Palo Verde National Park & Wildlife Tours


PALO VERDE NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE TOUR

The Palo Verde National Park is located on the banks of the Rio Tempisque it is one of the best wildlife and bird watching spots in Costa Rica.

The remote sanctuary harbors one of Central Americas largest concentration of aquatic birds and is the most important migratory bird site of the Mesoamerican Pacific.

In this Palo Verde boat tour, you also get the chance to see crocodiles, white-faced monkeys, iguanas, peccaries, armadillos, deer, monkeys, and coatis that may be roaming the thickets.

The tour starts at the river then you are taken to a typical Costa Rican lunch in a local “sodita” where you will indulge in our typical Costa Rican flavor.

Here is a video of the tour to give your client an idea of what they will see and do.

Click here to watch the tour or contact us to book your Palo Verde boat tour.

Price:
$125 per person

What’s Included
– Roundtrip transportation
– Bilingual guide/drive
– 2-hour boat ride where you will see a lot of wildlife
– Typical Costa Rican Lunch
– Private van with AC and Wi-Fi
– Pick up time 9:00 am – Return time 3:00 pm

What To Wear & Bring
– Comfortable clothes, comfortable tennis shoes or sandals, binoculars (if you can bring some from home), camera, cash.


SLOTH + FROG TOUR WITH LUNCH AND WATERFALL STOP

This tour is a special tour that lets you experience a close encounter with a sloth, you will see toucans, butterflies, and frogs in their natural habitat of many different colors.

The tour has a hike of about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Then you go off to a typical local “Sodita” for a Costa Rican-style lunch.

The tour finalizes with a stop at one of our local waterfalls for a dip and relaxing time.

Price:
– $160 per person

What’s Included
– Roundtrip Transportation
– Private van with A/C and Wi-Fi
– Sloth encounter
– Frogs
– Toucans
– Butterflies
– Typical Costa Rican Lunch in a Typical local “Sodita”
– Waterfall swimming
– Bilingual driver/guide

What To Wear & Bring
– Comfortable clothes, comfortable tennis shoes or sandals, binoculars (if you can bring some from home), camera, cash.

LAS PUMAS RESCUE CENTER AND LLANOS DE CORTEZ WATERFALL TOUR

The Las Pumas Rescue Center began in the early 60s when deforestation in Guanacaste was at its height. At that time, many wild animals lost their habitat and/or were captured by local people to have them as pets at home or illegally trafficked them.

Don Werner Hagnauer migrated to our country of Switzerland in 1959 to work in the well-known Hacienda La Pacifica. In 1971 they bought the Hacienda and sustainably continued the livestock project with the environment.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Lilly Bodmer of Hagnauer, her wife who always had a conservationist vision, began to receive animals brought by people from the area, officials of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) at that time MIRENEM and sometimes bought animals Wild to save their lives and give them proper care.

In 1985, they decided to sell La Hacienda and maintain an area of approximately 25 Ha, where in 1989 they founded what is now known as the Las Pumas Rescue Center. Today, the Hanauer Foundation, a non-profit organization, is in charge of financing the Las Pumas Rescue Center.

The Llanos de Cortez is a beautiful hidden waterfall, located about 3kms north of Bagaces and a short drive from the Pumas Rescue Center. This beautiful national park is an amazing spot to visit. You can bathe in the waterfall and enjoy a relaxing time near the water.

Price:
– 1-3 people $110 per person
– 4-6 people $95 per person
– 7+ inquire for large group rate
– Free pick up & drop off at your home in the Tamarindo area.

What’s Included
– Round trip transportation, and a private bilingual guide.

Departure Time
– 7 am

Duration
– 7 hours

What To Wear & Bring
– Swimsuit, change of clothes, towel, comfortable shoes, flip flops, camera, sunblock, sunglasses, hat, cash.


COFFEE, SUGAR CANE & CHOCOLATE TOUR COMBINED WITH A WATERFALL STOP.

This small company located in Guardia de Liberia, Guanacaste.

Our Coffee is known for offering its distinguished consumers a product of the highest quality and for this only processes the best of our grain, produced and harvested at an elevation of 4500 feet above sea level on the slopes of the volcano Poas, which provides our grain unparalleled wealth in minerals and nutrients found in these lands.

Our grain comes from the cream of the crop of the farm Doka Estate, which guarantees an end product for our customers and export quality

The tour is two hours where you get to see the process of how they make their products and a delicious taste test, so afterward you can stop by their shop and purchase some souvenirs to take home.

This tour also includes a beautiful stop at one of our national park waterfall known as the Llano de Cortez waterfall where you can take pictures and a refreshing dip.

(If you only want to do the chocolate, coffee and sugar cane tour with no waterfall please inquire for adjusted rate)

Price:
– 1-3 people $100 per person
– 4-6 people $95 per person
– 7+ people inquire for the special large group rate.
– Free pick up & drop off at your home in the Tamarindo area

What’s Included
– Round trip transportation with an air conditioned shuttle, naturalist bilingual guide, & lunch.

Duration
– 3-4 hours

What To Wear & Bring
– Comfortable clothes, camera, hat, sunblock, sunglasses, cash for buying souvenirs.

TAMARINDO ESTUARY TOUR

We invite you to join us for the beautiful safari boat tour in “Las Baulas” National Park, Playa Grande. We will take you on a two-hour boat tour through the mangroves of the National Park to see the beauty of Costa Rica´s nature. Our local tour guide has a great eye and will show you different kinds of wild life and will also explain a little bit about the wildlife in the area.

The National Park hides lots of surprises – as you will see! During the relaxing ride, our guide will show you American crocodiles, howler monkeys, different kinds of birds, iguanas and much more!

During the relaxing ride, our guide will show you crocodiles, howler monkeys, different kinds of birds, iguanas and much more!

The tour is available daily at 8:00 am, 11:00 am or 3:00 pm.

Price:
– $40/ per person
– Free pick up & drop off at your home in the Tamarindo area, other areas please inquire.

What’s Included
– Round trip transportation if in Tamarindo area only, Water, Fruit, Bilingual guide.

Duration
– 2 hours

What To Wear & Bring
– Comfortable clothes, hat, sunglasses, sun block, camera, binocular (if you can bring some from home), cash for tipping.

RIO CELESTE HIKE

Rio Celeste is one of the most beautiful places we have in Costa Rica located in the Tenorio Volcano National Park, you will begin hiking through this area, following the bright blue current of Rio Celeste.

Your guide will explain the phenomenon of the river’s color, which occurs when sunlight reflects off minerals in the water at the convergence of 2 rivers.

The spot where the rivers join is known as the Teñideros, and you can see the magical event of the clear water suddenly turning deep jade and aquamarine when you reach the site.

Along with your hike, remember to keep an eye out for native wildlife like howling monkey, toucans, and vivid tree frogs lurking in the flourishing foliage. At the peak of your hike, you’re rewarded with the sight of a gorgeous waterfall cascading majestically into a dazzling pool of turquoise.

At the peak of your hike, you will be rewarded with the sight of a gorgeous turquoise waterfall flowing majestically into the river.