Jaco Jungle Night Walk and Dinner: Explore nocturnal wildlife & local cuisine

Embark on a thrilling night walk through the Jaco jungle to discover nocturnal wildlife. Enjoy a delicious dinner at a local family’s jungle house. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rainforest Adventures Jaco - An accredited guide will meet participants at the entrance of the only KFC restaurant in Jaco, Garabito Puntarenas. From there, a short 15-minute drive will take them to the jungle. The adventure involves searching for nocturnal wildlife such as snakes, frogs, toads, birds, and fish. The journey follows a river with a…
What's Included
  • Dinner
Additional Information

Embark on a night nature walk, an exciting experience that involves exploring the jungle in search of nocturnal creatures like snakes, frogs, toads, birds, and fish. The journey takes place along a gently flowing river that is not deep, covering a distance of approximately one and a half kilometers each way. Participants are equipped with flashlights…

Location
KFC
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Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Norabd7209fm
Jan 11, 2026
Rewarding Jungle Night Tour Experience - This was such an incredible experience! Of all the tours we went on during our stay in Costa Rica, this was one of my favorites. If you want to get away from the superficial tourist traps and into the jungle for a real experience that puts you a little outside your comfort zone, I would highly recommend this tour. First, the guide was very knowledgeable on Costa Rican flora and fauna, including medicinal or edible plants, as well as helped locate and identify a number of amazing species of frogs, insects, arachnids, snakes, and even an owl. While the jungle at night is an intimidating experience and should be explored with caution, the guide took measures to ensure we had a safe experience and provided us with the necessary gear (protective rubber boots and fancy flashlights) to both stay safe and enhance our experience. We had the opportunity to see beautiful (but deadly!) species like the fer-de-lance (bothrops asper) snake and wandering spider. Aside from the animals, the guide was very friendly, spoke great English, and was flexible and able to adjust the tour based on our requests. This experience is not for the faint of heart, but it might just be the highlight of your trip!
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Goplaces55756674137
Jan 6, 2026
Fun and Unique Costa Rica Experience! - Geriold was an excellent guide for the night walk. He made us feel very safe and was the most knowledgeable guide we met during our trip to Costa Rica. He could answer all of our questions about the plants and animals that we saw and since we had a smaller group he was able to cater the walk to our interest and make it a little longer. A huge highlight is seeing some of the nocturnal animals that you won't see during the day. I think the fee is very reasonable since it includes both transportation and dinner. I'd recommend to anyone who enjoys nature and is willing to go a little outside of their comfort zone!
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Tara_h
Jan 2, 2026
Awesome for kids - What a wonderful experience. Our guides Stanley and Alberto were awesome and good with kids. I took my 6 year old and they were very careful with him. My son thought the giant spiders were so cool. He loved using a flashlight. Geriold was the contact for booking and he had excellent communication the entire trip. The Costa Rican food after, was delicious. My son ate all of it!! Thanks so much for a wonderful experience.
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Sightseer50477774094
Aug 22, 2025
Worth it!!! - Donavan and Rico were amazing. Very knowledgeable and very personable. They went above and beyond our expectations. My daughter was nervous but they made her feel 100% safe. The restaurant El Rancho is where they took us for supper. The food was out of this world delicious.
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Marianoel_g
Aug 8, 2025
Excellent experience - We had a unique night. The guides are excellent people and hosts, always prioritized our safety and passed on respect to the beings who inhabit the area. 100% recommended.
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Nicholas_t
Jul 22, 2025
This was a fantastic... - This was a fantastic experience. Our guides were so friendly and accommodating and really went out of their way to make sure we had a great time, stayed safe, and got to see as many cool things as possible. They even went out of their way to get boots large enough for my son and I since they didn’t already have our size. Overall it was a really great night hike, great food, and really friendly people. 10/10
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Wendy
Apr 21, 2025
Watch for before tour communications via trip advisor site***important - We never took the tour. We did receive a correspondence on TripAdvisor from them a few weeks before the trip to get our shoe size etc. We never looked there so the message was not received until the night of our tour when no one came to get us at the pick up point. This tour was one we were all really looking forward to. For some reason we had difficulty reaching them by the phone system the night of the tour. Back at the hotel we used local phones to reach out to the guide. Such a nice man. We had hoped to rebook our tour during our trip on another evening. He explained that they had some damage after a storm and working hard to get back to giving tours. He apologized for Al the communication difficulties. I could not hope for better in a less than ideal minute. I would use this company for this tour with complete confidence. Enjoy! Sorry we missed it
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Amy_g
Mar 9, 2025
Excellent guided tour... - Excellent guided tour through a river bed to a waterfall! We saw insects, birds, and snakes and had a delicious meal to end the evening. Highly recommend!!
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Kevin_b
Mar 4, 2025
Awesome! - This was great saw snakes, frogs and huge spiders! Trecked through jungle and a stream. Food was great too.
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Departure546325
Jan 31, 2025
Not your average night in Jacó - don’t miss this! - One could definitely spend the whole week at the Jacó beach, and a good part of the evenings enjoying the Jacó nightlife, but definitely don’t miss out on an Awesome nighttime experience through the jungle with our very knowledgeable and attentive guide, Geriold, identifying numerous critters of the dark including many spiders, frogs, fauna and spectacularly, the bothrops asper (fer de lance) (twice!). The experience was exhilarating! This was followed by a marvellous dinner at The Green Barrel Restaurant (family owned and operated in a beautiful tropical setting next to the jungle) and accompanied by great conversation with Victor, our fun and entertaining driver (part of the package!) who stayed close throughout the expedition. My husband and I LOVED the whole experience - We Highly recommend this adventure!
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From $89
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).