Manuel Antonio Park Wildlife Tour: Private or Group with Guide

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Duration2h

GroupPrivate

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Walk rainforest trails with someone who knows where the animals hide

A 2-hour guided nature walk through Manuel Antonio National Park led by an ICT-certified specialist with over 16 years of experience. You choose between a private tour or a group departure, search for sloths, monkeys, toucans, birds and other wildlife on marked trails, and finish at Manuel Antonio Beach with time to swim or rest. The guide photographs your sightings with a Swarovski spotting scope at no extra cost, and all photos and videos go home with you.

Step-by-step itinerary

Guided wildlife tour and beach visit

Meet at Manuel Antonio Park entrance
Explore rainforest trails with guide
Spot wildlife like sloths and monkeys
Learn about park’s ecosystem
Guide takes photos and videos
Relax and swim at Manuel Antonio Beach
Exit the park

The Experience

The walk starts at the main entrance of Manuel Antonio National Park, where your guide meets you and heads into the rainforest on established trails. For two hours you move through the park's lush terrain in search of the animals that live there — sloths hanging in the canopy, howler monkeys calling from the trees, toucans and colorful birds, iguanas, lizards, crabs and butterflies. The guide carries a top-of-the-line Swarovski spotting scope to help you see details you'd miss with the naked eye, and photographs or films every animal you want to remember. Those images are yours to keep, no charge.

The park spans about 1,000 hectares, but only about 10 percent is open to the public, which means the animals move freely through most of their territory. The guide will search the accessible trails and do their best to find wildlife, but sightings depend on where the animals choose to be on the day you visit — this is not a zoo, and no particular species is guaranteed at any given time. Weather can shift the schedule: if conditions turn bad, the tour reschedules or you receive a refund.

After the walk, you reach Manuel Antonio Beach, one of Costa Rica's best stretches of sand. You have time to swim, wade or simply rest before heading toward the park exit. The guide speaks English or Spanish, and instructions for meeting and logistics arrive after you book. Park admission ($18 for adults, $5 for children) is separate from the tour price, as is any transportation to the entrance — both are available to arrange.

What’s included

Two-hour guided walk with an ICT-certified nature specialist.
all photographs and videos taken with the Swarovski spotting scope.
access to Manuel Antonio Beach at the end of the tour with time to swim or rest.
tour instructions sent after booking.
guide fluent in English or Spanish.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Costa Rica Wáköö Tours

Is this one for you?Book the private tour if you want the guide's full attention and a flexible pace; choose the group option if you prefer to share the experience and the cost. Either way, the guide's 16 years of experience in the park is what makes the difference between spotting a few animals and finding the ones most travelers miss — the scope and the photos are just the proof you were there.