Excursions

While on the Osa, you should make sure you see some of the amazing things this area of the country has to offer. Ask Marlene for suggestions on tour guides, transportation and things to see or consult your Guidebook.

Note that most internships will not be scheduled on the weekends. However, some stores, restaurants and hotels could accommodate an intern for a weekend if desired.

Also, schools are closed from mid-December to mid-February and the first two weeks in July.

Some suggestions include:

Day Trips

• Matapalo, for a remote beach and surfing location
• Playa Preciosa, for a beautiful beach and Friday night dancing
• Animal Refuge (across Gulf)
• Casa Orquideas Botanical Garden (across Gulf)
• Kayaking in mangroves
• Rainforest hikes or horseback tour
• Carate (entrance to Corcovado National Park)
• Luna Lodge (yoga retreat center)
• Boat trip in Gulf (dolphin watching and fishing)
• Public boat to Golfito

Overnight Trips

• Corcovado National Park
• Friends of the Osa Turtle Nesting Project
• Cerro de Osa Rainforest Research Center
• Luna Lodge (yoga retreat center)
• Carate
• Guaymi Indigenous Reservation
• Drake Bay
• Panama