06 Feb 2023
Corcovado is one of the most remote and biodiverse national parks on the planet. It’s a haven for animals of Central America. We chose to return here after fifteen years to see and photograph the animals. It was two hours by car and two hours by open boat to get there, not totally unpleasant. Along the Sierpe river we hurtled along past mangroves and fields until we reached the open sea. It was a bit bumpier but in good weather, quite comfortable.
We spent a total of four hours in the park with guides, one per seven passengers. They were excellent at finding wildlife to see and before long we were looking at a pair of red macaus.
We had an amazing coati experience with a whole troup, snuffling around us. We had three different species of monkey above us. Not to mention other birds.
The only complaint was that they didn’t warn us about the sandflies. During our lunch by the beach we were eaten by the locals and returned covered in flat red spots which next dat swelled and were really itchy.
If you do this tour go entirely covered. Bug spray probably won’t do anything. It’s really worth the effort, before expanding human interference affects the wildlife.