Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Manuel Antonio National Park, Manuel Antonio, Quepos Costa Rica
This excursion begins when we pick you up the your Hotel early in the morning and head to the pacific coast. We will make a stop on the way for a delicious typical breakfast that includes gallo pinto, eggs to taste, meat, sausage, ripe banana, cheese, custard, omelette, fruit, coffee and juice . On the way to Manuel Antonio National Park, you will travel along the coastline enjoying scenic views, including African palm plantations. You will also travel past small villages along the Pacific Coast, until you reach the port of Quepos and the ultimately the National Park.
Once in the park, you can simply relax and enjoy the beach, sunbathe, or hike through the park’s trails, which will allow you to observe Manuel Antonio’s abundant flora and fauna. Several species of monkeys, iguanas, birds and possibly even the three-toed sloth can be seen.
Duration: 12 hours
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Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up all travellers at the Hotel lobby in (San jose downtown, Alajuela downtown and Heredia downtown )
05:30 AM
12 hours(approx.)
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
We require to get complete name and passport number from every person going in this tour. This is necessary for registering every person to the park ticket's system, otherwise it wouldn't be possible to enter the park. Please add your names plus nationality and passport number. We highly appreciate you to send us this information as soon as possible to avoid eventual troubles like missing the chance to visit the park, as there are limited tickets available everyday
Be aware that you cannot bring inside the park (water in single-use bottles or food)
You must bring your own towel if you are willing to swim inside the national park
The normal duration of this tour is 13 hours, but sometimes it could take longer becuase of the traffic on the way back.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Ertha_B
The beach was awesome, gentle waves and warm water in a beautiful, secluded bay! We saw toucans, sloths, lots of iguanas and monkeys - watch your food bags, the monkeys are very friendly, and may zero in on snacks! It's an easy hike and so peaceful! Our tour guide, Jerry gave a lot of information about the country as well as the park, and managed our time well to avoid traffic. The breakfast at the "Crocodile Bridge" was great, and I recommend the rice and mariscos lunch option at the park hotel - overall well worth the trip.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22
Posted By : Karen_C
I'm just giving it a 4 star since i haven't really seen much of a wildlife except fo the white faced monkey, Pesote, and a family of Iguana, the name I could not remember. View is nice. The guide Edgardo is great.
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Posted On : 2024-03-22
Posted By : patriciabX1080AZ
This was a very long but very satisfying day. After viewing crocodiles at the Tarcoles River bridge we went to Manuel Antonio Park. Our driver suggested that we hire a wildlife guide and we are very glad that we did. We saw five sloths (both kinds) and three kinds of monkeys. We finished up at a beautiful protected beach and enjoyed a nice swim.
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Posted On : 2024-02-27
Posted By : Blessed1AD
The excursion was fun. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. The water temperature at the beach was just right. The breakfast and lunch were both delicious! The white faced monkeys were entertaining.
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Posted On : 2024-02-17
Posted By : Dan_B
The park itself was fantastic, and I would recommend visiting. The problem I had was with the overall communication with the tour company. They did not provide information about if we had to bring towels with us or not. Once the trip started then they said we could rent towels from them. In the 1st part of the trip, they take you for breakfast. However, after about a 1.5-hour ride, they pull into a Souviener shop / cafeteria-style restaurant. Which would be fine, I'm all about trying local food. However, we arrived at the same time as 4 other large tour groups. So we ended up having to wait in line for food for about 45 min. Which was crazy given we passed so many local places that we could have been in and out of much faster. Overall the breakfast food was very basic and nothing special. After arriving at the park, around 3 pm we all meet up for lunch at a local hotel. Can you imagine passing several authentic restaurants in town, to then having to have terrible hotel food, crazy! The worst part was they did not mention on the way back we would encounter a lot of traffic. We left the hotel at 4:15 to head back to San Jose, we didn't arrive back to our hotel till 11 pm. It should have only been about a 2-hour drive. So many people in our group had already made other plans, and even one group missed their flight. The tour guide said it was always like this coming back. Again they should have said something in advance. We had another tour planned the next morning at 6am, so I called the travel group (same company) to reschedule for the following day because of the traffic situation. They agreed to change it, but then I had to pay an additional $17 per person. Now that you know all the things bad things, our tour guide and driver did a fantastic job. The park was great, tons of monkey to see and sloths. You will enjoy this trip as long as you are aware of the above issues.
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Posted On : 2024-01-31
Posted By : Candice_v
Although the tour is listed as a Guided tour, I think it’s important to note that this does not include a guide with a Scope to spot the animals close. This was personally very disappointing. Lunch however was a highlight, great location and amazing cocktails. 5 stars to the driver who had to endure high season traffic.
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Posted On : 2023-12-29
Posted By : Dani_F
Worth the money. Great experience. Great tour guide (Fran). There was something to see and do all day.
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Posted On : 2023-12-08
Posted By : Departure32511691500
This was our favorite tour / day trip! Destiny Tours is a superb company to go with. The private tours are nice and allow for it to be at your own pace. This was our second tour with them. The food was amazing and well timed.
We accidently got a Spanish speaking guide, so make sure you specify the language. I translated for my partner. The driver was very knowledgeable and gave new information. He knew many people at Manuel Antonio and steared us away from scams. After the initial walk through, we were given the opportunity to do an added hike or swim at the beach solo. There were changing rooms and outdoor showers. We saw lots of wildlife!
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Posted On : 2023-11-14
Posted By : Melisande_T
Saw sooo many animals and just being one with nature was just what I needed. Guide made it just about us. Loved the lunch and birthday surprise for one of our travelers.
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Posted On : 2023-10-28
Posted By : Kevin_K
Our tour guide was Fran, who was very knowledgeable about Costa Rica and the places we visited. It’s a long drive but very worth it. It depends on what time you get there for how much time you get at the park, but we got 4 hours to explore it as we wanted. I got some good hiking in then went to the beach to cool off. Lots of beautiful scenery and animals all around, would highly recommend. Do keep in mind that single use plastics (bags, bottles) and food are not permitted in the park, I had to throw out some stuff before we entered. Otherwise just enjoy yourself.
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Posted On : 2023-10-27
