Manuel Antonio Park Tour: Discover Wildlife and Beaches Amidst Natural Beauty
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817 Ratings
Cantón de Aguirre
Embark on a wildlife and beach adventure in Manuel Antonio Park. Limited daily tickets available. Book now for a customized tour with local guides.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Manuel Antonio National Park - Upon gathering at our designated meeting spot, your guide, who is officially certified by the ICT (Costa Rica Tourism Board), will introduce themselves and inform you of the guidelines to follow during the excursion.\n\nThroughout our journey, we will traverse at least four distinct paths within the Park, observing an array of wildlife that includes monkeys, sloths, lizards, amphibians, snakes, birds, and insects. This area is renowned for its biodiversity. Additionally, we’ll have the chance to capture stunning photographs using our HD spotting scopes, ensuring you have lasting memories of your visit.\n\nOpting for a morning tour allows additional time to savor the beach post-tour, whereas the afternoon may not afford the same leisure due to the Park’s closing time at 3:00pm.\n\nAfternoon excursions tend to be less congested than their morning counterparts. Should you wish to spend time at the beach during an afternoon tour, your guide will have an alternative ‘plan B’ to maximize your enjoyment!
What's Included
- Certified local guide accredited by Costa Rican authorities
- Option to swim at the beach or explore various trails after the tour
- High-definition photos and videos of wildlife included
- Use of HD spotting scope for enhanced wildlife viewing
What's Not Included
- Entrance to the Park NOT included
- Transport from your lodging place NOT included
- Fruits and drinks NOT included
Additional Information
Last revised: August 7, 2023
Due to the Park’s restriction of selling only 1,568 tickets per day, we’ve reserved tickets for last-minute purchases. Each ticket costs an extra $20 above the tour cost listed in the app. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us about your tickets!
BEFORE booking, bear in mind:
1- The Park is closed every Tuesday
2- Park admission is additional to the price, guidance on how to purchase will be given in your confirmation.
3- Parking is available near our office for an extra charge
We GUARANTEE SMALL groups, PRIVATE TOURS are also an option!
Our well-informed and engaging 100% local tour operator consistently endeavors to offer the top custom tour experiences for visitors to Manuel Antonio.
Experience the Manuel Antonio National Park in the best way possible - with us, the experts. As certified local guides, we’re ready to provide you with an unforgettable experience during your trip to Manuel Antonio. Don’t pass up this opportunity - we can’t wait to guide you around and share our space with you!
- DON’T IGNORE the INFORMATION BELOW
- BEFORE booking please notice that:
- 1- Park is closed every Tuesday, open from Wednesday until Monday from 7am until 4pm
- 2- Park entry tickets are NOT included with the tour tickets, you must purchase your entry tickets separately BEFORE the tour meeting
- 3- Instructions how to purchase the park entry tickets will be sent after you confirm your tour, PLEASE be AWARE of your email notifications for further information regarding recommendations and more
- 4- Private parking is available next to our office $10 USD additional, unfortunately the MANP doesn’t have facilities as parking lot
- 5- Prebooked tickets MIGHT be available for last minute bookings, BEFORE confirming your booking PLEASE message us in order to confirm that we still have tickets available
- 6- If you’re trying to book LAST MINUTE your tour, please make sure there are tickets available for the day you’re planning to visit the park, if you don’t know how to confirm availability CONTACT US before confirming booking, the park entry tickets are selling out even 8 days in advance
- 7- If you’re arriving to the meeting place by public transportation please let us know in order to send the respective instructions
- 8-Thank you for your cooperation, don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any additional questions
Location
Manuel Antonio Nature Tours
Once you get to the meeting place area make sure to look for the MANUEL ANTONIO OFFICIAL TOUR GUIDES office which is the park association we belong, the office is located 50m (165ft) walking distance from the park entrance, next to "Donde Alex" restaurant.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Mark_g
Apr 17, 2024
DONT MISS THIS! - Incredible experience from beginning to end. Detailed instructions were provided in advance to meet the guide and have an seamless entry into the park. Our guide, SAUL, was very knowledgeable, professional and took great care to ensure we saw as many mammals, birds, reptiles and insects as possible.
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Giorgio_l
Apr 17, 2024
Saul was the greatest... - Saul was the greatest tour guide. He was so knowledgeable and we were fast friends. He made the first leg of our honeymoon so memorable 10/10 recommend!
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Diane_d
Apr 17, 2024
Great experience - Mauro was an excellent guide. He was able to pick out insects and spiders. He took lots of pictures through his scope that he shared with us. He was very patient.
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Meg_g
Apr 16, 2024
Definitely get a guide to take you through the park! Great tour - You really need a guide to best explore Manuel Antonio, and Mop was great! Most of the guides have a super nice telescope to view the wildlife. Mop took the time to scout out a ton of cool animals so we could see them up close. Mop was very knowledgeable and personable, this was an awesome way to spend a morning.
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Megangx8037qb
Apr 16, 2024
Great tour of a gorgeous park - Mop was an excellent guide, super chill and conversational and showed us a ton of awesome animals and he was very knowledgeable.
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Relax45905759954
Apr 12, 2024
Wonderful Tour by Felix - This was a wonderful tour given by Felix. He went over and above to make sure we had a good experience and could see everything. I would highly recommend.
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Laurel_o
Apr 7, 2024
Get a guide!!! - Our guide Saul was great! We would not have seen much without him pointing out the birds, monkeys, sloths, crocs and insects.
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Amit_b
Apr 5, 2024
this was just an amazing... - this was just an amazing tour! thanks to this tour operator.
our guide was MOP and you will be lucky if you get him as your guide. highly talented, 25 years experienced, great spotter, great communicator! he showed us things that you could have never imagined without this guided tour. if you do it alone, you will miss 99% of the things! please please please, trust me, just book this tour, you will not regret. I’d also strongly recommend booking 7 am tour. the earlier you get there and get this done the better. The reason is this park is extremely popular and gets crowded, problems with parking etc. also later you go, hotter its going to get and then especially kids, start losing their patience. ofcourse, whatever you schedule allows but my experience was really good with early am. another advantage is that the beach inside the park is absolutely gorgeous. but things close at 3-4 pm I think. so if you get in early and get done with the tour early, then you can hang out on the beach. you can go in and out of the park, once you are out, you are done.
strongly recommend this tour operator and this excursion.
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Nancy_w
Apr 3, 2024
Amazing Manuel Antonio national park tour! - Our guide Andrey was fantastic! He made our visit to the park perfect. He is very knowledgeable about the animals, plants and the park. We saw everything we wished to see and more, thanks to his “eagle eyes”! Andrey took care of us the moment we arrived, helping us through check in to dropping us off at the beautiful beach. Completely recommend this tour.
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Jvdocs
Apr 17, 2024
Great walk but hot - Fantastic walk. Saw lots of species of animals and guide Royvin was very knowledgeable. It was very nice to have a private tour as while we were walking by large groups - many looked hot and tired of all waiting to see through one guide’s scope. It was very much worth the money to have a private guide. I’d recommend doing a late afternoon tour as opposed to the morning one we did as we were told leas people go in the later afternoon. Swimming would have been difficult and uncomfortable with the sand everywhere and no place to rinse off or dry.
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