Costa Rica Wildlife Tour

Departs noon, returns 6:00pm — a six-hour window timed to catch the afternoon light when wildlife activity on the Gulf peaks. We sail south through Papagayo's coastline past white-sand coves and dramatic cliff faces that most visitors only ever see in photos.

Sea turtles surface alongside the bow. Dolphins run the wake. We make two snorkeling stops in protected coral gardens where manta rays, moray eels and schools of tropicals fill the water. The sunset over Papagayo from the bow is the kind of thing you photograph and never quite do justice to.