Private Guided Walking Tour: Exclusive Exploration of Hacienda Baru's Local Flora and Fauna

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…
What's Included
  • Ask for transportation availability!
  • 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.
  • Taxes are not included
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…

Location
Hacienda Barú Lodge
Costanera Sur
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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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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Onair52237549508
Mar 26, 2025
Immersion in the jungle - The tour was amazing, I highly recommend it! I was with an experienced and passionate guide. We encountered many animals (monkeys, sloths, pigs, coatis, etc) and birds. Trails were not busy at all, making it easier to actually get lost in the moment.
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440baileyh
Mar 9, 2025
Guaranteed animal sightings! - Freddy is awesome! Highly recommend this walking tour. It was cool to be on a private tour with not many people around. If you’re staying in the Dominical area, this is a guaranteed way to see lots of animals with a tour guide who is a professional. He gave us history insights and even helped us take awesome photos!
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Bethanysf8280tj
Feb 17, 2025
Must book tour!!! - Freddy was an amazing guide!! He is truly a wildlife expert!! We saw sloths, lots of amazing birds, tons of monkey action, coatis, wild turkeys, peccaries and more!! We thoroughly enjoyed our tour!
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Laurie_p
Feb 10, 2025
Enthusiastic and Knowledgeable Guide! - This was one of the last days on our trip to Costa Rica, and still I feel like we learned and experienced so much on this private walk. Our guide had a depth of knowledge and experience with this specific nature preserve, which he explored even as a child. As such, we felt like we were in the best of hands for this guided tour. The highlight for sure was the 30-40 minutes we spent watching the monkeys "cross" overhead. We must have seen several dozens monkeys, in the right place at the right time (and yet, not an accident -- our guide listened and observed an knew what to expect). Our family was also enthralled with the leafcutter ants, and we learned so much about these remarkable creatures and their work. I appreciated our guide's enthusiasm and knowledge.
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58karlir
Jun 29, 2024
An amazing experience - Freddy is passionate about the wildlife and you can tell he loves his job. We got to see many animals that we wouldn’t see just anywhere else in Costa Rica. He really knows the best spots and has a great sense of humor. Highly recommend!!
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Climber10437705172
Apr 19, 2024
Excellent all around - Our tour was with Alex, who was enthusiastic, kind, and very knowledgeable. We specifically wanted to see birds, and Alex was able to help us identify a Crested Caraca, Great Curassow, Black-Throated Trogon, and Orange-collared Manakin. We also saw peccaries, two sloths, capuchin monkeys, and coatis. Both Freddy and Alex were wonderful to work with. Highly recommended!
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E7488unanjak
Apr 3, 2024
Highly recommended! - On 03.04. my husband and I set off with our guide Freddy. Only we were on the road with him. In this personal tour we were told a lot of interesting things and made aware of one or the other animal as well as told their habits, it was great that Freddy transferred photos from the telescope to my smartphone. Now I have unique and sharp pictures of various animals😀. Thank you so much, Freddy! We were even able to observe a toucan! It's really worth it, be part of it! Highly recommended! Greetings, Anja and Rudi
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Mark_r
Mar 27, 2024
Freddie did an... - Freddie did an outstanding job as a guide he is amazing at finding wildlife He saw animals that were invisible to us so I would highly recommend if you go here hire Freddy as your guide he grew up on the reserve and knows the area
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From $88
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).