Manuel Antonio Park Guided Tour

This is a GUIDED tour

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Adults $70 
13+ years
Deposit to book $20

Children $57
3-12 years
0-2yo free
Deposit to book $15

Plus taxes

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Tour Overview

Manuel Antonio Park Guided Tour – With the establishment of Manuel Antonio National Park in 1972, the people of Costa Rica decided to preserve for future generations one of the most beautiful and bio-diverse areas in the world.

Although it is the country’s smallest national park, the stunning beauty and diversity of wildlife in its 683 hectares is unmatched. Besides, you will have more opportunities to spot wildlife in a shorter time!

Manuel Antonio Park Guided Tour contains a charming combination of rainforest, beaches, and coral reefs. These beaches are the most beautiful in the country, lined with lush forests. The forest is home to 2 and 3-fingered sloths, toucans, iguanas, the rare and adorable squirrel monkeys, millions of colorful little crabs, and much more.

The trail that winds around Punta Catedral offers some spectacular views. The park is easy to reach, just south of the town of Quepos in the Puntarenas province, and is near a great selection of villas, hotels, and restaurants.

In the Manuel Antonio Park Guided Tour, you will hike through the rain forest along 1,500 meters of easy-access trails in an estimated time of 2.5 to 3 hours, with an experienced & bilingual naturalist interpreter, certified by the Costa Rican Tourism Board. 

Your guide, equipped with a high-powered spotting scope, will help you locate the vast variety of flora and fauna in their natural habitat, you can also use their telescope to take pictures of the animals up close. 

At Manuel Antonio Park Guided Tour you will have the chance to spot Howler, white-faced, and Squirrel Monkeys, plus Agutis, and, if you are lucky, the beautiful Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus), all while learning about the diet, habits, and many more facts about the variety of species you’ll encounter during this incredible nature adventure.

** Wheelchair:

For Biophilia, it’s essential that all individuals can enjoy the
biodiversity of the country and Manuel Antonio National Park.
Therefore, by booking a private tour with us, you have access to a
wheelchair at no additional cost. Just let us know in your
reservation.

** PLEASE NOTE:
– During high season guides will have groups of 10 to 15 people.
– Transportation from Jacó, Uvita, Dominical, and Parrita is NOT included but can be added for an additional extra fee.

The final balance is due 48 hours prior to your tour date.

Low Season rates: $60 per adult, $40 per child (From May 1st to December 17th)

High Season rates: $70 per adult, $57 per child (From December 18th to April 30th)

Solo travelers can most likely be accommodated with other reservations in group tours.

Food Inside the park

Your are NOT allowed to enter with any type of food into the park, but there is a cafeteria inside the where you can buy fruits, pastries, ice creams and other.

SINGLE USE PLASTIC is not allowed inside the park.

Private Tours

Group tours are 5-10 people per group maximum (often smaller). Private Tours are available at $80/adults and $63/children. You can read more and book your private tour here.

Important: Due to the high volume of visitors between December and April, we may not be able to accommodate private tours for less than 4 people. Feel free to inquire first. 

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Reviews

Relaxing tour of Manuel Antonio Park and great guide

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 16, 2024

Dagoberto was a great guide and gave us so much information about each species that he spotted on our tour.

Thanks so much

Ken and Amy Andersen

Great morning tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 16, 2024

Easy park to get around and had a great experience with Aldo, our guide. Monkeys actively pose for photos and were lucky to see a couple of sloth resting in the trees, thro Aldo’s telescope of course. Iguana everywhere and Aldo pointed out some birds we would never have seen otherwise. Manuel Antonio beach is pristine, thanks in part to the no food or smoking policy. Decent pulled pork ciabatta in cafeteria too.

Maxine Maddocks

Park tour with Diego

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 16, 2024

The National Park Manuel Antonio was one of the most impressive activities we did in Costa Rica! Thanks to our guide Diego we saw a lot of different animals! We come back!

Lea

Incredible!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 16, 2024

Frank was our tour guide for the day, and it was incredible. Definitely go to the morning tour and bring a change of swimsuits so you can enjoy the park all day! Our guide brought a scope and a camera attachment so he could share all the incredible photos with us at the end. He was super knowledgeable and spotted so many things that we would have walked by. Would do this tour every day!

Irene Liss

The mystery surrounding the name "Manuel Antonio!"

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 13, 2024

What a thrilling experience it was to visit this stunningly beautiful park full of amazing animals, sounds, birds, beaches, and vistas! Beatriz was an excellent guide-full of stories, good humor, and knowledge. Saw so many animals I would not have seen and what Beatriz and the rest of the guides can do with a scope and their phones. Thanks so much for the memorable experience!

