Drake Bay Backpackers

Description

About us
rake Bay Backpackers is a small non-profit hostel offering affordable lodging and food, genuine community-based tourism activities, and a rustic jungle setting in the quiet village of El Progreso, Drake Bay. Until now there has been no budget accommodation available in Drake Bay, making Costa Rica’s most intact and beautiful primary rainforest too expensive to consider visiting for many travelers. With the opening of Drake Bay Backpackers, the region’s first dedicated hostel offering the cheapes

Accommodation
Our 12-bed dorm features 6 semi-private twin (bunk) rooms, each equipped with mosquito nets, shelving, under-bed storage, clothes lines and lamps. The dorm also features lockers (padlocks not provided) and ceiling fans. See prices below.

Private Rooms
We offer two private rooms, one single and one twin (bunk). Both are equipped with shelving, lockers (padlocks not provided) and large fans. Private rooms are shared-bathroom only.

Homestay
We offer all-inclusive accommodation in local hous

Services and activities
Facilities and Services
Meals:
For hostel guests:
We offer a menu for breakfast and a family-style set evening meal. Vegetarian and vegan options are available and meals are prepared from locally-sourced ingredients. Guests are required to give prior notice if they wish to dine with us in the evening. The kitchen is also available for use for self-catering guests. A lunch menu is not offered.

For homestay guests:
Three meals per day are provided. Vegetarian and vegan options are available

Surroundings
El Progreso
A small village situated 6km North East of Agujitas, El Progreso is home to Drake Bay Backpackers and the Corcovado Foundation, and is the center of community-based tourism in the region. The village contains three grocery stores (pulperías), two small restaurants (sodas), a school, two churches, a bar, a community center and soccer field, and Drake Bay Airport. It is also home to the largest of the beaches in Drake Bay, playa Drake, a large river system home to myriad species of bi

Why should you stay with us
Based at the Corcovado Foundation’s beautiful and well-equipped volunteer camp, Drake Bay Backpackers is a rustic paradise located in a peaceful Costa Rican village, with unique access to deserted beaches, wetlands and pristine rainforest wilderness. Whether you are on a tight schedule looking to cram in some tours, or you are looking for a comfortable and affordable retreat in which to kick back and relax for a while, Drake Bay Backpackers is ideally suited. Guests come here because they want t

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