Palo Verde National Park Private Tour: A Scenic Boat Cruise for Wildlife Enthusiasts in Costa Rica
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Ostional
Embark on a private tour of Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica and experience a scenic boat cruise along the Tempisque River. Discover diverse bird species and explore one of the last remaining tropical dry rainforests.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 6 days learn more
Highlights
  • National Wildlife Refuge Ostional - Explore the Palo verde national park and take a relaxing riverboat cruise down the famous Tempisque River which border Palo Verde National Park. Enjoy an incredible number of birds, Howler Monkies and white face Capuchin Monkies, as well as crocodiles and some other species in their natural habitat.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Professional guide
  • National Park fees
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Experience a peaceful riverboat journey down the renowned Tempisque River on this enlightening wildlife trip. The reserve boasts a high concentration and diversity of bird species, a significant factor in its establishment. This is largely due to its varied ecological environment, featuring 15 distinct landscape types ranging from evergreen forests to mangrove marshlands. Regularly seen bird species in the park include the magnificent curassows, vibrant scarlet macaws, white ibis, roseate spoonbills, anhingas, jabirus, and wood storks among numerous others.

The park safeguards one of the most risk-ridden ecosystems - it’s among the last standing tropical dry rainforests which once blanketed most of Central America. Presently, tropical dry rainforests only span less than 0.1% of their original volume and are acknowledged as the most threatened ecosystems in the tropical region.

The Palo Verde National Park, which translates to ‘Green Tree’ in Spanish, is an illustrious National Park of Costa Rica, nestled within the Tempisque Conservation Area.

  • A minimum of 2 paying people per booking is required
  • Please check the Tour options and pricing that you are buying. Since the number of people does not match with the pricing the balance will be pay it at the pick up time in cash.
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • infants meals are not included
Location
National Wildlife Refuge Ostional
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Robo1280
Apr 18, 2019
Great Daytrip to Palo Verde - Miller was our guide and he was fantastic. On the boat trip, we saw several crocodiles, birds, and monkeys. He also know good places to stop along the way to the river. He would pull over to the side of the road and point out birds (motmots, kingfishers, and several others whose names I forgot), iguanas, and monkeys. We stopped by a restaurant on the way back to the hotel and the food was delicious. Overall it was a great day with a great guide. Highly recommended.
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Gabriela
Dec 24, 2018
Great tour! - We went to Ortega to the office where we met Maricela y Ruben. We got our tickets and Ruben went with us to the boat landing. He was very nice. Our guide and captain of the boat was Felix. We had a private tour as the other people did not show up. Felix knew a lot and showed us all the animals. We could stop to take pictures. We saw monkeys, crocodiles, iguanas and lots of beautiful birds. It was a great tour! Then we returned to the office in Ortega to have lunch. It was delicious!
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Barkie2112
Dec 10, 2018
Spectacular Wildlife Viewing - Decided on this tour because it was a private excursion. Miller promptly picked us up at our hotel and we were off. Made a stop at a local park to see the lizards up close. At one point, I had five lizards at my feet. Miller stopped the car en route to Palo Verde to point out the Howler monkeys in the trees. Upon arrival to Palo Verde, we realized we had the entire boat to ourselves. The boat ride was the highlight of the trip, we saw lots of wildlife up close and at a distance. We had tons of opportunities to snap pictures of everything we saw. We had a fantastic time and were so grateful we had Miller to show us around.
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Adamgoodfriend
Jan 12, 2018
Must See Place - Must Use Miller; He's the best guide out there !!! - The Excursion: Short visit in CR with 2 teenage kids. Needed to see animals. Did research and this was a great 1 day trip. Takes about 90 minutes each way to travel to the park with plenty of things to see along the way. Our guide, Miller knew all the best spots and even though we were probably his 10,000th trip, still showed enthusiasm and professionalism. On time pick up, generous time allotment and great attitude. When you are with 2 kids - a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide is vital. Miller took us on a private boat tour to see several monkey species, birds, alligators and left no stone unturned for our enjoyment. He also took videos and stills of us and sent them after the trip for us to enjoy. Don't just take my word for it, if you use Amex Travel or Visa Travel (I use both)...they ultimately refer you to Miller.
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