Sloths Watching Tour through Sloth's Territory
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La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- 1 to 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Head out to the Sloth's Territory reserve, just outside of La Fortuna, to see the slow moving creatures in their natural habitat with this tour. You'll hike through the reserve, where you're likely to not only spot sloths, but also see a variety of other animals, including red frogs, porcupines, and even toucans. After your walk, you'll take a break to try some local fruits before returning to La Fortuna.
- Spend time observing wildlife at Sloth's Territory reserve near Fortuna
- A small-group tour makes for an intimate experience
- Fresh fruit will be served at the end of your tour
- Choose from morning or afternoon departure time when booking
What's Included
- SnacksSeasonal fruits
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Sloth’s TerritoryAlajuela Province, La Fortuna, 21007, Costa Rica
Por favor llegar a la direcciĂłn indicada como mĂnimo 10 minutos antes de la hora de inicio...
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Make your own way to Sloth’s Territory, just 10 minutes from downtown Fortuna, where you can see sloths in their natural habitat. Choose from morning or afternoon tour times for a guided hike along the safe trails that wind beside the La Havana River.
Encounter a variety of wildlife, including 2- and 3-toed sloths, red frogs, porcupines, and a vibrant array of birds like toucans, parrots, and hummingbirds. Your expert guide is armed with a professional telescope and ensures a personalized and informative experience.
The excursion concludes at the starting point with a delightful break, savoring locally sourced seasonal fruits.
Encounter a variety of wildlife, including 2- and 3-toed sloths, red frogs, porcupines, and a vibrant array of birds like toucans, parrots, and hummingbirds. Your expert guide is armed with a professional telescope and ensures a personalized and informative experience.
The excursion concludes at the starting point with a delightful break, savoring locally sourced seasonal fruits.
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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This was an amazing tour. Our tour guide was fabulous. He spotted 8 sloths with his spotting scope and took pictures for us through the spotting scope so that they were very clear and easy to see. He also talked about the flora and what sloths eat. He identified the differences between the two-toed sloth and the three-toed sloth. 🦥 He was very easy to talk to and we asked a lot of questions. It is absolutely one of the top experiences we had during our time in Costa Rica. I highly recommend it!!
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Travelers appreciate the immersive rainforest walks for close-up wildlife viewing, especially sloths, supported by guides skilled in spotting animals and sharing detailed ecological knowledge. Guides are consistently praised for their engaging teaching and patience in assisting with photography, helping travelers capture quality images through scopes and phones. The experience is described as both informative and enjoyable, with photography support standing out as a valued aspect.
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This was an amazing experience for us, particularly we were able to see a baby sloth holding onto its mom's body! What an enjoyable and fruitful tour!
Excellent, even in the pouring rain! Our guide was wonderful and we saw so much wildlife, including 4 sloths! We brought our 2.5 year old with us and he had a blast too. Do bring rain gear, better to be safe than sorry.
This was a solid wildlife tour! Our guide was knowledgable and pointed out lots of different wildlife in the two hours or so that we were with him. He was particularly adept at positioning phone cameras at the eyepiece of his scope so that we could capture animals up close, so we got some great shots of macaws, monkeys, and even a baby sloth!
Since this tour happens in Sloth's Territory, they have trackers who go out in the morning and verify that the sloths are present, so it's very, very likely (almost guaranteed) that you will see sloths.
Great! Very informative and guide took lots of pictures for us and was so good with the kids and engaging with them!
Amazing experience, highly experienced guide, thoroughly enjoyed the tour.
Highly recommend for anyone visiting Arenal!
Our Sloth Territory tour was an absolutely amazing experience and one of the highlights of our trip to Costa Rica! We saw an incredible variety of wildlife, including several sloths—one of the most memorable moments was spotting a mother sloth with her baby nestled on her belly. It was truly a National Geographic-worthy sight and something our family will never forget.
We also had the opportunity to observe a toucan up close and capture amazing photos and videos. There is no way we would have spotted many of these animals on our own. The high-powered telescopes used by the guides made all the difference and allowed us to see details we never would have noticed otherwise.
Our guide, Jason, was outstanding. His knowledge of Costa Rica's ecology, wildlife, plants, and culture added so much depth to the experience. He was passionate, engaging, and eager to answer questions, making the tour both educational and entertaining.
If you're visiting the La Fortuna area, this tour is a must-do. The combination of incredible wildlife sightings, expert guiding, and a deeper appreciation for Costa Rica's unique ecosystem made this an unforgettable experience. Highly recommended!
This was an amazing tour! They walk the property & mark the areas they find sloths so you are guaranteed to see a sloth. We were fortunate enough to see one moving & a momma/baby that hadn’t been marked. Our tour guide also used his telescope to capture videos/pics of the sloths, lizards, frogs, birds all the things that we came across, so that was great. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, took the time to answer questions. Our group was very small. This was honestly the best tour that we took. Would 100% recommend.
Rallye great.We tout the second morning slot, we were only people..We saw sloths, small blue jean frogs, monkeys. Beautifull place and very sustainable path.
We had an amazing tour with Bernarl who helped us take photos of the sloths and frogs we saw. His knowledge was impressive and we had a great time.
Edson was amazing! We had to dodge thunderstorms but were able to see quite a few sloths including one having a snack! Highly recommend this tour if you’re looking for sloths in their natural habitat!
