Costa Rica
At the more luxury end of the market, Bosque del Cabo offers everything you need; comfort, great food, rainforest, wildlife, unspoilt beaches and even an education. A research scientist can take you on a four hour tour of pure rainforest where you learn about the ecology of the surroundings. Electricity is supplied via solar power, recycling and composting all done on site and food and staff all sourced locally.
All supplied toiletries are natural and you're not supposed to use your own unless they're also 100% natural. Monkeys, coaties, armadillo's, frogs, toads, snakes, scarlet macaws can all be seen from your cabin and the whole place is TV free.
www.bosquedelcabo.com/
Cabo Matapalo, Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
+11 506 2735 5206
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Located on the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific coast in Costa Rica. I spent a whole month on these two beaches during a gap year before university. Both are very laid back in their own way and unspoiled. Curu as a wildlife reserve is untouched and really basic. I was there for a conservation project and slept in hammocks on the beach. Montezuma when I went ten years ago was a bit of a hippy resort with plenty of cheap accommodation a long sandy beach and the biggest waves I'd seen.
www.curuwildliferefuge.com/
+506 2641 01 00
Google map: bit.ly/oGogyH