Costa Rica Student Nature Photography Tour

Students are greeted by Dave Sr & Dave Jr. who explain how their eco-business model generates revenues through photography tours to save Costa Rican forest.  Students then enjoy photographing from Dave & Dave's Mirador and Hummingbird/Colibri Balcony.

Click here to view the photos taken at Dave & Dave's published in BBC Wildlife Magazine and National Geographic.

(Founder Dave Sr. (far right) with the National Geographic photography student group)  

Student Tree Planting Tour

Read the story of how Dave Sr. & Dave Jr. transformed an oil palm plantation into thriving rainforest in less than 25 years  Click here to read our story as published on Mongabay.com 

Conservation Through Education 

Guests are greeted by the owner David Lando Ramírez and given a brief talk about the importance of reforestation.  David holds a degree in Environmental Studies from Santa Clara University in California and designed the tree planting tour to be an enjoyable hands-on learning experience which promotes conservation through education.

 (Tree planting tour with Education First student group)

Research scientists of the Organization for Tropical Studies  advise Dave & Dave's Nature Park on the best species of trees to plant to maintain the ecological balance of the 4 habitats.

With each tree planted guests help bring Costa Rica closer to it's goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2021.