Corcovado La Leona Station: Overnight Birding & Wildlife Tour
Private tour
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We are the premier local tour operator based in the heart of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. We specialize in crafting unforgettable, low-impact eco-adventures for travelers seeking to immerse themselves in one of the most biologically intense places on Earth. Driven by a passionate team of certified local naturalist guides, our mission is to deliver authentic, safe, and deeply educational wilderness experiences while actively supporting community conservation. 🌿 Corcovado National Park Expeditions: Journey deep into the crown jewel of Costa Rica’s park system. We coordinate complete day trips and overnight expeditions to Corcovado National Park (including Sirena and La Leona stations). Our expert guides handle all permits and logistics, leading you through pristine rainforests to spot elusive wildlife like tapirs, peccaries, anteaters, and four species of monkeys.🦉 Rainforest Night Walks: When the sun sets, the rainforest completely transforms. Our guided night walks reveal a hidden, nocturnal world teeming with life. Equipped with specialized flashlights, you will safely encounter exotic tree frogs, sleeping birds, colorful insects, tarantulas, and bioluminescent fungi, all while listening to the thrilling evening symphony of the jungle. 🦜 Expert Birdwatching ToursThe Osa Peninsula is a paradise for birders, boasting over 460 distinct species. Led by optics-equipped, specialist birding guides, our birdwatching tours take you through optimal habitats at the best times of day. We help you check rare target species off your list, including the majestic Scarlet Macaw, the endangered Yellow-billed Cotinga, and various endemic hummingbirds.🐋 Golfo Dulce Cetacean & Marine ToursExplore the calm, emerald waters of the Golfo Dulce, a critical marine sanctuary. Our responsible whale and dolphin watching tours bring you face-to-face with resident Bottlenose and Spotted dolphins. Depending on the season (especially July to November), you can witness the breathtaking acrobatics of migrating Humpback whales and their newborn calves. Why Choose Passiflora Tours? 100% Certified Local Guides: Our bilingual experts possess decades of combined experience and an unmatched eye for spotting wildlife. Small Group Sizes: We strictly limit group numbers to guarantee personalized attention and minimize environmental impact. Tailor-Made Itineraries: From family vacations to hardcore wildlife photography expeditions, we design the perfect itinerary for your physical level and interests. Commitment to Sustainability: We proudly practice Leave-No-Trace principles and reinvest a portion of our profits into local reforestation projects.
About this tour
Experience the unparalleled biodiversity of Corcovado National Park on this immersive two-day private expedition. Based at La Leona Lodge, this tour offers a deep dive into the region's primary and secondary rainforests through guided forest hikes, a visit to the La Leona Ranger Station, and a dedicated night walk to discover the park's nocturnal wildlife. Our journey begins at 5:30 AM sharp at Panadería Monarca in Puerto Jiménez. From here, we embark on a scenic 42-kilometer drive (approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes) to Carate Beach. Upon arrival at Playa Carate, we begin our trek toward the national park boundary. This route provides exceptional wildlife-watching and photography opportunities as it transitions between pristine coastline and lush secondary rainforest, involving several river crossings along the way. Three meals are included: lunch and dinner on Day 1, and breakfast on Day 2. Please ensure you wear comfortable hiking shoes suitable for water crossings and pack plenty of water for the trek. We will begin our return journey toward Puerto Jiménez at 1:00 PM on the second day.
