Top Costa Rica Night Tours - page 2

Beautiful ride on the lake at sunset. Very calm and slow. Our guide, Juan Carlos was so knowledgeable about everything- history, zoology, botany etc. On the way there in the van he was able to spot and stop for many animals. He had a great binocular on a tripod to view through and took amazing photos for us all evening. We stopped to see sloths, toucans, snakes, monkeys and other birds. Just amazing. Know that the drive from La fortuna was about 40 minutes. There are three of us and the was no one else on the tour!

This was an excellent experience! Our tour guide Jo was so patient, knowledgeable, and kind. We had our three young (noisy, excitable, hyperactive) children with us but Jo was so patient with them. We saw all kinds of frogs, insects, caimans, a snake, and even a sloth - way up close! We truthfully just booked this so we would have something fun to do on our arrival day, but I’m so glad we did it. My kids even said that the whole long day of travel was completely worth it because of the sloth :)

Guide was at pickup location and easy to locate when departing ship. He explained what order the events would take place prior to leaving. Along the way, he told us about the history, culture, and answered questions. During our time on river, the boat driver ensured all could see the wildlife. Our next stop to bridges was breath taking. As we progressed to each bridge, he took photos using our camera. I would would recommend this tour.

This was a super fun experience to do. We did a night raft tour in La Fortuna and picked this for Monteverde and I’m glad we did. Mauricio was our guide throughout and he did a great job of sporting different animals for us, telling jokes, checking on us throughout, helping us get amazing photos. I had mentioned being terrified of snakes (I know, coming to the jungle was a bad idea with that fear) but he was honestly super kind about it. When he spotted some in trees he would ask if I wanted to see it and told me what it was before I went up to the scope which was very kind and greatly appreciated. I pushed myself to see the first one and felt that was enough, but he still gave me the option every time afterward. I’ve had previous guides on past tours make jokes or not tell me and say it was something else so I really appreciated that he was thoughtful with it.

This is a great way to spend an evening in Drake Bay. Communication with Tracie beforehand was excellent so we were fully prepared with what to expect, where to meet and what clothing to bring, but then we were informed that due to a knee injury Tracie wouldn't be able to lead the tour. However we needn't have worried as her partner Gianfranco is an established expert who proved to be an enthusiastic and highly knowledgeable guide. The tour lasted almost three hours at a relaxed pace over footpaths including some climbs and descents, with the time flying by as Gianfranco found for us and gave interesting information about a wide range of wildlife, from skunks and a sloth to frogs, toads, bats, scorpions, spiders and much more. The day after the tour we even received a detailed list of the species we'd seen together with additional interesting information about them. This tour is slightly more expensive than some others but the level of service and expertise we experienced, together with numbers being limited to a small group, made the small extra cost very worthwhile. If you're staying in Drake Bay and have any interest in nature and wildlife we'd highly recommend joining this excellent tour.

Wes and Robin were very knowledgeable and eager to share the beauty of the area. They were well prepared for night walk and found so many things for us to see. They went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable and helped us get pictures of what we were seeing.

We didn't have time to see the park during the daytime so we took a night tour. Luckily we had other opportunities to see some daytime animals. We were able to see lobsters? Snake frogs lizards iguana spiders etc.... and the highlight was a random two toed sloth they spotted on the drive back on the roadside with its baby. Mosquitos were not a problem but it was incredibly humid so we were heavily sweating - short sleeves were fine.

Huge shout out to Aldimar! He was such an amazing guide!! We learned and saw so much! This is our first time in Costa Rica but Aldimar left me feeling like a local with all he taught us about Costa Rica’s nature and wildlife! 5 stars for the tour and highly recommend requesting Aldimar, you will not be disappointed!