Guápiles

NaturesLens visits Guápiles on small-group wildlife photography holidays in Costa Rica, with time here planned around Basilisk Lizard, Blue Jeans Poison Dart Frog, Chestnut-headed Oropendola, Chestnut-mandibled Toucan and Collared Aracari rather than general sightseeing. Current itineraries using Guápiles include Essential Costa Rican Wildlife, Ultimate Costa Rican Wildlife and Wildlife Icons of Costa Rica, with photography shaped around hide, boat-based, flight, garden and close-up and night or low-light photography sessions. A lowland town on the Caribbean slope, gateway to Braulio Carrillo National Park, where the mountains drop sharply from cloud forest into humid lowland rainforest across more than 500 recorded bird species. King Vulture, Three-wattled Bellbird, Resplendent Quetzal, Bare-necked Umbrellabird & Snowcap are among the park’s signature species, with a wide range of reptiles & amphibians found in the forest after dark.