City: Costa Rica
Top Things to do in Costa Rica
Top Hotels in Costa Rica
- 1. Shana By The Beach Manuel Antonio
- 2. Tulemar Resort
- 3. Nayara Gardens
- 4. Arenal Manoa Resort Hotel & Hot Springs
- 5. The Westin Reserva Conchal, an All-Inclusive Golf Resort & Spa
- 6. Jardin del Eden Boutique Hotel
- 7. The Royal Corin Thermal Water Spa & Resort
- 8. The Springs Resort and Spa
- 9. Tabacon Thermal Resort & Spa
- 10. Hotel Lomas del Volcan
Top 10 Private Tours in Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°N 84°W / 10°N 84°W / 10; -84
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1. Natural History Walk: ONLY YOUR SOCIAL BUBBLE (private tour)
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 82 reviews
A private "one bubble tour" with a seasoned guide is the best way to make the most of your time in Monteverde. It provides flexibility of timing, duration, and trail choice. This option is great for anyone who would like a more personal touch than a standard group tour. Also great for families with children! We offer a flat rate for your private guide, meaning it will be the same price for your one-social-bubble group of 1-8 people. A great value!
Inclusions: Private guide fee
Exclusions: Please bring your own reusable bottle for refilling., Entrance fees ($15-35 USDpp, payable directly at trails), Transportation not included - please use your own vehicle or a taxi
Reviewed By radkob935
We took a half day tour with our guide Marcos of the main Monteverde park. We appreciated the flexibility in choosing which park we wanted to visit. Marcos was an excellent guide (great English): he was knowledgeable about a variety of topics, ranging from Costa Rican history, rainforest fauna and local wildlife. As a bonus, we managed to spot the elusive Quetzal bird!
2. Buggy Tamarindo to Pirates Bay
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Ride your Buggy (UTV) (Side x side) to Guanacaste's most beautiful beach Pirates Bay, riding through trails, mountains and river crossings for 3 hours. We depart everyday at 9 am, 12 noon or 3 pm
Inclusions: Local guide
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By J7711PGrobertod
My friend and I did the ATV tour for 4 hours and absolutely loved it. The guide we had with us was awesome and the ATVs were too notch. Loved the experience. I would do it again and again and AGAIN!
3. Private Costa Rican Coffee and Chocolate Crafting Experience
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 39 reviews
North Fields Cafe offers a two hour local family owned experience in Costa Rica, located close to Arenal Volcano area and its hot springs
Inclusions: Chocolate preparation and tasting, Sugar cane tasting, Water to drink, Hotel pickup and drop-off (Only hotels from around La Fortuna, The springs or Tabacon area, 15 minutes away), Professional guide, Coffee and/or Tea
Exclusions: Gratuities, Does not include transportation from hotels far away from La Fortuna Area, (20 minutes)
Reviewed By albanyluensmann
My husband and I took this tour today, and I created a trip advisor account just to leave this A+ review! Rafael lead our tour, and was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging! We learned a lot, had many laughs and got to try some amazing treats! They also picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel which was very convenient! I highly recommend! It’s the best food tour we’ve ever done!
4. Birding with Esteban daily guided tours.
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 23 reviews
Birding tour with professional bird guide. In this tour we try to find the greatest number of birds in one morning . If we get lucky we may see a Quetzal.
Inclusions: Birding guide with spotting scope, laser pointer and bird book., transportation from hotel if required
Exclusions: Tips, snacks, Admission to the park
Reviewed By 723melanieh
Esteban was wonderful and so was the tour! We saw a very active sloth grooming himself, a howler monkey, a baby viper and much more. Esteban was a pleasure and clearly loves his work. We highly recommend him and will be doing a day tour with him in two days.
5. Rio Celeste Horseback Riding Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
Travelers will be able to swim in the Celeste river in beautiful natural pool something not available and forbidden in the national park. No waiting lines or crawly tourist destination Not a commercial tour, travels will experience a personalize tour by a local guided and owner
Inclusions: Local Professional Guide
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6. Manuel Antonio Park Private Nature Guided Tour Experience
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 35 reviews
Are you Looking for Animals and have an amazing experience? We will set off from Manuel Antonio National Park at the Main Entrance. For the next 2.5 hours, you will be taken through several trails in our quest to spot animals. As a Certified ICT Nature Specialist, i will be helping you to discover different species of animals hidden or camouflage in plain sight and sharing interesting facts learn by guiding tours for over 13 years. During the tour, pictures and videos of your favorite animals through our Swarovski Spotting Scope with no additional cost adding those fantastic memories to your vacations. Wildlife at the park is exuberant, like sloths, monkeys, toucans, different species of birds, butterflies, lizards, iguanas, crabs, insects. Could be seen on our way to Manuel Antonio beach, we will take a break, to relax or swim. After the break, you will continue discovering more about Manuel Antonio on our way to the exit of the park. See you soon on our tour.
