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Hotel Bougainvillea Gardens

San José  >  Costa Rica

The ten acres of botanical gardens of Hotel Bougainvillea are the perfect place to kick off a birding trip in Costa Rica.

Ajouté* par Team Birdingplaces
Dernière actualisation 13 mars 2025

Description

Hotel Bougainvillea is just a 20-minute drive from San José's international airport and a nice place to start a birding trip in Costa Rica. The main attraction of the hotel are the 10 acres of botanical gardens. The great variety of tropical plants, including heliconias, bromeliads, orchids, shrubs and some old big trees attracts loads of birds. The garden also has ponds and a bird viewing platform. Guaranteeing a great first morning or evening of birding.

You can observe hummingbirds, tanagers, woodpeckers, flycatchers, owls and many other species of birds. A Mottled Owl can often be found in the bamboo bush next to the swimming pool. Other birds that are often seen in the gardens include Boat-billed Flycatcher, Blue-grey Tanager, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Canivet's Emerald, Green-breasted Mango, Steely-vented Hummingbird, Hoffmann's Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker, Lesson's Motmot, Red-billed Pigeon, Social Flycatcher, Melodious Blackbird, Squirrel Cuckoo, Grey-headed Chachalaca, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Crimson-fronted Parakeet and Summer Tanager.

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Accès

Hotel Bougainvillea is located in a suburb just 10 minutes from downtown San José and about a 20-minute drive of San José international airport. A handy location for a first stop in Costa Rica or also as a last stop before flying home. You can take a taxi to the hotel, arrange a transfer with the hotel or drive to the hotel with a rental car. Press P on the map for directions to the parking lot of Hotel Bougainvillea.

Terrain et Habitat

Parc , Étang , Arbres et buissons disséminés

Conditions

Plat

Boucle

Oui

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Non

Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

Itinéraire

Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Oui

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