DANCING Tree
Wake up to howler monkeys calling through the forest. Drink your coffee by the pool while you watch parrots, macaws, toucans and oropendolas fly above.
When the trees start dancing. LOOK UP! It's the sign of monkeys passing through the trees.
On our ridgetop in the canopy the wildlife is everywhere!
For a wild walk take a trek through the canyon preserve.
Our accomodations at Dancing Tree are a three bedroom, two bath oceanview lodge less then 1 km to the beach .
Newly renovated Seaview pool with wet bar, covered dining and party area.
We now have high speed fiberoptic cable.
Lodge borders private refuge...rainforest hiking out the door.
Each story of the house has ocean view covered balconies.
Upstairs jungle room offers birds eye views of the forest and the ocean.
The house is traditional Caribbean style
and rises in the canopy.
Pool with wet bar, shower, laundry and dining area
Rainforest trails through shared preserve
House has all linens,
Fully equipped kitchen
Ocean view balconies
Cool mountain breezes.
Spectacular flower gardens
Fresh fruit from our trees when in season
Wildlife wildlife wildlife
HOUSE DESCRIPTION
UPSTAIRS…The Jungle Room
Open air view room to see everything in the canopy
wide open views of huge trees, moody ocean waves and birds in flight . Its a high point on a high ridge.
MAIN FLOOR
The main floor has an open living room, fully equipped kitchen, dining space. Hand painted murals and hardwood slab countertops provide an eclectic touch
Handsome almendro floor and beamed ceilings grace the living room, and in the center is a one of a kind art piece spiral staircase to the jungle room.
The living room is comfortably furnished and has an entertainment zone with smart tv, books, games.
Main floor bedroom has 1 queen bed and a single bed. .
Main floor bath has ocean tile mosaics and roomy bathtub.
A covered porch stretches the length of the main floor of house with ocean vistas.
STAIRS lead down to the master suite and a second small bedroom.There is an outside entrance to master suite as well.
Master features king bed with covered balcony overlooking the sea.
Small bedroom downstairs has queen bed.
Downstairs bath has eclectic stone bathtub and ocean view shower wall.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
We are located above the small village of Playa Chiquita/Punta Uva approximately 4 km past Puerto Viejo and and 1 km above beach road at top of Calle Shawanda.
Four wheel or all wheel drive is needed as road is steep and it gets rainy in the rainforest.
The beach road down the hill about half mile is lined with eateries and small grocery stores and shops.
The area is known for beautiful beaches and temperate weather year round.
THE CREATURES THAT CALL OUR MOUNTAIN HOME
Delight as endangered Green Macaws stop by to play in our trees and share ocean breezes with our guests.
Take a dip in the pool while monkeys play overhead.
Share the morning Breeze with flocks of toucans and parrots
Hammock out and be lazy with a sloth
Have morning coffee with the agoutis, while looking for green iguanas basking among the bromeliads on the limbs of the giant rainforest trees.
During the annual Great Bird Migrations in the spring and fall there is no better place to watch the raptors by the thousands passing by. It is an amazing sight to witness hours of hawks, vultures and smaller raptors gathered circling in the thermals…it’s a bird party!!!Best of all because we are at the top of the ridge the action takes place all around us..
Wake your adventurous spirit and take a hike in our woods.. Look hundreds of feet up into giant walking palms and rare old growth hardwood trees bigger around then cars, dripping with bromeliads and vines. Stop, be quiet and listen to the jungle symphonies of the tree frogs, birds and crickets.
Our primitive trails wind through the canyons and ridges of our forest, cross cool creeks, and lead you to deep jungle.
BEACH?!!!
Less then ten minutes walk down the mountain is the BEACH at Playa Chiquita, one of the string of gorgeous beaches along the peninsula between Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo.
Area offers snorkeling, swimming, diving, dolphin tours, fishing boats, surfing, sand and sun.
The locals invite you to play. Great outdoor venues offer drinks and Caribbean seafood specialties.
All you have to do is choose ....................
.which beach....................... Hmmm .
walk down the hill to
Playa Chiquita, secluded and quiet. The locals beach
Two kilometers away is world famous Punta Uva Beach, repeatedly named as one of the worlds prettiest beachesfor good reason, calm baby pool area ,with an awesome natural bridge and trail up to a viewpoint.
Rental equipment and food options are plentiful..It can be crowded on weekends.
Playa Grande is between Punta Uva and Manzanillo,and is another amazing beach.Down at manzanillo there are even old shipwrecks.
Cocles Beach, two kilometers the other direction on the beach road toward Puerto Viejo is a great surf beach. International competitions share the waves there. Lots of vendors, restaurants,lifeguard on weekends. Cocles is a Party beach,not a quiet secluded one.
Puerto Viejo town boasts long, usually calm black beach and the baby pools right downtown. Old barge is a fun kid place.
These gorgeous beaches are still uncrowded and quiet on weekdays.
Dolphin excursions, dive trips and fishing boats are available at Punta Uva, Manzanillo,and in Puerto Viejo.
Want to Party? GO TO TOWN!
Puerto Viejo is the center of tourism on Costa Ricas east coast. It is a vibrant thriving town that wakes up at sunset.. Stroll through and listen to music, have a fine dinner or dance in a town known word wide for its party.
It is a working community in the daylight with wonderful restaurants, several grocery stores, two banks, pharmacies and and a medical clinic , along with shops and tour companies.
Live music is abundant .There is reggae, salsa, Worldbeat and rock and roll at night at the beach clubs and town
Try the local cuisine!!!
The Costa Rican favorite Gallo Pinto is a breakfast staple, and Fresh caught local lobsters and whole snapper in estilo caribe are a seafood treat.
While here try some Rondon.(rundown..) a delicious stew like favorite with a joke in its name.)
The Italian food is excellent. There are many vegetarian and vegan restaurants along with a fusion of foods from all over the world. Fresh and healthy food is the norm.
Every tour offered in the eastern half of the country can be booked in and out of Puerto Viejo.
Whitewater rafting is a tourist favorite, unforgettable scenery and great thrills.
Cahuita
National Park and Gandoca Refuge are must sees, Waterfalls, chocolatiers, indigenous villages, ziplines, surfing and snorkeling and wildlife sanctuaries surround us…you would have to stay a year to do it all..
The Jaguar Rescue
Center is a local sanctuary, is extremely educational.
The culture of the Caribe is laid back, with a welcoming one world feel. People of many cultures coexist happily.
GETTING HERE
If renting a car to travel to Dancing Tree, a four-wheel drive will make your vacation hassle free. It will be worth extra cost for the access to places such as parks and remote beaches, many of which have rough roads. .Our hill is steep ,and when wet 4x4 is needed
Some folks don't rent cars and use local tuktuk mini taxis or the bus, which passes by each half hour on the beach road .
The ten minutes walk up to the house is strenuous, so keep that in mind
A stay at Dancing Tree is a one of a kind experience.. It is not a hotel or just a vacation rental...its a rainforest adventure for your family and friends. I guarantee you will be amazed.
Dancing Tree is self-supporting. Our guests rental payments help us pay to preserve the adjacent primary and secondary forest lands.
Without your visits I could not afford to do this.
Habitat is disappearing rapidly, we are intent on trying within our power to help our rare and fascinating jungle neighbours to have a place to be
Pura Vida!
