Manuel Antonio National Park Sightseeing and Wildlife Day Tour from San Jose

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Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English, Spanish
Visits to Crocodile Bridge, scarlet macaw observation place, fruit stand & Jaco Beach look-out point
Transport by air conditioned vehicle
Breakfast & Lunch
National Park entrance fee
Hotel pickup and drop-off (most San Jose area hotels)
Professional bilingual guide

Gratuities
Services not specified

Overview

Explore the world famous Manuel Antonio National Park on this full day tour from San Jose. Enjoy some of the most beautiful white sand beaches of Costa Rica and discover the abundant wildlife at the rainforest trails of the park, like monkeys, sloths, agoutis, iguanas, exotic birds and others. Stop on the way to Manuel Antonio at the crocodile bridge; at the town of Tarcoles to search for scarlet macaws in their natural habitat; and at the Jaco Beach look-out point to explore a little of the most popular beach town of Costa Rica.

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Adventure Inn 100 Meters East of Los Arcos, Cariari, Costa Rica, CR
Aloft San Jose Hotel, Costa Rica Forum 2 Business Park, Lindora, Radial A, Pozos, Costa Rica, CR, 10901
Apartotel Obelisco Calle 100, San Antonio De Belen, Costa Rica, CR, 40703
Autentico Hotel Avenida 5 Sabana Este, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10108
Boutique Hotel Jade 250 Mts Norte de Grupo Q, Barrio Dent, Los Yoses, San Pedro, Costa Rica, CR, 20506
Casa Aldea Avenida 2 Calle 28 100m sur Pizza Hut Paseo Colon Frente a Sala Garbo, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Costa Rica Backpackers Avenida 6, Between Calle 21 And 25, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10104
Costa Rica Guesthouse Avenida 6, Calle 21 Y 25, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 1000
Costa Rica Marriott Hotel Hacienda Belen 700 Meters West From Bridgestone/firestone, La Ribera De Belen, La Ribera de Belen, San Antonio De Belen, Costa Rica, CR, 40703
Costa Rica Tennis Club & Hotel Sabana Sur, Costado Este de la Contraloría General de la República, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, San Jose Aeropuerto, Costa Rica Sobre Autopista General Canas, Ciudad Cariari, San Antonio De Belen, Costa Rica, CR, 40701
Courtyard San Jose Airport Alajuela Radial Francisco J. Orlich Plaza Los Mangos, Rio Segundo, Costa Rica, CR, 20109
Courtyard San Jose Escazu Calle Marginal Norte, Plaza Itskatzu, Plaza Itskatzu, San Rafael de Escazu, Costa Rica, CR, 10203
Crowne Plaza San Jose La Sabana, an IHG hotel Sabana Norte contiguo al Parque Metropolitano La Sabana, Mata Redonda, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 2443-100
Delta Hotels By Marriott San Jose Aurola 5th Street, El Carmen, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Doubletree By Hilton Hotel Cariari San Jose - Costa Rica San Antonio de Belen, Ciudad Cariari, Cariari, Costa Rica, CR, 40703
Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Costa Rica Autopista Prospero Fernandez, Costado Este de Forum 1, Santa Ana, Costa Rica, CR, 00001
Gran Hotel Centroamericano Avenida 2, Calles 6 y 8, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR
Gran Hotel Costa Rica, Curio Collection by Hilton 2nd Avenue between streets 1 & 3, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10106
Hampton by Hilton San Jose Airport Hwy 1 Airport Blvd, , Alajuela, Costa Rica, CR, 20109
Hilton Garden Inn San Jose La Sabana Boulevard De Rohrmoser, La Sabana, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10109
Hilton San Jose La Sabana Antiguo Restaurante El Chicote, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10108
Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport, an IHG hotel 1 Km Al Este Del Aeropuerto, Internacional Juan Santamaria, Alajuela, Costa Rica, CR, 20109
Holiday Inn Express San Jose Forum, an IHG hotel Del Centro Empresarial Forum Dos, 150 Metros sur Y 50 Metros Oeste, Santa Ana, Costa Rica, CR, 10903
Hostel Casa Colon Paseo Colon, Calle 24 Norte, Contiguo a Torre Mercedes, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 1255-1200
Hotel 1492 Calle 31-33, Avenida Primera, #2985, Barrio Escalante, 300 Metros Al Este del Parqueo Trasero del Cine Magaly, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 4988-1000
Hotel Ambassador 26th & 28th St., Paseo Colon, cross to Pizza Hut Restuarant, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10106
Hotel Balmoral Av. Central entre calle 7 y 9, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10303
Hotel Barcelo San Jose Urbanizacion El Robledal La Uruca, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 01150
Hotel Cacts Calles 28 y 30, Avenida 3A, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 379-1005
Hotel Casa 69 69 Calle 25 Bis, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR
Hotel Cultura Plaza Calle 5, Avenida 0, Frente Al Antiguo Cine De Variedades, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10104
Hotel Dunn Inn Avenida 11 y Calle 5, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Hotel Fleur de Lys Calle 13 between avenidas 2 and 6, PO Box 10736, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10110
Hotel Grano de Oro Calle 30, Avenida 2 & 4, , San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 1007
Hotel Inca Real Avenue 11 Streets 3 & 3B, Barrio Amón, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Hotel Kekoldi Garden Avenida 9, between Calle 5 and 7, , San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10110
Hotel La Amistad Calle 15 Avenida 11, , San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 1864-1002
Hotel Novo Avenida Central y Primera Calle 14, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10111
Hotel Plaza Real Suites & Apartments Salida hacia, Autopista Gral, Avenida 31, Diagonal 25A, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10107
Hotel Posada Del Museo Av 2, Calle 17, Diagonal esquina sur-este al Museo Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10104
Hotel Presidente Avenida Central, Calle 7, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 11801
Hotel Talamanca SJ Calle 8y10, , San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10102
Hotel Villa Tournon Calle 3 Avenida 15, 125 Metros Este del Periodico la Republica, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 6606-1000
InterContinental Costa Rica at Multiplaza Mall, an IHG hotel In Front Of Multiplaza Shopping Center, Escazu, Escazu, Costa Rica, CR, 10202
Irazu Hotel & Studios Km 3 Autopista General Canas, Robledal, La Uruca, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10107
KC Hotel San Jose Calle 54, 175 m from AMPM, Sabana Sur Calle Morenos, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10108
La Sabana Hotel Suites Apartments 150 Meters North Of Rostipollos Restaurant, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10105
Morazan Hotel & Casino 7th Street, 1st Avenue & 75 Meters South Of Morazán Park, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Palma Real Hotel & Casino Ave 9 Sabana Norte, 200 Metros Norte del ICE, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 01005
Park Inn by Radisson San Jose, Costa Rica Ave 6, Calle 28, Barrio Don Bosco, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10103
Radisson San Jose-Costa Rica Calle Central, Y Tercera, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10604
Residence Inn by Marriott San Jose Escazu Ave. Escazu Complex Prospero Fernandez Hwy, San Rafael de Escazu, Costa Rica, CR, 10203
Rincon del Valle Hotel & Suites Calle 66, 50 M Este y 50 Sur Del Colegio de Medicos, Sabana Sur, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10108
Santo Tomas Hotel & Wellness Center Avenue 7, Street 3rd and 5th, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Selina San Jose Avenida 9, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Sheraton San Jose Hotel, Costa Rica Route 27, 350 Metros Oeste Multiplaza, Escazu, Costa Rica, CR, 10203
Sleep Inn Paseo Las Damas Avenida 3 entre calles 9 y, Between 9th and 11th Streets, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Soluxe El Sesteo Ruta Nacional Secundaria 176, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10108
Sportsmens Lodge Calle 13, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Stray Cat Hostel 905 Calle 20, Barrio Mexico, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10102
Studio Hotel Boutique 50 Meters North of the Red Cross, Santa Ana, Costa Rica, CR, 1982-2100
Suites Cristina Calle 50, 300 Meters North, ICE Building, Sabana Norte, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10108
Taormina Hotel and Casino Avenida 11 Calle 3 Bis, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10101
Taranova-Villas Palmas Metros Este 200, , San Jose, Costa Rica, CR
The Palm House Inn 13th Street, Ave 2nd & 6th, San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 10104
Tryp by Wyndham San Jose Sabana Avenida 3 Calle 38 y 40, , San Jose, Costa Rica, CR, 433-1007
Wyndham Garden San Jose Escazu West Side of EPA Store, San Rafael de Escazu, Costa Rica, CR, 10203
Wyndham San Jose Herradura Hotel & Convention Center Autopista General Canas, 5 Km South of Intl Airport San Jose, San Antonio De Belen, Costa Rica, CR, 718820-100