Fran Spadafora Manzella

Monkey Mania!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 13, 2024

Checho aka Josue made this trip totally worth it. Park crowded and hot, yes, but it’s a large national park and a highly visited part of Costa Rica; What do you expect? We took the 730a tour (totally worth the early morning trek to avoid heat) Checho Takes you away from the crowds, spots animals, calls the birds and is the most knowledgeable tour guide I have ever experienced (he has 34 years doing it), has a great heart, incredible person and explains history very thoroughly, all while being very funny!! He also will give you recommendations for restaurants side of the tourist area if you’re up for it

Book the early morning trip. Hope you get Checho. And don’t bring plastic water bottles, not allowed.

Kate Shaver

We saw 100% of the sloths and monkeys

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 13, 2024

Frank was such a great and funny guide. Without him, we probably wouldn’t have seen most of the animals. We saw two- and three-finger sloths, monkeys, tucan and many other animals and insects. The tour ended at the beautiful beach where we spent time on our own and relax. We highly recommend this tour!

Lea

So glad we did

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 13, 2024

Christian was our tour guide for the morning. He was very friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. If we tried to walk the park on our own we would have missed so much!

Carolyn Baum

Highly recommended

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 12, 2024

Our guide Josue Checho was very experienced guide who showed us the rarest bird called ghost bird, monkeys, sloths, crabs and many other animals. He was extremely knowledgeable and we would highly recommend him and the tour. Thank you 😊 Pura Vida!

Nehal Shah

Amazing guided tour!!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 12, 2024

We are so glad we did this with our guide, Diego! He was so knowledgeable and knew exactly where to look for all the animals and birds!

We saw Sloths, monkeys, snakes, nocturnal birds that were resting near the ground, toucans!

The telescope they carry helped us look at animals and birds upclose. Also able to take pictures and videos through the telescope.

The end of the trail at the beach is simply breathtaking!

We would have missed most of these animals had we done this on our own.

Khushboo

Best tour with Beatriz, especially with a baby

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 12, 2024

We probably had the best guided tour EVER in our life with Beatriz!!! She is not only extremely intelligent and knowledgeable about wildlife and biology in general. She also understood to pass her knowledge with so much passion and joy to all of us that the 3 hours just flew by. Above all, we went on this tour with our 7 old months baby who loved the tour too! She entertained him with different animal sounds, so we could enjoy the tour even more 🙂 Breaks for breastfeeding were always possible too!

At the end we got photos of all the animals we saw (Sloth with her baby, titi monkeys, stick bird, viper, howler monkeys, crabs, iguana, cappucin monkeys, king vulture…. deers… so many more).

Quynh

Brilliant tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 11, 2024

We are so delighted that we did a tour, and our guide Christopher was excellent. He spotted things which we would never have seen and happily took photos on our phones through his scope.

Gill Poulton

Excellent Guide and Lots of Wildlife

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 11, 2024

Beatriz was an excellent guide—very knowledgeable and great at finding the wildlife. I would highly recommend this tour. Be aware though that there is a lot of waking involved and it can be very humid in the jungle. If you go, wear comfortable shoes and bring lots of water.

Peter Showers

April 2024 Manuel Antonio Nat'l Park Guided Tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 11, 2024

I must say, our Tour guide, Beatriz, was amazing during our tour. She was extremly knowledgeable about the wildlife and determined to seek them out. I even asked about the potable water offered along the trails and she was prepared with a very thorough and complete answer. Yes, the water is safe to drink. I hope others get to travel to beautiful Costa Rica and enjoy this great adventure. “PURA VIDA”

Robert Hernandez

Hiking tour and beach

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 11, 2024

Esteban was our amazing tour guide!! He was awesome and knowledgeable and we saw lots of different animals and got a lot of pics. The beach at the end of the tour was beautiful and we all loved it! The only sad part was that we booked a 12pm tour and only had about 45min at the amazing beach following the tour/hike as the beach closes at 3pm. Other than that, highly recommend Esteban and this tour/hike!!!

Andrea C

Guided Tour with Kevin

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 11, 2024

The Park is great and we enjoyed the tour with Kevin a lot. We saw monos titi with babies, a tucan, a snake and many other birds. Our 8-year old son enjoyed the tour as well. Kevin is a great guide and really showed us a lot and he gave us a lot interesting information about the ecosystem. The beach is fantastic!

Mirjana

Required to get the full park experience

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 11, 2024

I don’t know how you tour the park without a guide, we never would have seen the animals we did if we went without one. The beach at the end is beautiful as well, my boys loved it

Rachel Winship

Kevin was a great guide

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 11, 2024

Had a great guided experience with Kevin, he was very knowledgeable about the animals and spoke very good English. He let the kids take photos with their camera through his lens and also sent all his photos at the end of the trip.

