BIOPHILIA

Our tour happened to fall on a very rainy evening, which isn’t even a bad thing considering how many night time creatures come out on rainy nights. Our tour guide, Beatrice, was so pleasant and very knowledgeable. She helped us get pictures of all the frogs and insects we saw. The location of the tour takes you on a very promising up and coming forest, all focused on reservation and conservation, as well as building new gardens. Very encouraging to see of such a biodiverse country. We hadn’t initially looked into night tours, but were recommended one by a fellow tourist, and we are so happy we did it.

Our group of four had such an incredible day. We were extremely lucky to be the only people on the tour. Our three guides from Paddle 9 (Álvaro, Ismael, and Tommy) were phenomenal. We hit it off immediately with these professionals and laughed all day, while experiencing some of the most beautiful hidden gems in southern Costa Rica. You will be challenged, but never forced to do anything you don’t feel comfortable doing. Safety is their top priority. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! And ladies, wear a one-piece if possible. If not, expect some additional adventures.

We had a really great experience taking a private tour in Manuel Antonio. We decided on a whim to take the tour, and an hour later, we were meeting our guide. He was super knowledgable and spotted animals there are no way we would have noticed. Having the scope was also a huge, huge plus. We had debated whether we wanted to do a tour, but both strongly agreed at the end that we definitely made the right decision!

Such an amazing afternoon with Beatriz. She knows her park! Her ability to give detailed information about indigenous plants, their use in the ecosystem, medicinal and beauty; from their Latin names, genus of plants and safety. She explained the Punta Catedral Point and how it was formed and why. We learned about monkey species and saw a loan young male Howler monkey, and 2 other types of monkeys.
The sloth is called by fingers not toes and we saw the 3 fingered sleeping sloth and got to know about its ecosystem; multiple synergistic stages and the loss of one could be the loss of all and the benefits they bring.
She aided us in finding, birds, animals, and insects, and photographing them.
Beatriz kept us casually on pace, with the adventure all around us. To look and see the park and all it has to offer, safely and respectfully. Beatriz was kind and patient, as we are older and I have an ambulation disability. I would recommend the personal guided tour, would love to sit and chat about the park and the pura vida of Costa Rica with Beatriz any time.

Super relaxing experience with lovely crew. So great to see Manuel
António from the water and had great food!