Villa Playa Drake
Property # 10254

Completed in 2007 Villa Playa Drake is the only place in this part of the world that you can find all the comforts of home in a majestic and peaceful setting. Villa Playa Drake is the perfect place for a base to explore the many wonderful and mysterious wonders of the tropical rainforest as well as the underwater world of Cano Island. There are many rental homes in Costa Rica but Villa Playa Drake is unique. Here you can literally walk out your door and directly onto the beach by way of your own private path. The home has two stories and one and half baths, hot water, air conditioning, full kitchen with granite countertops, wood ceilings, wood floors, ceiling fans throughout, leather sofa and chair, custom wood furniture, and a patio with all wood floors that overlooks Drake's Bay. Three ocean kayaks are for your use in your rental to explore the coastline, nearby rivers and beaches.

Drake Bay or Bahia Drake lies on the northern end of the Osa Peninsula and described by National Geographic as one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet! This idyllic town by the bay is actually one of the most inaccessible places in the entire country. With a rich history of first being discovered by Sir Francis Drake in 1579 during his circumnavigation of the globe, Drake Bay is the gateway to visiting the crown jewel of Costa Rica, Corcovado National Park. It is also one of the best locations enjoy a plethora of other unique activities and tours in the region.

Simply known as Drake by the Ticos, Drake Bay is exclusively accessible by boat or plane, with only a limited number of lodges and cabins in the area. Most of the lodges here offer all inclusive vacation packages and run on solar power generators making them ‘eco-lodges’ in the truest sense of the term. You can drive to Drake during the summer months with a good four wheel drive vehicle as well as take a boat in to Drake from Sierpe all throughout the year.

If you are looking for lots of shopping and night life this is definitely not the place. Two small stores (pulperias) and a small disco that is open on Saturday nights are the total sum of shopping and night life. However, if you are looking for natural beauty, wilderness rain forest, lots of wildlife, friendly people, and a place to get away from it all then there is no better place in Costa Rica.

Once in Drake Bay, you will find that there is much to do. With the tallest primary rainforest on the planet, this national park is home to many endangered animal and bird species as well as a huge number of indigenous wildlife and flora. It is not uncommon for you to see pairs of Scarlet Macaws from the patio and if your are really fortunate you may catch a glimpse breeching humpback whales and their baby calfs!

From Drake Bay you can also visit the biological reserve of the Isla Del Caño which offers some of the best snorkeling and scuba diving in Costa Rica. This tiny island has a wealth of underwater beauty, and gives tourists the opportunity to swim amidst beautiful brightly colored tropical fish and dolphins. Horseback rides are available in the area as well as some excellent sport fishing off the coast. Canoeing and kayaking trips can also be arranged. However, if you enjoy nature there are some fantastic bird watching opportunities, in addition to some excellent hiking trials to a number of beautiful remote beaches.

Drake's Bay is blessed with the best natural beauty and pristine coastline in all of Costa Rica. Because of its remoteness and lack of infrastructure the development that has overtaken many of the other parts of Costa Rica has not come to Drake's Bay. In terms of flora and fauna Corcavado National Park is without a doubt the richest part of Central America. Here you have the chance to see three types of monkeys, tapirs, peccaries, and the freshly laid tracks of the elusive jaguar.In sight of shore is Cano Island National Park, a pre-Colombian burial ground that attracts divers from around the world. It also attracts humpback whales who come here to rest and fatten up their young calf before the continue on their long migration.

The waters off Drake's are also rich in many species of fish. Anglers have long considered this area a billfish paradise with sailfish, blue marlin, black marlin and stripe marlin just offshore. There are also large schools of tuna and Dorado herded by massive amounts of porpoise, with certain times of year bringing in Wahoo and spawning schools of dog tooth snapper.