Who hasn't fantasized about flying over fairytale tropical landscapes, with the soft ocean breeze caressing our face, feeling as free as a bird… This tour gives you the opportunity to fly over one of the most beautiful and scenic regions of Costa Rica, including Ballena (Whale) National Marine Park, where you might see dolphins and humpbacked whales with their calves in the waters below.

You will live new and intense emotions, as you discover and fully explore the enchanting scenery found in the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica - one of the most biologically intense places on earth - in the legendary Challenger II, known for its excellent flight performance, safety and extraordinary gliding capacity.

Comfortably seated in the open cabin of the two-seater plane, you will travel accompanied by one of our experienced sports pilots. Because every trip is individual, you are in permanent contact with your pilot, being able to converse with him throughout the entire trip.

This is a unique opportunity to experience the marine and tropical forest biodiversity from the air, freeing your senses in harmony with nature. There is no one and nothing that can really describe this moment. Come join the adventure!

This journey begins with a gentle ascension; you will slowly start to feel that you blend in with the impressive landscape that appears before your eyes, and that a compelling force invites you to free your emotions and float upon the air.

On this tour, you will be able to feast on the abundant mountains and tropical humid forest vegetation that provide a backdrop to Ballena National Marine Park, a sanctuary for numerous animal and bird species, as well as sandy and rocky pebbly beaches, estuaries, mangroves, cliffs, rocky reefs, islands and the Punta Uvita tombolo.

Within minutes, you will feel completely relaxed as you are transported to a world of tranquility, enjoying the captivating scenery appearing below you.

2. Marine Park and Mangrove Tour

This adventure begins with a flight over Ballena National Marine Park, where the lush rainforest, extensive golden sands and the ocean's deep blue hues all combine to form a visually perfect work of art seen only within nature.

Then you fly gently south over an immense and wild tropical setting. As you approach the mouths of Térraba and Sierpe rivers, floating on the fresh breeze from the Pacific Ocean, you will discover the most extensive mangrove forest in Costa Rica. A practically unexplored work of navigable mangrove-lined canals separates numerous small islands.

This valuable ecosystem is a natural habitat for a great variety of birds, myriad fish species and other marine organisms. Only by air could you attain such a thorough and profound vision of this majestic panorama. Come join the adventure!

On this design-your-own tour, fly free as a bird anywhere you wish over the magical Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Create your own aerial nature tour, choosing where you want to go within our flying range.

Our flying range for these customized tours is the southern Osa Peninsula, with specific destinations such as Drake Bay, Corcovado National Park and the Golfo Dulce, as well as north to the Central Pacific coast and destinations such as Manuel Antonio National Park, Herradura Bay, Carara Biological Reserve, the mouth of the Grande de Tárcoles River and much more.

Come enjoy unforgettable images of the southern Pacific coast from the air!

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