Although Drake Bay can be described as remote it is at the southwest tip of Costa Rica on the Osa Peninsula it is actually easy to get there by plane Folks can fly into the international airport at San Jose Costa Rica s capital and then board a smaller plane which can get them to Drake Bay within a couple of hours This is much faster than driving down there or taking one of the daily buses that ply between the two cities Villas in Drake Bay Costa Rica are relatively new built just in the last few years when the town embraced its role in ecotourism taking advantage of its location which offers wonderful water sports such as snorkeling and scuba diving and even deep sea fishing as well as its closeness to Corcovado National Park and the wildlife that can be found there
Corcovado National Park is a backpacker s paradise and is just a few miles away from Drake Bay The guide books wax ecstatic about this park Several ecosystems are located next to each other lowland rain forest highland cloud forest and mangrove swamps to name just a few Baird s tapirs can be seen here as well as jaguars scarlet macaws and other rare wildlife Of course there s no guarantee visitors will see jaguars as they are solitary but it s enough to know that the animals are there and protected Drake Bay villas with their luxury are popular with tourists and this stream of tourists brings in much needed income to the area