Hola, we hope this finds you well and looking forward to some good times — perhaps on a trip with us!
Reason #1: Adventure!
We are the original lodge-to-lodge sea kayaking trip that takes visitors deep into the remote waters of Golfo Dulce, one of the few tropical fjords in the world. It is a realm of virgin rainforest that arcs high overhead, howling monkeys that leap from tree to tree, a place where birds and butterflies flit and soar by you with abandon, and a multitude of marine wildlife plays in the calm waters.
Reason #2 Variety!
On this 8-day trip, you’ll be amazed at how many different places you will experience: we will explore deserted beaches and islands, hike through lush rain forests, paddle ocean waters and ancient mangrove forests, and dive under the water’s surface in remote snorkeling spots. You’ll stay at three unique waterfront, family-run ecolodges with comfortable amenities and delicious meals made with fresh, local, natural ingredients.
Reason #3 Safe & Fun
You’ll receive a unique and curated peek into the authentic Costa Rica. Guides have personal connections with people in all the places you will visit, making it a comfortable and relaxed experience. Our guide’s expertise in expedition leadership created a fun, safe, and fulfilling experience that made our vacation one to remember.
Reason #4 Supports Locals
Sea Kayaking Costa Rica works closely with locals or “Ticos” as they are colloquially known. Their skills help you have a safer, more genuine vacation, and your participation in an SKCR trip has a genuinely positive economic impact on their lives. Above is pictured Abraham, a resident of the town of La Palma. By escorting paddlers on Golfo Dulce, he provides a helping hand and a sense of security as we navigate our tour’s final and longest (20km) stage.
Reason #5 It's Very Novel
When you travel with Sea Kayaking Costa Rica, you’ll be stepping into the realms of a non-quite-murder mystery!
Kat Mandu’s Costa Rican Caper was inspired by an actual Sea Kayaking Cost Rica trip, taken by the author in 2021.
The paddle across Gulfo Dulce inspired one chapter’s ending:
“Kat paddled steadily on . . . She was perched on an inland sea, the vaulting sky and watery depths a globe of vastness surrounding her, only a slip of molded plastic buoying her up.
“She suddenly felt the sense of herself not just on this body of water, but in the country of Costa Rica, in Central America, on the rounded curve of the western hemisphere, a speck on the planet of Earth, a mere notion in the solar system, a barely perceptible molecule in the vastness of the galaxy, and a silken strand in the reaches of the universe and the All-That-There-Is.
“She let herself slide over the skin of the sea, her eyes stinging from the sweat and sunscreen, her breathing rhythmic and steady, and she found herself feeling right at home.”
~Excerpt from “Kat Mandu’s Costa Rican Caper,” a humorous novel available on Amazon Kindle.