I can't say enough about this place. If you are a birder, it's a MUST in Costa Rica. The owners are outstanding hosts, superb cooks, and extraordinary birders. The lodge is small and perfect, with every comfort anyone could want in the middle of the rainforest. Above all, the birds abound on the property. You will see many lifers. It is well worth the plane trip to Puerto Jimenez.

Everything in their website is accurately represented and we were the only guests during our stay. The lodge can sleep 8 and a cabin 2 more. The showers are in an outbuilding, but have plenty of hot water. To conserve solar electricity, candles are used at dawn and dusk, adding to a very comfortable and friendly place. The food is FANTASTIC. Local women are preparing the very freshest fruits and vegetables for 3 meals that were plentiful and very tasty. Our dinner entrees were tuna, chicken and mahi. Full beakfasts and lunches renourished you between 2-3 hour birding walks am and pm. Even in the rainy season, we did almost 13 hours in 3 days. They are strenuous walks uphill and through rivers-not for the faint of heart, but we are active seniors and were able to pace ourselves quite well, asleep by 8pm and up by 5:30 each day. This is a very clean and well run place, but make sure you are comfortable being so remote. Only thing I would do is pack clothing items in plastic bags so you can put on a dry shirt once in a while-if you ever get to Puerto Jimenez, make sure you ask for Andy the cab driver-speaks English, German and Spanish and is most pleasant and protective.

We stayed at Bosque del Rio Tigre for 3 nights in January. We found Liz and Abraham excellent hosts and the small number of guests makes for a nice, intimate atmosphere. The food was great and the accommodation comfortable. We opted for the cabana, as we prefer a private bathroom, but the rooms in the main house also looked very inviting.

Abraham is an excellent bird guide and the number of species to be found at and around the property is very high. Liz has great local knowledge which made our stay all the more interesting. We combined our visit with 2 nights at Bosque del Cabo which made a nice contrast.

I visited this lodge on the Osa Peninsula on New Year's Eve with little notice. The lodge is elegant and simple with few distractions from the scenery and birds. The hosts are welcoming and the food is first rate. The hosts are also accomplished birding and nature guides who provide individual attention to their guests.

In my short time there I was able to see many wonderful birds, including Scarlet Macaw, many hummingbirds and tanagers. The lodge has many feeding stations to encourage the birds to venture close for viewing and photographs.

My only complaint was that we did not have more time to spend at this wonderful retreat. I plan to remedy that on a future trip.