Stay at Dominical’s newest boutique hotel! Located just steps from the beach, Hotel Domilocos is home to ConFusione Restaurant as well as the Sunset Surf Dominical office. All rooms have A/C and are within walking distance to the heart of Dominical’s nightlife and shopping, yet is conveniently located on the quiet end of the beach; truly the best location in Dominical!
Enjoy a wonderful Costa Rican buffet breakfast every morning, courtesy of ConFusione Restaurant.With Costa Rica’s natural beauty and bountiful vegetation this is one place that gets plenty of rainfall creating swift, exciting rivers. You chose a river to suite your comfort level. The Savegre River is mostly class II and III rapids. This river has many swimming holes and beautiful water falls to explore. 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. / drive to put in 1 hour. The Guabo River is a class III. During this 8 mile (13km) descent you will have the chance to hike waterfalls and stop to have lunch where you can enjoy the beauty of the canyon before ending you trip in Dominical.
Finally, the Coto Brus River is more technical with class III and IV rapids. Boaters are rarely found on this river so expect solitude and adrenalin filled rapids! River Rafting is an all day adventure, leaving at 6:30 a.m. and returning around 5:00 p.m. The put-in is approximately 1.5 hours from Dominical. All descents include professional equipment, expert bi-lingual guides with safety certifications and years of experience. Breakfast is included on the Coto Brus and Savergre River trips. *Requirements: must know how to swim and have the ability to walk in slippery or unstable places and paddle.This is a 4-5 hour tour that will take you over the mountains and into some deep jungle with spectacular ocean views, passing through several streams, coffee and banana plantations, where you frequently see monkeys, toucans and other exotic wildlife. You will then arrive at San Luis water fall where you can cool off with some complimentary drinks and snacks while gazing up at the waterfall where normally it disappears up into the clouds.
Snorkeling Isla de Cano: We depart early from Dominical for our 90 minute drive along the Pacific Ocean to the little town of Sierpe. We will stop here for breakfast at the Oleaje Sereno Restaurant. Please bring money for the breakfast as it is not provided as part of the tour.
After breakfast, you’ll take a comfortable 90 minute boat ride through some of the largest mangrove swamps in Central America to Caño Island. The mangroves are inhabited by crocodiles, snakes, four species of monkeys, and a great variety of birds. Once through the Sierpe River Mouth we'll boat past two of the most scenic areas in the country, Drake Bay and the Marenco Biological Reserve. Along the beautiful coast we'll keep an eye out for Dolphins as well as Humpback, Pilot and Killer Whales.
