Who we are
We are a local family with two kids wanting to share with our guests the piece of paradise we live on.
We share our home also with 4 horses, a rescue dog , 2 rescue cats and chickens and many wild animals: Jesus Christ lizards, iguanas, parrots, scarlet macaws, anteaters, otters, coatis, even tapirs.
Edu
- Edu grew up in the community of Drake Bay.
- He learned the trades of agriculture and carpentry from his parents, who where some of the first people to settle down in Drake Bay.
- After receiving his capacitation as a naturalist guide he worked several years guiding tours.
- In 2000, he started his own tourism venture, called Rio Drake Farm. 2017everything needed to be rebuilt and we gave the project a new name: Encanto Lodge. Edu designed and constructed all the buildings of Ecanto Lodge by himself.
- Furthermore, he initiated 2004 the conservation project for the sea turtles on the Drake Bay beach and hosted it during several years.
- Edu is our driver and also the guide for the Encanto Night Tour.
- He loves preparing BBQ for our guests.
- In his spare time likes watching soccer games and is a passionate fisherman.
Sabrina
- Sabrina studied Ecology, Biology and then visited Costa Rica to travel, volunteered in a wildlife rescue center and learn spanish. During her trip she met Edu.
- Before she moved 2009 from Switzerland to Drake Bay, she worked for Greenpeace and WSL conservation biology
- Sabrina likes painting a lot, that´s why she painted all the walls at Encanto.
- The website and reservations are her responsibilities.
- Since she was a child, Sabrina loves horses. In Costa Rica, she fulfilled her dream of having and training her own horses. Recently she got interested in the area of equine facilitated learning, where horses not only are allowed to have their own opinion, but even are appreciated to do so.
- She is also interested in yoga and organic gardening/permaculture and is integrating her knowledge in our farm in order to produce more organic ingredients for the meals we provide.
Where we are
We are situated in the Osa Península of Costa Rica, on the northern end of Drake Bay beach.
Between our place and the beach is a river which converts to a lagoon during high tide and dry season. This is why we have canoes and kayaks to make sure you can discover the beach. But also the river and lagoon are an experience by itself, if you row your boat or kayak into one stream, you will be surrounded by jungle and may see water birds, caimans, turtles or monkeys. If you do not feel like rowing by yourself, we can pass you to the beach (free service) or offer you a canoe tour to discover the wildlife.
A trail on our property invites you to walk through the jungle on the tracks of the tapirs. With some luck, you might see one of them, or a turtle, bird, lizard, otter or snake.
Our place is quiet remote, we are at 20-30minutes car drive from Agujitas, which is the center of Drake Bay, and 2km from the little village El Progreso.
Even if we are next to drake airport, our place is usually very tranquil, as normally there are 2-4 daily flights of small airplanes. It can get a little more noisy in high season, especially between christmas and new year, or when special groups are entering drake by plane. Still, the quiet moments always are more than the noisy ones, as we are on a dead end of a private street.
The noisiest ones here are often the parrots, the cicadas and the frogs.