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Planning
Your
Tour
Reservations
Reservations are required
to participate on the tour. Advanced reservations for the night tour
are highly recommended. Space is limited to eight participants and the
tour usually fills up fast.
To ensure a confirmed
reservation on the tour, please complete our online reservation form
or contact Tracie Stice. No deposit is required to hold your
reservation.
Please Note:
Because of logistics, we are not
able to offer The Night Tour from the following resorts:
Hotel Ojala, Pirate's Cove, Cabinas Las Caletas, Corcovado
Adventures Tent Camp, Marenco Lodge, Punta Marenco,
Bahia Paraiso, Poor Man's Paradise, or Casa Corcovado.
Fees
The night
tour is $35.00 per person. Your resort will charge you for the
tour at the end of your stay in Drake Bay.
Casque-headed Lizard
Tour Schedule
The tour
takes place nightly from 7:30 - 10:00 pm.
Your Guides
With
fifteen years of living and guiding in Drake Bay, Biologist Tracie Stice
and Costa Rican naturalist Gianfranco Gomez , will be your guides on
the night tour.
Beware of
Copy-Cat Tours
Due to
the popularity of The Night Tour with Tracie "The Bug Lady," a few resorts have begun to offer "bug tours" using the services of less experience guides
with no background in biology or entomology. Don't be duped .
Demand Tracie "The Bug Lady."
Meeting Points
Jinetes de
Osa Resort is the meeting point for guests lodging at the
following Drake Bay Resorts: Mirador Lodge, Cabinas Jade Mar, Rancho
Corcovado, Casita Corcovado, Cabinas Murillo and Cabinas Manolo. Jinetes de Osa is a dive resort located south of the village, just
past Bar Mar y Sombra, along the beach. We will meet you
for the tour at 7:30 pm.
For guests
of La Paloma Lodge, Drake Bay Wilderness Resort, Aguila de Osa Inn,
and Jinetes de Osa Inn, we will meet you at your resort.
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Flashlights
We
recommend that each guest bring their own flashlights on the tour. A
good headlamp is highly recommended. Not only will you use it on the
tour, but it will also be essential for walking from your cabin to the
hotel restaurant each evening. If you want to invest in a really good
light, either the Petzl
Duobelt LED 8 or 14
is an excellent choice. ( www.petzl.com
)
If you do
forget to bring your own light, we can lend you a headlamp on
the tour.
What to Wear
A light
cotton T-shirt and pants are ideal for the tour. Comfortable
clothes are recommended. Long sleeve shirts are not necessary.
Closed-toed
shoes (tennis shoes or hiking boots) are required to participate on the
tour. Please, no sandals or Tevas!
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Frog
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Bug Repellant
Participants will be pleasantly surprised by the relative lack of mosquitoes
or other biting insects on the tour. You are not likely to need
repellant. For peace of mind, you might wish to bring along a
bottle. Again, though, you're not likely to use it.
Deet can be
irritating to the skin. Doctors recommend no more than 30% deet
formulas. Deet is toxic to children and should not be used on their
skin. For both adults and children traveling to Drake Bay, the
non-toxic lotion "Skin so Soft" by Avon, should be sufficient protection.
Cameras
Conscientious photography is permitted on the tour. The insects,
arachnids, and other creatures we encounter on the tour are not only photogenic, many are rarely
seen by the average visitor to Costa Rica. For the best shots, we
recommend adjusting your camera to the macro-setting. If there's a
chance of rain, guests should bring along a protective camera case or
waterproof bag .
Gaudy Leaf
Frog Eggs
Cancellations
Should you, for any reason,
need to cancel a reservation for the tour, please inform
your resort no later than 4:00 pm. Cancellations
made by 4:00 pm on the day of the tour will not be penalized.
Any cancellation made after 4:00 pm will be charged full price.
"...The
Bug Lady offers one of the best night wildlife tours in the country....
Their insatiable enthusiasm comes across on every tour..."
 Daniel Neilson Time Out
Costa Rica
Leaf-mimicking Katydid
"...this
after-dinner tour of the nocturnal rainforest is a MUST DO experience that
you'll never forget...I give it my highest recommendation"
Alexander del Sol The Southern Costa Rica Guide
"...spend
a fascinating evening with biologist Tracie the Bug Lady...You might even
see a boa."
Beatrice Blake The New Key to Costa Rica
Boa
Constrictor
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