costa Rica, where you can enjoy the radiant green of the mountains and the lush green of the forests year round. The mountains merge into the sea, kissing the waves. The sea with its deep blue color... this ocean where whales, dolphins and many precious fish come to birth. Dazzling sunsets. Listen to the sounds of the forest, lightening, thunder and rain and the roaring of the ocean.

Costa Ballena is named for the whales that come yearly for courting and calving, this beautiful coast is comprised of many unique, desolated and beautiful beaches. While also possessing lush tropical forests and mountains teaming with wildlife, there are beautiful refreshing waterfalls and plenty of opportunities to find enchantment and adventure.

Costa Ballena offers a wide range of tour and activities:

Bird watching tours:

Enjoy the most amazing experience looking for birds early in the morning or late afternoon. There are two spectacular places to go on this tour. Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge offers two options: Lowland Birdwatching Hiking or Rainforest Birdwatching Hiking. Oro Verde Nature Reserve Nature Reserve offers the Birdwatching tour two daily times.

Caño Island Biological Reserve - Snorkeling & Diving

The second best spot in Costa Rica for scuba diving and snorkeling because of its visibility about 20 meters (50 ft) and has lots of species of fish, turtles, manta rays, dolphins, whales and….friendly sharks. On the Island, a well maintained trail leads uphill into a rain forest environment where you can see trees 50 meters high. The island is also an archeologist place since there were found over there pre colonial perfect spheres used by the indigenous. There is a chance to see dolphins, and humpback and pilot whales, depending on the season.

Canopy Tour - The Flight of the Toucan

Experience the interesting flora and fauna Hacienda Baru has to offer. While you walk through the jungle you are accompanied by two guides who are trained in spotting wildlife. Especially the flights over the tops of the trees, in the middle of the jungle are something you have to experience.

Whales & Dolphin Watching

The humpback whales season goes from January thru April and July thru November. The tour takes about 3 or 4 hours looking for whales and dolphins. There are also snorkeling tours inside the Marine National Park . You can always take the combination of the four highlights of the Marine Park (whales, dolphins, snorkeling, caves & islands)

Hacienda Barú, Wildlife Refuge

Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge has 7 kilometers of beautiful rainforest trails where you can explore a rich diversity of habitats. These include primary and secondary forest, wetland, grassland, and mangrove swamp. There are trails which meander through the lowland to the beach. Others will take you into the highland where you will find magnificent views of the coast.

There are lots of opportunities to spot and learn about wildlife and the places where they live. The “Path of Discovery” guide will help you understand about the different types of habitat and learn interesting things about the rainforest. Informative signs are located at appropriate sites along the trails with interesting narrative and photos about flora, fauna and ecosystems.

There are different attractions inside the Refuge such as The Butterfly Garden which has a representative sample of local species of butterflies for you enjoyment. The Orchid Garden gets a close-up view of these riches from the rainforest canopy. The Birding Watching Tower located near of the Strangler Trail is a great place in the early morning or late afternoon to watch for birds and other wildlife around. The Baru Beach with 3 kilometers of pristine coastline protected by the Refuge offers the impressive mouth of Baru River and its mangrove swamp.

Horseback Riding to Nauyaca Waterfalls

This is one of the highlights in the area. You cannot miss this wonderful tour. These horseback riding tours are through a farm that borders with two amazing waterfalls of the Barucito River. These wonderful waterfalls are the second biggest waterfalls in the area and it is also the main attraction not only because its natural beauty which gives unforgettable moments, but also to do different outdoors activities, like climbing the falls, swimming, jumping into the deep waters and bird watching