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Drake Bay and Caño Island Stays for Your Dive Trip

Stays · Destination Guide

Drake Bay and Caño Island

Protected Pacific reefs by day, Osa rainforest by night.

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Plan your stay

Accommodation listings are not available for this destination yet. Use the local planning notes to choose your base.

Getting there

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Fly: SANSA lists Drake Bay Airport (DRK). Fly from an eligible domestic connection after checking the actual date, flight schedule and baggage limit. Coordinate the airstrip pickup with your Agujitas lodge. An international arrival at San Jose (SJO) is a connection point, not a short ground transfer to the beach. SANSA routes.
Via Sierpe: Arrive in the mainland transfer town, then book a shared or private river-to-sea boat to Drake Bay. One operator lists an 11:30 daily departure, an approximately one-hour trip to Drake Center and USD $20 per traveler; another local listing has an afternoon sailing. Times and fares differ, so reconfirm the exact captain, boarding point, seat, luggage and destination hotel.
By road: Some local lodges report road access via Rincon with a high-clearance 4x4 or SUV and advise avoiding night or heavy-rain travel. Do not navigate via a route requiring a vehicle to cross the Sierpe river. Road quality changes and remote lodge accessibility differs. Local road guidance.

Caño Access

Caño is marine boat access only and requires approved reserve booking and registered guide supervision. This is not an independent ferry to island accommodation. Local scuba and snorkel operators commonly describe crossings of about 40-60 minutes, depending on conditions and boat; verify what is included in the booked activity. The official reserve rules, including landing status, take precedence over commercial schedules.

Getting around

Agujitas is a small land base. Some lodges are reached by local taxis, 4x4 or boats; confirm if lodging is near the central Drake landing or a farther coastal sector.

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