Guided Tour in Manuel Antonio National Park

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Discover Costa Rica’s wildlife with a passionate local guide in Manuel Antonio National Park. See smiling sloths and learn natural history firsthand.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio - This tour consists of a walk with a professional licensed guide with optical equipment (telescope and binoculars), with which you will find the most camouflaged species in their natural habitat, such as sloths, monkeys, snakes, lizards, frogs, among others! We will take nice photos of the animals we find, these…

What's Included

Free HD photos of animals as souvenirs
Use of optical equipment for animal sighting
Certified bilingual guide for natural history explanations

What's Not Included

Entrance ticket to the national park 20 USD (From the SINAC website)
Food and/or drinks
Admission fees

Additional Information

I am a local guide who loves my job and I am more passionate about what I do every day! If you want to learn about the natural history of the animals of Costa Rica and see the three-clawed sloths smile at you and move with great patience, I am the right person to show you our natural beauties! It will be a pleasure for me to be your guide in my office, the Manuel Antonio National Park!

Location

Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

The meeting point is the Joseth Super Market, this is 50 meters from the main entrance of the Manuel Antonio National Park and there you will find some tables (seating area) where you can wait for me! Next to this supermarket is the closest parking lot to the national park “

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Stephenml6586ov

Apr 20, 2026

Alonso Hernandez and Interpreters of the Nature were just awesome for us! - Alonso Hernandez and Interpreters of the Nature were just awesome for us! We were in Costa Rica for 10 days for spring break with our two small children. Alonso coordinated our transportation to and from San Jose as well as a guided tour in Manuel Antonio National Park. His level of communication and follow through was exceptional! A special thank you to Alonso for providing a comfortable van with kid seats so that we didn’t have to lug kid seats around the world! Our tour with guide, Stephanie, was one of the highlights of the trip, our kids still talk about it! She was clearly passionate about the incredible and unique environment, and was able to spot very well camouflaged animals that we never would have seen on our own. We fully recommend this company, they were a big part of our unforgettable experience!!

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William

Mar 18, 2026

Awesome nature and an amazing guide! - This is a beautiful nature park. So much to see. Many trees , plants , insects and animals.As one who is in awe of nature, and the God who created it, this is definitely a must see in Costa Rica. Unless you’re a degreed naturalist, do not come alone. Our guide, Andres, was phenomenal. He had quite a keen eye for spotting everything. He could see a spider 3 meters into the forest. Spied sloths in the top of trees meters away. He explained the species, their habitat and their relatives. Explaining when they were active their diets and habits Andres was amazing. I hope you may have a guide as attentive and knowledgeable as he is.

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Stacey

Mar 1, 2026

Don’t Book a Tour Unless it’s with Derek - A wonderful guided experience - Derek was a well informed guide with a great personality. Our group of four was small compared to most of the guided groups in the park and made for a more intimate experience. Right at the start we saw monkeys, a frog sleeping peacefully on a leaf, more monkeys, a zigzag spider, land crab, two clawed sloth (x2), a three toed sloth, a rare sight of an owl, more monkeys, and that doesn’t even cover it all. I highly recommend the earliest time you can book before the park starts to get busy. We had a wonderful experience, I would book the tour again. Thanks, Derek! It was a pleasure meeting you. Pura Vida!

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Lesleydg8443jm

Feb 8, 2026

An amazing and stress-free nature walk and swim - A wonderful time. We had a funny and knowledgeable guide, who found so many animals for us to spy through his optical equipment. He also took multiple pictures of each animal, through the equipment, with my phone. It was a 2 hour calm walk. The fruit and drink we received at the end was excellent, and then, if that wasn't enough,vwe had 1.5 hrs floating in the warm pacific ocean, and observing the most beautiful views. Our guide asked us how long we wished to remain at the beach, and had our taxi come for our chosen time. An awesome, stress free excursion.

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Briankp8732zb

Feb 8, 2026

Outstanding guided nature tour Manual Antonio Park. - Alonso was amazing, very knowledgeable, extremely friendly and patient. We saw lots of wildlife, and he was extremely knowledgeable about the Flora and Fauna. Thanks for a great morning!!!!

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Phyllis_b

Feb 3, 2026

Picture this! - Easy paced exploration. Alonso is knowledgeable and friendly. He attaches his phone to his scope and takes pictures of everything we see on the trip and then sends them to us! Very special!

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Mare1208

Jan 18, 2026

Fantastic Walking Tour - Led by a certified guide, we saw a diverse selection of mammals, insects, snake and flowers. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and engaged. Important to book a guide especially through the park website as we would have never seen three-quarters of the wildlife our guide pointed out. With a tripod and scope at hand, we were able to view the tiniest and well-camouflaged creatures. Tips: Rocky paths so avoid wearing flip flops. No plastic or food is allowed so bring lots of water in a reusable container. Although it was not buggy for us, it probably is a good idea to wear insect repellent in addition to sunscreen.

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Ayelet

Jan 4, 2026

Manuel Antonio private guided tour - We just came back from 2 weeks in cost rica and the private guided tour in Manuel Antonio was one of the best experiences we had! We were family with 3 kids 7-10 years old , and Alonso was amazing!!! Super patience, lots of knowledge and stories for the kids, it was interactive tour , the kids helped to find animals and were thrilled when they found , fluent in English. Communication was great, we booked few months in advance , and his price was very good! He also helped us to book more activities with his partners!

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Mj0shi711

Jan 4, 2026

Amazing experience with an amazing guide! - Andy, our guide was exceptional. He was really good at spotting wildlife that we would not have been able to find on our own. we also got great pictures and videos from the telescope so we can remember them! Andy had really extensive knowledge about the wildlife in the park and kept the kids engaged the whole time. We were really lucky to see both two and three fingered sloths, a baby viper, and some amazing insects!

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Dianamd745yt

Jan 3, 2026

A day with sloths, frogs, birds, insects and more! - The whole tour was amazing. Brandon was our guide and he was always worried about us seeing every animal, tree, plant, insect that we could. Brandon is very friendly and friendly, he made the whole experience unforgettable.

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From $35

up to 10 guests

2 - Adult