Rainforest canopy outpost
A remote rainforest hideaway where daily life revolves around guided jungle trails, river kayaking, and agritourism on an organic farm.
“Each of the 16 rooms at Copal Tree Lodge is a spacious villa-style suite set on the edge of the jungle, which gives a sense of privacy and peacefulness.”
Where it shines
Remarkable
Fly-fishing excursions, river kayaking, guided birding trails, and bean-to-bar chocolate making across a vast private rainforest estate.
Remarkable
Sugarcane harvests, on-site rum distilling, estate cacao groves, and wild jungle foraging shape the daily dining experience.
Notable
Dedicated nature guides, complimentary laundry service, and plush canopy-view beds draped in gauzy netting inside secluded suites.
What they say
One Michelin Key
Michelin
Also in AFAR.
Set on a 3,000-acre sustainable farm, surrounded by a 15,000-acre rainforest preserve, and comprised of twelve privately sited, low-impact, high-pleasure suites...
Tucked away
A place apart: the property is the destination.
On a forested ridge above the Rio Grande River, surrounded by a 16,000-acre private rainforest preserve.
The rooms
Screened verandas feature hammocks facing the trees, while floor-to-ceiling bathroom windows frame wildlife in the surrounding forest canopy.
The pools
Bring a swimsuit.
A stone terrace wraps around the main palm-fringed pool, and an infinity pool looks out across the river valley.
The spa
Open-air treatment rooms look out across the jungle canopy, and massages use organic botanicals grown on the surrounding estate.
Yoga palapa and gym
An open timber palapa hosts yoga among the treetops, and the indoor gym provides barbells and gymnastics rings.
At the table
The Garden Restaurant serves meals grown on the organic farm, and the bar pours cocktails with estate-distilled Copalli rum.
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Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.