YATAMA RAINFOREST ECOLODGE

If you are a nature lover, you will be crazy about Yatama. We enjoyed every second of our stay there (even though it was raining a lot during the time). Pedro and the team really go out of their way to make you feel welcome and go out of their way to accommodate requests.

Food options were great, our beautiful treehouse was beyond charming and we loved immersing ourselves in this unique jungle getaway that takes enormous pride in the important conservation work they do. Keep up the great work Yatama, you can be very proud of what you have accomplished so far!

OMG. OMG. OMG.
If you are a true wildlife and nature lover, you'd love this place.
Everything built here integrates perfectly into the natural habitat without causing disturbance.
The hosts are truly knowledgable and they contribute so much to wildlife conservation.
Definitely take the tours. Enjoy being in the nature.
And enjoy the presence of wonderful passionate nature lovers.
The max capacity is about 10-14 people, so it never feels overly crowded. It is a cozy and intimate space.
Delicious and wonderful food.
Definitely the highlight of our Costa Rica Trip!

Pedro und sein Team sind tolle Menschen. Die Urwaldgeräusche und die Umgebung sind einfach was besonderes.
Trotz immer mal wieder Regen hat es uns sehr gut gefallen.Danke an Jeremy für die Touren und die lange Zeit die er sich für uns hatte. Das Essen war in unseren 4 Tagen ausgezeichnet. Wirklich sehr lecker danke für alles. Das Abholen und zurück bringen war gut organisiert. Pedro hat über whatsapp sofort geantwortet. Danke.

One of the greatest Ecolodges in Costa Rica. Pedro and his staff are passionately committed to conservation and sustainability, and help guests understand their value. Guided hikes are spectacular; we saw nearly 50 species on a morning walk with Pedro. Excellent breakfasts and dinners are provided as part of the cost, and lunch can also be provided on request at a reasonable rate. The rooms are spacious, with balcony patios (with rocking chairs) that look out into the rain forest. There are mosquito nets provided for the bed, but we have experienced very few bugs (Belize is much worse in this regard, for instance).

Altogether this is an experience not to be missed; try to plan on staying at least four nights (there are many, many wonderful and well-marked trails you can walk on your own after an initial orienting walk with Pedro the morning after you arrive). We chose to pay for transit from the San Jose airport (much less expensive than renting a car), and it made the the final leg of the journey (on a bumpy dirt road) stress free.

Kudos to Pedro and the entire staff at Yatama!

Yatama is truly a special Eco lodge you must experience and you will feel great supporting. Pedro walks the walk of conservation, sustainably building this solar-run lodge immersed in the primary rain forest abutting Braulio Carrillo National Park, but also purchasing up local lands and hand planting trees to return pastures to rain forest and protecting the land from poachers. His passion is rain forest conservation above all else.

The rooms you stay in stunning, well spaced out and with huge windows overlooking the rain forest so you really have a private view of the trees. The food was fantastic and eaten in these wholesome communal meals with other guests from around the world. There are more trails to explore then you could hope to walk in a week, but the real reason to come here is for the guided hikes. Pedro leads incredible night hikes and always managed to find a myriad of frogs, snakes, kinkajous and more. Gerami was a master birder and on our early morning hikes we always managed to see dozens of incredible species. Yatama has it all and is a place we both vowed to return to, but next time we will definitely stay longer.