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

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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Pass By: Manuel Antonio National Park, Manuel Antonio Costa Rica

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 of 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.

Go on a guided hike of 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, swim in the warm waters of the Manuel Antonio Beaches and feel in real contact with nature.

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. Continue your trip with the journey back to San Jose, where you will have the chance to visit the Jaco Beach look-out point, from where you can get great views of the most popular coastal town of Costa Rica. Following you will make a stop at Tarcoles Beach, where scarlet macaws are normally observed in their natural habitat.

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). After this final stop you will be taken back to your hotel in the San Jose area.