- 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
- Easygoing
- Family-friendly
Spice Plantation Tour
Smell, taste and touch cacao, vanilla, cinnamon, pepper and turmeric where they grow.
from $69 per person
Overview
A guided walk through a tropical spice plantation and gardens near Manuel Antonio and Quepos. You learn how spices and plants are grown and used, taste spices and tropical fruit, and hear about Costa Rican farming culture.
What happens
- Meet your guide near Manuel Antonio or Quepos.
- Travel to a tropical spice plantation surrounded by rainforest.
- A guided walk along plantation trails and gardens.
- Learn how spices and medicinal plants are grown and used.
- See cacao, vanilla, cinnamon, pepper, turmeric and tropical fruits.
- Smell, taste and handle fresh ingredients.
- Stories about Costa Rican farming culture and sustainability, and a quiet moment in the surroundings before heading back.
- 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