Tiskita Jungle Lodge

Tiskita is one of the most amazing places we have ever stayed! We loved our private little "Casita" in the jungle overlooking the ocean. Our favorite place was sitting on the covered front porch watching monkeys, macaws & toucans in the trees as we listened to the ocean waves crashing below. The food is delicious; locally sourced primarily from their own gardens. Much thought has gone into the creation and maintenance of their many well marked jungle trails. The ocean is just a short walk away, and it wasn't unusual to find ourselves with the beach all to ourselves!!! We enjoyed a wonderful horseback ride lead by Pablo on the beach & through the jungle. We went birdwatching & took a night walk with Naturalist Rosio. The little pool by the main lodge was a perfect place for a quick dip and/or use WiFi (which is intentionally NOT available in the Casitas, along with no TV). I can't say enough good things about the people who work at Tiskita. They really went above and beyond - especially Rosio! Tiskita is family owned (multi-generational) and they clearly love the lodge and land. We are so very fortunate that they decided to share their jungle home with the rest of us. It was an unforgettable experience!

We spent 2 nights at Tiskita and we really loved being surrounded by all of the jungle. It was an amazing setting with abundant wildlife. We saw so much wildlife, and even more on our rainforest guided walk with the lovely Rosa (squirrel monkeys, lizards, white face monkeys, vultures, agoutis, acoutis, butterflies and so much more). The description Rosa gave helped us to understand the environment so much better than had we have just wandered off on our own. She told us about their life cycles and their development, their biology and their habitat in such a great way. It would have been nice to have been informed about all of the hotels activities on check-in so we could have organised our time a bit better. We weren’t aware there was a night walk we could attend until about 5 minutes before it was going to start, at which point it was 8pm and we had already changed, but if we were told in advance, we would have prepared ourselves to be ready for it. We also didn’t realise that the food was a set menu - with set dining times. It would have been good to know this before too, as one member of our party missed several meals due to surfing for most of the day, so we would have preferred to just choose some light snacks throughout the day instead. All of the staff were really friendly and clearly eager to please. Tiskita lodge was a lovely stay, but not quite the luxury we had anticipated; perhaps through our own fault or perhaps through some marketing that makes it appear more luxurious than it is - don’t get me wrong, it’s beautiful, but you’re paying for the setting and Rosas expertise more than anything else.

This is one of the best eco lodges in Costa Rica, for many reasons. Beach front surfers paradise with long walkable beaches, turtle sanctuary/ release program, backs onto natural forest steep mountains with its own waterfall/ swimming hole in the jungle. This is an old fruit farm with many many fruit trees which everything eats naturally. Birds from several ecosystems, amphibians and mammals. Yes sloths(with baby), squirrel monkeys(with babies), howler monkey off your deck white faced monkeys treating apart Jack fruit in front of you. All naturally, caterpillars turning into cocoons right infront of you, so many types of frogs. Your bungalow is surrounded by forest and is super loud for those that aren't ready for it! Be aware of that! Nice spacious bungalow that never ran out of hot water and staff keep it clean. So much fresh fruit at breakfast and pretty much anything you wanted. Lunch, supper, all done with dietary needs happily addressed and always confirmed to your liking. The staff are happy to engage and happier to assist you in every way. Scarlett macaws, and a very long list of bird species identified in hours. Regret not spending many days here and the area. I don't go back to many places in the world twice but this one I will spend more time at next time!