This small group walking tour takes you through a natural environment to spot sloths and other wildlife. The tour is rain or shine, bring a poncho (just in case!) Sadly, it poured on our tour but our guide was still able to find sloths, lizards, birds, frogs, etc. for us to watch. Our guide brought a telescope for enhanced viewing and pictures. Our tour lasted a little over two hours and ended with fresh fruit for our group to enjoy.
We had a great time on the tour! We saw so many sloths, even caught one moving. Our tour guide was very knowledgable. Kids loved the tour, they were engaged the whole time.
This tour was incredible, and we saw so much more than just sloths (although we saw plenty of those -- I think we saw about ten of them, including two or three babies, and we saw the faces of 6-8 of the sloths)! In addition to the (surprisingly active) sloths, we also saw a toucan, poison dart frogs, leaf cutter ants, a rufous motmot, a cool lizard, and a pair of crested guans, as well as some interesting insects. Our guide, Ivania, was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and skilled at her job. She did a great job of spotting things, got great photos and video of the animals for us, was very generous with her time, and was super fun to talk to. The time with her flew by, and we had an absolute blast, so much so that we recommended this tour to multiple other people we met while in other locations on our Costa Rica trip (and now we are recommending it to you! :) ).
Our guide was amazing, he was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions and pointed out things we wouldn't have seen on our own
This is an easy flat walk through a nature preserve with one suspended bridge. We saw several (8??) sloths, some of which had babies, and many of which were active (eating, scratching, climbing) without any intervention from the tour guide. If a tour guide “whistles” at the sloth, that’s cruel behavior! This lets the sloths know a predator (a hawk) is coming. This company treats the sloths with respect! Our guide, Ivania, was incredible.
Ivania was an amazing guide. We appreciated her energy and patience and expertise! Saw lots of sloths!
Definitely worthwhile - we saw 8 🦥, including few babies. No chance you can find them without a guide.
A great walk in the rainforest as well.
Really nice stroll through the forest seeing lots of different animals including sloths. We saw approximately 5 different sloths and one had a new baby. Our guide was fantastic and took the time to shows us different flora and fauna and to explain the area. When we went it was just my wife and I, not sure if that would always be the case but it made for a great experience. The cold watermelon at the end was a nice treat.
My wife, my 11 year old grandson and I really enjoyed this tour. Our tour guide was a wonderful young woman who seemed to really enjoy her work and sharing her wealth of knowledge of the rainforest and its inhabitants with us. The trail was easy to navigate and we were able to see a number of sloths including a mother and baby in their natural habitat. The guide brought a telescope on a tripod along to give us clear view of numerous sloths in the trees. A very enjoyable, well managed walking tour which I am pleased to recommend.
This tour was phenomenal, our guide was Ruben and he was amazing, very knowledgeable and a likable person. He has a gift for this! The tour itself really takes you inside the dense jungle and we got to see multiple sloths! I would 100% recommend this tour! Everyone was great and the environment was amazing.
Super amazing! We saw so many animals and our guide was fantastic. He had a keen eye & noticed things I never would have seen. Highly recommend. This is worth the affordable price!
Had what turned out to be a private tour with Ruben for myself and daughter. He was so great. And had my daughter talking the whole time (normally she stays silent). He found lots of mama sloths and we even saw a group of monkeys. Highly recommend.
Amazing time! Our guide Jason was super helpful at pointing out sloths that were very well hidden - we saw 4-5 with babies! Had a great time
The sloth watching tour was so excellent! Edison was a really great guide. We saw sloths (of course), as well as a bunch of other animals. It was so cool to see so many animals in their natural habitat and to learn so much about them from a knowledgeable guide. Would definitely recommend!
Beautiful property, extremely well maintained. I wonder if they need another occupant or guide!? Bernald was a very knowledgeable bi-lingual guide who took the time to point out so many critters (blue Jean frogs, black squirrels, various lizards and iguanas, ants marching along in formation and many birds). He shared so many facts/anecdotes. The sloths today were on full display- we got to see a couple of mamas with their babies (some asleep and one was awake)!! And we saw both 2 and 3 toed sloths! What more could you ask for!? We even got a quick treat of fresh sliced up watermelon after the tour which was so refreshing. Bernald was fantastic. Highly recommend. You won’t be disappointed!
This place is amazing! Our guide was so knowledgeable and let us see lots of animals including the sloths. He also took wonderful pictures for us. I was recommending this place for the rest of our trip.
Our guide was Rueben and he was extremely knowledgeable and personal. The trails were very easy to access and we learned many things about sloths. They have a great system for marking where sloths can be found. A must do!
We had SUCH a great time on this tour! Our guide was wonderful and helped us to see SO much wildlife from a mama/baby sloth pair (7 sloths total!) to a poison dart frog the size of a ladybug to lots of amazing birds. I wanted to do the whole thing again right away when it was done!
Excellent tour and very informative guide. We had the chance to see sloths and a baby one. A lot of birds and toucans, squirrels etc.
I joined a morning sloth tour on 13 April 2026. My tour was led by Jason. I was impressed by his love of nature, respect for nature and how he inspires us to respect nature by our actions sovthat nature will look after us too - never feed wild animals, stay on the trail, turn volume off, speak quietly, do not touch plants (can be poisonous). We are visiting their homes.
We sighted 5 sloths, both 2 toes and 3 toes - one sleeping, one moving slowly, one eating leaves, one mummy sleeping with her fluffy ball baby. We were treated with water melon at the end of the visit.
It is a private reserve, and the forest in it is as wild as it gets, with lots of sloths.
It is paradise for nature lovers.
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