Adam

Wildlife in Manuel Antonio

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 7, 2024

Diego was an amazing guide. His knowledge, as well as spotting and showing us wildlife, was incredible.

Michele

Amazing!!!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 7, 2024

Wonderful way to see native animals to Costa Rica in their natural environment. Our guide was very knowledgeable and engaging! He took amazing photos!

Renee

So many animals (that I’d never spot on my own)

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 7, 2024

Loved the tour, our guide Beatriz made it into a real experience showing us so many very well camouflaged animals and giving us a lot of info about biology, evolution, geology etc.

Ana

Brilliant tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 7, 2024

We took the tour this morning. Our guide, Beatriz, was ebullient and knowledgeable about the history, animals and ecosystem of the park. We took the 7:30 tour which finished about 11am. We saw sloths with their babies, monkeys, toucans, crabs, lizards, and snakes. We ended by relaxing at the beach for 3 hours after the tour. I highly recommend.

MB Christie

Great Tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 4, 2024

We had a great time spotting sloths, birds, insects, and crabs with our guide Diego. We would not have seen nearly as much without his help. The park is gorgeous and the beaches at the end of the trail were fantastic. Just wish we could have brought food into the park because we were hungry and the lineup at the cafeteria was huge.

Andrea

Amazing tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 3, 2024

Diego was an amazing guide! We saw beautiful birds as well as a sloth, monkeys, and other amazing plants and insects. Overall an amazing experience!

Ava

Fantastic Tour with Bea

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 3, 2024

This was a beautiful tour with our guide, Bea, who helped us find many interesting animals. She had so many facts to share and was very funny. Completely recommend!

Gracie Q

Perfect tour 🙂

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 3, 2024

We had such a great time thanks to Khalua, our guide. She spoke Spanish, English AND French, and she’s so kind and passionate.

We saw all kinds of animals thanks to her that we wouldn’t have been able to see alone.

Thank you for the memories!

Chloé

This is essential

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 3, 2024

We were so lucky to have Beatriz as our guide on this tour. Beatriz was so knowledgeable. As we went, she went so much deeper with every species than I’d expect. She’s a biologist and obviously a life long learner, imparting knowledge from recent studies she had read. I was impressed not only with her knowledge, but how easily she was able to impart it in a second language. This woman is so intelligent. Besides that though, she was enthusiastic, friendly, and engaged. We also spent a second day in the park unguided and I would also recommend that, but only if you have more than one day.

Neil

Beatriz is the best!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 1, 2024

I was awed by the biodiversity at Manuel Antonio! Our tour, Bea, was a true naturalist – a quick eyed professor of all the aspects of the park. Her stories were prescient and insightful. She was great with our students! Couldn’t have asked for a more enthusiastic and brilliant guide!

Matthew

So much hidden in plain sight!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 1, 2024

Our guide Beatriz loves Costa Rica, loves her heritage, loves the natural habitat of Manuel Antonio, and shared it all with us in such a soulful manner. Great tour!!

Susan

Great tour!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 1, 2024

Bea was a great tour guide! She is so knowledgeable and has a great sense of humor! Definitely worth coming!

Cora

Amazing Experience

Rated 5.0 out of 5
April 1, 2024

Our guide Bea made our hike so interesting and she was so educated in the topics she was sharing. She helped us spot many animals!

Lucy

Very much worth it & Beatriz is THE best!!!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 31, 2024

We booked the tour simply because there was no more availability to reserve a time slot to enter the park but it turned out to be absolutely worth it. Entry was a breeze, we saw so many animals and got tons of interesting information to go along with it. Beatriz, our guide was fun, knowledgeable, engaging with adults and kids alike and the photos that she took during the tour and she shared with us at the end will definitely make the picture book. If I could do it over again, I’d book the early morning tour for multiple reasons – to avoid the heat and maybe see even more animals, and to have more time after the tour to spend in the park. The tour ended at the beach, where we could have easily hung out for much longer, but as the park closes at 4, we only got about 45 min before the park staff asked us to get out of the water and make our way to the entrance. Our group was fairly small with only 2 parties grouped together and because it was a mixed group of a Spanish speaking and English speaking family it made it a bit harder for our guide to always deliver all her knowledge in both languages, simply because she had so much to share 😉 I’d for sure recommend it.

Denise Pyeatt

Amazing day tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 29, 2024

The tour was awesome and very informative. There was no shortage of things to see. We saw sloths and moneys and even a crocodile.

Isaac

Awesome tour and very informative!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 29, 2024

I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone, our guide Beatriz was amazing and would provide super cool information about the wildlife whilst also taking photos to give to us after the tour. We saw some really cool wildlife on this tour!

Matthew

So fun!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 29, 2024

Saw a lot of wildlife and learned a lot about different birds and plants in Costa Rica! Super informative.

