Spend a full day with a bilingual guide exploring Manuel Antonio’s forests and white-sand beaches. Expect close wildlife viewing, local interpretation, and a balanced mix of trail time and beach relaxation.
Spend a full day with a bilingual guide exploring Manuel Antonio’s forests and white-sand beaches. Expect close wildlife viewing, local interpretation, and a balanced mix of trail time and beach relaxation.
Verified experiences and guided adventures in the surrounding area.
Operated by Tukan tours CR · Quepos, Puntarenas
You step off the minivan into humid air that smells of salt and damp leaves; the Pacific pushes a steady rhythm against the peninsula and the forest seems to breathe around the trailhead. A bilingual guide checks your tickets and points toward a narrow path where capuchin monkeys chatter overhead and sloths hold court in the canopy.
moderate.
8 hours.
Moderate fitness; able to walk uneven trails for multiple hours and handle short uphill sections.
Yes—park tickets (USD 19 per person) are purchased in advance and included with this tour.
The tour is approximately 8 hours and includes hotel pickup/drop-off from Jacó, guided trail time, park admission, water and lunch at El Avión.
No—wildlife is wild and sightings depend on season, time of day and chance; morning hours generally offer the best opportunities.
Children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult; the tour notes wheelchair and stroller accessibility for some areas and transport, but trail terrain can limit access to interior sections.
Established in 1972, Manuel Antonio is one of Costa Rica’s earliest national parks, set aside to protect coastal forests and shoreline ecosystems.
High visitor numbers strain trails and wildlife; stay on marked paths, avoid feeding animals, and use reef-safe sunscreen to protect coastal marine habitats.
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