Inclusions: Our Top of line Swarovski Crystals Scope , Licence Tour Guide by ICT (Costa Rican Tourism Chamber), All pictures and videos taking with our spotting scope would be for free.
Exclusions: Admissions Feeds for the national park not include. , Transportation is not include. Transportation is available with at extra feed
Reviewed By Jtravels2012
Wow, honestly strop scrolling and just book with Jason or you will be disappointed. I took over 10 tours in all over Costa rica and he was by FAR our favorite of the whole trip. First getting a guide in Manuel Antonio National Park is necessary or your going to miss everything you came to costa rica for (do not try to save money and go without a guide). He points out more animals/ insects / etc in the first 10 minutes of the tour than you have probably seen in any other part of costa rica, all while being funny and super informative. He spotted everything, and literally 3 other guides 2 behind and 2 in front of us were asking for help to spot and he had to even set up the telescope for the other guide. He found a super rare poisonous snake that was impossible to see without his knowledge and the tour behind us even asked if they could look in our lens.. haha. Our whole family loved it. This was a real treat and made our last day in Costa rica so special
7. Arenal Volcano And Tabacon Hot Springs
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
The views of the Arenal volcano and the lava flows that I leave at its last expolition and then the hot springs for your rest and your good meals is a tour of much peace and tranquility
Inclusions: Lunch
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Reviewed By DieterC121
Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Tour was very thorough. It took a good 6.5 hours, so definitely worth the price. You’re able to get very up close to the waterfalls and take great pictures.
8. Manuel Antonio National Park Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 8 reviews
Our environmental interpretation tour. While touring the main trails, you will be able to observe numerous species of flora and fauna. Our specialized bilingual tour guide will be willing to share his knowledge with you about the ecosystem for you to learn and enjoy the natural, historical and cultural environment of this astonishing protected area.
Inclusions: Snacks, fruit and soda are included at the National Park cafeteria.
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Reviewed By harry_traveler_2020
The Park is beautiful, we managed to see monkeys, sloths, colorful birds... and the surrounding nature and the beach... speechless. I highly recommend Yanan's expertise and human approach.
9. Rio Celeste Nature Night Walks
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
To know more about wildlife, night walks are a very good option, different animals prefer to do activity at night and it is usually easier to locate them at night
Inclusions: tours
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Reviewed By H2224BHrobb
The scenery is amazing and this is a great stop-off between La Fortuna and Monteverde (which is how we did it). I would highly, highly recommend doing that. What I would not do is get a guide. Our guide was fine, and had a few interesting tidbits, but this price did not even include admission (which was a rude surprise when we got there - that should really be clearer in the description), making the total cost pretty expensive for what could have easily been a self-guided tour. (Note: the one exception is if it will be a busy day and you can’t get there early as they do limit the number of people who can enter the park at a time and we were told that the guides are given preference. On a weekday in late March, there was no issue with that).
10. Fun at the Ocean tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 18 reviews
DESCRIPTION: All our tours include a boat captain and nature guide. We start the tour fishing around the Gulf; the species that we can catch are: mahi-mahi, black tuna, mackarel, marlin, rooster fish among others. While we are fishing we will try to spot whales and dolphins (whale season is from July to November). After fishing we will go to a nice beach with crystalline waters, where we have a light lunch and do some snorkeling, also we can use the SUP boards, enjoy a nice ride on the tube or use the water skies. The rhythm of the activities it is your choice!
Inclusions: Use of Snorkelling equipment, Natural juices, beers, wine, chicken wraps, guacamole and chips, fruits, sodas, water bottles. We have gluten free, vegans, vegetarians options., Water skies, subwing, tubing, wake board, stand up paddles, snorkeling equipment, fishing equipment
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Reviewed By Runamber
Best Witches Rock surf tour and coaching!! My boyfriend Michael and I have used GoSouth on numerous occasions from surfing to all day boating adventures with the family. With every tour and adventure they have succeeded our expectations!! Not only does Walter take you to Witches (best place to surf), but he is one of the best surfing coaches that I have had in the water with me. He made me feel so comfortable and gave me useful tips that have improved my surfing. He also was helpful with advance surf coaching for my boyfriend that has surfed for 15+years. Not only is he good with adults, but our daughters both loved his beginner lesson at Iguanitas. I can not recommend this company enough including their boat tours with the family.... where we went to secluded beaches, donut rides behind the boat, snorkeling, the best homemade guac, catching fish, and Walter has an eye for spotting all the sea life, which made the whole trip for the kids! We saw all three types of dolphins, manta rays, beautiful fish and so much more! It wouldn’t be a trip to Costa Rica without using GoSouth and that’s why we continue to use them each time we return to Papagayo. Please support this local family owned company... you won’t be disappointed!
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