Kali

Outstanding group tour!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 29, 2024

Our tour with Checho was fantastic! He’s been giving park tours in Manuel Antonio National Park for decades. His expertise and comprehensive knowledge of every nook and cranny of the park is unbelievable. If there is an animal nearby, Checho will find it. He was great with giving each member of our group plenty of time to see the animals. Also, his vast knowledge of the park, sustainability efforts, and everything else was phenomenal. It was a great time with our tour guide!

Adam Hepworth

Diego and sloths!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 25, 2024

We came to Manuel Antonio with the goal of seeing sloths and were not disappointed. Diego was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and did his best to separate us from large noisy groups. We saw 5 sloths, a snake, bats, toucan, and more with Diego. After the tour was over we returned to the spot of a juvenile sloth and saw it eating and moving! Overall great experience!

Meredith

Amazing Park and Wonderful Guides

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 25, 2024

We cannot thank Dagoberto enough for his assistance with arranging our tour. Karen was our wonderful guide and she showed us many animals that we probably would have just walked right by if she hadn’t spotted them for us. We saw sloths that were nearly invisible in the trees, as well as other birds, animals and insects. Costa Rica has done a great job preserving this park and it’s a wonderful way to spend a day while in the area.

Paula

Fantastic tour!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 25, 2024

Diego did a fantastic job and was very knowledgeable and passionate about the wildlife. Diego made sure everyone had a chance to view the wildlife before we moved on so everyone in our small group was satisfied! Mucho Gracias, Diego!!

Danica Gordon

Incredible tour with Beatriz!!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 24, 2024

This was the best experience of our stay in this area of Costa Rica! We saw so much amazing wildlife and Beatriz is a fountain of knowledge about the park and the creatures who dwell here. Truly wonderful!

Molly

Beatriz was the best guide!!!! Saw so so much!!!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 24, 2024

I did a 7:30am tour with Beatriz. She shared her extensive knowledge of the animals she pointed out to us, wildlife I would have missed on my own. Beatriz made the tour a fantastic experience for me

Jane G.

This was a 10/5 experience 🤩

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 24, 2024

This was one of the best days I had in Costa Rica so far! A huge thank you goes out to Beatriz (aka Queen B).

Before I review this Guided Tour I wanna share all assumptions I had before:

1) Manuel Antonio park is so overcrowded and it isn’t a great experience.

2) I don’t need a Tour Guide.

I must admit I only booked a guided tour because there was no more single tickets for the early morning available. With a guide it was. And I am very very happy about this situation because I wouldn’t have experienced what I just experienced today. I love wild life. And I had tears in my eyes because I have seen so many beautiful animals today.

Everything was very well organised. I received an email before the big day with the name of my guide and a photo. Wow! I love that customer friendly approach.

Everything was on time, and the tour took much longer than I expected. My guide works in the park for 7 years and she was excited about telling us about the animals as she just started working there yesterday.

Beatriz took amazing pictures via phone and telescope. All photos were shared after! It has National Geographic quality! I swear.

Today I made memories I will never forget! Thank you Beatrix! You are a rockstar.

Christin K.

Beatrice is the best guide - small group

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 24, 2024

I felt so lucky to be one in a group of 4 people with Bea. She took extra time and was so very knowledgeable and does she have a great eye. I have no idea how she saw the animals she did. I would have missed all but 3 or 4 out of… I don’t even know how many.

Kara

Thank you Beatriz.

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 24, 2024

I was so impressed by Beatriz’s knowledge of the park, the wildlife and the environment, and her enthusiasm for conservation. She was expert at spotting the wildlife and without her we would have missed seeing so many things (like the sloth Mum and baby in the photo). It was great having her telescope for close up views. I recommend Beatriz as a guide.

Karyn and Steve

Amazing guide and visit

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 21, 2024

I really enjoyed today´s guided nature tour with Andrés. He is an amazing guide, I would have never been able to spot all the animals without him. He is such an enthusiastic, funny, professional guide. He is doing such a great job!

The only remark for the park organization: add a staff member for the payment at the restaurant area, one staff is not enough, visitors are arriving all tired and have to queue for quite long at the checkout counter. Thank you

Sara

Request Beatriz if you can!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 21, 2024

My school group and I had a phenomenal tour with Beatriz. Her knowledge of the park was impeccable- and she had an amazing eye. We couldn’t walk 10 feet without spotting something incredible! I’ve never met anyone that could so effortlessly discuss the biology, etymology, evolutionary history, and social and cultural interpretations of animals. I enjoyed every second of her teachings! Thank you Beatriz! // Si puedes solicitar Beatriz, por favor hacerlo!! Beatriz sabía todo sobre los animales- biología, historia evolutiva, lo que sea! Muchas gracias Beatriz y a todo los empleados de Manuel Antonio. La parque era increible.

