Mystic Island
Our dock, 10 minutes by boat from Golfito. The four boats leave from here.
Rooms from $300 a night, with the forest, the trails and the waterfall on the island.
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Mystic Island
A private island in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, 10 minutes by boat from Golfito
Golfo Dulce from the dock
The inshore grounds start minutes from the island and the offshore drop-off is 25 to 45 miles out. Choose a waypoint to see what is there.
- Mystic Island dock
- Inshore, to about 15 miles
- Offshore, 25 to 45 miles
- Golfito to the dock, 10 minutes
Not for navigation. Coastline © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Golfito
We meet you in Golfito and cross the gulf to the dock in 10 minutes.
SANSA flies from San José in 45 minutes; the drive takes about 5 hours.
Plan your trip
Inshore grounds
Rocky points, river mouths and mangrove edges, from the dock out to about 15 miles.
Roosterfish, cubera snapper, tarpon and snook. $1,200 a day per boat.
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Offshore drop-off
The Matapalo drop-off and seamounts, 25 to 45 miles out, a 1 to 1.5 hour run.
Blue and black marlin, sailfish and yellowfin tuna; every billfish is released. $1,500 a day per boat.
See the fishingHumpback calving
Southern-hemisphere mothers and calves from July to November.
Northern visitors from December to April.
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Southern mothers Northern visitors
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Resident dolphins
Bottlenose and spotted dolphins live in the gulf all year.
They often ride the bow on the way out to fish.
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American crocodiles
Crocodiles in the river mouths around the gulf.
Crocodylus acutus, one of the neighbors photographed around the gulf.
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Scarlet macaws
Scarlet macaws feed in the beach almond trees along the gulf.
Piedras Blancas next door: 14,000 hectares of lowland rainforest and 340 recorded bird species.
See the wildlifeCasa Orquídeas
A family botanical garden on a remote beach, reached only by water.
Orchids, heliconias and the birds they draw.
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Rincón mangroves
Paddle the Rincón estuary by kayak on the tide.
Sloths, herons and kingfishers along the banks.
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Reef snorkeling
Coral off the Piedras Blancas shore.
Clearest in the dry season, January to April.
See the wildlifeWildlife of Golfo Dulce
Howler monkeys calling at dawn, hummingbirds in the porterweed, sloths crossing the road. A few of the neighbors, photographed around the gulf.
See the wildlife- Brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus
- Mantled howler monkey Alouatta palliata
- Golden-hooded tanager Stilpnia larvata
- Rufous-tailed hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl
- Cherrie’s tanager Ramphocelus costaricensis
- Red-tailed squirrel Sciurus granatensis
- Yellow-headed gecko Gonatodes albogularis
- White peacock Anartia jatrophae
Fishing, the island and its wildlife
The boats and the season, the house and its trails, and the animals around both.
Fishing
Inshore in the gulf, offshore past Cabo Matapalo. Four boats, each with its own captain.
See the fishing
The Island
The house, the pool, the trails and the waterfall, on a forested island 10 minutes from Golfito.
See the island
Wildlife
Macaws, sloths and howler monkeys around the house; dolphins and humpbacks in the gulf.
See the wildlifeDistances and prices
All prices in US dollars. Every fishing day includes food, drinks and preparation of your catch.
- From Golfito
- 10 minutes by boat
- Boats
- 4, each with its own captain
- Offshore fishing
- $1,500 a day per boat
- Inshore fishing
- $1,200 a day per boat
- Rooms
- From $300 a night
Tell us your dates
Share when you’d like to come and what you’d like to chase. We’ll match you with the right boat and captain and send a full itinerary within [24 hours].