Rainforest Safari: Discover Costa Rican Sloths

Explore Costa Rica’s lush forests, spot sloths, toucans, and Red Eyed Tree Frogs. Swim in Rio Celeste and visit a butterfly garden. Adventure awaits!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bijagua de Upala - Bijagua is a small village where we will find the private reserve for the sloth observation.
  • Rio Celeste Nature - We go on a private land to acess Rio Celeste and go for a refrshing swim!
  • Jardin Y Mariposario Peniel - During lunch, we will have the chance to observe the blue morpho butterfly.
What's Included
  • First class transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional bilingual guides
  • Entree to parks and sites
  • Typical lunch
  • All taxes
What's Not Included
  • Not included: gratuities to chauffeur and guides (recommended)
Additional Information

Set off on an exciting journey through the verdant rainforest of Tenorio Volcano to encounter the renowned Costa Rican sloths in their natural environment. During the trek, you may also see vibrant toucans, the elusive red-eyed tree frog, and other colorful wildlife.
The adventure includes an additional visit to a butterfly garden to admire the…

Location
Bijagua de Upala
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Allen_n
May 3, 2025
Costa Rica Experience - Kevin and Alberto were amazing! Fun, flexible and very knowledgeable. We saw and swam in the beautiful Rio Celeste and saw 5 sloths, a viper, multiple frogs and other exciting critters. I highly recommend this. It captured the essence of what Costa Rica has been in my mind all my life.
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Derek_m
Apr 22, 2025
Amazing tour! The owner,... - Amazing tour! The owner, Kevin, was our guide. We had an amazing day. Saw sloths, snakes, various frogs, and toucans. Kevin was very knowledgable and made our day memorable. Would certainly go on his tour again!
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Steven_p
Apr 9, 2025
A must when in Costa Rica - Fantastic day of touring around. We all had an amazing day. Gabriel was amazing and would highly recommend. Jess at the sanctuary was amazing and helped get some of the best pictures I have ever seen of animals.
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777yannickh
Apr 4, 2025
Day filled with flora and fauna! - Very nice day! on the trail to Rio Celeste Falls we saw; frog, snake and even a group of Capuchin monkeys, as well as a kinkaju. The fall was beautiful, it was worth the descent of the stairs as well as the ascent. Our guide Alberto was kind enough to stop for 20 minutes while me and my spouses went to cool off in the river. Excellent dinner with even a greenhouse with butterflies. After dinner stop at the tree of peace. And what about the visit of the sloths.... Wow, snakes, frogs, tapir, toucans and sloths. I recommend without hesitation
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K8665ojtarah
Mar 27, 2025
Awesome adventure! - We had the best time! We swam in the Blue River, we saw sloths, toucans, poisonous frogs, tasted termites :), learned how to survive in the jungle, lol, and had a wonderful time making friends with our fellow internationals! Thank you Kevin and Memo for a wonderful time!
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Brandee
Mar 17, 2025
We’ll be back. - Although our trip was canceled Kevin reached out to make any other options available including a private tour. I appreciate him reaching out and going above and beyond to accommodate us. We will be back soon and plan to book with him and his family. I’m grateful for his help and the work he does.
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Jessica
Feb 17, 2025
Amazing adventure - Our guide Kevin and Memo the driver took us on a fun all day adventure! We saw all kinds of wildlife and birds, and the best part was seeing the sloth that came down to the ground up close!! Truly amazing to be that close to a sloth. Lunch at the traditional Costa Rican restaurant in Bijagua was tasty, and there was a butterfly garden attached to the restaurant. We had a full van, and I’m pretty sure everyone had an amazing time. Thank you!
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David_n
Feb 11, 2025
Exceptional Tour Guide Luis! - My girlfriend, sister and I absolutely loved this excursion! If you are lucky enough to have Luis as your guide, you are in for an amazing day of insight and desire to share his country with you. From high quality transportation, on the fly stops to see/taste Costa Rica, you will not be disappointed. We made a stop off at a tree that was 500 years old and was the inspiration for Avatar. We also saw a sloth just above our heads, which was on my girlfriend’s life bucket list. This was only one of 4.5 sloths we saw (one had a baby!). Tree frogs, poison dart frogs, birds, pit vipers, and even a tapir walked right across our path when we stopped to walk around. It was very safe and we stopped off for a great lunch at a very cool farm with a great view. We were able to get amazing pictures of it all and our guide might be a professional photographer, so we were all in the photos as well. IT. WAS. AWESOME! Thank you SO much Luis. You truly made our trip exceptional and wish you all the best!
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W3325iwevelynec
Jan 23, 2025
5 Star Excursions - Excellent service, guide, driver, 3 excursions with them. Pleasure, professionalism, 5 star service!!!
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Marcel
Dec 29, 2024
Nice but not high-profile - Pick up at hotel required extra communication regarding correct location. Bus ride plus driver was good. In the park 1 sloth, 1 snake, 2 cockatoos and 3 frogs seen. I don't think this is much for the jungle. Guide was good. Also, the park was not really big and you could have easily walked through it in 45 minutes. Swimming in the river was fun but not spectacular. In the butterfly garden I saw 3 different butterflies. And was small on purpose. Lunch was ok, but also no more than that. The chocolate "factory" cocoa plantation. Was nicely located but is really just a big souvenir shop, with chocolate bars of 15 dollars each.
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From $135
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).