El Silencio Lodge and Spa

Nature’s bounty is all around you at El Silencio Lodge and Spa. You can’t help but feel bewitched by the cloud-shrouded forest, sweeping river and crashing waterfalls that make up the grounds here, and fascinating birdlife will make an appearance too – spot hummingbirds, blue tanagers and long-tailed quetzals. Relax in your exclusive villa or suite, guilt-free in the knowledge that no trees were cut down for the lodge (the land is a former grazing ground) and that sustainable materials like bamboo were used to build them. Organic produce grown from the kitchen garden, as well as local farms, are used in all cooking at El Silencio, and there’s even an eco-guide on-hand to show you around on nature walks. Connect even more deeply with your surroundings during an outdoor yoga session, or let expert hands soothe aching muscles in the jungle spa. When you want to venture further out, you’re just a hop and a skip from the national parks of Juan Castro Blanco and Poas Volcano where you can try zip-lining, horse riding and waterfall rappelling.

Services and Facilities

Extensive gardens and on-site trails, nature hikes and bird-watching walks

On-site activities include tree planting ceremonies, oxcart design sessions, horseback riding, zip-lining and waterfall rappelling

Coffee journey, wine tasting and cooking classes

Off-site activities include waterfall hikes, cultural tours and trips to a coffee farm

Escencia Spa with yoga classes

Wi-Fi