The day began with a snorkel trip to two rather disappoining locations with limited fish varities near rock formations, not reefs I was accustomed to in the Caribbean. The break taken between dives at a sandy beach was lovely and included freshly cut pineapple, watermelon and coconut. I was sad to see our guide just spill the coconut milk on... More

I think Curu is a wonderfully quirky place and someone's experiences there might really vary. We hired a panga boat/guide (Juan) for a day of fishing and snorkeling which was all superb. We caught several fish, had an amazing lunch served to us on Tortuga Island, and made it back to Curu for wildlife viewing. The staff even stayed an... More

We stayed at the park for three nights. I found the park to be very interesting and there was a huge amount of wildlife. We saw 100's of monkeys, a huge variety of birdlife and spent a superb day kayaking with Bruce. Staying overnight in the park , for me, was a must as the wildlife was wonderful in the... More

Curu Wildlife Refuge – We went here late in the morning and unfortunately the only wildlife we saw were the rescued spider monkeys in cages…. The walk through the reserve is neat but with only seeing monkeys in cages we were very disappointed as we paid $50 for a cab to take us here and back from the Barcelo Tambor... More

My husband and I are on our first Costa Rican adventure together. He is a biologist and spent two summers here about 32 years ago; he has not been back since he did his graduate field work here. The first week of our trip was on the Windstar, from which we took numerous excursions. Tomorrow we head off to Drake... More

We visited Curu as a day trip during our stay in Tambor. Upon arrival, a friendly staff member gave us a map of the reserve and described the trail options. We headed off down the trails and immediately were able to spot white-tailed deer, many beautiful plants, crocodile, iguanas,agouti, coati, lizards and several types of monkeys. The trails were well-maintained... More

When I travel, I stay where there are no frills, shared baths, very basic.. Rudimentary is fine with me. But this place was too much. I arrived in the afternoon, having talked with presumably the owner in town who assigned me cabin #3. Needed a taxi to get there. There was detritus, broken down, unused stuff everywhere. A real mess,... More

We arrived at Curu in late May expecting a fairly rustic but quiet and idyllic beach-centered experience. On our previous trips to Costa Rica, we have always stayed in out-of-the-way places and yet had wonderful experiences in rustic conditions, i.e., no hot water, limited or no electricity, etc. We consider ourselves pretty robust travellers with more tolerance for 'simplicity' than... More

I would recommend a visit to Curú to everyone who travels to the Nicoya Peninsula. Acommodations are very basic, but the beautiful surroundings largely make up for that! There are several trails throughout the refuge where you can see abundant wildlife, especially monkeys. It has a beautiful beach that is virtually empty most of the time and at night you... More