Jose Solorzano

Excellent tour with our guide Rolo

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 20, 2024

Excellent tour around this beautiful park during a busy time.

Rolo was patient with the group and clear with all information; i had no idea how he was able yo spot the wildlife so well; we saw sloths, a toucan, bats, giant grasshoppers and iguanas to name some.

KVibhuti

Most Amazing Guide

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 18, 2024

My student group had Beatriz as our guide – she was amazing!! Not only was she knowledgeable but she was incredibly engaged with us and answered all of our nerdy college kid questions! She was extremely nice and everything she found in nature we would have never been able to find by ourselves. She made our whole trip so much more engaging and amazing!

Emma

Beatriz was amazing!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 18, 2024

My group’s tour was guided by Beatriz and she was truly so wonderful. She knew SO much about the local flora and fauna and shared with impressive detail, managed to spot even the tiniest of creatures for us to see, and was overall just a delight. I would recommend a tour with her to anyone coming to visit Manuel Antonio.

Jayda Rodriguez

Spectacular biodiversity!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 18, 2024

Manuel Antonio Park is spectacular! The jungle board walk was beautiful. My kids and I saw three toed and two toed sloths, howler monkeys, land crabs, orb weaver spiders, white tailed deer, various iguanas, tropical birds, and bright green snakes! it was so much fun. Our guide, Biatriz, was so fantastic! She was funny, patient, knowledgeable, and I would highly recommend her. We wouldn’t have seen nearly as many animals without her help! The white sand beach was incredible, the ocean was amazing! This is a park I’ve always wanted to go to and it didn’t disappoint.

Sharilyn

B is the best!!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 18, 2024

Beatriz gave us the best experience at the park! She was very knowledgeable and had answers for all of our questions. She’s very good at spotting wildlife, but also listening and mimicking calls to locate things. For explaining other things that we didn’t get the chance to see, she showed us pictures. She also took incredible pictures of everything we saw and shared them with everyone. When our time was up, she didn’t stop the tour, instead kept answering all of my questions. She also gave us local advice about other activities in the area.

Haley

A dream come true

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 17, 2024

Our guide, Dayana was amazing! She was very friendly, knowledgeable and funny. We saw all types of beautiful things but the highlight for me was seeing a sloth’s face! That’s was I was really hoping to see and Dayana was able to find one! Her telescope was very good quality and we got some beautiful photos. Thank you Dayana!

Theresa and Haley Benoit

Must have Guide!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 17, 2024

We loved the beautiful Manuel Antonio park! We could never have spotted so much without our guide, Andres! He was wonderful, skilled, and informative with so much knowledge of the various species we saw in the park. He shared his photos taken through the lens at the end of the tour which was greatly appreciated!!!!

Marline Van Dyke

Very fun and informational

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 17, 2024

Beatrice was a great guide, she had great energy and was very knowledgeable and passionate. I loved the history she would throw in as well.

Dylan Nangle

Amazing tour with Frank

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 14, 2024

We had a truly amazing tour. We saw more animals than we thought were possible. Our guide, Frank, was constantly sharing his expertise with us, answering questions and pointing out things we would never have seen on our own. At the end he gave us all the pictures he had taken so our adventure lives on. Thank you so much for making our holiday in Costa Rica such a once in a lifetime success.

William Jenney

Great morning manuel antionio national park

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 14, 2024

Seen sloth bears howler monkeys capuchine monkeys bats and some birds

Andrew daffin

Beatriz was excellent!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 12, 2024

I can see why Manuel Antonio park is the most visited park in Costa Rica – it is pleasant, organized, clean, and all-age friendly. Plus, our tour guide was Beatriz, who was very knowledgeable, and she made the park experience really standout. We saw many animals, including a mama and baby sloths. (Thank you Beatriz!!!)

Smriti

Great family experience

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 11, 2024

We had a great time on our your.

Our tour guide “Dago” was very knowledgeable.

He helped us spot and learn about many species of animals, as well as plants.

You would be lucky enough to have Dago as your guide

Steve

So many animals

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 11, 2024

We saw so many wonderful animals including monkeys, sloths, toucans, and hummingbirds. Our tour guide, Andres, was wonderful. So knowledgeable and kind. Pick up transportation from our hotel was helpful.

Victoria Bogil

There were so many animals!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 10, 2024

We had a great time at Manuel Antonio National Park. Our guide, Esteban, was very knowledgeable and was able to spot so many fantastic animals and birds to show us. He was great for positioning his telescopic lens for us to get a better view and even took photos through the lens on our phones for us. We saw a toucan, sloths, howler monkeys, white faced monkeys, forest crabs, deer, bats and various other birds and insects. We had a great time and the park is beautiful.

