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Hacienda Baru Wildlife: Flora and Fauna Tour
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Embark on a private guided walking tour at Hacienda Baru, where you’ll have exclusive access to explore the local flora and fauna. Capture stunning wildlife photos with our HD telescope!
Embark on a private guided walking tour at Hacienda Baru, where you’ll have exclusive access to explore the local flora and fauna. Capture stunning wildlife photos with our HD telescope!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Manuel Antonio - Our walk will be in a place called Hacienda Baru, which is 98% less tourists than in the Manuel Antonio park, the guides are certified guides with more than 10 years of experience, we will walk through the forest looking for monkeys, sloths, toucans and many other animals that could appear along the way, with great opportunity to…
- Manuel Antonio - Our walk will be in a place called Hacienda Baru, which is 98% less tourists than in the Manuel Antonio park, the guides are certified guides with more than 10 years of experience, we will walk through the forest looking for monkeys, sloths, toucans and many other animals that could appear along the way, with great opportunity to take pictures with cell phones using the high definition telescope that the guide will carry along the walk
What's Included
- Great opportunity to spot animals and take photos
- HD Telescope
- Bilingual tour guide
- Great opportunity to spot animals and take photos
- HD Telescope
- Bilingual tour guide
What's Not Included
- Customers have their own vehicle we will meet them at Hacienda Baru
- Each customer will purchase their own tickets.
- Snacks
- Customers have their own vehicle we will meet them at Hacienda Baru
- Each customer will purchase their own tickets.
- Snacks
Additional Information
After becoming acquainted, each participant is responsible for purchasing their own ticket, priced at $17 per person, payable to Hacienda Baru on the day of the tour. The adventure will commence early in the morning at a unique and private location. The group will explore areas that are less crowded, seeking out the local flora and fauna. Participants…
After becoming acquainted, each participant is responsible for purchasing their own ticket, priced at $17 per person, payable to Hacienda Baru on the day of the tour. The adventure will commence early in the morning at a unique and private location. The group will explore areas that are less crowded, seeking out the local flora and fauna. Participants will have the chance to capture photographs of the wildlife using the HD telescope feature available on any smartphone.
Location
Hacienda Barú Lodge
Costanera Sur
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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David_k
Feb 28, 2026
Many sloths! - Freddy is a great guide and knows the property well. We saw five sloths, a stick bird, a couple of monkeys and several javelina. We learned a lot about the history of the area and enjoyed our tour.
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T7175bgannas
Feb 12, 2026
Excellent reserve - A wonderful reserve. Small and intimate but lots of birds and mammals. We did an afternoon walk where we saw lots with our excellent guide . Then we did a morning walk v bird walk and it was fabulous- we saw so much including toucans , caymans and sloths alongside all the birdlife.
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Teri_k
Feb 6, 2026
Want to see more animals? Book this tour! - Freddy is incredibly knowledgeable about the flora and fauna of the Baru reserve. He knows about the ecosystem and each of the animals that inhabit it. It was well worth the cost for the private tour as we saw many more animals than the folks who did not book a tour!
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Peter_f
Jan 1, 2026
A really well worthwhile experience. - We wanted to see quite difficult birds - antbirds, antshrikes, manakins. We met our guide Pedro to start walking at 6 a.m.. He was amazing in his abilities to hear birds and to mimic their calls. He was able to show us a good selection of our targets. Altogether a really well worthwhile experience.
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Nathan
Dec 7, 2025
Passionate tour! - My wife and I had a fantastic early-morning tour at Hacienda Barú with Freddy, who is incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about the reserve and its wildlife. He guided us through beautiful trails while sharing the history and ecology of the property, and we were able to observe a wide variety of birds and other wildlife along the way. It was a peaceful, informative, and memorable experience — highly recommend!
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Whitneyr862
Nov 20, 2025
10/10 recommend!!! Great tour!! - Freddy was absolutely awesome!! You can tell he’s super passionate and knowledgeable about what he does. He pointed out animals to us that we never would have spotted on our own. We saw sloths, monkeys, toucans, pigs, iguanas, agoutis, beautiful butterflies, leaf cutter ants and more!! He brought a viewing scope so we could get an even better look at the wildlife and some AWESOME pictures and videos!!
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Karenwo7667yy
Jul 2, 2025
Monkeys, sloths and bats oh my! This is the best tour in the area! - Freddy is THE BEST! We have done this tour five or six times and it never disappoints! Sloths, birds, bats, pigs, monkeys you will see them all. His knowledge of leaf cutter ants is impressive. Just learning about them is worth the trip. The walk is easy too so it is friendly for most ages. If you are considering a jungle tour this is the one! A big plus is that you are usually the only people in the jungle. Unlike Manuel Antonio which is usually packed.
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Doreenbu1194fv
Jun 18, 2025
Awesome experience! - Awesome experience! Eric, our tour guide, is very passionate about nature and his work. He is excellent at spotting the wildlife and telling you all about it. He is fantastic at taking photos through the spotting scope so that you have memories that will last a lifetime. I really recommend paying the extra money for the walking tour. It is worth it! We would’ve never seen the wildlife we did that we walked through on our own.
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Samlg9218jo
Apr 16, 2025
Costa Rica at Its Best - What an awesome morning at Hacienda with Freddy! Friendly, fun, professional, and with a passionate knowledge for the wildlife at Hacienda Baru. We kicked off with breakfast at a local soda - excellent coffee and Huevos Rancheros - and then set off for the reserve. Freddy helped us take amazing photos and video of monkeys, toucan, sloths, coati, agouti, peccaries plus wonderful birds and leaf cutter ants. Did I mention the lucky sighting of a Jaguarundi? After a tropical batida, and a drive back to our hotel, we had experienced the natural beauty and welcoming character of Costa Rica and its people. Sam and Gavin
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Sara
Mar 28, 2025
Hacienda Baru with Freddy - Our guide Freddy was very knowledgeable and attentive. His observations and explanations were outstanding. He let us go at our own pace which is why we opted for a private tour. We saw an agouti family, various birds, pigs, leaf cutter ants. and three toed sloths
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