Category: Other Activities
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Stargazing at Vista Bendita: What to See in the Night Sky Over Ojochal, Costa Rica
From our west-facing hillside above Ojochal, the view does not end at sunset. After dark, the Pacific horizon becomes part of the night sky. From the deck at Vista Bendita, the Pacific is the first show of the evening. The sun drops toward the water. The jungle darkens behind you. The cicadas start up. The…
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Aerial Adventures Near Vista Bendita: Paragliding, Skydiving & Scenic Flights
From the deck at Vista Bendita, the view is already extraordinary — jungle tumbling down to the Pacific, the Whale’s Tail visible at low tide, scarlet macaws crossing at eye level. But there’s a whole other vantage point waiting just overhead. The South Pacific coast is one of the most beautiful places in Costa Rica…
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Stargazing in Ojochal: Under One of the Darkest Skies in the Americas
Long after the toucans have gone quiet and the last surfer has paddled in, Ojochal puts on a second show — one most travelers never think to look up for. The southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica sits under some of the darkest, clearest skies in the Western Hemisphere, and from the decks of Vista…
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Hiking & Cycling Near Ojochal: Trails, Night Hikes & Mountain Bikes
The Southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica sits at the meeting point of mountains and ocean — which means the terrain around Ojochal, Uvita, and Dominical is genuinely extraordinary for both hiking and cycling. The same mountains that produce the waterfalls and rivers also produce ridge trails with Pacific views, jungle paths alive with wildlife,…
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Golf in the Jungle. Jungle Fairways & Family Fun
Golf in the Southern Pacific Zone of Costa Rica is not like golf anywhere else. The only full course within reach of Vista Bendita sits in a jungle-covered mountain valley south of Ojochal — scarlet macaws flying overhead, iguanas crossing the fairways, and cloud forest on all sides. It’s not Augusta. But for a round…
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Mountain and Jungle Adventures: Zip Lining, Canyoning, ATVs & More
The Southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica invented zip lining. It’s not a figure of speech — zip lines were invented in Costa Rica, and the jungle terrain between Dominical and Ojochal is some of the best in the country for high-adrenaline adventure. Add canyoning down waterfalls, ATV rides through mountain jungle, world-class sport fishing,…
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Birdwatching on the Southern Pacific Coast
Costa Rica is home to more than 900 species of birds — roughly the same number as the entire United States and Canada combined. The Southern Pacific coast, where Vista Bendita sits above Ojochal, is one of the most bird-rich corridors in the country. Corcovado National Park, the Terraba-Sierpe wetlands, the Marino Ballena coastline, and…