Palo Verde Boat Safari: Wildlife and Pottery Experience

Explore Costa Rica’s wildlife on a Palo Verde Boat Safari, savor a traditional lunch, and discover Chorotega pottery. Adventure, culture, and cuisine await!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Palo Verde National Park - Hotel Pick up
    You will be picked up from your hotel journey one hour through the back roads of Guanacaste’s Sabanero (Cowboy Country) Province to Palo Verde National Park.
    2 Hour Boat Safari on Tempisque River
    After a scenic guided drive, you will then hope into your boat and spend 2 hours on the Tempique River that…
What's Included
  • Bilingual Tour Guide
  • JW Marriott, Tamarindo, Langosta, Grande, Conchal, Flamingo
  • National Park fees
  • Lunch included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
  • Playas del Coco, Hermosa, & RIU Hotels, Playa Panama (Secrets Papagayo, Mangroove)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Transport from Waldorf Astoria, Catalinas, Andaz, Four Seasons, Planet Hollywood
Additional Information

Embark on a captivating 1 hour and 20-minute boat safari through Palo Verde National Park, where you’ll encounter Costa Rica’s rich wildlife, from crocodiles to monkeys. Following the safari, indulge in a hearty Costa Rican lunch to recharge, before diving into a fascinating presentation on Chorotega pottery, learning about its intricate designs and…

Location
Tamarindo
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Bengo849dt
Feb 21, 2026
A+ Experience with Natives Way for our Costa Rica vacation - Absolutely A+ experience. We booked 2 tours with them (a private sailing trip for a day and a day trip to Palo Verde National forest) as well as all of our Airport Transfers. All the tours were great, with really friendly staff and punctual drivers. The Palo Verde river cruise was particularly excellent, we saw tons of wild life and the whole family had a great time. They also were great at handling our changing itinerary with flights. Absolutely recommend them!
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21johnh21
Jan 30, 2026
Awesome Nature Tour! - We had an amazing river tour with our guide Harry and driver Christian. Communication with them was wonderful and the ride and tour were seamless. Harry was so full of local and wildlife information and facts! Plus he could spot a tiny Kingfish bird in the trees from yards away! Our boat driver, Luis, was also amazing at maneuvering and spotting wildlife. Lunch provided by local women and crafts by local man were spot on. Thank you everyone so very much, made our trip complete!
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Relise83
Dec 12, 2025
Great family adventure - The excursion was great. Everyone was so friendly and the food was delicious. I'm still amazed at how our guide spotted all of the hidden animals. Very impressive! A fun experience for all ages.
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I7671svlindak
Dec 4, 2025
Palo Verde Safari Boat Tour - This was an excellent tour and gave us a wonderful taste of Costa Rican culture and wildlife. Our tour guide Kevin was extremely welcoming and knowledgeable about Costa Rican life and history. On our safari we saw a lot of wildlife including water birds, crocodiles, capuchin monkeys and large iguanas. Our boat captain Luis was wonderful as well. We enjoyed the lunch and pottery demonstration included in our trip. This was a most enjoyable day!
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Michellestyle
Nov 26, 2025
Wildlife galore! - The captain of the boat and our tour guide made this a memorable trip. I am not a bird watcher, but enjoyed seeing birds and other wildlife on the tour. The best part was seeing an American crocodile and white-faced capuchin! The crocodile came right up to our boat. The lunch was simple and fresh. The restaurant gave us a glimpse of a true Costa Rican way of life. Pura Vida!
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Journey32281061235
Aug 17, 2025
So much wildlife! - Our trip with driver David and Guide Julio was absolutely amazing. The drive was scenic and we learned a lot about Costa Rica. David spotted howlers on the way and pulled over so we could get pics. The actual boat tour was beautiful and relaxing. They are experts at spotting so much wildlife! As a wildlife photographer… it exceeded our expectations.
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Journey32281061235
Aug 15, 2025
A wildlife photographer’s dream - Our river tour with David and Julio was absolutely amazing! They stopped on the way to the river because we spotted Howler Monkeys and I got amazing pictures. The boat ride was so beautiful and peaceful. So much wildlife! Amazing how they can spot so many things. Julio Cesar was funny, professional and so knowledgeable. As a wildlife photographer, I checked off many species off my bucket list… including white faced monkeys and many birds. I highly recommend!
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Terraveler
Jul 16, 2025
Excellent river tour, wonderful guide and hosts. Highly recommend! - This tour was excellent! The boat tour on the river was fascinating. Cesar, our guide, was amazing at spotting animals for us to see and so good at getting us close so that we could take pictures and truly appreciate nature at its wildest. This is a family run business and everyone was warm and welcoming. Definitely watch the pottery session. I was not expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. The drive takes you over some pretty rough roads but once you are there, you are in for a treat! Enjoy!
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Coastal572972
Jun 28, 2025
Amazing experience - It was a great experience to hear information about Costa Rica from our guide Daniel. We went to see beautiful iguanas and had a chance to feed them, later we went on a boat trip to see wildlife including crocodile, after that we looked at sugarcane mill, heard about traditional pottery and had a great lunch. I wish I would have a little more time to look around at the pottery, it was amazing. Our driver Mayorka was great. He drove safely and helped us with pictures.
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Holly_n
Feb 7, 2026
Great wildlife and plenty... - Great wildlife and plenty of birds and monkeys to see :) and the crocodiles and the lunch was very good! And Carlos was awesome! Very nice and had alot of good information and great guide :)
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up to 15 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).