Target Species
Slaty-tailed Trogon
Trogon massena
Dot-winged Antwren
Microrhopias quixensis
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Velvety Manakin
Lepidothrix velutina
Riverside Wren
Cantorchilus semibadius
Black-headed Trogon
Trogon melanocephalus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Great Curassow
Crax rubra
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Poliocrania exsul
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Collared Forest-Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Great Tinamou
Tinamus major
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black-bellied Wren
Pheugopedius fasciatoventris
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
White-tipped Dove
Leptotila verreauxi
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Orange-collared Manakin
Manacus aurantiacus
Gray-headed Dove
Leptotila plumbeiceps
Lesson’s Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Red-capped Manakin
Ceratopipra mentalis
Fasciated Tiger-Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Little Tinamou
Crypturellus soui
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes ruckeri
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Common Potoo
Nyctibius griseus
Bronzy Hermit
Glaucis aeneus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Charming Hummingbird
Polyerata decora
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Black-faced Antthrush
Formicarius analis
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Baird's Trogon
Trogon bairdii
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Gartered Violaceous Trogon
Trogon caligatus
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Squirrel Cuckoo
Piaya cayana
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
King Vulture
Sarcoramphus papa
Black-and-white Owl
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Pale-vented Pigeon
Patagioenas cayennensis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Crested Guan
Penelope purpurascens
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Smoky Jungle Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
Central American Woolly Opossum
Caluromys derbianus
Northern Tamandua
Tamandua mexicana
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Silky Anteater
Cyclopes didactylus
Granular Glass Frog
Cochranella Glanulosa
Northern Ghost Bat
Diclidurus albus
Tungara Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Striped Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus semisyriatus
White-lipped Peccary
Tayassu pecari
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Orange-sided Gliding Leaf Frog
Agalychnis spurrelli
Common Tent-making Bat
Uroderma bilobatum
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Giant Parrot Snake
Leptophis ahaetulla
Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog
Phyllobates vittatus
Allen’s Coral Snake
Micrurus alleni
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Greater Fishing Bat
Noctilio leporinus
Armored Rat
Hoplomys gymnurus
Common Dink / Tink Frog
Diasporus diastema
Pacific Dink Frog
Diasporus vocator
Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
Mexican Hairy Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Helmeted Basilisk / Helmeted Iguana
Corytophanes cristatus
Granular Poison Dart Frog
Oophaga granulifera
Boulenger's Long-snouted Tree Frog
Scinax boulengeri
Red-eyed Tree Frog
Agalychnis callidryas
Paca
Cuniculus paca
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus typhonius
Bird-eating snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Pacific Broad-headed Litter Frog
Craugastor rugosus
Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Eyelash Pit Viper
Bothriechis schlegelii
White-faced Capuchin Monkey
Cebus imitator
Reticulated Glass Frog
Hyalinobatrachium valerioi
Alfaro’s Pygmy Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Dusty Glass Frog
Teratohyla pulverata
Common Basilisk / Brown Basilisk
Basiliscus basiliscus
Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
Fer-de-lance
Bothrops asper
Ebony Keelback
Chironius grandisquamis
Hourglass Tree Frog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Greater White-lined Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
Yellow Ratsnake
Spilotes pullatus
Central American Whiptail
Holcosus festivus
Spectacled Caiman
Caiman crocodilus
Hog-nosed Pit-Viper
Porthidium nasutum
Common Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura similis
Nine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcintus
Tayra
Eira barbara
Central American Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri oerstedii
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat
Artibeus jamaicensis
Puma
Puma concolor
Osa Anole
Anolis osa
Glass Frog sp.
Centrolenidae
Red-eyed Tree Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
Baird's Tapir
Tapirus bairdii
Gladiator Tree Frog
Hypsiboas rosenbergi
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
Stenella attenuata
House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
White-tailed Hognosed Pitviper
Porthidium porrasi
Giant False Coral Snake
Rhinobothryum bovallii
Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog
Dendrobates auratus
Bare-hearted Glass Frog / Plantation Glass Frog
Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
Pacific Litter Frog
Craugastor stejnegerianus
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Mesoamerican Boa Constrictor
Boa imperator
Mantled Howler-Monkey
Alouatta palliata
Common Rain Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
Neotropical River Otter
Lontra longicaudis
Collared Peccary
Pecari tajacu
Common Blunt-headed Vine Snake / Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Common Opossum
Didelphis marsupialis
Slim-fingered Rain Frog
Craugastor crassidigitus
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Central American Red-brocket Deer
Mazama temama
Rough-toothed Dolphin
Steno bredanensis
Green / Plumed Basilisk
Basiliscus plumifrons
Salmon-bellied Racer
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Northern Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira septentrionalis
Brown Vine Snake
Oxybelis aeneus
Greater Grison
Galictis vitata
Mexican Mouse Opossum
Marmosa mexicana
Central American Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi
What's Included
1 night at La Leona Lodge 3 meals Corcovado National Park entrance fees Night hike Hike along La Leona Lodge trails Private guide
Not Included
Transportation from Puerto Jiménez to La Leona Lodge Tourists generally provide their own transportation; a secure area is available for parking vehicles. If transportation is required, the cost is added to the total tour price.
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$438.00
Children (2-12): $413.00
includes all fees
Start times
- 05:15$438.00