We have just booked our trip to Boque del Cabo for the beginning of August, and have some questions for those of you who have been there on how to pack. We understand that Nature Air limits each person to 25 pounds of luggage. So, how best to pack a weeks worth of clothes? We would probably prefer hiking boots over Teva-like sandals, as it's green season and likely to be very wet. What types of clothing did you pack for the trip? I'm assuming that Bosque provides soap, shampoo, etc? We have read through the suggested items on the web site (sunscreen, insect repelllent, flashlight, etc.), but I'm interested to know if there was anything else that you found essential. How do people dress for dinner? We will probably want to pack several books. Is there any place at Bosque where people leave behind their books for others to use?

Thanks for your help!

JT, Just back from Bosque del Cabo earlier this week. All 4 of us managed to stay under 25 lbs each -- lots of tips from others on Fodors really made the difference. We bought light-weight duffle bags (at Target), no wheels, and that gave each of us alot more weight to work with. Instead of jeans, we each had a pair of zip-off pants, which worked great - plus they dried so fast. We had hiking boots, tevas and flip-flops and used all of them. We each wore our hiking boots on the Sansa flights, since they were the heaviest. Wished we had packed more socks, since they get wet and muddy and don't dry. My husband brought along T-shirts and socks he was ready to part with, and just tossed them as we was finished with them ... left room for new T-shirts that we bought along the way. We each had a flashlight for the walk home after dinner, but I had shopped around for light-weight ones. Same thing with compact binoculars and rain ponchos. We packed all the small things in small and large Ziploc bags and brought along an extra stash - which we used for our cameras when we got caught in the rain on a hike.

We lived in shorts, tank tops, T-shirts. Dinner is totally casual. They didn't provide soap or shampoo, but we were in the house, Casa Blanca, so maybe it's different in the cabinas. There were books left behind - some up near the bar, and quite a few at Casa Blanca, which you could probably stop by to look thru.

Sansa didn't weigh our carry-on bags, so we could have piled more into them on the days we were flying. Friends who arrived on Nature Air had to actually step onto a scale, though, along with their carry on - so I guess anything goes.

Hope you have a great time!! Katie

Katie-
Thanks for your response - that helps a lot. I admit though, the thought of stepping onto a scale at the airport is horrifying!!! I'll have to send an e-mail to see if soap/shampoo are included at the cabinas. If not, is there a place in town where you can pick these things up or did you bring yours along?

Puerto Jimenez is the closest town and that was a good 45 or 50 minutes away. Our driver stopped at a grocery store near the airport, and we actually did buy shampoo there, since the one we brought along with us had disappeared while we were in Tamarindo. If you don't need to stop for anything else, though, it might be easier to just pack some from home.

I stocked up at a local drug store with mini sizes, which were perfect cause they lasted just the length of my trip. I also bought a 5-pack of mini plastic travel bottles for lotion, sunscreen (which I never once used!) etc. Every little bit helps!

Dear Jt , I read your email about booking a stay at Bosque. We have been tring to book something there and they told us two weeks ago that they were all full for the beginning of August. We were there in Congo cabina last year. Just curious when you booked it.Dress is extremely casual. Don't remember shampoo, just soap but could be wrong.Snacks would have been good because that is one thing we missed, although the food is goo, especially breakfast. The chef was a better cook than the owner.

We just booked our stay at Bosque last Friday (the 9th). We called there directly. They did not have one type of accomodation that was available for our entire stay, so we will be moving around and staying in different rooms. We are in a tropical garden room for our first night, a standard cabina for the next few nights, and a deluxe for our last few nights. We were very open to the idea of moving around, because we like the idea of experiencing different types of rooms. It does sound as if it will be very full when we are there, but I'm sure that we will still enjoy it!

JTSmitty:

When exactly are you going to be at Bosque? We will be there Aug. 5 thur Aug. 10 and we too have to move around - 2 nights in a deluxe cabina and 3 nights in Casa Blanca.