Sarah

Outstanding!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 10, 2024

Our guide Andres was so knowledgeable and passionate about his work and the environment making sure we got as much information about the fauna as possible. He was amazing at finding the birds, reptiles, monkeys, deer, coatis etc and pointing his camera at each so that we could all see, close up , these amazing creatures. It made our tour so very interesting and time went so fast. His interest went so far as participating in research with University biologists. Our small group was lucky to have him as our guide. No one should experience MA Park without a guide as they are so good at spotting the animals.

Louise Grim

Andres & Beatriz best guides ever!!!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 10, 2024

The guided tour is a must, we wouldn’t have been abel to see much with out Andres y Beatriz, our guides. They weren’t awsome, very well prepared. Beatriz is a Biologist, so you can imagen 🙂. Get there early so you can enjoy enough time at the beach.

Daniela

Great visit with Esteban!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 10, 2024

Thanks to Esteban, we have seen many animals, could have great pictures and a great time! In a group of 6 people, we have walked through the main trail to the beach and Esteban gave us very interesting information all the way through. He is very kind and available to answer your questions. Don’t hesitate to go for a tour with him!

Laurie

excelente tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 8, 2024

nuestros guías, Andrés y Beatriz, fueron muy serviciales, nos mostraron todo y resolvieron nuestras dudas, hicieron del camino algo ameno. ademas vimos mucha fauna.

Ana Laura

Checho was incredible!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 8, 2024

We were so so happy we chose to do a guided tour of the park. We thought the guide might not help that much but we were very wrong! Their knowledge was so expansive and they also carry a scope to help you see the animals so it helped us see sloths, monkeys, iguanas, bats, etc. Our guide also helped us stay away from the crowds which was very nice because we were a large group already. Checho was the very first guide of Manuel Antonio park and was a mentor to many other guides so knew everything there was to know (and was very funny) so we were very happy with our experience. Highly recommend!

Grace

Awesome Tour with Andres

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 8, 2024

We had a small group tour with Andres. We were really impressed by his knowledge of the park and various ecosystems throughout the country, as well as his enthusiasm for his work. Not only did he go out of his way to seek out various animals, but he shared his findings with other tour groups near us that missed what we were seeing. At the conclusion of the tour he shared some amazing photos with us that we were thrilled to share with friends and family.

Randi

Manuel Antonio Guided Tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 6, 2024

Our tour guide was Diego, it was a delight to meet him. Diego was very knowledgeable about the local flora and fauna in the park. Trip highlight was seeing several sloths.

Thznk you so much Diego

Ghislaine Stephenson

Excellent guided tour by our guide Beatriz

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 6, 2024

Beatriz was very knowledgeable, engaging and fun. It was helpful that she was able to capture photos and videos and share we us. Always amazed how they find and see animals that blend in so much with the vegetation.

Rochelle

Great park, great tour!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 6, 2024

Dagoberto was a terrific guide! He was so enthusiastic about teaching about the wildlife and ecosystems of the park and Costa Rica. We were glad we drove our own car, so we could stay several hours to enjoy the beautiful jungle-rimmed beach cove. Paradise found!

Chris Gaynor

Great job Chris

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 6, 2024

Christopher was our guide and thanks to him we spotted a lot of animals. We spotted at least 4-5 sloths that we would not have seen if we had done the tour by ourselves. I really recommend booking with the guide, as Manuel Antonio Park is mainly worth it for the wildlife

Konstantina

Amazing tour with Beatriz!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 6, 2024

Absolutely recommend booking a guided tour (request Beatriz!). She was an amazing guide and told so many funny stories and interesting facts about the animals. We saw so many things we would not have seen without a guide. Beatriz also took photos through the scope and sent them to us afterwards so we did not waste anytime with every member of the group getting a photo through the scope, this was a great idea! We saw three types of monkeys, sloths, agouti, snakes, frogs, birds, and insects! A highlight of our Costa Rica trip 🙂

Chelsea

BEST DECISION!!!!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 2, 2024

if we had gone without a guide we would have missed nearly everything. We went on the 7:30am tour and saw three types of monkeys, crabs, butterflies, sloths, the rarely seen stick bird, spiders, lizards, bats, and learned so much about the Manuel Antonio ecosystem and biodiversity! I highly, highly recommend taking this tour.

Grace

A natural history course in two hours!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 2, 2024

Our enthusiastic and experienced guide, Dagoberto, showed us many mammels, lizards, insects, birds, and plants during our tour. Manuel Antonio National Park is deservedly popular (and crowded), but thanks to Dagoberto, we still managed to see a lot, and he also shared plenty of information about the ecosystem. We ended up going into the park again, later in our stay in Manuel Antonio, and had a second very enjoyable day there on our own.