Pickup details

Centrally located San Jose hotels. Hotel pickups commence before 6:00 a.m.; the exact pickup time for your tour will be advised on a reconfirmation message. ... Read more ▼

Meeting points

Centrally located San Jose hotels. Hotel pickups commence before 6:00 a.m.; the exact pickup time for your tour will be advised on a reconfirmation message.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Orotina

Discover Manuel Antonio National Park, one of the main touristic destinations of Costa Rica. You will be picked up from your San Jose Hotel in the morning in an air-conditioned vehicle, and then you will enjoy a scenic drive towards the Central Pacific Region of the country. On the way to Manuel Antonio, you will savor a delicious Costa Rican breakfast; and you will also have the chance to stop at the largest fruit stand of the country, where you can learn about the huge variety of tropical fruits of Costa Rica.

45 minutes
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Continue your trip and stop at the famous crocodile bridge, where you will have the chance to observe many crocodiles in their natural habitat from a safe viewing point, some of the animals observed here are as big as 6 meters long (18 feet).

15 minutes
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Following you will make a stop at Tarcoles Beach, where scarlet macaws are normally observed in their natural habitat.

15 minutes
Mirador de Jaco

Afterward, visit the Jaco Beach look-out point, from where you can get great views of the most popular coastal town of Costa Rica.

15 minutes
Manuel Antonio National Park

Continue your tour with one hour-guided hike at Manuel Antonio National Park and learn about the huge biodiversity of the Rainforests of Costa Rica. Be on the look-out for wildlife species such as howler monkeys, white-faced monkeys, sloths, toucans, agoutis, tropical birds, and the cutest mammal of Costa Rica, the squirrel monkey. At the end of your hike, you will have a few free hours to swim in the warm waters of the Manuel Antonio Beaches and feel in real contact with nature. If you prefer, you can continue hiking in the numerous nature trails of this national park.

4 hours
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Later on the early afternoon hours, savor a delicious Costa Rican lunch in a restaurant with great views of the ocean and the jungles of the national park. After this final stop you will be taken back to your hotel in the San Jose area.

1 hour

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Walking is involved
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Drop off with luggage is available in the centrally located Manuel Antonio area Hotels.
The National Park authorities do not allow plastic water bottles; please bring reusable bottles

Free Cancellation

February 05100% refund

February 06No refund

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