Sendero El Tigre (Dos Brazos)
Trail · Osa Peninsula
The easiest way into Corcovado as a day trip: an 8 km loop that starts at the village of Dos Brazos, climbs through primary forest with monkeys and birds and takes 6 to 8 hours, with the permit and guide arranged by the village tourism office.
- Cost
- about $60
- Time there
- 7 h
- Best time
- morning
- Kids
- 1 / 10
- View
- 6 / 10
- Crowds
- 2 / 10
- Swimming
- 2 / 10
- Effort
- 8 / 10
- Location
- 8.5284, -83.41431 — Google Maps
Tip
Book through the Dos Brazos tourism office (permit and guide come bundled) and start at first light: the first and last stretches are steep hills.
Be careful
Medium-high difficulty: carry at least two litres of water, wear closed shoes and long pants, and turn back if rain swells the creeks.
Getting there
Dos Brazos is 12 km from Puerto Jiménez (taxi about US$25, weekday colectivo); the trail entrance is a 5 to 10 minute walk from the tourism office; guide and permit are mandatory.
Places nearby
- Bosque del Río Tigre LodgeStays · takes 3 h · from $35Small birding and wildlife lodge at the edge of Corcovado National Park, near Dos Brazos on the Osa Peninsula, with meals included.
- Rancho Raíces de OsaParks & WildlifeFamily-run organic farm west of Puerto Jiménez where visitors learn how cacao becomes chocolate, taste fruit straight from the farm and often see monkeys; also takes farm-stay guests.
- Finca Köbö (chocolate farm tour)Food & CoffeeAn organic farm about 17 km north of Puerto Jiménez, a few kilometers south of La Palma, whose tour explains how cacao is grown and turned into chocolate on a small scale — with tasting.
- Soda JiménezSodas & Local FoodNo-frills soda on a side street in town serving big plates of casado (rice, beans, salad, plantain and your choice of protein) at local prices, with vegan options.
- Osa Wild TravelFood & CoffeeLocally run Osa tour company founded by a tropical biologist; biologist guides lead Corcovado day trips and multi-day treks, mangrove kayaking and farm visits from Puerto Jiménez and Drake Bay.
- Pizza Mail.itFood & CoffeeFamily-run pizzeria in a jungle garden where the Italian owners (from Trieste) bake thin, crisp-chewy pizzas with a sauce made daily; also calzones and fresh pasta.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/35274827 · https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Corcovado_National_Park · https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/35274827