Sally Cook

Highlight of our trip!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 1, 2024

Our visit to Manuel Antonio was truly the highlight of our vacation in Costa Rica. We hit the jackpot with our guide Dagoberto! He has 33 years of guiding experience in the park, and was able to show us so much more than if we had tried to tour the park on our own. His passion, vast knowledge, and experience with all animals in the park was fascinating and we left with a deep appreciation for all we saw. A day we will never forget, thank you Dago!!!🙏🏻❤️

Stacey King

Great tour with an amazing guide

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 1, 2024

Thank you so much Beatriz for showing me Manuel Antonio park!

She had sooo much knowledge to share about the park, animals and forest. She made it really fun and she went out of her way to show us so many animals and get the best pictures! She sent us them all at the end of the tour too. She was really great with the kids in our group and when I asked her if she new about medicinal plants in the forest she gave me so much information. Gracias Beatriz ❤️

Hollie

A knowledgeable guide in a beautiful place!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 1, 2024

Esteban gave our group a wonderful tour using his scope to show us the beauty and diversity of Costa Rica. Pura Vida!

Kristin H.

Amazing!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
March 1, 2024

Andrés is a fabulous guide and so informative and eager to share his knowledge. This is the third Manuel Antonio guided tour and by far the best.

Deborah

The highlight of my trip!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 29, 2024

I cannot say enough good things about our guided tour experience with Diego leading the way! We had barely stepped foot on the shady trail when we spotted a sloth which we viewed through Diego’s telescope. He offered to take pictures with my phone at each creature sighting. The best souvenirs you could ask for! The beaches are beautiful – plenty of places to stop for water and restrooms. Diego was so knowledgeable and welcoming. We felt so lucky to have had time in this sacred place!

Suzanne

Pleasant Morning Tour in Manuel Antonio

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 29, 2024

A guide is a must to fully enjoy the park. Our eagle eye guide Esteban found sloths, monkeys, crabs, deer, cool birds, other other creatures we would have never found on our own. The beaches in the park are truly spectacular. Just be prepared for the heat!

Laura

Amazing Tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 28, 2024

The tour with esteban was great. He had a lot of information, told us about wildlife in Costa Rica and knows a lot about every animal. We had a fun tour with him and the time went very fast. His english was very good and he took the time to answer all our questions.

Stefania

Must do your!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 24, 2024

Beatriz was phenomenal and so knowledgeable about the park & nature. One of the best tour guides ever! Highly recommend!

Bob Bales

Go with park tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 24, 2024

Booked tour directly with official park site and whilst the booking engine is more effort than viator etc I’m glad I persevered.

Everything ran smoothly including pickup.

Our guide,Beatriz, was knowledgeable, engaging and personable. She made sure all guests got to see the spotted animals. She got great photos through the scope and shared these later via airdrop. We saw numerous monkeys, both 2 and 3 fingered sloths, a boa constrictor, raccoon etc. the great advantage of the park tour is that you finish at a beach and can spend the rest of the day exploring the park etc. Beatriz also gave an over site of the other trails and beaches. There are some hidden gems.there are plenty of taxis on the main strip a few hundred meters from the Park charging around 10$ for a ride back to town. The park transport is also available for $5 at specified times. A brilliant way to spend the day

Richard

Oustanding tour with Beatriz

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 23, 2024

We visited the park with Beatriz as our tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and engaging. We learned so much more and saw so much more wildlife than we would have on our own. I would highly recommend this tour.

Joe

Very informative!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 22, 2024

Our tour guide, Beth, was awesome. We learned so much about the wildlife in Costa Rica. We saw sloths, toucans and many monkeys. You definitely want to pay for a guided tour as you will not spot many of the animals on your own.

Diane

There's a reason why this area is so popular

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 21, 2024

It’s gorgeous, so diverse in flora and fauna, and the people are very kind and helpful. Visiting Manual Antonio Park is a MUST, and recommended by so many people because it is worth it. Definitely get a guide thru the park for your first visit (Aldo was great, and you can get great photos and see animals you wouldn’t normally see AND get some naturalist education along the way!), but go back a second time without a guide and go at your own pace. Go early (7 AM if you can), because it heats up and gets busy after 9. We would come back again and again, if only to explore more trails, see more wildlife, and maybe a different time of year to see it in a different light (no frogs or amphibians during mid-February because it is too hot and dry).

Tessa

Amazing tour with great tour gide

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 21, 2024

Beatriz was a very enthusiastic and very knowledgeable tour gide who gave us extended info on the flora, fauna and history of Manuel Antonio. It was a lot of fun and would really recommend the tour to anyone! Thanks a bunch Beatriz!

