About Us

Rancho Makena started as a dairy farm in 1998. Several years ago we decided to build the Mikaela Lodge cabins designated to visitors who enjoy the rural tourism experience. Currently we have capacity for a total of 40 people in our cabins; however, we work with a maximum of 20 guests at a time to maintain the environmental balance since we are located in a protected mountain area.

Rancho Makena operates in a 10-hectare land that was acquired 25 years ago. The area is divided as follows: three hectares of primary forest, two hectares of secondary forest, three hectares of grazing field, two hectares dedicated to reforestation and one hectare for the cabins and restaurant.

In addition, we own a 50 hectares private natural reserve where we keep most of our horses and take the horseback riding tours.

We are located in the lowest end of the Monteverde Cloud Forest, on the border between the provinces of Guanacaste and Puntarenas.

We focus our efforts on developing a tourism project committed to sustainable development, with policies aiming to achieve a carbon neutral operation. For this reason we have the support Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica.

Our primary goal is not only to provide accommodation and comfort to our clients, but to give them the opportunity to have a real life experience of how to live in the mountains and woodlands while taking good care of our environment. That is the reason why we have designated a hectare of our property to reforestation and give the opportunity to our guest to plant a tree in their visit and that way help to lessen the effect of global warming.

Visit us and help us take care of our planet. Every little step gets us closer to the summit we want to reach. For a better quality of life in this our only home: the earth.

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