Sloth Watching Trail

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La Fortuna, Costa Rica

1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

You don’t need to venture deep into the rain forest to see Costa Rica’s spectacular wildlife on this guided nature walk in a La Fortuna nature center. On this tour, a guide accompanies you on an easy, kid-friendly walk through the forest, pointing out wildlife like sloths, birds, and tree frogs along the way.

Guided nature walk from La Fortuna
Opportunities to see wildlife like sloths in their natural habitat
Guide provides fun facts and information about the ecosystem as you go
Kid-friendly tour is a hit with families

What's Included

Professional guide

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

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Meeting point

Sloth Watching Trail La Fortuna, Sloth Park
600 east of the Central Park, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province Alajuela, Provincia de Alajuela, La Fortuna, 21007, Costa Rica

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Sloth Watching Trail (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Recomended to bring bug spray and rainjackets if rains, close shoes and water.
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews

4.9

based on 623 reviews

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Our guide Augustin went...

Heather_W, Jan 2026

Our guide Augustin went above and beyond to help us get amazing pictures of the 13 sloths he spotted! He was excellent and super knowledgeable.

Great experience

Lesley_M, Nov 2024

Great tour. Saw lots of creatures: sloths, frogs, lizard, owl, birds and viper. Abel is a very knowledgeable and friendly guide. Saw and learned so much more than we would have done if we didn't have a guide.

Great Guides and very cute animals

Bill_F, Mar 2024

The naturalists/guides are fantastic. We saw a number of sloths, one which was about 3 meters from us. We saw many beautiful birds as well. It’s a beautiful location and the walk through the forest was with the price of admission. Note: IMHO getting a guide is critical on any of the nature hikes in Costa Rica. They are amazing at finding and identifying an incredible array of animals. Some large. Some very small. Some fast. Some very SSSLOWWWW. Without the guides you’d miss 95% off what your there to see.

Super Fun!

Collin_B, Apr 2023

Great tour. Our guide did a fantastic job, pointing out sloths, frogs, and giving us info about the flora in the area. Recommended!

Lots to see here

Jill_E, Mar 2023

This location is quite unassuming - but hidden back from the street is a wonderful wildlife park. Our guide led us to some memorable experiences - including great views of mom & baby sloths, plus up close views of poisionous frogs and owls. Our guide was warm with our family group of 10, and very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna we saw. This is a slow tour - lots of standing/watching/waiting.

Love sloths

Carol_C, Dec 2022

We saw a number of sloths. Several if them moved quite a bit which was amazing. We saw a toucan pooping which was funny and saw beautiful birds and lizards.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

We feel so happy to hear that. I hope you really enjoyed it!

Best sloth tour ever

CHRISTINA_S, Mar 2022

This was the best tour our guide Sergio was amazing he found many sloths and made sure to help get photos and videos with the scope for really upclose shots. They used a laser light to point out exactly where to look so you would not miss the sloth.

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Hello Chirs... Thanks for your review. We are glad to know you loved. Pura vida

It was really cool to see...

hxxyntmsc7, Mar 2022

It was really cool to see sloths in their natural habitat. We would never have seen them without our guide!

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Hello, Thanks for your review. We are glad to know you loved. Pura vida

Put it on your buket list!

Frank_V, Feb 2022

We had no idea what to expect and we were pleasantly surprised!!! Our guide was super knowledgeable and help us to see the sloths! You have to go if you are in Costa Rica anywhere near La Fortuna!!!

Response from Host, Feb 2022

Hello Frank, Thanks for your review. We are very glad to know you loved. Enjoy Costa Rica

Good guide, saw several sloths.

Tina_G, Jan 2022

It looks very touristy, but the tour was good. The guide was very knowledgeable. He found several sloths, and helped take pictures of them for us. He found a poisonous frog and took a picture for us. Good tour and only took a little over an hour.