Hotel Kayas Place
Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Puerto Viejo is considered the gateway to the most bio-diverse region on the planet, found within the Talamanca mountain range. Visit the beaches of Cocles and perhaps view a soccer game on the small fields often packed with locals on Sundays. Explore one of the indiginous Reservations and learn about these ancient yet still productive cultures. Home Creek's Indian Reservation 4 km north of Puerto Viejo. Visit the Georgia Botanical Gardens. The owners have been growing spices, tropical fruits and ornamental plants for over 20 years. To the north the Butterfly Garden is a large screened garden representing many of the local butterflies in a natural environment. Also to the north, the Sloth Hospital helps sloths that have been hurt by cars, power lines, etc. They have a wonderful boat tour that takes you through the canals and lagoons where you can see sloths in the wild as well as other wildlife.

Bird Watching - This is one of the best places in the world to see a multitude of colorful birds. Many can be seen right from the hotel.

Tours – There is a wide choice of tour types, provided by local guides and outfitters. To fully view the plants and wildlife of the Caribbean coast, we recommend you take guided tours.

Canopy Tours - view the jungle from the top of the trees.

Jungle Tours – Cahuita National Park, and the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge are two large national parks are close at hand to see wildlife and fauna. Alligators, iguanas, reptiles, owls, monkeys, and parrots are common sites.
Farm Tours – Chocolate and Cacao demonstrations, medicinal and botanical gardens. Local farmers demonstrate how crops are raised in a jungle environment, both by horse or by foot available.

Waterfalls - cool off in the water and enjoy the sites.

Turtle Watching - several options are available to see them and to learn how important they are to the local ecology.

Kayas Place offers free WIFI in all the guest rooms and common areas. Our rooms have either a view of the ocean or the garden, which if filled with tropical plants. Our open-air restaurant and bar is casual with ocean view.