Frog Watching Night Walk: Experience Rainforest Wildlife After Sunset
4.5
27 Ratings
La Fortuna
Join our Frog Watching Night Walk and explore the rainforest at night. Discover the fascinating nocturnal wildlife, including frogs, snakes, and mysterious creatures. Book your tour now!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Arenal Oasis Eco Lodge & Wildlife Refuge - Arenal Oasis Eco Lodge caters to visitors who seek a welcoming, warm and personalized Nigth Walk experience. This is an authentic back to nature property that allows guests to witness the diverse Costa Rican flora and fauna in its natural form when the dark comes.
    The night tour continues past the frog ponds along flat trails immersed in the noisy night rainforest. The guide will point out animals hiding from you.
    Support, enjoy and learn about the only wild frog sanctuary in the Arenal Volacano Area.
    Tours led by trained naturalist along flat rainforest trails start at 5:45pm at Arenal Oasis. Flashlights are provided and reservations are necessary.
What's Included
  • Certified guide included
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Experience the rainforest in a whole new light, with 60% of its wildlife coming alive after sunset. Discover unique species that only show themselves under the cloak of darkness like frogs, snakes, crickets, and other surprising beings.
Our expert naturalist guides will lead you along easy-to-navigate rainforest paths, starting at 5:45pm from Arenal Oasis. Flashlights will be provided, but you must reserve your spot.
You must wear sturdy footwear such as tennis shoes, boots or hiking gear. Strictly no sandals are permitted.

  • Closed shoes are mandatory (sandals are not allowed for your security)
Location
Arenal Oasis Eco Lodge & Wildlife Refuge
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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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Pieramastro
Apr 29, 2024
Outstanding experience - This is one of the best places to see frogs because of the ponds you can find in this property. We saw so many beautiful frogs and snakes and other little creatures. . We had an amazing guide (JP) so passionate about his job and very respectfull of nature and wild life. I would surely reconend the night tour here.
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Gr9999
Jan 14, 2024
Do it - Unique and informative experience. Our guide, Juan, was amazing. He saw so much that we would have walked past on our own. We saw frogs, sleeping birds, spiders, centipedes, crabs, venomous snakes, and even a bullet ant. As we were walking through the jungle in the night a light rain started adding to the rainforest experience. Thee are multiple small groups with guides in the forest at the same time and they help each other find the more rare animals. We saw two highly poisonous fer-de-lance snakes and a pit viper. All so close that we could have gotten ourselves in serious trouble without a guide. Juan even helped with photographing the animals close up and got much better pictures than we would have on our own. A must do adventure to see how the rainforest really comes alive at night.
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K177600
Jan 12, 2024
Fantastic!! - We loved this adventure! Juan was our guide and he was fantastic! Not only did we see frogs, we also saw a walking palm tree, banana spiders, lichens that were fluorescent, and 3 vipers!! Juan was incredibly patient with everyone. He allowed us as much time as we needed to get our photo! He also is extremely knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the species that we saw. In previous reviews I saw that folks were upset that they didn’t see as many species as they had hoped to see. My best advice is that if you want a guarantee to see a specific frog, maybe go to an aquarium. This is an eco center and no one has control of what or how many creatures you will see. Juan did an amazing job finding all sorts of amazing plants, insects, arachnids, toads, and frogs. Also, I want to mention the staff at the lodge. We did not stay there but they were so helpful and accommodating! I would highly recommend this adventure!
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Rolando_r
Dec 2, 2023
Loved this experience! - Would 100% do this walk again! Saul was our guide and it was great! We were very lucky to have seen some great things! Saul was knowledgeable and had a great eye for frogs, bugs, and snakes! Hopefully we get this lucky the next time we visit!
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Madison
Oct 16, 2023
Frog Night Hike !!! - So so cool. Our guide was amazing, super knowledgeable, and so kind. We saw animals literally every direction we looked. I couldn’t recommend this more
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Larry_w
Jul 27, 2023
Our Frog Watch Excursion - Our guide was not only knowledgeable, but extremely enthusiastic about making sure he located all the wildlife for our group. Great experience!
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Hannahci8765am
May 21, 2023
Amazing guide, excellent experience - This tour was unexpectedly amazing! Juan is EXCEPTIONALLY knowledgeable and able to spot the tiniest animals (in the dark!). He not only knew about the frogs, reptiles, and insects, but was also able to answer our questions about the plants we saw along the way. He also is an amazing photographer and gave us amazing tips. He said we would get “National Geographic quality photos” by the end and it was true! The rest of my photos are going to be so much better because of him. The frogs are really cute, and you can get very close to them because Juan knows how to scout hazards and keep you safe. Overall would absolutely recommend, even if you aren’t already a huge fan of amphibians - you will be by the end of the tour!
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Zimb0man
May 23, 2023
Great night tour! - Enjoyed it. Lots of frogs, snakes, insects and big bonus were the 2 sloths, one a baby 😄. Lots of photo opportunities
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Mathew_w
Mar 1, 2024
Was okay, wished for a little bit more - We got some amazing red eyed tree frog and see through frog pictures. But other than that, our tour guide pointed out grass hoppers, orb weaving spiders, and toads. Nothing really unique. Our tour tailgated a french tour half the time that was speaking very loudly, so couldnt hear him even if he did speak. But he was limited on talking. Basically walking and pointing out basic stuff then continuing on. I am sure there are snakes there, but our guide never really even looked down while walking... if deadly snakes were very common on that trail, i personally would look down every once in a while and check the sides, but maybe its a different mentality. We really wanted to see dart frogs at night, but our guide didnt even look. Was mainly looking in ponds, and on leaves for everything.
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Orsolyak829
Dec 17, 2023
Overpriced tour - You get to watch animals for about two hours. You need to be flexible and go with the flow. It truly depends on luck what types of animals you will be able to see. We thought our kids will enjoy this tour, but it was a huge disappointment for them. The tour guide was nice and knowledgeable, but it’s not worth spending $51/ person for a 2 hour tour. It’s definitely overpriced.
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