Tamarindo Birdwatching Tour: Discover Crocodiles, Monkeys and More with a Local Naturalist Guide

Join our Tamarindo Birdwatching Tour led by a local naturalist guide. Discover crocodiles, monkeys, and more while exploring the rich biodiversity of the area. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Las Baulas National Marine Park - Join me on one of the Best tours in Tamarindo Area and create memories you cannot forget.\nCruise through the fascinating mangrove world of our endemic endangered Mangrove hummingbird, off the beaten track and away from the tourist traps In an easy 2 hour tour.\n\nThe tour will start from the Tamarindo park…
What's Included
    • Bottled water
    • In-vehicle air conditioning
    • Snacks
Additional Information

I’m a local of Tamarindo town and grew up around the National park. Growing up in such a rich and biodiverse place sparked my passion of conservation and protection of our natural resources and wildlife! I became a professionally trained and certified naturalist guide and decided to make this a full time job about 6 years ago! I’m bilingual, fun, educational and an avid birder! Let’s go make some memories

Location
Discover Tamarindo Travel Agency
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Curtis_b
Oct 3, 2025
Crocodile fight - Get Juan Carlos as your guide. Amazing outing. We saw two crocodiles in a fight. Guide was extremely knowledgeable
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Chris_m
Aug 23, 2025
Awesome Time! Pura Vida - Wear comfortable shoes with thick soles. The hike may be challenging for youngsters or the elderly. Also, bring water. It’s a good distance but all worth it. The waterfall seim was the best part. Perfect after the long hike. Buffet was delicious and the hot springs were alot of fun for the whole family.
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Roeloff60
Aug 6, 2025
Wonderful experience, including monkeys and crocodiles - Beautiful relaxed tour through the mangroves of Tamarindo. A very knowledgeable guide who has all the facts ready. And luckily we saw the crocodiles and the monkeys too. Definitely recommended!
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Judith_v
Jul 31, 2025
We were lucky - Juan Carlos was an amazing guide. I loved his passion and knowledge about mangroves. He made it clear that it wasn’t a zoo so there were no guarantees but we saw 3 crocodiles, a raccoon, 3 howler monkeys, loads of iguana, land crabs, 2 species of heron. It was a great morning
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Micolm72
Jul 27, 2025
Great, informative boat tour for the family. Saw alligators, crocodiles, iguana and raccoons. - The staff from Fabiana who picked us up to our guide Juan Carlos were super friendly and informative. On the tour we saw crocodiles and raccoons and we learned so much of the local flora. The boat was very comfortable and it is a great tour for the whole family. I highly recommend it.
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Bryguysc
Jun 9, 2025
Excellent estuary tour experience. - We really enjoyed it time on this tour. Our pilot, Moises, and our guide/naturalist Juan Carlos both were excellent. Juan Carlos provided so much information! He was good with both the adults and kids on our tour. They led us off the boat to see a troop of howler monkeys. There was a classic pura vida vibe! We would suggest this experience and would do it again ourselves.
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O3297orpaulm
Apr 3, 2025
Wonderful bird watching - We had a wonderful time bird watching in the estuary. Our guide was fantastic and very knowledgable. One thing that wasn't advertised very well is that the tour is from a boat with a shade bimini.
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Brentcz902ii
Apr 1, 2025
Monkeys and crocs - Chris did a great job with finding all the wildlife and was very knowledgeable. LEGEND. Loved the tour!! Croc was trying to swallow a sting ray at one point. Chris’s monkey call was impressive and we got to see a family of monkeys!
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Noah_d
Mar 23, 2025
Awesome - We saw everything that they advertised and more the guide was very knowledgeable about the area, we were in small groups of people which made it nice. Definitely recommend this tour
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Francie_r
Mar 13, 2025
Bad Guide!( Christian) - The tour itself was decent. Relaxing boat ride, if you are new to the birds and things .. lots of fun.. However,, our guide( Christian jr. )was not meant to work in this industry. Before we left the boat landing he went on a Rant.. basically scolding us for saying avocados were expensive there. Complained that we are Renting homes and eating at restaurants that are not owned by locals.. so It’s “our fault that things are pricey.. because tourists buy land there and charge too much and locals can’t afford to live! Then stopped the boat to Yell at a woman that she got on the wrong boat . ( very easy to do as there is no organization by the boats . No one checked any tickets or anything. ) And that she paid someone else and he needs his money . There were some interesting things to see and it could have been a really fun day. But he was just awful..! I would never do anything if he was running it! His father also Christian , was our pickup Driver and he was great!
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From $50
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).