"True Paradise , great memories"

--The Honeymooners David & Elisa

"We had three marvelous days here, enjoyed the way our guide got us closed to nature, patient and knowledge. We hope this paradise stays as is and that in 10 years tourists can enjoy as much as we did. Thanks for everything!! "

--The Waschses

"We had a couple of great days here and really enjoyed our hike in Corcovado . Consuelo was an excellent guide!! Paradise is a beautiful spot to relax and a memorable stop on our ongoing exploration of this wonderful country of Costa Rica."

--Chris Hadden , Toronto , Canada

"Beautiful country, excellent people, great food and “Rocco”… what else could a person want?"

--Laura Sharek , California , USA

"My second time back within a year, laughed a lot more, very friendly atmosphere, mas tranquilo. Thank you for making us feel at home and comfortable. All better and definitely going in a positive direction. Muchas gracias. P.S. See you next year!! "

"This has been the absolute highlight of our travels in Costa Rica !! The beach is gorgeous, the setting perfect, food amazing… but the best part of all has been the people. Thank you so much for your kindness, you made our holiday perfect!!! Thank you!!! "

--Laura Bavin, Seattle , USA
--Leigh Bavin, England / Australia

"This place is a real paradise that God has blessed. I am very proud of my country, as well as the persons that took care of us at Paradise Bay."

--Marcela Fajardo J, San Jose, Costa Rica

"We are staying for 5 days at Bahia Paraiso Lodge. We saw a lot of animals here (white face monkeys, hummingbirds, two-toed sloth). The people are very friendly here and the food was good."

--Nelly and Marcel

"Thank you Bahia Paraiso!!! The place is breath taking and the people so nice. Our stay was magic!!!"

--Luce and Marcel / Canada

"Of course we are in complete paradise, but the people here are very nice and very generous. I am having a once in a lifetime experience that I want to have for the rest of the time on earth. Everything here is more than worth the wait and the money. Anyone who has not been here is incomplete with their life and living it.

Thank you so much, we found what we were looking for, it's all here. Thanks for your generosity. "

--Julia

"Bahia Paraiso…what a place, beautiful, lovely, peaceful. Love it… everything we came to see."

--Scott Peters & Kim Staton / California , USA

"Truly the best scenery in Costa Rica . Beautiful place. Pura Vida!!

No need to go to Corcovado .. all animals are right here at Bahia Paraiso and no walk necessary. Great location to relax and enjoy."

--Steve & Kars / Toronto , Canada

"Thank you Bahia Paraiso for being at the airstrip, we had no idea where to go!! Thanks for the hospitality!! "

--Kate & Peter / Minesota , USA

"Our 4th wedding anniversary. Perfect!! We found a great place in the middle of nowhere. Thank you for delivering all we wanted. The setting beautiful, God's creation, nature exuberant, the food great, the service fantastic, the people are one of a kind. God blessed us with beautiful sunsets, wildlife and great time. We hope that you are able to keep up with the concern you have showed to keep up the natural setting, the recovering reef, the wildlife and the scenery in general. We are definitely going to give our testimony to others about what you are all doing here and hope that we can in a small way help you to promote this GOD GIVEN WONDERFUL PLACE!!

Keep up the good work and hope to come back soon!!

P.S. we wish to take “Rocco” home with us. Not possible, please take good care for him. "

--Jose M. Cortes & Guiselle Cañas / San Jose, Costa Rica

 

Here's what a 10-year-old Jenna McMiller wrote about her visit to Bahia Paraiso ( Paradise Bay )

Vacation at Bahia Paraiso in Costa Rica

Last Easter break in April I will never forget the time we went to Costa Rica with my best friend, Hannah, my family and other people from the school. The place was called Bahia Paraiso. After we got to the island off the boat from the ride on the ocean, we had devotions and right away went swimming in the ocean. It was paradise!

The water was warm and calm. The waves were at least four feet tall. We went body surfing. It was fun. Whenever we saw a big wave we said, “Here comes a big one!” The tide was low. The cabins that we stayed in were right by the calm, blue ocean and beautiful green jungle. While we were still in the ocean, we got kayaks and went kayaking with some of my friends, Amanda, Joshua, Luis, Hannah and my brother Tyler. The next day we went body surfing again. In the afternoon, we went on a long walk in the thick jungle with all the teachers and friends. We saw lots of lizards and heard and saw lots of monkeys.

We had to go across a place in the jungle on a log. We had to also row a canoe in the river. I went with Josh, Hannah, Tyler and Mr. Blume to get to some waterfalls.

The river had crocodiles. When we got there, I saw the waterfalls they were beautiful! There were some rocks where you could climb under the waterfalls. The water was freezing. On the way back to the beach, Hannah, Mr. Blume and I went on a different route through the jungle. We ate star fruit, which really did look like a star! It was delicious. We found a plant that smelled good; Mr. Blume showed Hannah and me a seed that you could crack open and smooch berry kind of things and use it for war paint. It is the stuff that the Indians used. When we got back, we were back in the ocean. The tide was a lot higher. There were seven feet waves on shore! The waves pulled me back and forward. We couldn't swim any more.

At night, we had a bonfire, sang songs and finally had s'mores. A gigantic crab came walking out of the blazing fire. The next day, my dad, my brother and some other people and I went horseback riding in the jungle.

The last day we went on the whale and dolphin tour and went snorkeling in the ocean. It was a long way out. We saw a shark, lots of turtles and lots of coral. The coral was colorful with purple and green. We also saw fish and living creatures. When we were on our way back one of the teachers jumped in the water because she had to use the bathroom. When she came back in the boat, the boat driver said, “hay tiburon del toro en el mar!” which means there are bull sharks. We finally got back to the island. We packed and then everybody from school got in boats to take us to the bus that took us back to Panama . I had lots of fun at Bahia Paraiso and I won't forget it.

Jenna McMiller