- Wildlife
- Easygoing
- Family-friendly
Manuel Antonio National Park
A naturalist’s spotting scope finds the wildlife most visitors walk right past.
- Duration
- About 3–4 hours, including the guided walk and beach time
- Price
- from $60 per adult
- Wildlife
- Easygoing
- Family-friendly
Los Campesinos Safari Truck Experience
An open-air truck into the mountains, hanging bridges, and a waterfall swim before lunch.
from $90 per person (adults and children 5+)
Overview
An open-air safari-truck ride into the mountains to the Los Campesinos Reserve, with river crossings and farming communities along the way. There you walk rainforest trails and hanging bridges, swim in the reserve’s waterfalls and natural pools, and sit down to a traditional Costa Rican meal.
What happens
- Hotel pickup in Manuel Antonio or Quepos, then up into the mountains aboard a safari-style truck.
- Your guide talks about Costa Rican culture, wildlife and the farming communities you pass; expect river crossings and mountain views.
- A guided nature walk at Los Campesinos Reserve, crossing hanging bridges and stopping at viewpoints.
- Swim, cool off or relax at the reserve’s waterfalls and natural pools.
- A traditional Costa Rican meal.
Photos: Pura Vida Traveling
- Water
- Wildlife
- Easygoing
Catamaran: morning or sunset
The coastline, a swim in a sheltered bay, and — if you pick the afternoon — the sunset.
- Duration
- About 3.5–4 hours, depending on weather and sea conditions
- Price
- from $85 per person
- Wildlife
- Water
- Easygoing
Mangroves by boat or kayak
Calm channels between mangrove roots, with a naturalist scanning for birds, iguanas and crocodiles.
- Duration
- About 3–4 hours, including transport
- Price
- from $75 per person