Manuel Antonio Park Nature Guided Tour

This tour far exceeded our expectations! We were picked up at our hotel and taken to the entrance to meet our guide. We were met with cold towels to cool off (it was awesome) and delicious fruit and water. We then met our tour guide Edgar. He brought his telescope and was so dedicated to taking the time to find every type of animal for us and made sure we got a picture of every single one. He told us how he had YEARS of experience giving tours of the park and the fact that he got excited whenever he saw a rare animal was truly a sight to see. You definitely don't see that often with tour guides so having him made this tour so enjoyable. Thank you Edgar!

So, the actual guide and the actual tour was great and although you don't need a guide to tour the park, the guides know how to spot the wildlife which can be difficult. My main disappointment was the lack of guidance on parking in spite of my reaching out on several occasions. The parking is chaotic at best and I was taken advantage of, although it's relative. I could have parked for $5 with a very short walk, or, $7 in the sort of "official" parking area. I paid $10 and specifically asked if their price was competitive. This was a "rogue" parking spot which was very close to the park entrance. Also, there are tourist vendors packed side by side all the way to the very entrance to the park and from the Manual Antonio village up to the park entrance, vendors were "hawking" tours, etc. Once there, I had to ask where to meet my tour. There was not an official "office," the guides were basically hanging out in front of a nearby store. Once all the maneuvering was over, my tour was late getting started by about a half hour or so, apparently they were waiting for late arrivals. Finally, the actual guide and the tour was great and I do recommend a tour. FYI, there are lots of vendors offering tours, and there are some for lower prices, although not significantly lower than the tour I booked, so really, you don't need to book in advance. Arturo

Great amazing tour guide Edgar highly recommended, took his time and explained everything throughly very knowledgeable and overall great time and experience

Seeing the multitude of Gods creatures and plant life. It was like the Garden of Eden or as close to it as i can imagin. The first sloth i ever saw live. The beautiful white sandy beach was an extra treat. Being informed with many details by our guide was worth more than the cost.

Our tour guide Hector was amazing and made the tour even more memorable. Hector made sure we got the best experience.

Michelle own guide she was really friendly And show us the best of Manuel Antonio park definitely We will came back again Thank you very much Pura vida

What at amazing tour! Edgar was the best guide -- very knowledgeable, great eye for spotting animals, and just a general fun time. We saw just about everything -- monkeys, lizards, snakes, and of course sloths! We even saw a baby sloth on it's mothers back. Got some great pictures thanks to Edgar. The beach inside the park was also

Really enjoyed seeing the wildlife through the telescope. Definitely would have missed them had we not booked this tour.

Edgar, our tour guide, was knowledgeable and friendly. He did a great job with our grandchildren and spotted so many kinds of plants and animals for us to see!

Jorge was amazing! We learned so much about the park and the animals that lived in it. He saw animals so small from far away that without him, we'd walk thru without seeing much besides monkeys. Would definitely recommend!