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Arenal Oasis Night Walk from Arenal

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La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Great choice
5+ bookings last month.
  • 3 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Wildlife enthusiasts love this tour of Arenal’s only frog sanctuary. Tour the wildlife sanctuary at night for chances to see rare and colorful tropical frogs in their natural habitat; a guide leads the way and helps you spot frogs and other creatures that only come out at night. Tours even include pickup and drop-off from La Fortuna so you don’t have to worry about driving at night.
  • Nocturnal wildlife tour from La Fortuna
  • See uncommon frogs and other nocturnal animals in their natural habitat
  • Fun twist on a typical wildlife spotting tour
  • Pickup and drop-off from La Fortuna included

What's Included

  • Tour Guide
  • Round trip transportation from Arenal Zone 1
  • Tour operate with a minimum of 2 people.
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Dinner

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Tour departs from hotels in Arenal. You must indicate the hotel’s name in order to confirm the booking. Please confirm the pick up time at least 24 hours before the tour.

Operating hours
.5:30 pm

Itinerary

Arenal Volcano National Park (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • What to Bring: Camera, Closed Shoes, Long Pants, Raincoat, Confortable light Clothing
  • If you do not have the two passengers at least, the tour is canceled.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6
based on 83 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great activity with Kids and must do in Costa Rica

Rakesh_P, Mar 2026
This was a great activity. We loved the night walk with our Guide Aaron. He was very knowledgable and made our activity very exciting. It is highly recommended for anyone planning a trip to Costa Rica especially with the kids.

Solid group tour

Kim_M, Dec 2025
Lots of interesting frogs and critters. Saw an eyelash viper. Tour guide we had was less enthusiastic and perhaps sighted less than the other guides we saw in the area. All groups were 4 people which was a nice size for a group tour We saw a lot more/ enjoyed our private tour more/fantastic tour guide in Monteverde, hence the 4 stars instead of 5.

Great adventure

holly_h, Dec 2025
Wonderful experience . Angie has a great eye for spotting pointing out various creatures in the night!we saw the famous fer d lance snake as well as the eyelash pit viper, Halloween snake and many different frogs. Highly recommend this tour.

Saw lots of red-eyed tree...

Sarah_S, Mar 2025
Saw lots of red-eyed tree frogs, three varieties of rain frogs, a toad, a fer de lance snake, a wandering spider and even a sleeping sloth! Jason was a very knowledgeable guide.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Must do night hike!

Billi_T, Jul 2024
I highly recommend this night hike! 2 minutes into the hike we saw beautiful tree frogs. Throughout the hike we saw more frog species, crickets, ants, snakes, mushrooms and were educated in the trees and plants that grow here. This is a tour for all ages. They provide you with a flash light, but the one I brought was brighter, and bottled water. Besides a rain jacket, No need to being anything else.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Lots to see

Josh_A, Apr 2024
They provided flashlights. We saw a bunch of animals including giant insects, frogs, crabs, and more.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

You don’t want to miss this experience

Naomi_P, Mar 2024
Most memorable of all yours we did while in La Fortuna. Edson our guide was so knowledgeable and we saw many amazing frogs and snakes. Would highly recommend

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Fantastic Night Tour With Vitor

Ryan_R, Jan 2024
Fantastic night tour with Vitor. He was really knowledgeable and engaging, spotting excellent wildlife and also educating us along the way. We saw all sorts of animals, from frogs, snakes to lizards. Would really recommend this tour to groups of all ages and sizes. Vitor even offered to take photos of the creatures for us. Cannot recommend this enough.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Super expérience

hmz8hqwykt, Dec 2023
Super tour, the guide is so nice and patient, he explains everything and very professional. I appreciate how they have the relation with the nature , the animals.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Must do in La Fortuna!

Robyn_B, Nov 2023
We had the most amazing experience with Aaron - he was incredibly knowledgeable and went out of his way to make sure we saw as many species as possible. This was the highlight of our time in La Fortuna - you cannot miss it!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Frogs, grasshoppers and more!

Barbara_T, May 2023
We had a tremendous rainstorm earlier that day and the frogs, giant grasshoppers and more were out en mass. We had a phenomenal guide who was very knowledgeable and engaging, and who also pointed out a large snake and tree sloth. Great experience in a small group (6 of us). Don’t miss it!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards,

Magical mystery walk

Angela_D, Apr 2023
Aron’s uncanny ability to spot creatures large and small made this a very interesting tour. Under the canopy of the night is a wonderful time to explore a place teeming with life.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Great experience!

Emily_P, Apr 2023
Amazing experience! Guide was very knowledgeable. Group sizes were very small and each had their own guide. Was a very natural preserve and not something built up/ created.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

We saw many many species...

Joseph_R, Apr 2023
We saw many many species of frogs, a snapping turtle, a large venomous snake. and a sloth with a baby. My grandkids loved it. I did too.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and I am glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Saw many frogs,...

Albert_C, Dec 2022
Saw many frogs, leave-cutting ants, stick spiders, and many other inserts. The most amazing is red-eyes frog.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Thanks so much for your feedback!, we really appreciate the time you took to write such a review!. Hope soon you come back to Costa Rica

One of my favorite tours

Vince_C, Jan 2022
The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the animals, bugs, and trees. He was able to answer all of the questions we had

Response from Host, Jan 2022

Thanks so much for your feedback!, we really appreciate the time you took to write such a review!. Hope soon you come back to Costa Rica!!

So many frogs!!

Alexandra_Y, Jan 2021
We were so happy to discover Gerald was our guide for this tour, as we had met him earlier in the day at a sloth tour and thought he was just great! He’s incredibly knowledgeable about lots of different animals, and even though it was raining the entire time, we saw plenty of really cool frogs, and also some snakes! He’s got a great eye for finding all the animals! I would definitely recommend taking this tour, with Gerald if you can request him!

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