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Guided Tour in Manuel Antonio National Park
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194 Ratings
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Discover Costa Rica’s wildlife with a passionate local guide in Manuel Antonio National Park. See smiling sloths and learn natural history firsthand.
Discover Costa Rica’s wildlife with a passionate local guide in Manuel Antonio National Park. See smiling sloths and learn natural history firsthand.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio - This tour consists of a walk with a professional licensed guide with optical equipment (telescope and binoculars), with which you will find the most camouflaged species in their natural habitat, such as sloths, monkeys, snakes, lizards, frogs, among others! We will take nice photos of the animals we find, these…
- Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio - This tour consists of a walk with a professional licensed guide with optical equipment (telescope and binoculars), with which you will find the most camouflaged species in their natural habitat, such as sloths, monkeys, snakes, lizards, frogs, among others! We will take nice photos of the animals we find, these will be part of your souvenir! After the tour feel free to enjoy the white and black sand beaches of Costa Rica’s most famous park and do some extra hiking on your own on the beautiful trails.
What's Included
- Free HD photos of animals as souvenirs
- Use of optical equipment for animal sighting
- Certified bilingual guide for natural history explanations
- Free HD photos of animals as souvenirs
- Use of optical equipment for animal sighting
- Certified bilingual guide for natural history explanations
What's Not Included
- Entrance ticket to the national park 20 USD (From the SINAC website)
- Food and/or drinks
- Admission fees
- Entrance ticket to the national park 20 USD (From the SINAC website)
- Food and/or drinks
- Admission fees
Additional Information
I am a local guide who loves my job and I am more passionate about what I do every day! If you want to learn about the natural history of the animals of Costa Rica and see the three-clawed sloths smile at you and move with great patience, I am the right person to show you our natural beauties! It will be a pleasure for me to be your guide in my office, the Manuel Antonio National Park!
I am a local guide who loves my job and I am more passionate about what I do every day! If you want to learn about the natural history of the animals of Costa Rica and see the three-clawed sloths smile at you and move with great patience, I am the right person to show you our natural beauties! It will be a pleasure for me to be your guide in my office, the Manuel Antonio National Park!
Location
Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio
The meeting point is the Joseth Super Market, this is 50 meters from the main entrance of the Manuel Antonio National Park and there you will find some tables (seating area) where you can wait for me!
Next to this supermarket is the closest parking lot to the national park “
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(194 Ratings)
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Mare1208
Jan 18, 2026
Fantastic Walking Tour - Led by a certified guide, we saw a diverse selection of mammals, insects, snake and flowers. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and engaged.
Important to book a guide especially through the park website as we would have never seen three-quarters of the wildlife our guide pointed out. With a tripod and scope at hand, we were able to view the tiniest and well-camouflaged creatures.
Tips: Rocky paths so avoid wearing flip flops. No plastic or food is allowed so bring lots of water in a reusable container. Although it was not buggy for us, it probably is a good idea to wear insect repellent in addition to sunscreen.
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Ayelet
Jan 4, 2026
Manuel Antonio private guided tour - We just came back from 2 weeks in cost rica and the private guided tour in Manuel Antonio was one of the best experiences we had!
We were family with 3 kids 7-10 years old , and Alonso was amazing!!! Super patience, lots of knowledge and stories for the kids, it was interactive tour , the kids helped to find animals and were thrilled when they found , fluent in English. Communication was great, we booked few months in advance , and his price was very good!
He also helped us to book more activities with his partners!
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Mj0shi711
Jan 4, 2026
Amazing experience with an amazing guide! - Andy, our guide was exceptional. He was really good at spotting wildlife that we would not have been able to find on our own. we also got great pictures and videos from the telescope so we can remember them! Andy had really extensive knowledge about the wildlife in the park and kept the kids engaged the whole time. We were really lucky to see both two and three fingered sloths, a baby viper, and some amazing insects!
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Dianamd745yt
Jan 3, 2026
A day with sloths, frogs, birds, insects and more! - The whole tour was amazing. Brandon was our guide and he was always worried about us seeing every animal, tree, plant, insect that we could.
Brandon is very friendly and friendly, he made the whole experience unforgettable.
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Matt123462398
Jan 2, 2026
BRILLIANT - ANIMALS EVERYWHERE - We did a Private Tour in the National Park, as well as a mangrove boat tour - both amazing.
The private tour of the National Park was with our guide - JAROTH. He was excellent and extremely knowledgeable! The tour lasted about 2 hours and we saw 6 sloths, countless monkeys and so much more.
The mangrove boat tour was also brilliant. Snakes, lizards, monkeys, and hundreds of birds.
Everything great, but just one thing to be aware of is that for the private tour, if you have a hire car you will park at a designated secure car park (which is fine - costs 10 dollars). However, the car park owners will ask you to leave your car keys with them until you return (so they can move it to allow other cars in if needed). We weren’t warned about this and wouldve liked a heads up! It was all totally fine when we got the car back but nerve wracking handing over the only keys you have for your vehicle!
Overall, both tours were excellent and communication was on the whole great from Alonso!!
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M9270drdebbief
Dec 25, 2025
Best tour of Manuel Antonio National Forest - Alonso is the absolute best guide to wander thru the Manuel Antonio National Forest. He uses a scope but also his phone to help zoom in for better viewing! He has a wealth of knowledge about the animals, birds and trees. He is patient with questions and amazing at finding hidden creatures. Be sure to ask him about the sloth dance!
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R1891yvalexanders
Dec 3, 2025
Discovery hike - pure nature incl. mega guide and animal sightings - The visit to the park was unique. Many animals could already be observed upon entering the facility.
Subsequently, numerous other animals were found for observation and through the detailed information of our guide we were able to get many impressions and insights into the wonderful natural world of Costa Rica. A great experience in a beautiful nature park. Visiting the beaches, such as the circular hike around the peninsula, completed the visit.
Definitely, however, our guide turned a beautiful experience into a special experience. Photos, videos, explanations just TOP!;-)
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Jessicalb1970tt
Dec 1, 2025
Great! - Super guide! He told a lot of interesting facts about nature and wildlife and took great photos. The photos were finally provided to us free of charge. You can tell he loves nature and animals.
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215marcok
Nov 30, 2025
Amazing guided tour - The guide was extremely friendly, funny and informative. He also shot some pictures with the telescope using his phone and later shared them with us.
Also there's a great biodiversity in the park with monkeys, sloths, snakes, lizards,...
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Raymond
Dec 5, 2025
Friendly guide but little to see - Detailed info of the organizer on how to get there and where to park. Please note that the cost of the tour does not include access to the Park 20$US/pers and a bit complicated to buy online (mandatory) and parking is also charged 10$US. Be careful because several people stop you on the way to tell you to park at another place, just say that you have already booked with a guide and continue to the scheduled meeting point.
The guide (Brandon) is very friendly and gives many explanations. What is disappointing are the animals seen... it is expensive to see 3 small brownish lizards, a crab, a small red-headed bird and a mini snake. The highlight was the screaming monkeys and bizarrely a grasshopper simply by its large size.
The tour route is short and the guide finally leaves us at the beach from where we had to return ourselves at the entrance of the park.
We took the opportunity to walk on our own in different trails and it was at this time that we met blank-faced monkeys very close to the trail.
In summary... nice guide, very short route, few animals seen.
I wouldn't pay for it again but you might be luckier than us.
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