Manuel Antonio National Park Full-Day Tour: Wildlife Observation from San Jose
4.9
586 Ratings
Santa Ana
Embark on a full-day wildlife adventure at Manuel Antonio National Park. Explore pristine beaches, spot monkeys, sloths, and exotic birds, and visit popular Costa Rican attractions along the way.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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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 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
- Crocodile Bridge and scarlet macaw observation
- Fruit stand visit and Jaco Beach look-out
- Air-conditioned transport
- Included breakfast and lunch
- National Park entrance
- Hotel pickup/drop-off (San Jose area)
- Guidance by bilingual professional
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Services not specified
Additional Information
Embark on a day-long journey from San Jose to the globally acclaimed Manuel Antonio National Park. Witness Costa Rica’s stunning white beaches in their fullest glory and explore the park’s rainforest trails, where you may come across resident wildlife such as monkeys, sloths, agoutis, iguanas, and various rare bird species. Take a detour at the crocodile bridge en route to Manuel Antonio, visit the town of Tarcoles to spot scarlet macaws in their natural environment, and take time out at the Jaco Beach observation point, one of Costa Rica’s most frequented beach locales.
- 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.
Location
Quality Hotel Real San Jose
Centrally located San Jose hotels.
Hotel pickups commence before 6:00 a.m.; the exact pickup time for your tour will be advised on a reconfirmation message.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(586 Ratings)
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Paola
Apr 11, 2024
The best tour - Excellent experience!!! We love harlem and Victor, very helpful. Yes, they included the 2 meals and if we went to all the places that the description says.
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Eduardo
Apr 8, 2024
Manuel Antonio - The experience was incredible, first of all I want to thank the entire organization for the support they gave us. We had a problem that made us arrive late but fortunately we were able to catch up with the group. Already in the experience everything was incredible. I would definitely recommend it.
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869maryy
Apr 6, 2024
Knowledge guide with great experience - Harlem is super knowledge and experienced as our guide. He is attentive to details and share local stories that are helpful for first-time travelers to know.
The trip is well-paced and the best highlight would be the relaxing time on the beach at Manuel Antonio.
Our guide is talented in spotting wildlife and giving us free time to enjoy different spots. So a great balance between structured activities and DIY moments.
Super grateful and Harlem and Will the driver is the dream team! Definitely recommend 1000 percent!
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Arantzalissetm
Apr 1, 2024
Pura vida with Oscar and Will ! - My husband and I went to Manuel Antonio national park with Oscar and Will from GoTours and it was an amazing experience. They really took their time to explain everything, show as much as possible and made sure we had a great day. Oscar was a pro at finding all the animals, I swear he has a special talent. The food and the views were spectacular.
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Ireneb1657
Mar 25, 2024
Great day trip to Manuel Antonio! - Great tour from San Jose to Manuel Antonio, our guide Angie was very friendly, nice and easygoing, taking her time to explain landmarks on the way to Manuel Antonio and helping us spot animals in the park itself, the national park was stunning and we really enjoyed being able to visit it on a day trip, highly recommended!
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Rodolfocs5991yx
Mar 25, 2024
Walk - Angie and Randal are great guides, very punctual, the explanation of the tour is very interesting and the walk and the beach are very enjoyable.
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Aramleona
Mar 25, 2024
The best - Was so excelent Experience the guide angie and the driver randal like the name of monter inc villain was so good person all the time of the tour
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Suzannehess
Mar 19, 2024
Great day trip to Manuel Antonio - Great trip. Harlem was an amazing guide! He spotted scarlet macaws, sloths (one with a baby), monkeys and even a boa constrictor! Beach was beautiful. Breakfast and lunch were both great. It’s a long trip from San Jose but worth it.
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G_p
Apr 7, 2024
Fun at the beach - Our tour guide Fernando was great. We did not see much wildlife but mostly monkeys, iguanas, a few birds. We had fun at the beach. The view from lunch was beautiful but food was just so so. We expected better food from a nice resort but nah.
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Claudiasn5532re
Apr 8, 2024
Super express visit to Manuel Antonio Park in Costa Rica - The trip is long and is made longer by the traffic which is extremely heavy, the food is very simple but tastes good, very little time in Manuel Park and the guide is not one of those certified by the park, it is better to hire a guide to the park there so they can see more animals (sloths)
Our guide Alex was very friendly and a good driver.
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