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Manuel Antonio National Park: Beach & Sightseeing Day Trip from San Jose
4.7
35 Ratings
San José
Experience the beauty of Manuel Antonio National Park on a guided day trip from San Jose. Avoid the crowds, spot wildlife, and explore the park’s stunning beaches and trails with a knowledgeable guide.
Experience the beauty of Manuel Antonio National Park on a guided day trip from San Jose. Avoid the crowds, spot wildlife, and explore the park’s stunning beaches and trails with a knowledgeable guide.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Orotina - Discover Manuel Antonio National Park, one of the main touristic destinations of Costa Rica. You will be picked up from your San Jose Hotel in the morning in an air-conditioned vehicle, and then you will enjoy a scenic drive towards the Central Pacific Region of the country. On the way to Manuel Antonio, you will savor a delicious Costa…
- Orotina - Discover Manuel Antonio National Park, one of the main touristic destinations of Costa Rica. You will be picked up from your San Jose Hotel in the morning in an air-conditioned vehicle, and then you will enjoy a scenic drive towards the Central Pacific Region of the country. On the way to Manuel Antonio, you will savor a delicious Costa Rican breakfast; and you will also have the chance to stop at the largest fruit stand of the country, where you can learn about the huge variety of tropical fruits of Costa Rica.
What's Included
- Visits to Crocodile Bridge, scarlet macaw observation place, fruit stand & Jaco Beach look-out point
- Transport by air conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast & Lunch
- National Park entrance fee
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (most San Jose area hotels)
- Professional bilingual guide
- Visits to Crocodile Bridge, scarlet macaw observation place, fruit stand & Jaco Beach look-out point
- Transport by air conditioned vehicle
- Breakfast & Lunch
- National Park entrance fee
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (most San Jose area hotels)
- Professional bilingual guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Services not specified
- Gratuities
- Services not specified
Additional Information
Manuel Antonio National Park, as a top tourist attraction in Costa Rica, is a must-see for travelers. With our guided trip from San Jose, you can visit even while under a tight schedule—leave the decision on which trails to trek to your guide, who can also assist you in spotting wildlife. The timing of this tour is carefully planned to bypass crowded…
Manuel Antonio National Park, as a top tourist attraction in Costa Rica, is a must-see for travelers. With our guided trip from San Jose, you can visit even while under a tight schedule—leave the decision on which trails to trek to your guide, who can also assist you in spotting wildlife. The timing of this tour is carefully planned to bypass crowded times, enhancing your enjoyment while exploring.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Walking is involved
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Drop off with luggage is available in the centrally located Manuel Antonio area Hotels.
- The National Park authorities do not allow plastic water bottles; please bring reusable bottles
Location
Hilton Garden Inn San Jose La Sabana
Boulevard de Rohrmoser
Centrally located San Jose hotels.
The default tour time is 6:00 a.m., but the tour operator will confirm the exact pickup time & meeting point after booking. Automated booking platform emails may mention the default time, but the operator’s confirmation will be the official schedule.
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
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(35 Ratings)
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Samaria_o
Nov 19, 2025
Beautiful tour - Lovely excursion and a formidable deal from Alex; the park is worth everything, and the beach is beautiful.
The transfer is long and tired from traffic but gives time to sleep.
Breakfast was spectacular
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Brittnie
Sep 22, 2025
Adorable sloths - Kenny or Kenneth was our driver and guide for the day. Very friendly and informative. I will say the animals are wild so they’re not everywhere all at once. Your guide will help you find all the adorable sloths monkeys and more. We saw a couple sloths, a coatimundis, a couple species of monkey, a tiny frog, lizards and a crab. The beach was meh… we have cleaner Beaches in Hawaii but I’m sure Costa Rica has way more to offer than that beach. The water was warm. The bathrooms are a little small but I recommend using the one closest to the souvenir shop since they have showers too. Breakfast and lunch was great! I had the fish and it comes with a beautiful view of the ocean ! The park is a tiny bit over rated but I did enjoy myself for sure. We also saw some macaws! So beautiful… sadly the crocodile bridge was getting worked on and there were no crocs in site when we drove over… we had some mean traffic coming back so prepare for that . Started the day at about 5:20am and ended at about 8:20pm. I will say this drive was comfortable because it was just 4 of us. We had more room than we needed. Thank you so much to Kenny can for picking us up and dropping us off even though it wasn’t in the area they normally do that in. Lots of driving but worth it if you don’t want to drive on your own.
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Marin_v2024
Feb 13, 2025
Beaches, flora and fauna of Costa Rica stunning - Undoubtedly the most beautiful places in Costa Rica, we visited impressive places, saw many animals, the journey was very pleasant, pleasant and explained everything we were seeing, Alex our guide made this day a very pleasant experience.
Local food was delicious and the places we consumed it, always very clean and nice
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Lilianatw1847vz
Oct 21, 2024
Excellent service - Fernando, a Guide with a lot of knowledge.
Friendly and attentive person at all times.
Great experience.
I recommend it.
The food was delicious.
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Marcela_g
Jul 28, 2024
Fantastic experience sightseeing and relaxing - We really loved the experience visiting Manuel Antonio National Park, seeing a diversity of animals, birds, insects and butterflies.
Harlem our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the flora and fauna that you can find in Costa Rica. We had a close look through the telescope at macaws, monkeys, sloths, butterflies and bats. We stopped at the beautiful white sandy beaches of the national park and had the opportunity to have a swim in the warm waters of the Pacific.
The lunch we had at San Bada restaurant was delicious and we had amazing views over the national park and Manuel Antonio beach.
On the way back we stopped at Tarcoles river, on the crocodile bridge and managed to spot 5 crocodiles, resting on the river bank.
All in all, a beautiful day which ourselves and our daughter have enjoyed a lot. Our guide Harlem and the driver Don Carlos were very courteous and friendly and made our experience memorable. Thank you for a great day!
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Judy_b
Feb 27, 2024
Great and informative - Very courteous, very informative and helpful with all our questions. A very enjoyable adventure with him. The beach was my favorite. I would recommend our driver/guide.
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Mary_n
Feb 27, 2024
Fernando - Our driver/guide was very courteous and knowledgeable about things of the country and the sites that we visited. Would recommend Fernando for any tour.
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Ken_l
Oct 24, 2023
Macaws Look Happier in the Wild - This is an excellent itinerary and so is Harlem, our guide. We saw a good number of animals at Manuel Antonio thanks to him. Good eyes! The beaches were beautiful especially with the Capuchin monkeys running around. Our favorite is seeing the macaws in their natural habitat. Big thanks to this one family in Jaco who shared with us, strangers, freshly cooked chicharones when we were just passing by. It can be a long drive home depending on traffic getting into San Jose.
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Shar24
Jan 12, 2023
Long day but worth it - Excellent and knowledgeable tour guide. First we stopped for a good breakfast and then at Crocodile Bridge. Took us 4 hours to get to park. Did walking tour and saw howler monkeys and sloths. Then swam for about an hour. Ended with delicious lunch on 6th floor of hotel overlooking park. It was a long 12 hour day round trip but worth it. Price we paid given all that was included was very reasonable. Highly recommend.
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Aamir_a
Jan 30, 2025
Fraud! Fraud! - We were not given a clear time for pick up and missed the time. The tour operator did not let us join at the next meeting point or the park itself (at our cost). They did not even give us the park entrance tickets that were included in our package. Completely uncooperative and looking for opportunities to steal your money.
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