Manuel Antonio National Park Full Day Tour From San Jose
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Tarcoles
Explore Manuel Antonio National Park with a naturalist guide. Enjoy hiking, wildlife spotting, and relaxing on stunning beaches. Includes breakfast, lunch, and transport.
Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tarcoles - Passenger pick-up begins at 5 am from hotels in San Jose and nearby areas.

  • We will stop for breakfast en route and have a chance to take photos from a viewpoint at the mouth of the Tarcoles River, where you might spot the famous crocodile.

On the way to Manuel Antonio National Park, you’ll travel along the coastline, enjoying scenic views, including African palm plantations. You’ll also pass through small villages along the Pacific Coast until you reach the port of Quepos and finally the National Park.

  • Manuel Antonio - Explore Manuel Antonio National Park with a naturalist tour guide. The tour lasts approximately 4 hours, during which you can visit the park and enjoy the beach.

Since vehicle access to the park is restricted, you’ll hike to the preserve, crossing a creek. Once inside, you can relax and enjoy the beach, sunbathe, or hike the park’s trails to observe the abundant flora and fauna. You might see several species of monkeys, iguanas, birds, and possibly even a three-toed sloth. If you choose to hike the trail to Cathedral Point, don’t forget your camera; the views of the park and the sea are breathtaking!
Hotel Playa Espadilla - Lunch is included at this beautiful property located near the beaches of Manuel Antonio.

What's Included
  • Operates with a minimum of two passengers
  • Transportation included from San Jose hotels and nearby
  • Professional Bilingual Tour Guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Bottled Water
  • Tips
Additional Information

Spend a day exploring with the accompaniment of a naturalist guide in this group tour with transportation included from San Jose, includes: Breakfast, stop at Hacienda Nosavar next to the Tárcoles River famous for the sighting of crocodiles, entrance to Manuel Antonio National Park to enjoy the visit to one of the most beautiful beaches in the world for a time of 4 hours approx. Hiking with your naturalist guide will help you identify the species of plants and wild animals of the forest, those who just want to enjoy a day at the beach can walk along the entrance trail to the park heading towards the white sands of Playa Espadilla. Once there, you can simply relax and enjoy the beach, sunbathe or walk along the trails that will allow you to observe the abundant flora and fauna.Lunch at a local restaurant and return to the Central Valley after sunset.

  • What to bring? Hat - Sun block - Insect repellent - Binoculars – Camera – Shorts – Sandals - Towel – Swimsuit
  • In Manuel Antonio National Park it is forbidden to bring into the park: Plastic bottles Prepared food and snacks Drinks are allowed only in single-use bottles. To register for the entrance to the Park: Bring original or copy of your identification document.
  • If you are travelling with children please let us know their ages, during the booking process
  • Please confirm estimated pickup time day prior the tour, there would be 5 minutes flexibility.
Location
Tarcoles
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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158tinkerb
Jan 25, 2024
Don't miss out on this! - Jordan was an absolutely fantastic tour guide! One of the best guides we had during our time in Costa Rica! He has a very lively personality and you can see how passionate he is. He showed us some really cool crocodiles along the route to the national park, and it was mesmerizing. Manuel Antonio National Park is something you shouldn't miss seeing. The hikes inside are really pretty, and you'll spot a lot of animals along your route. The beach is stunning, too, and a nice place to cool off after the hikes. There are a lot of monkeys on the side of the beach, and they're really fun to watch as well!
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Josu_h796
Oct 30, 2023
Incredible experience in Manuel Antonio - Excellent tour if you are a nature lover, you should ask to go with José so that you don't miss any animals, especially the sloths, and you can observe them up close and take photos and videos with you, as well as good guidance from José and excellent service. ; For his part, Vladimir took us safely on the way there and back.
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Sammy_barrera
Jan 28, 2024
Good experience - The tour was very good, the place is impressive. Even though it rained on the tour, we continued the tour without problems.
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Dljones8288
Feb 22, 2020
Day tour of MA National Park Costa Rica - The park itself is fantastic. The trip to get there is very long. I had a 6:00a.m. pickup. After stopping at the other hotels and dealing with the traffic it was almost 8:00a.m. before getting out of the city of San Jose and beginning the long drive. The scenery in route is beautiful. Stopped for breakfast which was really good. If there are two or more in your group I would rent a car. The price of this tour is really high considering how much time is spent on the tour bus.
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