Birdwatching

Scarlet macaws pair for life and scream across the canopy at Carara and the Osa Peninsula, while resplendent quetzals trail two-foot tail feathers through the cloud forest oaks of San Gerardo de Dota. Hummingbird gardens buzz with a dozen species at once, toucans clatter their bills at dawn, and a local guide can call in a bird by song alone.