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Manuel Antonio National Park Full-Day Tour: Wildlife Observation from San Jose
4.9
620 Ratings
Santa Ana
Embark on a full-day wildlife adventure at Manuel Antonio National Park. Explore pristine beaches, spot monkeys, sloths, and exotic birds, and visit popular Costa Rican attractions along the way.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Orotina - Discover Manuel Antonio National Park, one of the main touristic destinations of Costa Rica. You will be picked up from your San Jose Hotel in the morning in an air-conditioned vehicle, and then you will enjoy a scenic drive towards the Central Pacific Region of the country. On the way to Manuel Antonio, you will savor a delicious Costa Rican breakfast; and you will also have the chance to stop at the largest fruit stand of the country, where you can learn about the huge variety of tropical fruits of Costa Rica.
What's Included
- Crocodile Bridge and scarlet macaw observation
- Fruit stand visit and Jaco Beach look-out
- Air-conditioned transport
- Included breakfast and lunch
- National Park entrance
- Hotel pickup/drop-off (San Jose area)
- Guidance by bilingual professional
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Services not specified
Additional Information
Embark on a day-long journey from San Jose to the globally acclaimed Manuel Antonio National Park. Witness Costa Rica’s stunning white beaches in their fullest glory and explore the park’s rainforest trails, where you may come across resident wildlife such as monkeys, sloths, agoutis, iguanas, and various rare bird species. Take a detour at the crocodile bridge en route to Manuel Antonio, visit the town of Tarcoles to spot scarlet macaws in their natural environment, and take time out at the Jaco Beach observation point, one of Costa Rica’s most frequented beach locales.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Walking is involved
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Drop off with luggage is available in the centrally located Manuel Antonio area Hotels.
- The National Park authorities do not allow plastic water bottles; please bring reusable bottles
Location
Quality Hotel Real San Jose
Centrally located San Jose hotels.
Hotel pickups commence before 6:00 a.m.; the exact pickup time for your tour will be advised on a reconfirmation message.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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669jilliank
Aug 17, 2024
San Manuel National Park - Randal and Harlem did an amazing job!!! Definitely considering booking again next time I'm in Costa Rica. The food was great and views were spectacular. Lots of wildlife, especially monkeys on the beach. Bring a reusable water bottle.
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N4792nfernestog
Aug 17, 2024
Beautiful views. Surrounded by beautiful trees and wild life. - Beautiful views and Delicious food! We saw lots of wild life and Randall and Harlem were amazing 🤩 with us!!! Highly recommended.
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Mrsm_b
Aug 7, 2024
Good trip, covering... - Good trip, covering wildlife and beaches. Breakfast was rice, beans and plantain for us vegans- could have had toast and a fruit platter. Saw Scarlett macaws, iguanas and capuchin monkeys. Lovely lunch at a rooftop restaurant and an hour beach time.
Agustin was once again a fantastic guide and sent us photos he’d taken with his professional lens the day after our tour.
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Y7716zyroyr
Jul 29, 2024
Good time with family. - The trip was amazing and breath taking and beautiful. Our tour guide was Harlem and Carlos they gave us a good tour explained ever and gave us a good explanation of everything.
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Marcelagm6009em
Jul 27, 2024
Amazing experience at Manuel Antonio National Park - We really loved the experience visiting Manuel Antonio National Park, seeing a diversity of animals, birds, insects and butterflies.
Harlem our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the flora and fauna that you can find in Costa Rica. We had a close look through the telescope at macaws, monkeys, sloths, butterflies and bats. We stopped at the beautiful white sandy beaches of the national park and had the opportunity to have a swim in the warm waters of the Pacific.
The lunch we had at San Bada restaurant was delicious and we had amazing views over the national park and Manuel Antonio beach.
On the way back we stopped at Tarcoles river, on the crocodile bridge and managed to spot 5 crocodiles, resting on the river bank.
All in all, a beautiful day which ourselves and our daughter have enjoyed a lot. Our guide Harlem and the driver Don Carlos were very courteous and friendly and made our experience memorable. Thank you for a great day!
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Rosie_m
Jul 22, 2024
AMAZING - This tour was absolutely amazing!!! The tour guide Giovanny and the driver Jose were so awesome! They made th trip fun and Giovanny has high energy and goes above and beyond to make the tour memorable and fun! All the stops were well worth it and of course the star of the tour Manuel Antonio National Park! What a beautiful national park, what more can you want than sloths, monkeys, beautiful beaches and amazing thinking trails! Don’t miss out on this tour!!!!!
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Bradbg7167ou
Jul 20, 2024
AWESOME - The walk through the National Park was amazing. I loved seeing the Monkeys, Deer, Crabs and Sloth’s. Giovani and Jose (Tour Guides) were great. I would definitely come back and hope I would get them as well.
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William_c
Jul 16, 2024
Great hiking and stairs - This was a great tour if you get to the park early in the morning for the crowds. Plenty of different monkeys and great hiking with lots of steps. Once in the park we were on our own swim or hike. Great breakfast and lunch but little time to buy local gifts.
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Williamca4257mk
Jul 16, 2024
Great trip and guide - This was a great trip and our tour guide was really very helpful. One thing missing was a short time to buy gifts. It was understandable because it turned out to be 12 + hour day.
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Josephty3628ba
Aug 11, 2024
Manuel Antonio Park trip warnings - A very enjoyable trip, but be advised that it is a three hour drive from San Jose' to the park. Consider this if you are thinking about bringing children.
Secondly, I found it annoying that on our return to San Jose', the guide ambushed the clientele by asking that we give him and the driver a tip.
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