Debby David

Interesting and informative tour

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 21, 2024

I would highly recommend this tour. We learnt so much about the national park from our guide, Dagoberto. He was so enthusiastic about the topic. He also shared photos of the animals we saw after the tour. We saw a two toed and three toed sloth, a Jesus Christ lizard, howler monkeys, spider monkeys and capuchin monkeys, stick insect, blue morpho butterfly and a vine snake.

Emma

Great way to see animals!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 19, 2024

We were very glad to have had a guide for our tour of the park. I highly recommend doing it this way, since before this point we hadn’t seen many animals on our own. Our guide Diego was so knowledgable, calm and any questions thrown at him he knew the answer. As a bonus we saw every animal we had been hoping to spot – sloths, monkeys, iguanas, rare birds, crabs… it was amazing!

Heidi M.

MANUEL ANTONIO PARK TOUR

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 18, 2024

Andres was our guide. Very knowledgeable and polite. Pointed out things we would have never seen. Grandkids loved seeing the sloths.

Marc

Beautiful park, great guide

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 18, 2024

We visited during the last leg of our trip to Costa Rica, and we had done quite a few self guided hikes. We paid to be guided through MA to help find more wildlife that we might have missed, and Beatriz did a fantastic job. She was enthusiastic and knowledgeable; she pointed out sloths as well as many other animals and plants that are important to the ecosystem of Costa Rica. She was able to answer all the questions the group had and peppered in information about Costa Rican life and culture in a very organic way as well. She is excellent and we had a great time and received a lot of great pictures as well.

Meghan Brubaker

Loved our tour with Diego

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 16, 2024

Diego was knowledgeable, soft spoken, and has a fabulous sense of humor. We fell in love him right away. He did a wonderful job of setting the scope, informing us about the animals, answering a barrage of questions, and helping us get photos. We had a great time and have already recommended the tour and Diego!

Thank you, Diego!

Martha West

Guided tour with official guide Beatriz

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 16, 2024

Bea was an amazing guide. She spotted a lot of anmials like lizards, birds, bats, sloths, snakes, monkeys, hummingbirds, crocodiles … and gave us many very interesting informations about the local wildlife and also about the history of this national park which was created on an early UFC banana plantation.

Charlotte

What a amazing TOUR!! Andres is the GOAT

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 14, 2024

The tour was just perfect! Andres was the best! He has great knowledge of all the types of animals you can see in Manuel Antonio’s park. He takes great pictures. We had wonderful memories of the tour with him!

gracias por todo

Krystel & Nicolas

Krystel Nicolas

LOVED LEARNING ABOUT THE WILDLIFE FROM CHRISTOPHER!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 14, 2024

Christopher was an exceptional guide. He was very knowledgeable about all the plants and animals, and even though it was a hot afternoon, he made our visit fun. Swimming in the ocean at the end of the tour was refreshing. The beach was stunning. I highly recommend a guided tour.

Sabrina

Very interesting & informative.

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 12, 2024

Diego was a wonderful guide! He spotted creatures in the foliage that I would never have noticed! He was very informative and entertaining.

Donna Blankenship

Absolutely worth it!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 11, 2024

Wow, we knew it was going to be a great tour but it absolutely exceeded our expectations. Esteban was our tour guide and he was wonderful! So much knowledge and we saw SO many different animals. My favorite was a big group of monkeys. One of the monkeys had a baby on its back. Our guide said the baby was probably 1 week old. We also saw 4 different sloths! One of them had a baby wrapped up in her arms. Such a great experience and I’m so grateful we did it!

Natasha Hernandez

Beatriz - Best park tour in Costa Rica

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 11, 2024

Beatriz was absolutely amazing. High energy and very knowledgeable. She kept us engaged for the entire time – we must have been with her over 3 hours. She had a monocular telescope which meant we were able to see the wildlife clearly. She also took the photos and shared with us after which meant we could concentrate on just looking and enjoying.

I loved that fact you couldn’t take food or plastic in – how forward thinking. We followed the tour with a swim at a small cove – but watch out for those Capuchin’s they are on the prowl and will take items.

Donna M

Milenlli was great

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 11, 2024

Hi, it is not the first park we visit, the performance, approach, mood and attention was on highest level. I can only give a greatest thank.

Tomas Kairys

Our tour guide Checho was amazing.

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 10, 2024

The tour came to life with our tour guide, Chechen. He was extremely knowledgable and kind. He shared his love of nature and the park with us. He is a true inspiration to preserve the wildlife and beauty of Costa Rica.

Darwin

Beatriz was amazing!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
February 10, 2024

We had THE best time. We saw lots of wildlife and learned so much about the fauna, flora and history of Costa Rica. Beatriz was knowledgeable, funny and kind. I highly recommend her. The process was also very smooth and straightforward.

Caren

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